Recording Quality question

[Badaboom]

Hi guys

I have been playing with the Recording quality and one of the choices have disapeared, let me explain. When I installed SageTV the default recording quality was set to: Default Great Mpeg-2 @ 1.8 GB/HR, I wanna to try another one, since I was experimenting this new software (at least for me). So I picked Quality Max Mpeg-2 PS @ 5.9 BG/HR. I found the files were to big for my need so the next day I wanted to switch back to the first default value and guess what, it was gone. The Default Great Mpeg-2 @ 1.8 GB/HR is no longer available. So here are my questions:

a) How to get it back?
b) What's the difference between Mpeg-2 and Mpeg-2 PS?
c) What's the difference between Mpeg and DVD quality?

I run on Windows XP SP2 and Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600. I should mention that I am recoding via an analog source.

Thanks for your help

[paulbeers]

Originally Posted by Badaboom

Hi guys

I have been playing with the Recording quality and one of the choices have disapeared, let me explain. When I installed SageTV the default recording quality was set to: Default Great Mpeg-2 @ 1.8 GB/HR, I wanna to try another one, since I was experimenting this new software (at least for me). So I picked Quality Max Mpeg-2 PS @ 5.9 BG/HR. I found the files were to big for my need so the next day I wanted to switch back to the first default value and guess what, it was gone. The Default Great Mpeg-2 @ 1.8 GB/HR is no longer available. So here are my questions:

a) How to get it back?
b) What's the difference between Mpeg-2 and Mpeg-2 PS?
c) What's the difference between Mpeg and DVD quality?

I run on Windows XP SP2 and Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1600. I should mention that I am recoding via an analog source.

Thanks for your help

1.8GB? I didn't even know there was an option for that one. Last I knew Great (default) is 2.0GB per hour. I used to use 2.0GB per hour for the longest of time, but now I use 3.2GB per hour. It is better, without being the max size of 5.9GB (which seems extreme for SD). Oh and 3.2GB per hour is considered DVD. It is still an MPEG2 stream with .mpg, its just supposedly comparible to DVD in quality.