How long should i be able to pause `Live TV` for ?

[LBDan]

Hello All

Any ideas on how long i should be able to pause Live TV for ? There is about 30 hours left on the V+ box recording space if thats relevant ?

Cheers

 

[essjay]

It depends on whether it is an SD or HD channel.

SD around 40 mins SD is around 20 mins.

 

[Flimber]

I've done around an hour and a half quite a few times...

 

[LBDan]

An hour and a half ? how much programming was in your planner ?

anyhow , thanks both ,will test it again later , thing is , we try not to use live pause too much because normally the box , which makes noises like it was made in about 1974 , cant seem to handle it with giving dead pixel type things when you start playing again

 

[Boostrail]

I agree with Flimber and have also paused-rewound live TV for over an hour but HD is only 20 -30 mins. But as the programme is I believe recorded in the same format as the incoming digital stream I suspect this may be dependent on the bit rate of the channel?

 

[dante01]

… which makes noises like it was made in about 1974

Ah yes, I remember 1975 fondly. Things got a lot quieter that year

 

[Flimber]

An hour and a half ? how much programming was in your planner ?

...

Rarely less than 70 hours.

 

[Boostrail]

Rarely less than 70 hours.

I do not think what is in your planner is relevant to pause/rewind times as this is done in a partioned reserved space on the HDD

 

[def]

You're supposed to be able to pause up to 79 mins. Don't know why, seems a bit arbitrary, but that's what I've always been told (and done)

 

[rn143]

It depends on whether it is an SD or HD channel.

SD around 40 mins SD is around 20 mins.

Wasn't it 90 minutes when TVDrive launched? I'm sure it was one of the extra features you got over a Sky+ box.

 

[metalguru]

how long can you hold your breath?

Why don't you try arron9111, maybe it will curtail your stupid comments on various threads

 

[Boostrail]

Why don't you try arron9111, maybe it will curtail your stupid comments on various threads

looks like arron911's posts have all been removed by mods

 

[LBDan]

good work mods...

our box is incredibly noisy , and we have about 65 hours free !