Ice TV - Ice Box
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I have subscribed to Ice TV for some years to provide the TV Guide and, as my Beyonwiz T4 PVR has just died,  I looked for a replacement.  Ice TV are selling a twin tuner PVR (you can purchase two for a four tuner) which is built on the Kodi platform.  My question is - would I be able to use this PVR to record from other Apps within Kodi such as Movies or TV series?  I have tried contacting IceTV but their support people must be on holiday. Does anyone have one of these Ice Box PVRs that can help.  (Note:  I am 78yrs old so if it is too complicated I will have to hire a teenager). Many Thanks. AJFC
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@AJFC

I've not heard of IceTV until now. It seems as if they are simply retransmitting the Free to Air channels. I don't see any premium type channels. Are there any?

I can't answer your specific questions, but have you considered installing the NextPVR server and using the NextPVR addon in Kodi to access it? It can be used to record programs, set up reminders, timers, recurring recordings etc.
Maybe @emveepee might have more knowledge.
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I never heard about IceTV before today, but from what I read it is simply an enhanced TV guide and scheduling service to some PVR device and an XMLTV provider to several PVR packages.  I read that the guide data is better than the OTA EPG data but not as good as Schedules Direct.  If there is a specific feature you are looking for let us know.

To understand the terminology I use a  little better maybe start on the Kodi wiki https://kodi.wiki/view/PVR

Then, depending on your expertise, you might first want  to look at the services available at https://i.mjh.nz  You could start by using IPTVSimple in Kodi with the channels and guide URLs.  Afterwards if you want full PVR with timeshifting, recordings, multi system support you can try a backend that supports IPTV.  If you can manage Linux or Docker you can try TVHeadend, NextPVR or MythTV, on Windows NextPVR and Mediaportal.  Other backends might support IPTV but I didn't use them.

Using any of those backends you can also migrate to a hardware solutions like Beyonwiz, in fact if you have the Hauppauge tuner from it I figure that would work on PC based system.  All of those can use OTA EPG data, Schedules Direct and an XMLTV, including IceTV data.

Another h/w solution to consider would be the Silicondust DVB-T HDHR it is well supported in Kodi backends.  Looking outside Kodi Emby Plex and Jellfyin are also options.

Martin
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Thank you both for your comprehensive reply, which underlines my lack of knowledge in this area.  I shall take your advice and do some study on the areas you supplied -I just hope I can get through it before I reach 100yrs.  Thanks again. Tony
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The simplicity of a dedicated PVR is convenient but it comes at a price. Setting up NextPVR on Windows isn't much harder than on most dedicated PVR's.   If you watch the first few minutes here you will see what I mean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFzblofb-w  For many users the DVB OTA guide will suffice for setting up with Kodi, but you can with a few more step use your IceTV guide data or if you really want to continue with a paid EPG service I strongly recommend Schedules Direct.  

Many DVB-T tuners are supported but for simplicity and portability maybe focus research on the Silicondust DVB-T. 

Later on you can move to Linux as a backend for NextPVR or TVHeadend ignore that for now.

Martin
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Thank You Martin - much appreciated.  Tony
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