The length of the recording time an IDE type HDD can record, is decided by the following factors:
1) the space of HDD 2) the recording rate 3) the recording quality (resulution).

NTSC System (for 4 channel contineous recording):

Recording Rate (fps)
30
15
8
4
2
1
Recording
Quality
Multiplex
Best
50 hr
100 hr
187 hr
375 hr
750 hr
1500 hr
High
62 hr
125 hr
235 hr
468 hr
937 hr
1875 hr
Normal
100 hr
200 hr
375 hr
750 hr
1500 hr
2998 hr
Basic
167 hr
333 hr
625 hr
1250 hr
2498 hr
4996 hr
Quad-Field
Best
48 hr
95 hr
178 hr
356 hr
712 hr
1425 hr
High
59 hr
118 hr
223 hr
445 hr
890 hr
1781 hr
Normal
95 hr
190 hr
356 hr
712 hr
1425 hr
2848 hr
Basic
158 hr
316 hr
594 hr
1187 hr
2373 hr
4746 hr
Quad-Frame
Best
24 hr
48 hr
89 hr
178 hr
356 hr
713 hr
High
30 hr
59 hr
112 hr
223 hr
445 hr
890 hr
Normal
48 hr
95 hr
178 hr
356 hr
713 hr
1424 hr
Basic
79 hr
158 hr
297 hr
594 hr
1187 hr
2373 hr
HDD Space
250 GB

PAL System (for 4 channel contineous recording):

Recording Rate (fps)
25
12
6
3
2
1
Recording
Quality
Multiplex
Best
50 hr
104 hr
210 hr
423 hr
633 hr
1266 hr
High
62 hr
131 hr
265 hr
527 hr
792 hr
1583 hr
Normal
102 hr
210 hr
422 hr
844 hr
1266 hr
2542 hr
Basic
168 hr
350 hr
704 hr
1406 hr
2110 hr
4218 hr
Quad-Field
Best
48 hr
98 hr
200 hr
400 hr
600 hr
1202 hr
High
58 hr
124 hr
251 hr
500 hr
752 hr
1503 hr
Normal
98 hr
200 hr
400 hr
800 hr
1202 hr
2414 hr
Basic
160 hr
332 hr
668 hr
1335 hr
2004 hr
4005 hr
Quad-Frame
Best
24 hr
50 hr
100 hr
200 hr
300 hr
600 hr
High
30 hr
62 hr
125 hr
250 hr
376 hr
751 hr
Normal
49 hr
100 hr
200 hr
400 hr
601 hr
1207 hr
Basic
80 hr
166 hr
334 hr
667 hr
1002 hr
2003 hr
HDD Space
250 GB

(For reference only)