[mythtv-users] What's your recording file size?

ffrr ffrr at tpg.com.au
Thu Dec 8 04:16:18 EST 2005


Ant Daniel wrote:

> On 08/12/05, *Josh Burks* <dotnofoolin at gmail.com 
> <mailto:dotnofoolin at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 12/7/05, Shardayyy <shardayyy at gmail.com
>     <mailto:shardayyy at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Mine is PVR-500
>     >
>     > 30mins = 1.1 GB
>     >
>     > 1 hour = 2.2 GB
>
>     Perfectly normal for MPEG2 recordings.
>
>     Josh
>
>
>
> I tuned mine (PVR 350), no visable loss in signal (but the signal is 
> analog from a digi set top box, so is nice and clean)
>
> 30mins = 764MB
> 1 hour = 1.3 GB
>
> Think there's still some changes I can make to go lower. Big advantage 
> is I can store twice as many recordings then before.
>
> Ant.
>
What do you mean by 'tuned'?    If you are recording from a digital 
card, the bandwidth, and hence file size, is fixed as no processing is 
done.  It's not a matter of cleanliness.


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