[mythtv-users] Anyone using SSD for long term storage?

[jedi]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:20:41PM +0200, Warpme wrote:
> On 24/07/14 17:04, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> >On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 2:16 AM, Warpme <warpme at o2.pl> wrote:
> >>On 23/07/14 23:26, Joseph Fry wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 2:49 PM, jacek burghardt
> >>><jaceksburghardt at gmail.com <mailto:jaceksburghardt at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>     Well do you guys think that using ssd for buffer will imrove mythtv ?
> >>>

[deletia]

> >>5.Current MythTV system based on quite standard HDD like WD Green is
> >>working really nice even with ATOM CPU. (i.e.86 progs EPG list loads in
> >>aprox 0.2-0.4sec; showing 400+ recordings list is instant (in sense that
> >>there is no time to show loading progress dialog).
> >>
> >>Summarizing:
> >>Speaking in economy: HDD->SSD marginal utility increase is in my case
> >>was ABSOLUTELY not worth of SSD investment.
> >>
> >>Before SSD spending decision I'm strongly recommending:
> >>
> >>-buy more RAM for having huge as possible kernel disk buffers
> >>-move /tmp to tempfs
> >>-allocate 32MB or more for MySQL query cache (and other parameters
> >>accordingly to http://mysqltuner.pl/)
> >>
> >>With above it is highly probable that You will get MythTV system where
> >>HDD->SSD upgrade will absolutely not worth the money (and allows You
> >>spent those money elsewhere - with much higher utility).
> >>
> >>YMMV
> >>
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >While I agree with most of what you said, I do find it a bit humorous
> >that you're discussing putting the MySQL DB onto an SSD as some kind
> >of huge investment. We're talking under $50 here. Would RAM be faster?
> >Yes, but it's also more expensive.
> >
> >Everything has it's trade-offs I suppose
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Thomas Mashos

[deletia]

> Right :-)
> It was 2y ago and at that time I spent equivalent of 16GB of RAM for
> Samsung 840 model.
> Purchase decision was exactly because many ppl said "I move to SSD
> and difference is night-to-day".
> What was my surprise when I discover practically zero of subjective
> speed-up....

    My reschedules sped up dramatically. Although that is a metric that
you probably have to actively seek out in order to even be aware of.

    It's also nice that the box boots up faster than my BluRay player.