[primaeval]

Thanks!

My goal is to have an instance of Kodi running on my PC that just records shows and puts them into a windows share, then allow the TVs in my house (each with firesticks) to access the files.

For the TVs with firesticks, what do you suggest I use to play the recorded files?  Should I install the IPTV recorder plugin on each one or just use the "Files" selection in Kodi?  Or maybe there is another simpler app I should use to view (seems like overkill to install Kodi on each firestick just to view the videos).  Thoughts or suggestions?  For live TV viewing I use TiviMate but there doesn't appear to be an option to access videos from a windows share.    

I've never owned a Fire Stick so I don't know specifically.

Personally I have a linux server on an old laptop and use Emby to serve up videos to android devices.
I've just come across Jellyfin. That looks interesting. It is a completely free fork of Emby.
https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin

For any iptv streams I want to reliably record I actually use tvheadend on the server but it is tricky to set up.
IPTV Recorder can also record addon streams.

I always get frustrated with playing videos on Android.
Kodi takes too long to load.
MX Player is great for playing but not for navigating network streams.

VLC should be good but I always fall back to MX Player.
[EDIT] For the ts files from IPTV Recorder, VLC is probably the easiest way to access them without using Kodi.
If you use Kodi you could point to the same recordings folder and get the extra info from the json files.

My favourite way is to make a simple web server for videos with thumbnails and play them in a <video> tag.
Chrome on Android can play most video formats or hand playback off to MX Player.
Then you have complete control over the presentation.   

Tried VLC but it didn't seem to recognize the .json folders.. Was hoping it would pull the description, etc.

The Kodi / Videos /Files interface would be fine, but for some reason it doesn't see the json data either (It just says "No information available").  What's strange is if I go to Addons / IPTV Recorder / Recordings that info is there.  Any idea why that would be?

Thanks,
Dan 

The json info is a custom format just for the IPTV Recorder and the Recordings folder view.
I was going to make it an nfo file that was compatible with Kodi and other media players but there was some problem. I can't remember what. I'll take another look some time.

You can usually record straight to mp4 but you probably won't be able to watch the recording at the same time reliably.
The length of the recording won't update as you watch it.
mp4 might be easier for some media players.
Change
Settings \ Jobs and Rules \ ffmpeg file extension
from ts to mp4

I tried Jellyfin earlier and it couldn't find ts files.
The internal player was stuttering too. I had to use MX Player or VLC as an external player.
It is good for organising your media library though and has free clients for Android and Android TV.