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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 recording Best Better Good Hard disk drive space used *3 GB/hour *2.4 GB/hour *2 GB/hour Fair *1 GB/hour *This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files. Some files may be smaller or larger. n 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 control. on the remote 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. Or 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 (-) to select your options, and then select Save. n The storage space for your PC may differ from the amount listed here. Watching and Recording TV Programs 61

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Watching and Recording TV Programs
61
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.
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.
Or
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 (
–
)
to select your options, and
then select
Save
.
n
To optimize storage
space on your hard
disk drive, you can
change recording and
storage settings in
My TV.
Quality of
recording
Hard disk drive space
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.
n
The storage space for
your PC may differ
from the amount
listed here.