I DVR occasionally but not a whole lot. You need a TV tuner compatible with your Plex server, and you also need to subscribe<CUT>
to Plex Pass for premium features (or buy the lifetime Plex Pass membership - Sometimes they have a sale on that). When you
And also a HDHomerun Flex 4K (it's a network streaming tuner, which Plex works with as well):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092GCN9NL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title
I DVR occasionally but not a whole lot. You need a TV tuner
you better be right... for 200 bucks it better work LOL
been looking for something like this anyway so the missus can watch TV and i can watch it in the living room LOL
As for *capturing* local broadcasts, pretty much everything (local) is Ga> available these days (in high definition, no less) over the air; which Ga> can be received with an HDTV antenna (sort of like the old fashioned Ga> "rabbit ears" type thing).
Easy peasy - I used to use one of these:
https://youtu.be/mW9DRcv56yQ
There's a good video that was just published during "Plex Pro Week" that walks you though that:
https://youtu.be/Dzk48EK5zNY
I DVR occasionally but not a whole lot. You need a TV tuner compatible with your Plex server, and you also need to subscribe to Plex Pass for premium features (or buy the lifetime Plex Pass membership - Sometimes they have a sale on that). When you configure a TV tuner with Plex, it has a live TV function where you can view broadcast TV channels with it (Plex will stream it to your devices) - Plex has an interface similar to
a TV Guide where you can choose what channel/program to watch, and
there's an option to have it record TV shows/movies/other content being broadcast.
I have a couple TV Tuners set up with my Plex PC - An internal PCI
Express card: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DZSVLTW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_t
And also a HDHomerun Flex 4K (it's a network streaming tuner, which Plex works with as well): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092GCN9NL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_t
As for *capturing* local broadcasts, pretty much everything (local) is Ga>
Ahhhh - I've seen them before; didn't even think that I could sniff the airwaves w/ the new digital HDTV stuff. I didn't even think about that; thanks.
Super cool; some others already suggested the HDHomerun, but the Flex
4K is prolly just a better model. This is rad, and I think I'm gonna
add SOME TV tuner into my Plex setup.
While I don't 'want' for much thru cutting the cable cord, this would
be the final piece. I just want local news and some other local stuff
- sounds like I can iron it out w/ just a bit more hardware... have
most everything else in place.
As for *capturing* local broadcasts, pretty much everything (local) is Ga>> available these days (in high definition,
As for *capturing* local broadcasts, pretty much everything (local) is Ga>> no
less) over the air; which Ga> can be received with an HDTV antenna (sort of like the old fashioned Ga>> "rabbit ears"
thing).
Ahhhh - I've seen them before; didn't even think that I could sniff the airwaves w/ the new digital HDTV stuff. I didn't
even think about that; thanks.
Ahhh; thanks too - another option. Yea, I'm in the US but appreciate the info most. Thanks.
I have a couple TV Tuners set up with my Plex PC - An internal PCISuper cool; some others already suggested the HDHomerun, but the Flex 4K is prolly just a better model. This is rad, and I
Express card: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DZSVLTW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_t
And also a HDHomerun Flex 4K (it's a network streaming tuner, which Plex works with as well):
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092GCN9NL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_t
think I'm gonna add SOME TV tuner into my Plex setup.
While I don't 'want' for much thru cutting the cable cord, this would be the final piece. I just want local news and some
other local stuff - sounds like I can iron it out w/ just a bit more hardware... have most everything else in place.
We particularity like having access to over-the-air local
news for things like elections or other important events.
We're fortunate to be located smack dab between Toronto &
Buffalo so we get the best of both worlds (NBC, CBS, ABC,
PBS, CW, FOX, CBC, CHCH, CTV & CTV2, GLOBAL, CITY) as well
as their sub channels like GRIT, BOUNCE, ANTENNA, REWIND,
GET, LAFF, etc.
It's worth noting that you need Plex Pass to use the DVR functions if you wanted to record anything.
yea i literally got a flex 4k the other day, plugged it in the living room and it worked. the only issue i have is like everything else, IT DOESNT WORK ACROSS SUBNETS/VLANS!!!
so what you want to watch it on has to be on the same subnet as the damn box... it pisses me off, it's why i can't chromecast from my pc to the living room tv. I dont know why people can't just make a damn box that you can load their software up with and tell it... HERE IS THE IP ADDRESS ..... don't multicast search the bullshit.. pisses me off.
Sometimes Plex has a discount on the lifetime Plex Pass (buy once and
have access to it forever). Last I saw, normally it's $120, but a
few years ago they had it for $80, and I decided to go ahead and get
that.
Re: Re: Plex Broadcast Recording
By: Charles Blackburn to paulie420 on Sun Oct 09 2022 08:22 am
yea i literally got a flex 4k the other day, plugged it in the living room and it worked. the only issue i have is
like everything else, IT DOESNT WORK ACROSS SUBNETS/VLANS!!!
In addition to the HDHomerun, I also got a Hauppauge PCI Express tuner card for my Plex system, so it would have a tuner
that's always accessible. The downside is, the Hauppauge tuner doesn't tune in ATSC 3.0 channels.. Plex still doesn't yet
have support for ATSC 3.0 audio though, which is frustrating. With the HDHomerun, Plex can get the video for ATSC 3.0
channels but not the audio.
yea i have an older analog tv tuner card... a good ol' win pctv lol.... i may get a tv tuner card, but my issue is my plex is in a VM so yea.... too lazy to scrwe around with pci passthrough
The HDHomerun tuners are standalone devices and connect to your network,
and Plex is able to use those. I imagine Plex running in a VM could still make use of one of those.
I use the Nvidia Shields on all TVs to run the various apps. I used to have several HDHomerun cable card units back before I was 100% streaming and they worked very well. I'm sure the antenna/local channel version is nice as wel
I'm a huge fan of Tablo which I think is a clone of Hdhomerun, have
the net-version in the home-rack, streaming all of my TV's here for
the OTA stuff via AmazonFire. Works perfectly.
We have a "stacked" antenna with one pointing towards Toronto and the other towards Buffalo, it works well enough though it can sometimes cut out during bad weather.
The HDHomerun tuners are standalone devices and connect to your
network, and Plex is able to use those. I imagine Plex running in a
VM could still make use of one of those.
You can also use an Nvidia Shield to run all those various apps. It will run Plex, Kodi, HDHomerun, and all the main streaming apps.
Re: Re: Plex Broadcast Recording
By: Charles Blackburn to Nightfox on Sun Oct 09 2022 05:33 pm
yea i have an older analog tv tuner card... a good ol' win pctv lol.... i may get a tv tuner card, but my issue is my plex is in a VM so yea.... too lazy to scrwe around with pciThe HDHomerun tuners are standalone devices and connect to your network, and Plex is able to use those. I imagine Plex running in a VM could still make use of one of those.
passthrough
On 11 Oct 22 09:46:04, Warpslide said the following to Atreyu:
The Tablo runs warm and sometimes looses the USB-connected hard drive; wishing stuff could be PVR'd to a Nas or network share instead of USB. Once in awhile the whole unit just drops off
the network. Just vanishes to nowhereville
until its power cycled. Debating on putting it on a mechanical outlet timer.
I'm a huge fan of Tablo which I think is a clone of Hdhomerun, have the net-version in the home-rack, streaming all of my TV's here for the OTA stuff via Amazon Fire. Works perfectly.
That's what we have going here as well. A 4 tuner box which gets worryingly hot, but were told that that's normal. We put thick rubber feet on the bottom and made sure it has plenty of space on all sides to that it can breathe.
I bought a Tablo network TV tuner last year, and I thought it was actually fairly nice. I heard Tablo doesn't tune ATSC 3.0 channels though, which is the main reason I returned my Tablo and bought a HDHomerun Flex 4K. I thoug the Tablo app had a bit better/more intuitive UI though.
Also, Plex can use the HDHomerun, but it seemed Plex didn't detect the Tablo and wasn't able to make use of it.
you could put it on a bootbox and reboot it from your armchair over the network :D I did that with the kids computer when he was younger and refuse to go to bed
he's fine now LOL
Well as I wrote elsewhere here, I'd love it if Tablo could store PVR recordings on an SMB/Samba share on my Nas drives instead of the flakey USB external thats on there now. Does HD-Homerun do that? I may be
What is PVR? I know DVR is Digital Video Recorder, but I'm unfamiliar with
What is PVR? I know DVR is Digital Video Recorder, but I'm
unfamiliar with the term PVR.
What is PVR? I know DVR is Digital Video Recorder, but I'm
unfamiliar with
OLD term ... BEFORE DVR ... (Personal Video Recorder)
What is PVR? I know DVR is Digital Video Recorder, but I'm
unfamiliar with the term PVR.
PVR = Personal Video Recorder
It was popularized by Bell Canada here when they first came out with their satellite TV service. PVR is the same thing as DVR.
What is PVR? I know DVR is Digital Video Recorder, but I'm unfamiliar with the term PVR.
PVR = Personal Video Recorder
It was popularized by Bell Canada here when they first came out with th
I'm a huge fan of Tablo which I think is a clone of Hdhomerun, have the net-version in the home-rack, streaming all of my TV's here for the OTA stuff via Amazon Fire. Works perfectly.
As far as the Plex client app & others, I don't have an Nvidia Shield, but
I do have a couple of Roku devices which run all those apps. Does the
Nvidia Shield do something that Roku & other platforms don't?
Well as I wrote elsewhere here, I'd love it if Tablo could store PVR recordings on an SMB/Samba share on my Nas drives instead of the flakey
USB external thats on there now. Does HD-Homerun do that? I may be misunderstanding your explanation. I vaguely remember looking at Plex a
long time ago but just settled for the VLC app. Its good enough for the moderate- sized collection of goodies here.
As far as the Plex client app & others, I don't have an Nvidia
Shield, but I do have a couple of Roku devices which run all those
apps. Does the Nvidia Shield do something that Roku & other platforms
don't?
You can hook up gaming controllers to the Shield and play games on it. It also has bluetooth, which is what the remote uses to communicate with it.
Do you have to pay anything for TV guide data farther out than 24 hours? I have never heard of Tablo, thanks for sharing the info.
I think Pluto and Tubi offer some limited local channels. Around here, our local channels are all crap "news" channels that I'm fine with not having.
Speaking of saving shows, I just used Allavsoft to download all the series t several old TV shows from the 80s from both Tubi and Pluto TV. This helps feed my data hoarding itch.
I was using Locast to stream local channels for free until they were sued and had to terminate their service.
Ah, interesting. I looked it up and I see it runs Android. I'd heard of
the Nvidia Shield but I didn't really know much about it. Sony tried something like that once (with their NSZ-GT1) - They had an Android
TV-based smart blu-ray player that had a remote control shaped like a game controller, since they wanted it to basically be a gaming platform too.
Not sure but I think I can scroll the guide as far as a week in advance.
I don't think we have the same Pluto/Tubi experience in Canucksville.
I have 17 thousand DVD's of hoarding... half of it is stuff absolutely no longer available, anywhere, seriously. Collecting obscure TV shows from
the 80's and 90's was my "specialty" at one time. B-movies, exploitation flicks, foreign, almost every horror/scifi flick ever made was another.
I wish there was a hoarder "swap meet", that would be a good idea for an
app or website. Remember that episode of A&E Hoarders where the crazy grandma was spending every waking moment taping every single sleezy
talkshow and soap from the 80's to the 90's... on VHS. *THAT* is the type
of hoarding collection I'd gladly pay for and take the time to convert to MKV.
But it has to be a complete collection, no missing episodes. All or
nothing.
I was also using Locast until they had to terminate their service. I had just started using Locast earlier in 2021 and had given them a 1-year donation a couple weeks before they terminated..
What is PVR? I know DVR is Digital Video Recorder, but I'm unfamiliar
Same as DVR. Its likely a Canuck mannerism...
What is PVR? I know DVR is Digital Video Recorder, but I'm unfamili
Same as DVR. Its likely a Canuck mannerism...
Its really, Professional Video Recorder, won't record an amateur video :P
Its really, Professional Video Recorder, won't record an amateur video
Canuck shows are all amateur...
Canuck shows are all amateur...
Plex can also be used as a DVR to record broadcast TV content, so it Ni> helps to keep it turned on for that too (though I don't DVR much these Ni> days)..
paulie420 wrote to Nightfox <=-h
Plex can also be used as a DVR to record broadcast TV content, so it Ni>
elps to keep it turned on for that too (though I don't DVR much
these Ni> days)..
I read that you don't do it much anymore, but... how does one
record broadcast TV thru Plex - or I guess the better question is
how can I capture (and then record w/ Plex) broadcast TV?? Reason
I ask is that I use streaming and don't have any cable internet
these days, and I've long been l00king for a solution to simply
get Portland (local) news broadcasts daily - with no good fix...
for 5 years.
I read that you don't do it much anymore, but... how does one record broadcast TV thru Plex - or I guess the better question is
how
can I capture (and then record w/ Plex) broadcast TV?? Reason I ask is that I use streaming and don't have any cable internet
these
days, and I've long been l00king for a solution to simply get Portland (local) news broadcasts daily - with no good fix... for 5
years.
I read that you don't do it much anymore, but... how does one record broadcast TV thru Plex - or I guess the better question is how can I capture (and then record w/ Plex) broadcast TV??
I read that you don't do it much anymore, but... how does one record broadcast TV thru Plex - or I guess the better
question is how
can I capture (and then record w/ Plex) broadcast TV?? Reason I ask is that I use streaming and don't have any cable
internet these
days, and I've long been l00king for a solution to simply get Portland (local) news broadcasts daily - with no good
fix... for 5 years.
Plex can also be used as a DVR to record broadcast TV content, so it Ni> h
I read that you don't do it much anymore, but... how does one record broadcast TV thru Plex - or I guess the better question is how can I capture (and then record w/ Plex) broadcast TV?? Reason I ask is that I use streaming and don't have any cable internet these days, and I've long been l00king for a solution to simply get Portland (local) news broadcasts daily - with no good fix... for 5 years.
Do you have to pay anything for TV guide data farther out than 24
hours? I have never heard of Tablo, thanks for sharing the info.
Canuck shows are all amateur...
That my friend is a bit harsh...
It might as well have been produced by the AV club of a high school in Ottawa.
It's kind of true. You can just tell when it's a Canadian show based on the quality of production. A lot of US movies & TV shows are filmed
in Canada due to the tax breaks (a lot of Gotham was filmed in my
city), and those look awesome. A Canadian show filmed in the same
city just isn't the same.
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