[mythtv-users] how much space does an HD recording take?

Phil Bridges gravityhammer at gmail.com
Mon May 9 20:58:56 UTC 2005


On 5/9/05, Robert Kulagowski <bob at smalltime.com> wrote:
> > I'm trying to get a good idea of how much disk space I need.  I want
> > around 100 hrs.  I tried to search but didn't come up with much exact
> > figures.  Something in the range of 6-10GB/hr?  is this right?
> 
> You're not asking the right question, but I'll answer it anyways.
> 
> 2GB/hr with a hardware MPEG-2 card with reasonable defaults.
> 

I think he is asking the right question - he's just getting the wrong
assumptions.

I think the 7-8GB/hr estimate is the best guess- so you need ~ 80GB of
TV storage, before transcoding.


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