TiVo SDOC-00091-002 manual Recording Quality Suggested Use

Recording Quality

Use this screen to set your DVR’s default recording quality. You can override the default when scheduling a new recording. See “Setting Recording Options” on page 25. There are four levels of recording quality: Best, High, Medium, and Basic.

Note: These recording quality levels do not apply to high-definition programs.

Basic quality takes up about one-third the space of Best quality, so it gives you about three times the amount of space for programs. You may want to experiment with different levels and then change your default. Some quality settings are better suited for certain kinds of programs, as shown in the suggestions below.

Recording Quality	Suggested Use
Basic	News
Medium	Daytime Talk Shows, Animation
High	Dramas, Films
Best	Sports, Action Movies

The DVR automatically uses Best Quality in live TV. For recordings, it uses the recording quality you specified for that program using Recording Options. If that quality is not Best, you may notice the difference when recording starts.

TiVo Suggestions

Use this screen to turn automatic recording of TiVo Suggestions on or off. When automatic recording is on (the default), TiVo Suggestions may be recorded if there’s available space. Remember, recordings you schedule will never be deleted to make room for Suggestions. Also, if space is needed for your recordings, Suggestions are the first programs to be deleted. For more about TiVo Suggestions, see page 8.

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One hour of Best Quality equals about 6 hours of Basic Quality, 2 hours of

Medium Quality, and 1.5 hours of High Quality. Actual recording capacity depends on signal quality and the type of programming being recorded.

There’s no option to change the recording quality of high-definition

programs.

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