DVBLink on Synology, anyone using this?

[8bit]

As the title suggests, is anyone using the DVBLink package for Synology? If so, what DVB-T2 adaptors are you using and how well does the whole thing work streaming to Android devices and/or Windows 7 Media Center? Any experience and pearls of wisdom welcome.

[onlynik]

Not yet, but there are a list here

http://www.synology.com/en-uk/support/faq/532

[dvblogic]

The list above is for Synology's own VideoStation (I am not sure if it is capable of receiving DVB-T2 broadcasts at all).

DVBLink supports PCTV 292e and TechnoTrend CT2-4400 tuners for DVB-T2 broadcast reception.

The list of the supported clients is available here:
http://dvblogic.com/wiki/index.php/DVBLink_Server_...

And if you have/take a Synology NAS capable of video transcoding (DS214Play or Intel Atom based NAS models) then you can also enjoy your live and recorded TV content on the go.

[PRTVR]

I tried it on my server, just dug out an old Freecom USB stick from the back of a draw, did not work at first but when I used the free trial software, it worked fine,
I had no use for it but thought oh another toy let's play

[onlynik]

Ok so I bought the Hauppauge nano USB TV stick.

It works OK, it was just a cheapy so only one tuner, plus the TV channels appliaction DVBLink source needs to be bought.

So I'm not sure I'd be going any further with it. Ideally I'd get an HD tuner with dual tuners, it also limits the NAS to being by the TV aerial.

[8bit]

Thanks nik. What are you using to view the feed on the client side? TV aerial proximity not a big deal in my case, my NAS lives in the lounge anyway.

[8bit]

OK just to update the thread, I got one of the recommended PCTV USB tuners and set it up with DVBLink on the Synology, seems to work well. You have to buy the DVBLink source software for aerial TV, and a licence for the EPG, the one I chose then required me to subscribe to the EPG provider's website for a year too, which was all a bit annoying.

However the costs aren't really that big and the whole thing works pretty well. I have the DVBLink software running on an HP Slate 21 Pro, it works well with VLC to render the video. Overall, happy with this as a solution and the wife can operate it which will make my life easier.

[onlynik]

8bit said:

Thanks nik. What are you using to view the feed on the client side? TV aerial proximity not a big deal in my case, my NAS lives in the lounge anyway.

Sorry, forgot about the post.

I was using XBMC to display live TV on my TV.

I may revisit this later and get a dual tuner HD one, but at the moment I won't be investing any more time with it.

[8bit]

onlynik said:

Sorry, forgot about the post.

I was using XBMC to display live TV on my TV.

I may revisit this later and get a dual tuner HD one, but at the moment I won't be investing any more time with it.

No worries. Right now the TV tuner drivers from DVBLogic don't work on DSM 5.1 so if you've already upgraded your NAS then you'll have to wait until DVBLogic sort their drivers out anyway. I'm holding off the DSM update until then.