How many 30 minute shows can I fit on a 4.7GB disk?

Question

I'm planning on recording some Seinfeld episodes through Windows Media Center, but I don't want to leave usable space on my disks.

Answer 1

depends on quality of movie;

the high quality 7mb/s - 9mb/s quality fit in maximum 30 minutes on 4.7GB DVD

the 3mb/s quality can fit in 1.5 hours so 3 x 30minutes DVD

if you reduce to VCD quality you can fit in 8 x 30 minutes movie

Answer 2

I would say 12-15 I record Stargate SG-1 onto a 8GB disk, they go for about 42 minutes each and I can get exactly 12 so I hope that helps you.

Answer 3

a 30 min show is probly around two hundred MB's. so maybve around 18 or so