HP Z558 Entertainment, Software Reference Manual

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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Reference Guide
Standby mode and scheduled recordings
You should always close Media Center before you
manually place the HP Digital Entertainment Center in
standby mode, to avoid file corruption and other
recording problems.
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.
1 GB = 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive
capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.
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Refer to Media Center Help for more
information about recording errors,
advanced recording features, and My TV
settings.
Quality of
recording
Hard disk drive space used
Best *2.7 GB/hour
Better *2.4 GB/hour
Good *1.4 GB/hour
Fair *1.2 GB/hour
*This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV program files.
Some files may be smaller or larger.