Nine years ago I tried setting up MP TVServer. I didn't get far, so I ended up going with WMC for several years. Then for the past 2.5 years now I have been using Jriver and recently its TV recording engine is giving me issues, so I am strongly considering changing to MP. I have several questions before I go for it:
1. What file extension are tv shows recorded in? TS file? or?
2. Does commercial skipping work (using comskip markers)? Does the MP timeline show commercial markers? Can I toggle auto skipping off/on in real time?
3. I have nine HDHRP cable card tuners. The latest version of Jriver's recording engine is having difficulty recording 5 or 6 comcast mpeg2 HD channels, probably because they are writing two streams of every show. So recording 5 shows means writing 10 streams to the hard disk. As a result, what you get is random pixellation in the recordings. Does MP write two streams for every show? Is anyone successfully recording 6 or 8 full HD mpeg2 cable channels without problems?
4. Can I use Schedules Direct with MP? (don't ask, don't tell)
5. When playing tv shows, Can MP use madVR?
Server Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-H270M-D3H mATX
i5-7500 3.4GHz
16BG PC4-19200
OS drive: ADATA PCIe 128GB NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 (running at 5x SATAIII)
Data drive: WD WD30PURX 3TB (running at SATAIII)
GB LAN
NVIDIA GT640 hdmi to Denon AVR to Sony Tv
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
1. What file extension are tv shows recorded in? TS file? or?
2. Does commercial skipping work (using comskip markers)? Does the MP timeline show commercial markers? Can I toggle auto skipping off/on in real time?
3. I have nine HDHRP cable card tuners. The latest version of Jriver's recording engine is having difficulty recording 5 or 6 comcast mpeg2 HD channels, probably because they are writing two streams of every show. So recording 5 shows means writing 10 streams to the hard disk. As a result, what you get is random pixellation in the recordings. Does MP write two streams for every show? Is anyone successfully recording 6 or 8 full HD mpeg2 cable channels without problems?
4. Can I use Schedules Direct with MP? (don't ask, don't tell)
5. When playing tv shows, Can MP use madVR?
Server Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-H270M-D3H mATX
i5-7500 3.4GHz
16BG PC4-19200
OS drive: ADATA PCIe 128GB NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 (running at 5x SATAIII)
Data drive: WD WD30PURX 3TB (running at SATAIII)
GB LAN
NVIDIA GT640 hdmi to Denon AVR to Sony Tv
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit