LG television "Time Machine"

[fvw53]

I am going to buy a LG Television which has a convenient "Time Machine" to do recording.

I should buy an external hard drive to record for instance 10 hours a day.

I prefer a USB key : does anybody have experience how many hours can be recorded on a USB key of 64 Gb (in standard and not High Definition resolution)

[sniffdog]

I had a 750Gb hdd from true and can record about 226 hours of normal non hd content. So do your math.

[PHP87]

A USB key may not be able to Read/Write fast enough for recording and you might experience freezing and long waits when rewinding or fast-forwarding.

I would buy a fast Hard Drive and a Hard Drive enclosure that plugs into your USB port.

[phazey]

A USB key may not be able to Read/Write fast enough for recording and you might experience freezing and long waits when rewinding or fast-forwarding.

I would buy a fast Hard Drive and a Hard Drive enclosure that plugs into your USB port.

This.

My Samsung tests all devices for R/W speed before allowing them to be formatted and recorded to. Most USB sticks failed, Magnetic media always passed.

You'll need a lot more than 64GB too.

[Chicog]

A two-hour SD movie is approx 700Mb.

[Henryford]

Just out of interest what LG models offer this recording facility?

[2fishin2]

Most models of "smart" tvs have some sort of recording feature. You cannot use a usb pen drive not fast enough and too small. A 1tb external hard drive is just over 3000 baht.

[astral]

You'll need a lot more than 64GB too.

Agreed

I have around 1Tb of material waiting to be viewed

It soon builds up