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2012-04-10, 08:51
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-10, 08:52 by alan.)
XMBC is one of the famous media center softwares for HTPC. I like it very much. The only shortcoming in windows system is watching live TV by TV card. Does the lastest version XMBC support TV card directly? If it supports, how to set up and play? Your rapid response is highly appreciated.
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XBMC PVR connects to a tv backend server which has to support the tv card. The tv server can run on the same machine as XBMC or somewhere else.
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And the 'backend' will also depend on what type of tuner you are using. I am in the U.S. and use Hauppauge Colossus tuners with MediaPortal, FTR (For The Record) and a PVR build of XBMC.
Backends:
MediaPortal supports many types of Analog & Digital cards.
FTR Argus supports Digital & ATSC/QAM cards.
MythTV - See their website for cards supported.
TVHeadEnd - See their website for cards supported.
VDR - See their website for cards supported.
XBMC is very unique in how it supports multiple back-ends, giving the user the freedom to choose a backend that fits their system.
Good luck!
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2012-04-11, 15:15
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Hi all,
Thanks for your detail explanation. I understand, but I usually use dvbviewer to watch Live TV on my HTPC. My TV card is Prof8000 DVB-S2. Does Dvbviewer can be a TV backend server for XMBC? if yes, could you please advise how to make it happen? Thank you very much.
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Hi da-anda,
Thanks a lot for your reply. It seems that currently watching live TV by TV card in XMBC is kind of complex to me. Is there any development plan to have XMBC support TV card directly, in order wards, we can simply scan live TV channels in XMBC just like Dvbviewer as long as the TV card is installed correctly?