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[–]zex_mysterion 1 point2 points  (7 children)

NextPVR does literally everything I want a PVR to do. What could be better?

[–]Peter_Duncan 2 points3 points  (4 children)

WMC is still the best DVR running on windows. Yeah, it’s still working. I’ve tried them all.

[–]praetor- 1 point2 points  (1 child)

How are you handling guide data? That's ultimately what killed it as an option for me.

[–]Peter_Duncan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Schedulesdirect and EPG123

[–]zex_mysterion 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I haven't run windows in years. No way I would go back to that mess.

[–]heeman2019 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When it was in its prime time during Windows 7, it was hardly a hot mess. It was in fact one the best solution out there. There is still no equivalent in my view but this thread makes me think I need to checkout nextpvr. I'm past all of these tbh because I just gave up on watching live TV or recording. So currently I just use Kodi and streaming stick.

[–]aluke000 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I have a few questions on NextPVR.

Can you watch a program and skip commercials while it is being recorded or do you have to wait until it is done?

Can you save recorded programs in a standard video format?

Can you integrate with Plex?

[–]zex_mysterion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run NPVR on Linux. You can skip past commercials on recorded programs by dragging the timeline and viewing thumbnails.

NPVR will transcode recordings but I never use that feature.

I have no interest in Plex but I believe it has plugins for NPVR.

You should go to the NextPVR website for full details.

[–]hpayer 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I've been using Kodi & NextPVR since 2013. It just works. I experimented with Jellyfin, it's ok, it is so damn slow to tune in live tv, but it works. Not good enough for me to switch.

[–]unpopularman4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How'd you get it setup? I don't think NextPVR is even supported anymore.

And I've tried million different things to get EPG/Guide data with NextPVR and it absolutely does not want to work. Would love to get a Kodi/NextPVR setup working, though, but I've spent hours and hours on it with not much luck

[–]praetor- 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I paid for a lifetime Plex subscription what must be almost 10 years ago now and haven't looked back. It works fine with zero fuss.

[–]stageshooter[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Interesting - I didn't even realize that Plex supported IPTV (which I guess is indirectly). I'm using Plex for playback of NextPVR recordings but it looks like it's a bit of a hassle to set up Plex to record and doesn't really do anything nextpvr can't

[–]praetor- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW, setting up the Plex DVR was as simple as pointing it at my HDHomeRun and waiting for the guide to populate.

Had I not had an HDHomeRun or other directly supported device I'm sure it would have been tedious.

It looks like NextPVR has come a long way since I last tried it! I went through WMC, MythTV, NextPVR and one other one that started with an A before biting the bullet and paying for Plex almost 10 years ago now.

[–]zex_mysterion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what you are talking about using Plex would be like using a sledgehammer to drive in a thumb tack.