Will hdhomerun work in UK? To receive/record freesat channels.
Thanks
Not at the moment
@cismarine said:
Not at the moment
Uh think freeSAT works, freeview no.
EDIT: incorrect, freview works too.
You can get this HDHomeRun box from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/SiliconDust-HDHomeRun-Compatible-HDHR4-2DT--UK/dp/B00Y2JYZOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472751181&sr=8-1&keywords=hdhomerun
This will record digital terrestrial, OK so not freesat but this should surely work wth plex or is the plex channel guide only configured currently for US based channels?
There is information here on availability
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/225877427-Supported-DVR-Devices-and-Antennas
@surfnode @danjames92 Plex DVR indeed works in the UK and Freeview is supported. If Freeview doesn’t show up as an EPG source then try only using the first 3 characters from your postcode.
I too was excited by this news but need a freesat service (DVD-S2) as I am in a terrible black spot for terrestrial. Homerun were allegedly working on such a device (with 8 tuners apparently) that was slated for 2015 release but no such device ever appeared. I am holding out some hope that there is one in the works but if anyone has more information or can get it please shout.
Is anyone else having trouble getting the program guide to work during setup. No matter what I put for my postcode (3 characters, 4 characters, 7 characters) it does not get above 0%
Do you mean 0% initialising? Mine did that for about 1 hour before starting to download the EPG and took a further 6+ hours to complete.
No 0% on the screen immediately after the postcode where it tries to work out which EPG. Worked in seconds in Chrome. Never started working in Safari (both on Mac)
@surfnode said:
Will hdhomerun work in UK? To receive/record freesat channels.Thanks
I too am located where I have essentially no freeview access, and would really love to use freesat. Oh mighty Plex gods, can you please support a freesat box?
I’ve tried a Midlands postcode and a London postcode and refreshed a lot, waited a while, and still get 0% too. If someone has had success in the uk, what postcode did you use?
I used the first 3 characters of my post code. A full postcode didn’t work.
Works with SE26. But only if you use Chrome for setup. Safari on the Mac never gets above 0%
I have no problem. Enter only local 3 digital post code. You can check your postal code in the Global Post index: worldpostalcode.com/united-kingdom/
I guess my question is (hopefully) relevant here, but before I take the plunge on a HDHomeRun/Nvidia Shield combo (once the new Shield is released) will this Plex DVR function support HD channels? I know that may sound like a daft question, but I’m aware that the HD channels have some sort of DRM encryption. If I have to record/stream SD channels, this is a deal-breaker for me.
With Windows MCE in it’s final death spiral after more than 10 very good years together, I would love to see the new and exciting PLEX DVR extended to support SAT>IP and especially UK FreeSAT.
Please…don’t leave it too long, there’s a whole other world of opportunity waiting out there beyond HDHomeRun.
Solo
Anyone got this working properly with an HDHomeRun Connect and Freeview? The EPG options that come up are only BSkyB and FreeSat - doesn’t map particularly well to freeview - should be able to manually do so by guessing the channel short names, but it’s not ideal!
@NeeWii said:
Anyone got this working properly with an HDHomeRun Connect and Freeview? The EPG options that come up are only BSkyB and FreeSat - doesn’t map particularly well to freeview - should be able to manually do so by guessing the channel short names, but it’s not ideal!
Yup working fine here. At a guess you probably put your full postcode in? Try with the first 3 characters, you should be able to then select Freeview.
@WilhelmStroker said:
Yup working fine here. At a guess you probably put your full postcode in? Try with the first 3 characters, you should be able to then select Freeview.
This was the fix. Thanks!
