On 1/30/06, Steven Adeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/30/06, Jesse Guardiani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've been thinking about HDTV a bit more lately. Considering pricing an > HDTV > > LCD screen, weighing my options for a linear upgrade path over the next > year > > or so - things like that. I'm curious... how large are HDTV recordings? > > > > For example, my PVR350 encodes to Mpeg-2 at 1.1Gb/half hour and > 2.2Gb/hour. > > I know HDTV is still mpeg-2, but the resolution is much higher, and it > > has AC-3 audio, right? > > > > What is a similar file size from a PCHD3000 or similar? > > > > Also, does MythTV support transcoding HDTV to Mpeg-4, but keeping the same > > resolution and AC-3 audio? What file size would that produce? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > ~7-8gig/hr with commercials for 1080i > ~5gig/hr with commercials for 720p > > of course, specific bitrates will vary depending on source and network.
that's consistant with what I've seen as well, using a couple of Air2PC's. However, I have seen (1) hour be as high as 12gigs (sports event) and as small as 3gigs. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
