+- Kodi Community Forum (https://forum.kodi.tv)
+-- Forum: Support (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=33)
+--- Forum: General Support (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=111)
+---- Forum: Android (https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=164)
+---- Thread: Android Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top (/showthread.php?tid=156045)
Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - jntaylor1701 - 2013-02-13
In my shopping for an android set-top, I have seen some companies(like the jynxbox android hd) sell a usb tuner that will allow you to watch / record ATSC OTA.
Anyone here using one? Do you need a custom plug-in?
Re: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - fma965 - 2013-02-14
surrey you need to be running a back end?
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - jntaylor1701 - 2013-02-14
I don't know. I know XBMC needs a backend, but some vendors are stating that you can watch OTA with the usb tuner on the device itself.
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - Jhinta - 2013-02-17
? is there a backend then? or even a wip?
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - dual_HD - 2013-02-17
TV headend can support some Geniatech TV tuners on windows and linux, don't know if when will it support Android.
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - Ned Scott - 2013-02-17
There are backends that will run on ARM processors, but I don't know of any XBMC compatible backends that work on Android yet. Of course, you can run the backend on something else and then use XBMC frontend on Android, but it would be really awesome to have both running on Android.
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - Starstream - 2013-02-17
Someone could try asking Geniatech, to make their HiDTV app for Android compatible with XBMC PVR. It enables playback of DVB video streams but I cant recall if it records, it's been ages since I tried it last. It's included on the models which have an integrated DVB tuner on them though some of the MyGica USB tuners should also work. The T119 was bundled with some of the very first generation Geniatech boxes. You can grab various versions of the HiDTV app from over here if interested.
Of course such a solution may only work with boxes running Geniatech firmware if the DVB tuner drivers are only present in their builds.
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - dual_HD - 2013-02-24
Geniatech does have a few models of tv tuner for android,including t2 and s2 tuner,is there anybody who has other brand tuner working on android?
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - Gnomon - 2013-09-19
I'm using the ATSC software posted above from the XBMC Android forum, but when scanning for channels it doesn't seem to have a selection for Canada!
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - dual_HD - 2013-09-19
(2013-09-19, 20:14)Gnomon Wrote: I'm using the ATSC software posted above from the XBMC Android forum, but when scanning for channels it doesn't seem to have a selection for Canada!
Choose USA then, or Korea
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - albertkao - 2013-11-06
I am looking for a similar device - an USB ATSC tuner running on Android and XBMC to watch and record OTA.
Do anyone use any device successfully?
Does Geniatech USB ATSC tuner (mentioned in this thread) work on Android and XBMC?
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - dual_HD - 2013-11-06
(2013-11-06, 08:03)albertkao Wrote: I am looking for a similar device - an USB ATSC tuner running on Android and XBMC to watch and record OTA.As I know, works on Android by using an apk call HiDTV, but not XBMC yet
Do anyone use any device successfully?
Does Geniatech USB ATSC tuner (mentioned in this thread) work on Android and XBMC?
RE: Anyone using a USB tuner with Android set-top - Abbyya - 2015-01-24
Personally,if you want to watch/record ATSC, you just need an Android OTT with PVR function or IPTV. What you said i feel it will be inconvenient.