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Re: Philips DVDR3570H hard drive/ dvd recorder

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Originally Posted by bobbyg (Post 34522359)

...When I record things straight to the Hard Drive, and then playback the picture will occasionally freeze. What happens is the picture will freeze but sound carry on for a split second, then stop momentarily and then start again.

That also happens with V+ box - not often thankfully

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Originally Posted by paulrod (Post 34712811)

. I believe it is caused by a fragmented recording issue, .

It wont be fragmentation

PVR Harddrives are specifically designed with huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge 1/2 megabyte blocks (1k on PC) to eliminate fragmentation issues

Unlike a PC (1k blocks) mean they may only have fraction of a second to find next block - PVR's on the other hand have like a whole minute to find the next block - so fragment issues are really redundant

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Re: Philips DVDR3570H hard drive/ dvd recorder

I have been using and recording to my HD for over a year now without any problems until now. After recording to the HD and later going back and playing the picture freezes. MOST annoying as it is now just out of warranty.