I was confused about the licensing. It looks like you buy it but don’t activate the license right away. You can return it if it’s not licensed. Or something like that because there’s a disclaimer that returns aren’t accepted if the software is activated. I’ll ponder it more this weekend.
@iPhonedation – Did you keep it or stop using it? If you didn’t like it, what was it that Plex could do better?
@lmolter - I was playing with all that I could try on my (some 20+ months ago) QNAP device to replace my self built vdr+plex+kodi server.
I tried DVBLink and TVH. As TVH has a nice client for tvOS aswell, I ended up with it. It is free also, but very complicated to set up… even though I have been tinkering with DVB video and ultimately vdr for 12 years before, compiling it myself, building packages, writing scripts etc.
The LiveTV experience of Plex on aTV is below my wife’s expectation as well, so she sticks to tvhClients (the aTV client for TVH). But I am nearly sure that this will evolve. Over time.
@iPhonedation – Did you ever try the HDHR DVR? I’m using that as a backup till Plex or otherwise comes to the rescue. Interlace mess on Amazon devices. No Roku support. Sorry if I’ve mentioned these facts numerous times across this forum. As far as tvh goes, I could probably handle its installation, but with everything else going on, I need (semi) instant gratification.
hi @lmolter ,
nono, I have no HDHR device - i never had. As I am in Germany, I am using DVB hardware for nearly 15 years now. I recently (2015) switched to a SAT>IP server for DVB_C (digital devices OctopusNet A8).
Before I went after including IPTV streams and getting rid of a linux PC underneath the tv in the living room, I was using a linux based software called VDR. When we decided to move into a new apartment my wife “forced” me to reduce the hardware and cables (“its so ugly”) and hence I was trying to only use the AppleTV as client.
When Plex announced the DVR I was testing it and I already saw that LiveTV is close the way the implemented it, so I looked fo way to come to my one-client solution. Thanks to @jkaberg we had the tvhProxy solution pretty fast and here I am.
For recordings:
DVB-C->SAT>IP->tvh->PROXY->Plex->Clients (iOS and AppleTV4)
For LiveTV:
DVB-C->SAT>IP->tvh->AppleTV (tvhClient)
Works nicely. But you can achieve the same with DVBLogic, though (as stated above) I am not sure if/how their client for TV is/are.
Cheers
Alex
@iPhonedation said:
hi @lmolter ,nono, I have no HDHR device - i never had. As I am in Germany, I am using DVB hardware for nearly 15 years now. I recently (2015) switched to a SAT>IP server for DVB_C (digital devices OctopusNet A8).
Before I went after including IPTV streams and getting rid of a linux PC underneath the tv in the living room, I was using a linux based software called VDR. When we decided to move into a new apartment my wife “forced” me to reduce the hardware and cables (“its so ugly”) and hence I was trying to only use the AppleTV as client.
When Plex announced the DVR I was testing it and I already saw that LiveTV is close the way the implemented it, so I looked fo way to come to my one-client solution. Thanks to @jkaberg we had the tvhProxy solution pretty fast and here I am.
For recordings:
DVB-C->SAT>IP->tvh->PROXY->Plex->Clients (iOS and AppleTV4)For LiveTV:
DVB-C->SAT>IP->tvh->AppleTV (tvhClient)Works nicely. But you can achieve the same with DVBLogic, though (as stated above) I am not sure if/how their client for TV is/are.
Cheers
Alex
Hi Alex,
Will like to run TVHPROXY using Plex on windows7
The problem is can I run tvhproxy on windows? If so could you please explain?
Thanks
Hi @helio58,
I have no clue to be honest… Its a python program, so maybe with cygwin or simply in a VM (with linux underneath) you can run it?
Cheers
Alex
@iPhonedation said:
Hi @helio58,I have no clue to be honest… Its a python program, so maybe with cygwin or simply in a VM (with linux underneath) you can run it?
Cheers
Alex
Thanks will try with cygwin.
Got it working vm dietpi
I’ve used Plex / Plex DVR on a few different platforms so far.
Synology DS1815+
XPEnology
Server 2012 Essentials
The Synology DS1815+ has an Intel Atom C2538 SoC with 2GB
The XPEnology box has an Intel Core i5 2500K with 8GB
The Server 202 Essentials box has an Intel G3258 with 8GB
They all have their advantages and disadvantages. The Synology DS1815+ is very solid and reliable as a NAS overall but its Atom C2538 SoC is adequate at best for Plex. Once every few weeks Plex will lockup and restarting the package doesn’t help so I have to reboot the NAS.
I haven’t had that problem with Plex in Windows Server 2012 Essentials. In fact the server is more reliable overall with respect to Plex. I have to continue testing on XPEnology test box but as I recall I didn’t have any noteworthy Plex related issues with it.
My point is, sometimes the platform is the problem and as such moving to different software might not fix the issue.
That’s not to say that Plex doesn’t have its issues.
@Octavean – PMS doesn’t give me any trouble on my Synology NAS, at least on the lockups. Can’t finish a recording to save its life, though. And as a result, it can’t be trusted for the upcoming TV season. I thought 1.9.0 would be the one to fix all ills. Not. Perhaps the recordings finish (haven’t actually recorded anything yet), but initial testing revealed that Plex still can’t use all available tuners. This is not good as SD and DVBLink products can. So, upon another member’s recommendation, I bought DVBLink. I’m on the trial phase of it so it can be ‘returned’ within the trial period. Slightly boogery to set up, but it has a grid layout. Holy smokes. Anyway, I’d like to use Plex for playback but haven’t had any luck with a post-record script to copy the recording to a Plex library.
Rambled a bit off topic, but to your point of the hardware being a possible source of the issues. Yes, if the hardware was responsible for transcoding or other post-processing. But I’m letting the Extend transcode and Plex just stores the file. So, for me, the only solution is to try different software to improve reliability. And… the only hardware that I have issues with are those danged Amazon Fire devices (TV or stick) with the interlacing artifacts. Both software solutions that work better than Plex (SD and DVBLink) don’t have Roku clients - hence the reason to copy the files to a Plex library after recording.
