2013-12-22, 06:27
Hey! I've never tried to set up a PVR with XBMC before, so I have a few questions. I've got a dedicated server running Windows Server 2012 that I want to use for my PVR backend, and then I was going to get a couple Raspberry Pis for the various TVs in my house running OpenELEC. Here's what I'm wondering:
(1) Would a Ceton InfiniTV 4 or HDHomeRun Prime be sufficient for the server PC? My provider is Frontier; would that cause any problems with DRM?
(2) Can the PVR be managed by a server like that with the video being forwarded to various clients over a standard network?
(3) If the server acts as the back-end, would it be able to stream different channels to each Raspberry Pi? Would it be limited to the number of tuners the card can handle? Or would I only be able to watch one channel at a time across all clients?
(4) Will live TV be available from within XBMC, or would I need to switch to third-party software for that? I'm pretty sure that it would be, but, again, I'm new to this, and a lot of forum posts are equally dated and vague on the matter.
(5) Will time-jumping, recording, etc. be available?
I'd normally just experiment with everything to see what works and what doesn't, but I don't have a tuner card on-hand, so any help before I drop a couple hundred on one would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
(1) Would a Ceton InfiniTV 4 or HDHomeRun Prime be sufficient for the server PC? My provider is Frontier; would that cause any problems with DRM?
(2) Can the PVR be managed by a server like that with the video being forwarded to various clients over a standard network?
(3) If the server acts as the back-end, would it be able to stream different channels to each Raspberry Pi? Would it be limited to the number of tuners the card can handle? Or would I only be able to watch one channel at a time across all clients?
(4) Will live TV be available from within XBMC, or would I need to switch to third-party software for that? I'm pretty sure that it would be, but, again, I'm new to this, and a lot of forum posts are equally dated and vague on the matter.
(5) Will time-jumping, recording, etc. be available?
I'd normally just experiment with everything to see what works and what doesn't, but I don't have a tuner card on-hand, so any help before I drop a couple hundred on one would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!