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  • manster
    Top Poster +
    • Sep 2009
    • 229

    #1

    Hard drive space ?

    Roughly how many hours of standard def television can you fit on a 500gb hard drive ? Thanks in advance .
  • dell_xps
    V.I.P. Member
    • Dec 2008
    • 2558

    #2
    Loads !!

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    • manster
      Top Poster +
      • Sep 2009
      • 229

      #3
      Originally posted by dell_xps
      Loads !!
      LOL would that be more than an E180 on twin speed ? Are we talking 50 hours or 500 hours ?

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      • septicsmurf
        DK Veteran
        • Feb 2012
        • 401

        #4
        I reckon somewhere in between 50 and 500.

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        • Jimdefruit
          Junior Member
          • Apr 2012
          • 33

          #5
          I find that the file size varies but I get between 1 and 2 GB per hour for SD and between 4.5 and 5.5 GB for HD
          Sent from my crystal box, using my cat's whisker.

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          • os2quentes
            Newbie
            • Sep 2012
            • 15

            #6
            Depends on what quality do you want to record the shows or what ever

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            • digicon
              V.I.P. Member
              • Jul 2009
              • 8261

              #7
              Based on the .TS stream format on a 50gb hard drive you should be looking at around 300 hours

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              • dell_xps
                V.I.P. Member
                • Dec 2008
                • 2558

                #8
                Originally posted by digicon
                Based on the .TS stream format on a 50gb hard drive you should be looking at around 300 hours
                Surely a typo Digi ?

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                • digicon
                  V.I.P. Member
                  • Jul 2009
                  • 8261

                  #9
                  Originally posted by dell_xps
                  Surely a typo Digi ?
                  LOL sorry meant to say 500gb

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