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which should i get i like tv tuner recording and vhs copting to harddrive but i have a 20 gig hdd right now
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04-05-2003, 08:43 AM
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04-05-2003, 08:56 AM
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04-05-2003, 09:14 AM
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You really won't be happy with the capture card until you get a bigger drive anyway. Encoding files to mpeg quality takes lots of time, and plenty of harddrive space. For example, a 30 minute TV show can take over a GB of space on your drive. From there, you can re-encode the file to shrink it down, but that takes even more space.
Just a recommendation, but 60 gigs is becoming small by todays standards too. I wouldn't buy anything less than 80 GB.
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04-05-2003, 08:57 PM
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hmm thanks for the input people
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04-06-2003, 04:09 AM
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hey im using a 20gb hard drive! lol...
80gb is standard now... since itz gone up to like 200gb... and 250gb....
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04-06-2003, 08:50 AM
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soul ur using 20 gigs too how much free space do ya have?
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04-07-2003, 03:13 AM
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4 - 5gbs free..... k-lite takes 7gbs here...
2gbs disappeared somewhere lol.... so really i have 18gbs in total
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04-07-2003, 05:05 AM
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The HDD size is totaly related to the computer's use....for example, I use my main comp for kazaa stuff and ripping DVD's, as a result, I have a 180BG HD, with 10BG free....and then I have another comp with a 20GB HD, wich I use for other, less HDD and CPU demanding stuff (i.e: word processing
), and I always have about 3-5 BG free...
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04-07-2003, 06:11 AM
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Originally posted by Jibbler@5 April 2003 - 13:14
You really won't be happy with the capture card until you get a bigger drive anyway. Encoding files to mpeg quality takes lots of time, and plenty of harddrive space. For example, a 30 minute TV show can take over a GB of space on your drive. From there, you can re-encode the file to shrink it down, but that takes even more space.
depending on which capture card you get, i'd suggest one that does direct mpeg encoding , either through hardware or software ...
i'm using a WinFast GeForce4 Ti4200 VIVO , which allows you to encode real-time. Quality's not that good , of course , as compared to overnight encoding. But a decicated capture card ( like Snazzi) would do the job very well.
Real time Encoding :
Advantages : fast , dun need a large HDD ( depends on the quality you set )
Disadvantages : average quality ... sometimes below average ( depends on your quality settings and processor )
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