NEXTPVR VS MEDIAPORTAL VS ARGUS 2015 FULL
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but as they were being recorded 'by' and 'on' the backend that was not a concern.

NEXTPVR VS MEDIAPORTAL VS ARGUS 2015 TV

I went to watch the TV with SWMBO and set another channel to record while watching there.īoth client systems were shut down before the two recordings were ended.

NEXTPVR VS MEDIAPORTAL VS ARGUS 2015 PC

I hit 'record' on Kodi on the PC and then shut down the PC. The other night I was watching a TV channel on my PC while SWMBO was watching a different channel on a TV. TVheadend takes care of all the tuner and EPG stuff, so I never had to go near it after the initial set up except to map a channel change. So it seems the P4 is more stable than the router or the Pi Also the router I am using for the media LAN had to be rebooted once. I have a R-Pi2 at one of the TVs as client device and that has 'locked up' once I believe, during that time. It has regularly been serving two TVs with HD video/LiveTV during that period. So it has not been off nor rebooted in that time. Im hoping to get to a more appliance like state now if i can!Īll I can really ad to my previous post is that the backend I am using now (P4 dual core 3Ghz) is coping admirably. There was also no way to figure out whcih channel was moved without flicking through and noting which ones were gone black! Reboots: Pi2 once in 12 days router once in 12 days Backend P4 never in 12 days. would depend on the client device I reckon, and the Pi will be a bit slower than something more powerful, but hardly noticeable. they are reasonably obvious because they are not 'mapped' to the channel list. Transponders are automatically scanned in the background so new channels get listed as well as those moving transponder. A couple of mouse clicks and all is well.

NEXTPVR VS MEDIAPORTAL VS ARGUS 2015 SERIES

I was wondering could you share your experience with this type of setup (epg reliability & setup, transponder rescans, series linking, channel changes, black screens, reboots, etc)Įvery once in a while, when I become aware of channels changing transponder, I log into the backend PC using a browser and have a look for channels listed which I have not 'mapped' in Tvheadend. Have xbmc (openelec) running on an arctic mc001 in the front room and am hoping to ditch UPC altogether and just get eircom broadband in with saorview/freesat They are more likely available elsewhere for much less. I paid just €121.80 and €115.80 for the cards from Dabs. it gets itself in a knot at times and has to be restarted. The only problem I have had is with my router. I like that all recordings are saved on the one device and can be viewed from any device connected to it. Hope that explains the previous and present set ups. no idea about that as I do not use MS software. Of course if you want to run Windows on the thing then your hardware requirements are likely to jump somewhat. I, foolishly IMO, spent heavily on the HTPC whereas I could easily have set up separate devices for about half the price, using a discarded P4 for the backend. Now the 'server' box can be put out of the way, have as much (and more) cooling as it needs without noise interference. The HTPC case did not provide it without too much noise. The two dual cards do generate heat and need an airflow over them. The main reason for the change is that no matter what I did about the HTPC, it still needed some cooling and it could be heard (although low). new R-Pi 2 ordered for one TV so will see how that goes. Actually it will also display Live SD TV but breaks up on HD Live TV.Īll TVs now get a client device. This has 8MB graphics on board so is good for set up etc. The change I have made now is to run the cards in a low powered (P4) server/backend box.

VLC with HTSP plugin is an easy-to-use player on a device without Kodi installed.

NEXTPVR VS MEDIAPORTAL VS ARGUS 2015 FULL

Original set up was a full HTPC box under the main TV feeding that TV from HDMI, with other client devices on bedroom & kitchen TVs etc.Īll of the devices, including the HTPC running Openelec/Kodi.Īlso all PCs, tablets etc in the house could use the system. now have newer cards (previous HTPC passed on) 6281 & 6982.

Nextpvr vs mediaportal vs argus 2015