On 1/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jesse Guardiani</b> <<a href="mailto:jesse@wingnet.net">jesse@wingnet.net</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Steven Adeff wrote:<br>><br>> What is a similar file size from a PCHD3000 or similar?<br>><br>[...]<br>>> ~7-8gig/hr with commercials for 1080i<br>>> ~5gig/hr with commercials for 720p<br>>>
<br>>> of course, specific bitrates will vary depending on source and network.<br><br>Wow. 363% increase in file size. I could add two more disks and use<br>RAID-5 to bump my disk array 300%,<br>but I'd still be losing a good bit of capacity. I wonder when/if
<br>hardware mpeg-4 encoder cards for HDTV will<br>be available?<br><br>Do those formats burn directly to DVD like the mpeg-2 from the IVTV<br>cards? Or do they need to be<br>transcoded down in resolution/bitrate/whatever before they're burned?
</blockquote><div><br><br> have a RAID 5 (using mdadm) with 3 300gig drives giving me 600gigs, cost $360 for the drives (120 each). Gives me a lot of recording time, especially after I cut the commercials out. <br><br>As for DVD you will need to transcode HDTV to the resolution and bitrate compatible with DVD mpeg2.
<br><br></div>-- <br></div>Steve