Recording quality and hard disk drive storage space
The space available for recording TV programs depends
on your hard disk drive size, the percentage of hard disk
drive space allocated to recorded TV, and the recording
quality setting.
To get the maximum recording time, change the recording
quality to Fair instead of the default setting of Best.
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Refer to Media Center Help for more
information about recording errors,
advanced recording features, and My TV
settings.
Quality of
recording
Best
Better
Good
Fair
* This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files.
Some files may be smaller or larger.
1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive
capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.
Watching and Recording TV Programs
Hard disk drive space
used *
2.7 GB/hour
2.1 GB/hour
1.4 GB/hour
1.2 GB/hour
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