[mythtv-users] Single WD GP disk fast enough for live 720p?

John Drescher drescherjm at gmail.com
Mon Nov 30 16:06:59 UTC 2009


On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 4:57 AM, Marius Schrecker <marius at schrecker.org> wrote:
>  Hi,
>
> I want to  upgrade the capacity of  the (single - no room for more) disk on
> my combined FE/BE system, using HD-PVR capture.
>
> Ideally I'd like to go for a Western Digital GP 1.5 TB because of:
>
> Low power consumption/heat
>
> Low noise
>
I have the 2TB version and it actually seems faster than my Seagate
7200.11 7200 RPM 750GB, 500GB and 320GB drives. I was very pleasantly
surprised about that. Even seeks do not seem longer. And yes it works
fine with 1080 HD.

John


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