On 11/30/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jeff Simpson</b> <<a href="mailto:jeffsimpson@alum.wpi.edu">jeffsimpson@alum.wpi.edu</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;">
> Hmmm, conflicts with Jim's response...<br>> Can you post your file sizes for a 1 hour show? Mine are 2.2GB each<br>> at 480x480, all other defaults on my PVR-500.<br><br>I record everything at 720x480 on a PVR-350, and I'm at about
2.2 gigs<br>an hour as well.<br><br>VIDEO: MPEG2 480x480 (aspect 2) 29.970 fps 6000.0 kbps (750.0 kbyte/s)<br><br>VIDEO: MPEG2 720x480 (aspect 2) 29.970 fps 6000.0 kbps (750.0 kbyte/s)<br></blockquote></div><br>
bitrate x length of recording = file size. Changing the resolution won't directly affect file size. I think a higher resolution allows you to make better use of a higher bit rate. Put another way, a higher resolution requires a higher bit rate to produce a better picture.
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