HP Media Center m270 Desktop PC - Manual (Page 76)

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About Recorded TV Storage Space Settings
The space available for recording TV programs depends on your hard disk allocation, drive size,
and default recording quality selections. Your PC requires a certain amount of space to run your
Windows XP operating system, run software programs, and store data files. If your hard disk
becomes full, it may affect the PC speed and performance. You may need to free up storage
space to record more programs or to optimize the PC’s performance.
To increase disk space, you can:
■ Delete recorded shows from the Recorded
TV window. For more information, refer to
the My TV chapter.
■ Increase the percentage of hard disk space
available for recorded TV shows in Default
Settings. Select between 5 and 90 percent.
The default is set at 75 percent.
■ Record TV programs to the largest drive.
Media Center does not support removable
drives, network drives, or drives with less
than 5 MB of disk space.
■ Archive TV programs to a DVD+RW or
DVD+R if your PC has a DVD writer drive.
You can play archived programs recorded
on DVDs only from the PC that you
recorded the TV program from.
■ In the Recorder Defaults window, select
Fair as the default recording quality. The
better the quality of the recording, the more
space the file takes.
■ In the Recorder Defaults window, select
Until I watch as the Keep setting
for each
recorded show.
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The total space available for
recording TV programs varies
depending on the amount of space
used for the operating system,
other software programs, and data
files on your hard disk.
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If your PC has a dvd writer drive,
you can archive your recorded TV
programs to DVD+RW or DVD+R
media and play them back on your
PC in Media Center.