[mythtv-users] MythTV vs. Windows Media Center

[jedi]

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 09:00:30PM -0800, Yeechang Lee wrote:
> Reynolds, Brian <Brian.Reynolds at fiserv.com> says:
> > How many hours of HD recording can you get in Myth with 2TB of
> > storage space?  Let's assume you're using H.264.
> 
> HD-PVR: 2000GB / 1.8GB per hour = ~1100 hours.
> 
> HDHomeRun: 2000GB / 7GB per hour = ~266 hours.
> 
> The HDHomeRun figure will in practice be larger than 266 since many HD
> channels over broadcast ATSC (or clear QAM cable) won't use the full
> available bitrate. A 5.4GB per hour bitrate equates to 370 hours, so
> 300 hours is about right given a typical mixture of bitrates.
> 
> Conversely, while the default HD-PVR bitrate settings produce
> excellent HD video, using the maximum available bitrate will
> approximately double the space used per hour.

    Do the max settings do anything in terms of quality though?