Live TV/DVR Set Up?

General Discussions
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I am looking into purchasing a Plex Pass and using the live tv/dvr functionality and am look for advice on how to best set it up.

Currently I have my Plea Media Server set up on my desktop which is hard wired into my router via Ethernet. That Media Server is on my desktop with everything in an external portable hard drive.

What I’d like is to use the live tv/dvr with my tv in a room across the house but be able to record with the dvr to that external hard drive (whether in it’s current location or my second desktop next to my tv).

The TV has wifi/plex media player so that’s not an issue in itself.

I just can’t figure out which antenna/tuner to buy (my parents have cable so ideally I’d just record that instead of OTA).

Thanks in advance.

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HDHomeRun Prime for cable subscriptions. Plug your cable in one end and Ethernet to your router you should be good to go.

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@derato said:
HDHomeRun Prime for cable subscriptions. Plug your cable in one end and Ethernet to your router you should be good to go.

I saw on this page that WinTV-dualHD should work as well if I have a cable card I think (which it seems the HDHomeRun Prime would not need?)

How does the recording work?

Since it’s on the same network is it stored on the Plex Server automatically?

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@derato it appears that the HDHomeRun Prime has a usb input on the back.

Can I plug my external drive in there and record there?

I’m assuming I’d then need another for my other media for Plex.

Sorry for the basic questions.

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@jnjustice said:
@derato it appears that the HDHomeRun Prime has a usb input on the back.

Can I plug my external drive in there and record there?

Once the tuner is connected to the network via Ethernet, Plex should recognize it. You use Plex to set up the recordings. Your hard drive should be connected to your computer or your network, depending on your setup, it does not plug into the tuner. I believe you do need a cablecard for the PRIME. I use the EXTEND for OTA only.

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@derato said:

@jnjustice said:
@derato it appears that the HDHomeRun Prime has a usb input on the back.

Can I plug my external drive in there and record there?

Once the tuner is connected to the network via Ethernet, Plex should recognize it. You use Plex to set up the recordings. Your hard drive should be connected to your computer or your network, depending on your setup, it does not plug into the tuner. I believe you do need a cablecard for the PRIME. I use the EXTEND for OTA only.

Any idea if they extend would work with coax is no?