[mythtv-users] Minimal hard drive specs for HD recording. (RPM, buffer size, SATA I, II, or III ?)

linux guy linuxguy123 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 29 03:27:58 UTC 2011


I'm setting up my MythTV server.

I'm wondering what the minimum spec should be for the recording hard drives
for a Myth backend that will be feeding 3 to 5 front ends as well as
simultaneously recording from 2 HD PVRs.

How about a single 3TB Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 ?   5400 RPM, 32 MB buffer, 6
Gb/sec SATA spec.

Should it be run on a 6 Gb/sec interface or would 3 Gb/sec suffice ?  How
about 1.5 Gb/sec ?

Will seek time (ie drive RPM) or buffer size make a big difference in
performance when serving content to multiple FEs while recording ?

Thanks !
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