The amount of space a recording uses depends on the Tablo model you have.
Recording Storage Space Usage for Network-Connected Tablo DVRs
Depending on the recording quality setting you have selected for your network-connected Tablo, you'll use between 2 and 4 GB per hour of recorded TV. For example, a 1TB drive can record up to 700 hours of HD programming.
|
Recording Quality |
HD 1080 |
HD 1080 |
HD 720 |
HD 720
|
SD 480 |
|
Bandwidth |
10 Mbps |
8 Mbps |
5 Mbps |
3 Mbps |
2 Mbps |
|
Gigabytes/Hour |
4.6 GB/hr |
3.7 GB/hr |
2.4 GB/hr |
1.5 GB/hr |
1 GB/hr |
Recording Storage Space Usage for TV-Connected Tablo DVRs
Since TV-connected Tablo DVRs deliver and record Over-the-Air TV in its original, uncompressed MPEG2 format, its recording files can be MUCH larger than those of network-connected Tablo DVRs.
| MPEG2 Native Broadcast |
HD 1080 |
HD 1080 |
HD 720 |
|
Max Bandwidth |
20 Mbps |
15 Mbps |
3 Mbps |
|
Gigabytes/Hour |
9,2 GB/hr |
6.9 GB/hr |
1.4 GB/hr |
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