Moving shows to EHD - issue

[smjbh5]

So I finally hooked up my EHD yesterday and stated moving some shows over. Before I started, I had about 6 hours of HD recording time left. I moved over 5 HD movies, but now I only have 9 hours of HD recording time left.

Is it supposed to be this way? Shouldn't I have way more time left?

 

[BuddyBoy]

HD content from Dish can vary in bitrate by up to 4:1, meaning the hard disk space consumed by an hour of HD could be anywhere from two to eight GB. The recording time left assumes a bitrate close to the maximum, so when you delete N hours of HD programming you could gain anywhere from N/4 to N hours of recording time.

 

[KAB]

IOW, mpeg4 (now almost everything) takes up less space than mpeg2 or OTA. So if you move mpeg4, you will notice less difference.

 

[Bradtothebone]

If you're hooked up to OTA, try moving an hour-long 1080i OTA show over to the hard drive, and compare the size of that file to an MPEG4 movie. That should give you an idea of the size range. Not all MPEG4 movies are created equal, however, as you will see.

Brad

 

[smjbh5]

If you're hooked up to OTA, try moving an hour-long 1080i OTA show over to the hard drive, and compare the size of that file to an MPEG4 movie. That should give you an idea of the size range. Not all MPEG4 movies are created equal, however, as you will see.

Brad

Can't receive OTA.