[mythtv-users] DVB-t and disk usage

[Rob Hillis]

Joshua M. Thompson wrote:

>>I want to know the disk usage of one hour of recording in MPEG-2 through a
>>DVB-t card ?
>>I currently do soft-encode in MPEG-4 and it takes about 2 Go which I think
>>acceptable, depending of course of bitrate and resolution.
>>    
>>
>Since the DVB-t card just passes through what it receives (as opposed to
>a PVRx50 which actually does the encoding) your bitrate, and thus the
>amount of space used per hour, will vary depending on how much bandwidth
>the broadcaster has allocated to the show you're watching.
>  
>
I'll second that.  About the only show that is predictable for me here 
(in Australia) is The Simpsons at 2G per half hour show.  One hour 
programs vary between 3 and 4G (usually low to mid 3G) where as 2 hour 
movie will take anywhere between 6 and 8G - again usually somwhere 
around the 6.5 - 7G range, though a 3 hour movie seems to take only 7.5-8G.

Depending on your provider, there really is no such thing as an 
"average" size.  When you get variations of up to 800mb on a half hour 
show, it's a pretty safe bet that taking a pot-shot on averages is going 
to go wrong pretty quick.