My DVR storage device is an SSD and I am wondering if I use the shared tuner option does that mean my drive is always writing/reading? I really don’t want that kind of constant usage.
I assume that when I don’t use shared tuner that the caching for pause / rewind is done locally on my ATV and does not involve the DVR at all?
No.
That setting means all HDHomeRun streams will pass through your DVR server, instead of your client connecting directly. This has a benefit of only occupying a single tuner on the HDHomeRun in many cases. For example, if you happen to be recording a channel and choose to watch it live, if tuner sharing is enabled only one tuner on the HDHomeRun would be used. With tuner sharing disabled, the client you’re watching on live would also connect to the HDHomeRun directly and consume a second tuner. I’ve had it enabled on all of my clients for years, it works well.
I understand what the option does. Always use it, just got to wondering if it means my drive is always engaged since I am now tuning thru the server and not directly from the tuner to my ATV.
Drive on your server will be more active with tuner sharing enabled vs. not enabled.
Whenever a client watches your HDHR Live the server will play middleman.
If you have clients with tuner sharing enabled watching 7x24, then you might want to rethink the tuner sharing setting or the SSD.
So now confused. Your answer contradicts tmm1.
No it doesn't.
Just by enabling tuner sharing on a client doesn't cause your drive to be always writing/reading.
The drive will be busy when clients watch Live from your HDHR tuner.
If you turn tuner sharing off, the clients will access the HDHR tuners directly and bypass your Channels DVR server and the SSD.
exactly so for several hours per day that SSD will be writing/reading. Thats a lot of constant use of the drive and I dont want premature drive failure.
Don’t worry about it. For example a Samsung evo ssd can record an hd show 24 hours a day for 9 years straight and still be eligible for warranty read/write wise. Obviously warranty would be expired time wise but today’s ssd are built to last. Times have changed. You are willing to throw all that “constant” use on the atv storage but not an easy to replace server ssd and yes the atv storage can easily handle it. Just my opinion and if it makes you feel better to offload it go for it
Well unfortunately my SSD is already 10 years old. One that I happened to have lying about. Its small, only 128MB. I do have a 1GB spinner I could use instead.
Tuner sharing does not use the disk.
Thanks for clearing this up mixed messages on this thread.
Ditto. Learn something new every day.