Hey I am going to be testing out switching out a windows media server that is currently doing all of my recordings. What i need to know is what is the best HDhomerun Tuner for plex. Keeping in mind i will only need to record 2 channels. How about their business solutions? is that worth spending the extra money on?
For the HD Extended does that make any differences with the hardware trans-code?
Also what format does the recorded tv output as? mpeg2 is what i keep reading but also .ts.
Thank you!
The file extension will be .ts The video stream in that will most often be mpeg2 but depends on the source.
The Extend can transcode the video stream for recording to h264 but it remains a .ts
not sure what you mean by business solutions
Most broadcasts in the US are mpeg2 video. Plex Records to a transport stream (ts) container that contains the audio/video. The HDHR Extend can be used to transcode the mpeg2 video received by antenna to h264 before sending to Plex. This can be beneficial especially for clients that can’t handle the mpeg2 video and need transcoded to h264. If it has already been transcoded by the Extend then there is less demand on the Plex Server when a client is watching the recorded content. There could still be some issues with some clients requiring transcoding due to not being able to handle interlaced video but that trancoding should not be as demanding on the Plex Server as having to transcode to h264 & deinterlace the video.
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Thanks guys, going with the HDHR Extended!
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