The filesize of each individual timeshift buffer file. This means that you will lose any data from the point where the buffer was full until the point where you resumed watching. So if you pause for a long time, then start watching again you can only watch until the point where the timeshift buffer was full, at which point you will be set to the livepoint when this happened. Be aware that once the maximum amount of timeshifting has been reached (Maximum x Filesize) MediaPortal will stop writing the tv stream to the timeshift buffer. You can still go back and watch the timeshift buffer of the old channel up until the point where you switched channels, except when the switch requires using different card.

If you switch the channel while you are not watching tv at live point, the new channel will be tuned and you will start watching at the livepoint of the new channel. In this case the tv signal is still saved into the timeshift buffer so that when you resume playback you can watch everything up until the point of the live tv. Maximum files is used when you pause the tv. After the maximum timeshift size is reached (Minimum x Filesize), the oldest content will be overwritten with the new one. This allows you to jump back in the tv stream in case you missed something. Minimum files is the number of files that is used for timeshifting when you are watching live tv.

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