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I have FIOS TV, and my RF cable is currently plugged into the TV. I'd like to take advantage of Live TV in XBMC, but I have no idea where to get started.
What kind of tuner do I need to get? I am limited to just USB tuners, but I am not really sure what to look for besides that.
Am I looking for something with QAM support? Or ATSC?
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2013-09-21, 06:10
(This post was last modified: 2013-09-21, 06:11 by Ned Scott.)
CableCard, most likely. An HDHomeRun Prime should work fine. It runs off the network and is very easy to set up in OpenELEC. Use the TVHeadend add-on for OpenELEC.
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I installed the TVHeadend addon, but I have no idea what to pick under "Add DVB Network"
The "Map DVB Services" stays disabled after the scan.
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I have Fios and I use NPVR with HDHOMERUN. I must say there was a large learning curve but i enjoy it. I am not watching live tv yet. (Because i havent found a client that i am happy with, i played with xbmc on appletv but i am not crazy about it.) But i schedule recordings via the web server interface and use mcebuddy to automatically transcode the shows to PLEX. Where i watch the shows from my Roku.
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I will check when i get home tonight an let you know. I am assuming its the same with NPVR.
