[mythtv-users] how much space does an HD recording take?

[Kelly]

I'm seeing about 7GB per hour for a show like 24.

kel

On 5/9/05, Mudit Wahal <mwahal at gmail.com> wrote:
> for 100 hours, you will need 800GB of hard drive :-)
> 
> On 5/9/05, Phil Bridges <gravityhammer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 5/9/05, Robert Kulagowski <bob at smalltime.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to get a good idea of how much disk space I need.  I want
> > > > around 100 hrs.  I tried to search but didn't come up with much exact
> > > > figures.  Something in the range of 6-10GB/hr?  is this right?
> > >
> > > You're not asking the right question, but I'll answer it anyways.
> > >
> > > 2GB/hr with a hardware MPEG-2 card with reasonable defaults.
> > >
> >
> > I think he is asking the right question - he's just getting the wrong
> > assumptions.
> >
> > I think the 7-8GB/hr estimate is the best guess- so you need ~ 80GB of
> > TV storage, before transcoding.
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