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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.
Quality of | Hard disk drive space |
recording | used |
Best | *3 GB/hour |
Better | *2.4 GB/hour |
Good | *2 GB/hour |
Fair | *1 GB/hour |
*This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files. Some files may be smaller or larger.
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To optimize storage space on your hard disk drive, you can change recording and storage settings in My TV.
Adjusting TV recording and storage settings
1 Press the Start button on the remote control.
2 Select My TV, Settings, and then select Recorder.
3 Select Recorder storage to change your Disk allocation and Recording quality settings. Increase the percentage of hard disk drive space available for recorded TV programs in Default Settings. Select between 5 and 90 percent. The default is set at 75 percent.
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Select Recording defaults to change your recording storage settings; for example, you can increase the available disk space. Select Fair as the default recording quality. The better the quality of the recording, the more space the file takes. Select Until I watch as the Keep setting for each recorded program.
4 Select (+) or
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The storage space for your PC may differ from the amount listed here.