[mythtvnz] Re-using Seagate SMR drives in MythTV

[OpenMedia]

I know Stephen has been using some Seagate ST8000AS0002-1NA17Z drives as
Archive drives in MythTV.

Has anyone else got feedback on using SMR / Shingled drives. I've a couple
of old 8TB Seagate ST8000AS0002-1NA17Z drives I used to use for backups
and my existing 4TB drives in the PVR are now exceeding 60,000 hours and
overdue a replacement.

One option I've considered is to use an SMR Drive as the archive and have
a smaller drive for daily recordings.

The power on hours for the old SMR drives is really low and I'm trying to
find a sane way to re-use them.

Steve