[mythtv-users] OT: Just for fun - place your bets - 4XHD HDHR recording

[Tom Lichti]

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Dave Richardson <mythtv at derdev.com> wrote:
> Since the list's tone has been a little cranky lately, I thought I'd have
> fun with my system tonight.
>
> In one hour from now, I'm going to simultaneously capture 4 HD QAM streams
> using two 2-tuner HDHomeruns to a single backend.  (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX -
> one hour segments)
>
> Place your bets, will I ...
>
> 1) Crash the backend ugly (I took a database backup)
> 2) Get Mangled recordings (1 or more, sync issues, whatever)
> 3) Perfection - all recordings are ok.
>
> Backend:
> -- 2X500GB 7200RPM SATA formatted as XFS are separate from main OS drive
> and are both added in the "default" storage group
> -- Linux 2.6.31-16-generic #53-Ubuntu SMP x86_64 GNU/Linux
> -- 2GB RAM, 1.3GB free
> -- 2cores (Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  E2180  @ 2.00GHz)
> -- Gigabit NIC on backend, gigabit switch, HDHRs and BE are direct on the
> switch.

No problem. I do it fairly frequently, 4 OTA HDHR tuners going at once
should not be an issue for that system, which is near identical to
mine.

Tom