Has anyone done this? My HD is getting quite audible and the box is rather warm to the touch. Any ideas welcome.
John
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SSD in FVP-4000T
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| Tue 11 Jun 2019 12:41:54 #1 |
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As far as I'm aware SSD' are not designed to be used in a PVR environment, nor are they a cost effective solution.
| Tue 11 Jun 2019 12:53:26 #2 | -
I think it is the other way around - PVR's and their chipsets are nor designed to use SSD. I would not expect to realise the speed advantage obtained by a PC.
I don't think anyone, that posts on the main forums at least, has tried a SSD yet.
| Tue 11 Jun 2019 13:12:32 #3 | -
johnnice - 1 hour ago »
Has anyone done this? My HD is getting quite audible and the box is rather warm to the touch.A good quality modern SSD should work in a PVR and have a lifetime in excess of five years. However the only advantage would be the elimination of hard drive noise. Conventional hard drives have more than adequate performance.
| Tue 11 Jun 2019 14:16:18 #4 | -
There is also the issue of TRIM with an SSD plus write cycles. Given a PVR is constantly writing to the buffer I would expect this to affect the longevity of an SSD, though given I don't know anyone who has installed one this is just speculation.
| Tue 11 Jun 2019 15:32:34 #5 | -
An SSD in a Humax PVR is untried on this forum. If it works it will run cooler but with zero impact on performance and 4 times the cost of a HDD. I am using a WD surveillance HDD in my 1000S, completely silent and cool. Why not be the first and report back.
| Tue 11 Jun 2019 20:01:36 #6 | -
Faust - 4 hours ago »
Given a PVR is constantly writing to the buffer I would expect this to affect the longevity of an SSD.If you bother to do the arithmetic you will find a modern SSD will comfortably last five years in a PVR as I stated. I don't advocate using an SSD because the benefits are minimal.
| Tue 11 Jun 2019 20:09:02 #7 |
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