iPad Pro Trying to figure out how many 4k movies and tv shows one can store on a 2 TB iPad in general ? I know I know no point in 4k but I disagree

[max2]

I normally don't rewatch too much so most of the local content will be new 4k content.

 

[Zmmyt]

I constantly stream movies from my Mini to my TV, not in 4K though, since my TV is only HD. Makes perfect sense to store 4K movies if your TV is capable of displaying them.

If you know how much space a movie takes up you could easily calculate how many you’d be able to store locally.

 

[sracer]

I normally don't rewatch too much so most of the local content will be new 4k content.

If these are videos you are encoding yourself, what codec do you use? What bitrate do you use? What is the source material? (the noisier the source, the less effective the compression)

Encode a 4K film using whatever process you typically use. Take the resulting file size and divide by the runtime (in minutes) of the film. That'll give you a rough per-minute estimate. Take the available free space on a 2TB iPad and divide that by the per-minute estimate to calculate the total number of minutes the iPad can store.

With this final figure in mind, you can then calculate which movies and TV shows can fit. Since there are no standard lengths for tv shows or films, it is not possible to give a blanket, "x" number of films or "y" number of tv episodes.

If the video will be displayed on an external 4K display then it can be helpful to have the video in 4K, but if the video will be viewed on the device itself, then it is unnecessary and will cause excessive battery drain.

 

[laptech]

I have a number of 4k movies that are between 1hr and 2 hr long. They range in file size from 3Gb to 5Gb. I think you will find the majority of 4K movies are around those file sizes.

 

[max2]

Thank you everyone.