@KaraokeAmerica said:
Of course this begs the question: can you even run MULTIPLE tuners if they are the same type?
I have 2 Connects both connect to my primary server that both work. So yes you can have multiple of the same type connected to your DVR.
Once I cut the cord the Prime and Dual are useless.
Why would your Dual be useless? I have mine connected to my Antenna and can use it for recording my OTA channels.
Can I just buy a second Connect and add it to the DVR? I didn’t see anything about multiple in the procedure either. It allows you to add more than one, so will that work if they are the same TYPE, ie: both OTA?
Yes you could buy another Connect, or use your Dual.
How about multiple types of OTA tuners? If I bought an Extend would it work with my Connect on the same DVR? I was actually looking at that Connect Quatro as well. Can I add that to my existing DVR WITH my Connect?
I have 2 Connects, a Dual, and an Extend all connected to my Antenna. I also have a Prime connected to the incoming cable that also receives the same local channels on the same channel numbers as my OTA tuners, just from the cable instead of my Antenna.
Frankly, I think these limitations could be better or more obviously documented, particularly WITHIN the procedure guide.
This is confusing to me. Since when you set up the DVR you tell it your location and the Connect scans OTA I guess I was expecting that Plex DVR knew how to interpret these different denotations.
Plex uses your location and the connection type to pull the appropriate channels for the connection and guide data based on the selections. For example, my local NBC is on 10.1 OTA and channel 3 for those with a cable box but is also on 10.1 for those without the box. If I choose cable then I would get the channel of 3 and my guide data would expect the recording to then be on channel 3, not 10.1.
If I run two servers on my network can I use the same account? DVR is a PlexPass feature.
Yes, you can use the same account. I currently have PMS on my Windows 10 Desktop, Windows 10 Laptop, Macbook Pro, Nvidia Shield, and an Ubuntu Virtual Machine. All running under the same account.
Is there any reason I couldn’t use the network location on my primary server as the location of my recordings from this second server? In other words when you tell it where your recorded TV goes, it’s across my network. That way the primary server would process it the same as it does now.
I would suggest using your laptop as a temporary storage location then at some point move the recordings to your primary desktop. I suggest this to not introduce issues with trying to record across the network to your desktop computer. Write the file once after the recording is complete instead of during the recording.
I use a one line script to move files from one storage location to another within my computer. I record to an old SSD and then move recordings when done to a HDD for permanent storage. My script is setup to run every 5 minutes so that shortly after recordings finish they are moved. My post processing can take anywhere from 3 - 13 minutes to run based on resolution and length of recording. I’m running on Windows and the one line looks like:
robocopy /MOVE /S “G:\TV_DVR” “F:\Recorded TV” /XD “G:\TV_DVR.grab”
This moves directories from G:\TV_DVR to F:\Recorded TV ignoring empty directories and excluding the G:\TV_DR.grab folder to not cause any recordings that are currently running to have issues.
