Constant reading/writing to a hard disk is better than using it sometimes.
I have a TiVo, it is about 8 years old. The hard drive in it is used 100% of the time. The TiVo NEVER stops recording, so it is writing to the hard disk 100% of the time. It is starting and stopping hard drives that is bad for them.
I have a TiVo, it is about 8 years old. The hard drive in it is used 100% of the time. The TiVo NEVER stops recording, so it is writing to the hard disk 100% of the time. It is starting and stopping hard drives that is bad for them.