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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 699125" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>Hi there Mick</p><p></p><p></p><p>That question is very open. DVB-S or DVB-T? PCI, PCIe or USB?</p><p></p><p></p><p>So far as I'm aware, getting any sort of TV server (eg. DVBLink TV Source, MediaPortal TV Server) to run in a virtual PC is basically impossible at this point. The biggest problem is that the hardware is virtualised, so you don't get access to PCI or PCIe tuners from within the virtual machine. You *might* be able to get a USB tuner working, but that is a <strong>big</strong> might. I really don't recommend it, and we (as a team) can't support that configuration.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Probably Windows 7. There would be a more clear advantage if you were running the MP frontend instead of XBMC. I'd say that this decision would be down to what works best with XBMC and the tuner/s that you settle on.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The million dollar question <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>In my opinion TV Server itself is *very* reliable. Personally, I have ZERO issues with it, but I don't have a wife or kids to keep happy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>Do you plan to put the system in standby/hibernate when you're not using it? Many tuners can have problems after a system wakes up. The tuner drivers are probably the biggest factor</p><p></p><p></p><p>Generally speaking you can use:</p><p>- WebEPG = built in "plugin" that scrapes websites. Australia is in the list of supported countries, but I don't know how many channels are actually supported and I don't know how reliable the data is.</p><p>- XMLTV = built in "plugin" for XMLTV support. I guess you could pay for Ice TV (I think that is what they call themselves?), write your own scraper or use someone elses with this.</p><p>- over-the-air EIT is supported. TV Server can be made to grab data from all muxes/transponders that you have access to while tuners are idle, or from the transponder you're timeshifting on while you're watching TV <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)).</p><p>- as far as I know, MHEG5 is not yet directly supported. You'll have to use XMLTV as a "middle man" with something like the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/epgcollector/" target="_blank">EPG Collector</a> if you want MHEG 5 data.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that I'm only a humble NZer. An Aussie would be able to give you a better idea of the best option.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The ForTheRecord plugin is probably your best bet for this.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Are you thinking of a particular device? DVB-IP is supported if that is what you mean...</p><p></p><p>Good luck <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 699125, member: 82144"] Hi there Mick That question is very open. DVB-S or DVB-T? PCI, PCIe or USB? So far as I'm aware, getting any sort of TV server (eg. DVBLink TV Source, MediaPortal TV Server) to run in a virtual PC is basically impossible at this point. The biggest problem is that the hardware is virtualised, so you don't get access to PCI or PCIe tuners from within the virtual machine. You *might* be able to get a USB tuner working, but that is a [B]big[/B] might. I really don't recommend it, and we (as a team) can't support that configuration. Probably Windows 7. There would be a more clear advantage if you were running the MP frontend instead of XBMC. I'd say that this decision would be down to what works best with XBMC and the tuner/s that you settle on. The million dollar question :) In my opinion TV Server itself is *very* reliable. Personally, I have ZERO issues with it, but I don't have a wife or kids to keep happy ;) Do you plan to put the system in standby/hibernate when you're not using it? Many tuners can have problems after a system wakes up. The tuner drivers are probably the biggest factor Generally speaking you can use: - WebEPG = built in "plugin" that scrapes websites. Australia is in the list of supported countries, but I don't know how many channels are actually supported and I don't know how reliable the data is. - XMLTV = built in "plugin" for XMLTV support. I guess you could pay for Ice TV (I think that is what they call themselves?), write your own scraper or use someone elses with this. - over-the-air EIT is supported. TV Server can be made to grab data from all muxes/transponders that you have access to while tuners are idle, or from the transponder you're timeshifting on while you're watching TV (:)). - as far as I know, MHEG5 is not yet directly supported. You'll have to use XMLTV as a "middle man" with something like the [URL="http://sourceforge.net/projects/epgcollector/"]EPG Collector[/URL] if you want MHEG 5 data. Keep in mind that I'm only a humble NZer. An Aussie would be able to give you a better idea of the best option. The ForTheRecord plugin is probably your best bet for this. Are you thinking of a particular device? DVB-IP is supported if that is what you mean... Good luck :) [/QUOTE]
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