Plex Supported USB tuners for Plex DVR attached to Synology DS

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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Hi, i have a DS916+ and am looking at getting TV/DVR through plex.
Rather than purchasing a HD Homerun device and having this separate, is there any working examples of the USB Tuners that are on plex’s supported list working when attached directly to the USB ports on the Synology?

Thanks

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Hi David

I am German and HomeRun devices are not offered here. I am using DVBLogic TVButler USB stick with Plex DVR and My Cloud PR4100. Works great as long as your TV signal is unencrypted.

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@david@davidreidphotography.com said:
Hi, i have a DS916+ and am looking at getting TV/DVR through plex.
Rather than purchasing a HD Homerun device and having this separate, is there any working examples of the USB Tuners that are on plex’s supported list working when attached directly to the USB ports on the Synology?

Thanks

You first must find a USB device supported by Synology. If they do not recognize the device at DSM startup, PMS can’t use it.

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@JoergAndreas said:

I am German and HomeRun devices are not offered here. I am using DVBLogic TVButler USB stick with Plex DVR and My Cloud PR4100. Works great as long as your TV signal is unencrypted.

@JoergAndreas I’d love to find out how you were able to install the drivers for that usb tuner? I also have a PR4100 and a lot of Hauppage tuners laying around that I would like to try out if I could only install the drivers or get the PR4100 to recognize them.

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Do you gents realize this is the Synology forum? Would you like me to move this to the WD forum?

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Ha, yeah, sidetrack

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I asked two questions. “Yeah” to which question? haha

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@matterpro said:

@JoergAndreas said:

I am German and HomeRun devices are not offered here. I am using DVBLogic TVButler USB stick with Plex DVR and My Cloud PR4100. Works great as long as your TV signal is unencrypted.

@JoergAndreas I’d love to find out how you were able to install the drivers for that usb tuner? I also have a PR4100 and a lot of Hauppage tuners laying around that I would like to try out if I could only install the drivers or get the PR4100 to recognize them.

Send you a PM - don’t want to hijack other forums :wink:

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@ChuckPA said:

You first must find a USB device supported by Synology. If they do not recognize the device at DSM startup, PMS can’t use it.

yes… and thats what im asking for…

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@JoergAndreas said:
Hi David

I am German and HomeRun devices are not offered here. I am using DVBLogic TVButler USB stick with Plex DVR and My Cloud PR4100. Works great as long as your TV signal is unencrypted.

Thanks - thats not a synology though right?

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@ChuckPA said:

You first must find a USB device supported by Synology. If they do not recognize the device at DSM startup, PMS can’t use it.

yes… and thats what im asking for…

LMGTFY: TV Recording | Video Station - Synology Knowledge Center

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in your original post, you said “You first must find a USB device supported by Synology. If they do not recognize the device at DSM startup, PMS can’t use it.”

and the link here: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/225877427-Supported-DVR-Devices-and-Antennas
only details the HD Homerun & DVBLogic TVButler 100TC is supported under “NAS”.//edit: for Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia (DVB-C/DVB-T/DVB-T2)

Therefore if i “first need to find a USB device supported by synology” is that all is required to have DVR function in plex?

It was a question which is asking if there is a USB option available for support as the plex site doesn’t say so, but your remarks seem to advise that as long as its supported by the NAS (as per synology page that you graciously linked) then it is supported.

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That is correct. Plex has limited support for a number of USB tuners. It’s not as nicely integrated as those which are officially supported but most do work.

I think it better if you look and ask in the DVR & Live TV section of the forum.

I’m not able to support you well at all because my only choice for television is satellite which is of course proprietary and can’t be used with Plex

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Hi,
so which DVB-C tuners are compatible both Plex&Synology?
Thanks

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Unfortunately, reading through Synology’s list of tuners doesn’t show any compatible DVB-C.

Please double check for your model.
https://www.synology.com/en-global/compatibility?search_by=products&model=DS1517%2B&category=usb_tv_dongles&p=1

The list of Plex supported tuners is here.

https://support.plex.tv/articles/225877427-supported-dvr-tuners-and-antennas/