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Podcast size?

I will be buying a new Nano and need to determine whether to get an 8 or 16 GB. I will not use the thing for images. In terms of recorded sounds, my use will be primarily podcasts and a meditation CD (plus the FM radio). I'm trying to figure out the file sizes of podcasts but I generally do not see that listed. Is there something like an average size or a way of determining the size without actually downloading the thing?

Posted on Oct 23, 2010 4:17 AM

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Oct 24, 2010 1:07 PM in response to Markg2

Audio or video? The average hour-long audio podcast is about 25 MB.

Specifically it's .46 MB per minute assuming that, like most audio podcasts I've seen, it's encoded at 64kbps mono. If it's a stereo podcast, or at a higher bit rate, it will be bigger. As for video, I'm not sure as I've never downloaded a video podcast. The only way to know for sure is to just download it - you can always delete it.

Either way, it sounds like the 8 GB model will be fine for your needs.

Podcast size?

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