Multi Room PVR?
Discussion
We have three LG smart TVs, and a Humax PVR, which I am happy to change if necessary.
Is there a way to be able to control the PVR from, and stream recordings to multiple TVs?
It's in the lounge. I'd like to be able to watch recordings (or set recordings) when in the kitchen, bedroom, study and so on. I presume, if it's even possible, that I could only stream to one tv at a time, because the PVR won'tlayteo files simultaneously. Is the soluton some kind of PC, or does somebody make what I want.
When I try Googling, all I seem to find is Sky multiroom. I don't want Sky. I have Freeview (for which we use the PVR), and we also have NowTV and Amazon Prime, but those are already available on all our smart tellies anyway.
Is there a way to be able to control the PVR from, and stream recordings to multiple TVs?
It's in the lounge. I'd like to be able to watch recordings (or set recordings) when in the kitchen, bedroom, study and so on. I presume, if it's even possible, that I could only stream to one tv at a time, because the PVR won'tlayteo files simultaneously. Is the soluton some kind of PC, or does somebody make what I want.
When I try Googling, all I seem to find is Sky multiroom. I don't want Sky. I have Freeview (for which we use the PVR), and we also have NowTV and Amazon Prime, but those are already available on all our smart tellies anyway.
chasingracecars said:
Thank you. I've looked at that, but I can't see anything the FVP series does that my existivg box can't do already.Doofus said:
Thank you. I've looked at that, but I can't see anything the FVP series does that my existivg box can't do already.
The FVP series allows you to stream the stream the image from the main box to another using the reciever option...https://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/freeview/h3-humax-h3...
chasingracecars said:
The FVP series allows you to stream the stream the image from the main box to another using the reciever option...
https://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/freeview/h3-humax-h3...
sorry, I'd missed that.https://www.humaxdirect.co.uk/freeview/h3-humax-h3...
Some sort of box I expect. I'm pretty sure you can do it with a multiplex and the video out from a TV, if the multiplex has capacity for two aerials.
But really that's an analogue solution. The best approach is to make the recordings available to any player as a file, then any device can access the file without having to be a TV. Can you get the files out of these things? To be honest, if you're able to record the shows yourself, you might as well just download them to a server as it's basically the same but much simpler to then make the show available to any device across your network.
Would be interested to know if any of these recorder boxes will let you access the files directly. Do they support DLNA for example?
But really that's an analogue solution. The best approach is to make the recordings available to any player as a file, then any device can access the file without having to be a TV. Can you get the files out of these things? To be honest, if you're able to record the shows yourself, you might as well just download them to a server as it's basically the same but much simpler to then make the show available to any device across your network.
Would be interested to know if any of these recorder boxes will let you access the files directly. Do they support DLNA for example?
paulrockliffe said:
Some sort of box I expect. I'm pretty sure you can do it with a multiplex and the video out from a TV, if the multiplex has capacity for two aerials.
But really that's an analogue solution. The best approach is to make the recordings available to any player as a file, then any device can access the file without having to be a TV. Can you get the files out of these things? To be honest, if you're able to record the shows yourself, you might as well just download them to a server as it's basically the same but much simpler to then make the show available to any device across your network.
Would be interested to know if any of these recorder boxes will let you access the files directly. Do they support DLNA for example?
No idea. I can remove recorded files, but it's a lengthy process, involving a USB stick. You mention a server as a throwaway remark, but it seems to be exactly the question I'm asking.But really that's an analogue solution. The best approach is to make the recordings available to any player as a file, then any device can access the file without having to be a TV. Can you get the files out of these things? To be honest, if you're able to record the shows yourself, you might as well just download them to a server as it's basically the same but much simpler to then make the show available to any device across your network.
Would be interested to know if any of these recorder boxes will let you access the files directly. Do they support DLNA for example?
paulrockliffe said:
Some sort of box I expect. I'm pretty sure you can do it with a multiplex and the video out from a TV, if the multiplex has capacity for two aerials.
But really that's an analogue solution. The best approach is to make the recordings available to any player as a file, then any device can access the file without having to be a TV. Can you get the files out of these things? To be honest, if you're able to record the shows yourself, you might as well just download them to a server as it's basically the same but much simpler to then make the show available to any device across your network.
Would be interested to know if any of these recorder boxes will let you access the files directly. Do they support DLNA for example?
Agreed, Sorry, slight post misinterpretation and following on from the Matrix idea. But really that's an analogue solution. The best approach is to make the recordings available to any player as a file, then any device can access the file without having to be a TV. Can you get the files out of these things? To be honest, if you're able to record the shows yourself, you might as well just download them to a server as it's basically the same but much simpler to then make the show available to any device across your network.
Would be interested to know if any of these recorder boxes will let you access the files directly. Do they support DLNA for example?
If you just wanted to watch in another room and no one in the main room watching something else you could do it this way, but if you wanted independant viewing then the solution would be the Humax solution that CR suggested.
Actually, I wonder if PLEX can see into a Humax, that might be interesting.
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Plex recently introduced PVR functionality, so if you get a Plex-compatible tuner you you use that and ditch the humax. You would need a suitable NAS, HP microservers are ideal for this. It would take a bit of setting up and configuring but would make for a versatile solution, you could even sync programs to your phone to watch offline (assuming the plex pvr allows for this, like it's other content)
talkssense said:
Honestly, I would just get sky q.
Who can be arsed with servers, plex etc when sky just does it so well and if you don’t go for sport, movies etc isn’t that expensive, especially when you look at the purchase prices of the kit you need for the other “solutions”
I don't want Sky.Who can be arsed with servers, plex etc when sky just does it so well and if you don’t go for sport, movies etc isn’t that expensive, especially when you look at the purchase prices of the kit you need for the other “solutions”
talkssense said:
Out of interest why not, when it is by a mile the best solution for what you have described?
Because I don't want another subscripton service. I never watch sort, and I'm happy with Freeview, NowTV and Amazon Prime (even though that is utter s
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