Thread: Tivo V6 V6 recording query
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Old 17-01-2018, 10:47   #4
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Re: V6 recording query

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Originally Posted by nomadking View Post
Isn't the storage on those sorts of devices going to be a bit small to make any sort of a dent in a 500Gb V6? If the V6 transcodes from MPEG2 to MPEG4 in the copying process, that might help.
Yes, the box does trans-code the recordings into a mobile friendly format.

It's why the transfers take a while to complete as they're trans-coded as part of the transfer - not ahead of time.
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