Panasonic Recorder, Recording quality settings?

[gcutler]

I see the Panasonic Recorders have 5 recording speeds,

FP=will fit best quality to fill up DVD
XP=Best Quality???
SP=High Quality 1 Hour (Assume 8000MBps)
LP= Medium Quality = 2 Hour (Assume 4000MBps)
EP=Low quality = ? Hour

I have 2 questions, is the EP speed 4 or 6 hours??? (Assume is 4 hour = 2000MBps, 6 hour = 1500MBps)

And what is XP, I assumed SP (1 hour/8000MBps) was pretty much best quality, SOoooo is SP = VBR and XP=CBR??? or is it above 8000MBps??? or is none of those, what exactly is XP (if it can be explained)?

[gcutler]

Sorry, found online PDF of machines... Was wrong across the board...

XP = High = 1 Hour (assume 8000MBps)
SP = Normal = 2 Hour (assume 4000MBps)
LP = Long = 4 Hour (assume 2000MBps)
ELP = Extended Long = 6 Hour (assume 1500MBps) YECH!!!

I thought that many of these units only had 3 quality settings (maybe the earlier models???)

[oldfart13]

You can of course check the bitrate with the E80/E100. I've found that XP recordings run 7 - 10 MBps, SP 6 - 8 MBps, FR is something in between depending on the source material. What I want to know is how much the bitrate will change if you choose to not use the default recording settings (since all of them are adjustable)...

[FulciLives]

Sorry, found online PDF of machines... Was wrong across the board...

XP = High = 1 Hour (assume 8000MBps)
SP = Normal = 2 Hour (assume 4000MBps)
LP = Long = 4 Hour (assume 2000MBps)
ELP = Extended Long = 6 Hour (assume 1500MBps) YECH!!!

I thought that many of these units only had 3 quality settings (maybe the earlier models???)

The XP and SP speed options use full D1 resolution (720x480) but LP uses half D1 (352x480) and I think ELP uses 352x240

If you use FR then I think it will stay full D1 until somewhere around 2 hours and 15 minutes (or less).

- John "FulciLives" coleman

[gcutler]

The XP and SP speed options use full D1 resolution (720x480) but LP uses half D1 (352x480) and I think ELP uses 352x240

If you use FR then I think it will stay full D1 until somewhere around 2 hours and 15 minutes (or less).

- John "FulciLives" coleman

It looks like Stand Alone TiVos record at similar rates as LP & ELP on their two lower quality modes. The LP isn't bad, but the ELP is mighty horrible (but I guess you have to offer that option just to make everyone happy)