TV Server - UK - IPTV? (2 Viewers)

[LeaUK]

Hi Robbo

Me thinking out aloud...

perhaps it' because I'm not convinced that all programmes can be caught up on on iPlayer, ITV etc.... maybe I should spend more time within their web front ends???

I also think they're just not so user friendly as a Freeview+ PVR, each having different interfaces, each having differing storage policies etc.

Perhaps I should just buy a Freeview+ PVR LOL!!!

Thanks for all your advice, much appreciated.
Lea

 

[robbo100]

Perhaps I should just buy a Freeview+ PVR LOL!!!

I couldn't have said it better myself.

A DVB-T card can be bought for less than £15 and will work perfectly with MediaPortal. Why not just go down that route, then you can use Online Videos for a backup in case you forget to schedule a recording! That is how everyone else uses MediaPortal.

Robbo100

 

[LeaUK]

£15 blimey, all I can see is around £50 from scan.co.uk....who are normally aggressive at pricing!

DVB-T - could be a great crimbo pressie ;-) perfect

Cheers
Lea

 

[robbo100]

Peak TV Tuner DVB-T PCI single channel- microdirect.co.uk

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Why have one when you can get 2

Peak PCI DVB-T TV Tuner, Dual Channel, Real Time and Scheduling Recording: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Works a treat, plus the bonus of recording 2 muxes.

 

[robbo100]

LeaUK,

One thing you also might find interesting, is that unlike other mediacentre software, MediaPortal will record/view the WHOLE Mux with a single tuner (WMC will only record/view a single channel from the Mux). This means that with 2 tuners (as suggested by Ray), you can record lots of channels simultaneously. Using Sandy Heath as an exampe (my local transmitter), if you tune to BBC1 to watch TV, you can (at the same time) also record all the following channls:

BBC Two England,
BBC Three
BBC Four
CBBC Channel
CBeebies
BBC News
BBC Parliament
BBC Red Button, 301 301
BBC Radio 1
BBC 1Xtra
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
BBC 6 Music
BBC Radio 4 Extra
BBC Asian Network
BBC World Service

With the second tuner, you could then record all these too (at the same time):
ITV 1 (Anglia West)
Channel 4 South ads
Channel 5 Part Network ads
ITV 2
Channel 4+1 South ads
More 4
E4
ITV 1 +1 (ITV Meridian Southampton
Rabbit
Gay Rabbit



Pretty cool eh? (no jokes about me watching Rabbit or Gay Rabbit please)

 

[LeaUK]

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

2 tuners is always good and being able to record the whole Mux on both, even better

What's your thoughts on USB devices, it's just that I 'may' change my HTPC case to something like ZBox mini HTPC - Detailed item view - Custom built Home Theatre PCs from my-HTPC

Also, are there any combo cards that support DVB-T and DVB-S (and pref HD)? I have both feeds but this would give total flexibility...

One last thing (sorry), what makes the card compatible with MediaPortal...is there an HCL list?

Big thanks
Lea

 

[robbo100]

Anything with a BDA driver is supported.

USB devices are fine. The faster the device that is connected, the quicker the channel changes will be, but USB will work with no problem.

There are plenty of combo cards. Look at the BlackGold website, they are all BDA devices.

 

[LeaUK]

Thanks guys

Think it's going to be:

Compro Technology, Inc.

 

[robbo100]

I just want to check - but you know you won't get HD TV over the aerial with this don't you? You will only get Standard Definition via DVB-T in the UK. If you want to get HD, then you need a device that is DVB-T2.

Robbo100