[MINOR CORRECTION] Re: Directivo, TivoNET, and ExtractStream

son_of_mogh_worf@h... son_of_mogh_worf at h...
Sat, 16 Jun 2001 08:59:04 -0000


--- In ExtractStream@y..., son_of_mogh_worf@h... wrote:
> helps, as does bit-allocation schemes and whatnot, but I'm sure the 
> equivalent output has a much lower bitrate for the same quality 
(case 
> in point... a 60 hour DirecTiVo has how much disk space? 45GB? at 
> "best" quality... heck, that out-beats "basic" quality on 
bitrate...)

Blah. Ignore that. Turns out DirecTiVo's recordings in "pure digital" 
is about the same or slightly lower bitrate as "basic" (40 hours 
35GB). But it illustrates the point.