[mythtv-users] transcoding/exporting to xvid and winff on Mythbuntu

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Oct 14, 2008, at 4:35 AM, Rafael Moslin wrote:

> I'm finding it difficult to argue against any of your points! Though  
> I must disagree when you say that I'm running out of space because  
> I'm recording more, well apart from the obvious element of that  
> statement my comments where more aimed at the move here (UK) to  
> increasing amounts of HD content. These recordings are taking up the  
> additional space with an 800% increase per hour in storage  
> requirements over the SD DVB-T mpeg2 streams. My original 1TB of  
> space served me well running at about a constant 70% utilisation for  
> well over a year before HD happened.
>
> You are so right about the price of storage being so cheap (500GB  
> Samsung Spinpoint £38, 1TB £69) but my issue is more with the  
> greening element as space, power consumption and the noise of extra  
> drives being the issue rather than the cost, and as you say using DL  
> DVD's is not exactly cost effective or convenient.
>
> It's my own fault really, I will insist on keeping and re-watching  
> every episode of Family Guy, Skins, Shameless, Dr Who, ST TNG...


The idea is that you replace your old not-as-efficient smaller drives  
with a single larger one. If you've currently got 1TB spread over 2-3  
drives, replace them all with a 1.5TB drive for under $200US. I've got  
2.5TB of storage (across 3 drives) and I have about 4 months of  
recordings - and even more now that I'm using h.264 capture.

1.5TB drive is $179.99 on NewEgg this morning.
http://tinyurl.com/4py58q
Promo Code: EMCBABEBG

-Brad

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