Very much so and I now have something which is incredibly powerful and can be accessed not only through my local network but remotely.
> On 27 Dec 2018, at 1:36 am, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wel cool my friend. Sounds like with this tuner and Plex you've kinda solved > the problem of Windows Media Center being gone. > > On 12/26/2018 12:43 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> As other list members may remember I bought a Silicondust TV Tuner a little >> while ago but have only now found the time to get the unit up and running. >> Silicondust specialise in TV tuners and several models are mode. >> Mine is the 4 tuner version so 4 FTA TV programmes can be viewed at once, 3 >> recorded at once whilst another is viewed and so on. >> The tuner is straight forward enough, just a small 4 inch square box with 3 >> connectors. >> One connector for your TV aerial, another for the DC power supply and the >> remainder is a LAN connector so the Tuner can connect to your Home network. >> Connection to the Home Network is the key here as the tuner is designed to >> stream around the house via the network. >> That means you can use Apps on your devices to call up a programme to watch >> at any time. >> For example I use VLC on my Android and IOS devices to select a channel to >> view. >> So that’s the very basics but what if you want to go further and actually >> view a programme guide and schedule recordings from there/ That can be done >> though it took me a little while to find an accessible way of doing this but >> I persisted and with the help of Google I’ve found a useable and accessible >> solution. >> Unfortunately the software that Silicondust bundles with their TV tuners is >> extremely grotty and even reviewers suggest a third party alternative. >> One of these alternatives just happens to be the Plex Media Server with a >> Plex Pass which I already have. >> Setting up Plex to recognise the Silicondust TV Tuner was easier than I >> expected. >> All I had to do was select PVR from the settings menu and I was guided >> through the setup thanks to a wizard in the HTML interface. >> The wizard detected the connected tuner and even did the channel scanning >> after I had specified my location and world region. >> Plex then gave me a choice of local tV Programe guides for my region and >> then commenced the download of the guide which took a little time. >> The guide is presented in the HTML interface though manipulating the guide >> may take some getting used to depending on how the guide is actually >> presented on screen. >> Recording is a snap, just press the Record button next to the programme you >> wish to schedule. >> A dialogue box then pops up so you may choose to record a series or just >> that one particular episode etc. >> You can choose where the recordings are stored and they can go anywhere >> including NAS storage drives if you would prefer. >> So that’s as far as I’ve gone with the Silicondust tuner and I’ll write more >> as I discover. >> Apple TV users may also be in luck as there is an App/Subscription TV guide >> service called Channels which uses an Apple TV App. >> I don’t as yet have an Apple TV so I have no idea just how useable this App >> would be. >> Now that I know the Channels App is available I’m more tempted than ever to >> shell out on an Apple TV and and see what results I can get with the >> Channels and other Apps. >> >> >> > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1678): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/1678 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/28856291/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
