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

Chad masterclc at gmail.com
Mon May 9 21:13:32 UTC 2005


On 5/9/05, Mudit Wahal <mwahal at gmail.com> wrote:
> for 100 hours, you will need 800GB of hard drive :-)


> > 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.


800GB is correct for 100 hours of uncompressed HDTV recordings. 
However, you will need a buffer for LiveTV, and overhead for the OS,
so you're really looking at at least 810GB :-D

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