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, the recording quality setting, and if the recording is Standard Definition or High Definition.
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.
| Hard disk drive space |
Quality of | used with Standard |
recording | Definition recordings |
Best | 2.7 GB/hour |
Better | 2.1 GB/hour |
Good | 1.4 GB/hour |
Fair | 1.2 GB/hour |
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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.
