GBPVR MPEG 2 from HVR 1100

[Gareth2061]

I have a couple of tech questions related to the recorded video.

First off the file ends with ."dvr-ms", this is an MPEG format im guessing? I have a HVR 1100 and only recording from DVB so no transcoding.

Is this more or less the same as DVD mpeg 2? i know the audio codec is different.

I notice on my HD that I get around 12 hours of recorded content per 10GB of storage, which is a lot more than DVD.

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The mux filter you use determines what type of MPEG2 file you get. The DVR-MS mux with give you a .dvr-ms file. The 'TS Mux' will give you a .ts file. The Cyberlink and ATI muxes will give you a .mpg file.

With digital TV, the bitrate is decided by the broadcaster, which dictates the size of the recording on disk.

[Gareth2061]

Ahh I understand a bit better now, thanks. You say the bitrate is decided by the broadcaster, is this channel, show or country (UK FREEVIEW) specific?

Does the DVR-MS mux give the best results?

[sub]

Ahh I understand a bit better now, thanks. You say the bitrate is decided by the broadcaster, is this channel, show or country (UK FREEVIEW) specific?

All of the above. Its up to Freeview UK what bitrate that dedicate to each channel. The top channels will probably be a higher bitrate, giving better picture and audio, and large recordings. Some less popular channels probably have a lower bitrate and worse picture, but smaller recordings.

Does the DVR-MS mux give the best results?

Many users have different opinions on this. I think the DVR-MS mux gives pretty damn good recordings.