[mythtv-users] PVR-250 Setting bitrate

[Shawn Kwang]

Sort of on-topic for this thread, I'd like to know what people with ivtv
and a PVR-250 are getting in terms of GB/hr.  That is what capture
resolution, video and audio bitrate results how many GB/hr.

    I think 2GB/hr is too large, and I'm wondering how other people are
doing.

Thanks in advance,
Shawn Kwang

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Jim Chandler wrote:

> I use the post-install command in my /etc/modules.conf file so that it
> gets run after ivtv gets put into the kernel.
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:30:34 -0400
> Graham Siener <gbs at alumni.brown.edu> wrote:
>
> > I'm running Myth .11 with a PVR 250.  I don't want to record at full
> > bitrate, rather at 5Mbps/8Mbps peak.  I've set this with
> >
> > # /usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -c bitrate=5000000,bitrate_peak=8000000
> >
> > But upon restart, this setting is reset.  If I set this when the backend
> > is off, it works fine.  But I would like the setting to stick without
> > having to change it back all the time.  I thought I could do this
> > through setup->tv setup->recording settings, but it doesn't seem to
> > work.
> >
> > With 5/8 an hour is about 2.4GB/hr, and 8/18 gives me 3.6.
> >
> > Sorry if this was too wordy, I just wanted to make sure I was clear.
> > I've searched but haven't really found anything...
> >
> > Any suggestions?  Thanks for the help!
> >
> > Graham
> >
> >
>

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