Hard Drive Space / Recording Time Remaining

Steve Warner · 2005-07-19, 21:16

Once nice feature from BeyondTV that I'd love to see implemented in MP is the amount of hard drive space left and an approximate estimate of recording time available within the TV module. In BeyondTV, this appears in the Recorded Shows area, and I think that would be nice in MP. But it would also be nice to have this in the Scheduled Recordings section as well. That way you can tell if you're running low on drive space and need to either delete shows or compress them.

Thanks for the consideration,

Steve

ASiDiE · 2005-07-19, 21:53

That would be a nice feature..... I second that!

Khris · 2005-07-19, 21:55

Agreed.....would be a nice featre to implement into MP.

fresnik · 2006-01-26, 10:11

I know this post is 6 months old, but has this been implemented in any way?

My biggest problem with MP is that I have absolutely no idea how much recording time I have left and I run out of space once in a while if I'm not cautious.

CHli · 2006-01-26, 10:28

I don't think it has. But you can use the "My Status" plugin to see how much disk space is free on your HDD.

jawbroken · 2006-01-27, 06:40

It is also hard to get an idea of the time remaining with the variation in capture cards, etc and various bitrates (say on HD and SD DVB-T). But perhaps just a simple "Space remaining" label will be good.

Perhaps this is already possible through skinning? But MediaPortal would need to supply the space remaining, as it does with the Time, Date, etc.

jondmac · 2006-03-08, 21:27

Yes! that would be REALLY nice!
Im missing that feature alot.

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Steve Warner Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hard Drive Space / Recording Time Remaining Once nice feature from BeyondTV that I'd love to see implemented in MP is the amount of hard drive space left and an approximate estimate of recording time available within the TV module. In BeyondTV, this appears in the Recorded Shows area, and I think that would be nice in MP. But it would also be nice to have this in the Scheduled Recordings section as well. That way you can tell if you're running low on drive space and need to either delete shows or compress them. Thanks for the consideration, Steve __________________ Author/Editor: LightWave 3D [8] 1001 Tips and Tricks Co-Author: LightWave 3D [8] Getting Started Guide Co-Author: Essential LightWave [8] Author: LightWave 3D [8] Modeling - A Definitive Guide

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Khris Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Agreed.....would be a nice featre to implement into MP.

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fresnik Portal User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I know this post is 6 months old, but has this been implemented in any way? My biggest problem with MP is that I have absolutely no idea how much recording time I have left and I run out of space once in a while if I'm not cautious.

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jawbroken Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 707 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My System	It is also hard to get an idea of the time remaining with the variation in capture cards, etc and various bitrates (say on HD and SD DVB-T). But perhaps just a simple "Space remaining" label will be good. Perhaps this is already possible through skinning? But MediaPortal would need to supply the space remaining, as it does with the Time, Date, etc.

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jondmac Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes! that would be REALLY nice! Im missing that feature alot.