[mythtv-users] Size of firewire recordings

[Gabe Rubin]

On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Ryan Lavender <ryanlavender at comcast.net>
wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> I am just starting out with MythTV using firewire and a Comcast cable box.
> My recordings seem to be really large, i.e. 2.2 GB for 7 minutes on an SD
> channel. Is this normal for an MPEG-2 stream from a cable box? Is there any
> way to transcode while recording to save space?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
This is not normal.  I capture all my recordings via firewire (although not
with Astound).  My recordings, in HD, are typically 2-3 gigs per hour.
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