Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250, Installation And Reference Manual

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Configuring MPEG compression
formats and record directories
To set the directory where your video recordings will be stored, click the
PREF button (Preferences menu) on WinTV2000, then Capture and
then on the MPEG tab . Set the DVCR File Path to your video directory.
The default path is C:/My Documents\My Videos
The WinTV-PVR supports several formats for MPEG video compres-
sion , called Quality Levels .
The differences in these formats are:
- The higher the datarate, the better the video quality you see from
live TV and your recordings. The higher the datarate, the more disk
space which will be required.
- CPU horsepower required during playback and pause mode .
- The compatibility when creating Video CD’s or S-VCD’s.
To configure the MPEG Quality Level, click on the PREF button
(Preferences menu) on WinTV2000, then Capture and then on the
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