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  1. 2nd Mar 2007 04:51 #1
    mikesbytes
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    If I was to get one of those el-chepo Digital TV tuners that plug into a usb port, one that leaves the encoding as MPEG2, will the hard drive be quick enough to record?
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    Yes. Maybe not if you have a laptop from 1973....
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    SD digital TV signals are transmitted at about 6-10 Mbps ... USB 1.1 is about 14 Mbps, USB2 about 480 Mbps. Hard drives can get up to 700-800 Mpbs without much trouble

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    Thanks for the feedback guys. Its a modern laptop with USB2, so it sounds like it should be ok
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    USB 2 is up to 480mbps, although it cannot sustain this throughput. It also depends on the USB configuration. Not all USB 2 is equal.
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