On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Tommi Lundell prelude@kapsi.fi wrote:
Hello.
- RAM is cheap now days. Can I use RAM to keep buffer data?
(System running from USB stick so only reason to start Hard Disk is when i use recordings)
- Patch only record current channel. It would be nice if i can select
channels from lists where buffers are active. Example. i change channel and noticing that program what i want to look is already running so i simply press "jump backward" button and start to look program from beginning. (2GB can keep about 100 minutes in buffers. If i select 5 different channels that i got 20mins buffer in every channel)
There was some talk a while back about implementing a live tv buffer into VDR. Many users don't like the idea of their harddrive recording 24/7 so it was mentioned to be able to buffer to ram just as you're asking about. I personally do NOT want to buffer to harddrive, especially non-stop. However, I'm all for buffering to RAM since it _is_ very cheap these days for 2-4GB. I don't know how much of a priority this is to Klaus but I'd recommend searching the mailing list for that thread because he did participate in the discussion.