[mythtv-users] Re: Recomend an MPEG-4 capture card?

[Jason Lee]

Adam Felson wrote:
> OK.  I'd have to budget for another hard drive to double the space I
> have now.  My early tests w/ a g200 w/ mpeg2 h/w was 4GB/hr.  With
> software mpeg-4 compression I'm doing 0.7-1.0GB/hr depending on
> wether I do it at 480x480 or 640x480.

You need to check your bit rate settings, etc.  I have a PVR-250 and I 
get an hour in about 1.7GB, with excellent quality.

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