This is a very popular feature in the Sky+ &amp; SkyHD PVR&#39;s from Sky here in the UK as it  enables them to offer the ability to rewind &#39;Live TV&#39; in an ad-hoc way (at least to the point where you switched over to the currently viewed channel)<div>
<br></div><div>I agree it must put extra wear &amp; stress on the hard drive and yes the energy usage must be higher.</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 11:13 PM, VDR User <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:user.vdr@gmail.com">user.vdr@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

I really hope Klaus never intends to implement something like the live<br>
tv buffer that myth has.  The idea of one of my harddrives saving<br>
nonstop 24/7 is really really lame.  Huge waste of power, constant<br>
heat, and unnecessary wear on the harddrive for something that<br>
probably doesn&#39;t even get used that much in the first place.<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Convergent Home Technologies Ltd<br><a href="http://www.dianemo.co.uk">www.dianemo.co.uk</a><br>Tel: +44 (0)1245 330101<br>Fax: +44 (0)1245 263916<br><br>Unit 205 Waterhouse Business Centre<br>
Cromar Way<br>Chelmsford<br>Essex CM1 2QE<br>UK<br><br>Watch Dianemo Videos here; <a href="http://www.dianemo.co.uk/index.php/your-home/overview-videos/8-your-home/31-dianemo-overview-videos">http://www.dianemo.co.uk/index.php/your-home/overview-videos/8-your-home/31-dianemo-overview-videos</a><br>

</div>