dvr help

[carlosg]

why can i only record 20 to 23 hours then i run out of space the dvr can record 35 hours

 

[slacker9876]

It is all bit rate dependant. I would reboot your recorder and see if it si still that way because at most you should be short 1 hour for the cache streams from live TV.

I would tell anyone who is running out of space to upgrade your DVR if you are comfortable with it. It is legal and once I went to a 120GB hard drive I NEVER ran out of space.

 

[carlosg]

rebooted it and stil gives 19 to 21 hours, so do you thinkthe machine is messed up?

 

[shappyss]

the 35 hours is just an estimate, it probably just means that the shows you recorded have more information or higher bit rate then what they consider average

 

[slacker9876]

I still say bit rate as does shappyss. Only other thing is a clear and delete everything, but if you do that all your shows are toast, that's bad.

You say it still gives 19-21 hours, since there is no free space indicator on TiVo are you using TiVoWeb? Is your unit modded already? where are you getting the hours?

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[jdspencer]

How many shows are in the Now Playing List set as Keep until I delete? When the TiVo determines space for a recording it not only uses the programs in the NPL but also whatever is scheduled in the To Do List. Typically, a 35hour DirecTV DVR should at least get 25-30 hours depending on compression of the source.
This forum may be of help as well.
http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=7

 

[DIRECTV_Mole]

The type of programming being recorded also has an impact on how much storage space is used. For example, if a program has a complex audio track, such as an alternate audio option or if it is presented in Dolby Digital, it will take up more memory than a program that has standard mono or stereo sound.