farside847 39 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Now that WMC is no longer downloading EPG data for me, I thought this might be a good time to find an alternative. I have been watching the threads around embyTV and it looks cool! As I understand it, embyTV can do all of the following: work with my HDHR Prime Cable Card tuner (dlna) work with my Charter cable source supports the streaming/transcoding of live TV supports the Roku client for live TV can record individual shows can set up season pass recording for favorite shows (new or re-runs) is stable (no crashes of emby server) Do all of my assumptions above sound right? Also, is there a guide on how to set this up the right way? If not maybe I should record my steps and write one Edited July 21, 2015 by farside847 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediacowboy 438 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 That is correct. I do not have Charter but Suddenlink and it works. The one thing you will need is a subscription to Schedules Direct. Which is $25 a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37049 Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 EmbyTV users, please see: http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/23532-305678/?p=230822 If anyone can help test it would be most appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifiaudio2 47 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) Hey just now found out about Emby TV despite being a long time Emby user. What are the likely advantages / disadvantages of Emby TV vs the Silicondust DVR? Both obviously use HDhomerun devices for the tuners. I am currently beta testing the HDHR DVR... dont like it much so far, especially with no grid style DVR. Both require $25-30 a year for the EPG, so that is similar. Does the EMby TV recording engine just reside on the EMBY server along with the rest of EMBY? What program is used to tune live TV and access the DVR? I think Live Channels was mentioned above. Does that mean the Google Live Channels app on my Shield works with this natively? Or only the Emby TV Android app? I am using it for USA OTA channels only, by the way. I have no cable subscription. And does this stream directly from the feed of the HDHR Connect tuners or require some sort of transcoding from the Emby server? And lastly, I assume if I want to test this I need to shut down the Silicondust HDHR record service on the server (same server Emby is installed on), lest they interact? Edited August 1, 2015 by hifiaudio2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l3rian 0 Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Does this work with Chromecast? I am unable to cast live channels from my phone to my TV. All other media works fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjalfe 6 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Can i use a HDhomerun HDHR3-EU with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Can i use a HDhomerun HDHR3-EU with this? If it is DLNA capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjalfe 6 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Sadly it does not have DLNA... Guess i have to keep my TVHeadend service running then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncb 17 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I have the original HDHR-US which also does not have DLNA. It would be great if you could get it working with the non-DLNA network tuners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I have the original HDHR-US which also does not have DLNA. It would be great if you could get it working with the non-DLNA network tuners. Sorry, but that is not likely. There is no API for that hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjalfe 6 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What if the HDhomerun software is installed on the same machine as the Emby server. Wouldn't it be possible to control the tuner without DLNA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifiaudio2 47 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 You will probably spend more of your time and money trying to find a workaround than just putting up the $70 it takes for a new HDHR Connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediacowboy 438 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 What if the HDhomerun software is installed on the same machine as the Emby server. Wouldn't it be possible to control the tuner without DLNA? I think this is due able as I believe this is how MediaPortal did it. It could be something the team looks at later down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fc7 123 Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 To get program data, you will need to sign up with Schedules Direct. All memberships come with a 7-day free trial. Direct from their website: The following membership levels are available: Member (extended trial)$6 2-month membership. Includes access to Listings Service. Good for those people who need more than the 7 day free trial but aren't quite ready to commit to a full year. Does not auto-renew. Only available to natural persons (no corporations). Member$25 1-year membership. Includes access to Listings Service. Does not auto-renew. Only available to natural persons (no corporations). What about people outside the US? For example I'm in Spain and would love to try EmbyTV with a HDHR Connect DVB-T tuner. From where would I get listings data/EPG? Is it possible to get it directly from the the DVB signal like a regular TV does? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjalfe 6 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I think this is due able as I believe this is how MediaPortal did it. It could be something the team looks at later down the road. Exactly! So it should be doable if someone with the skills could code it You will probably spend more of your time and money trying to find a workaround than just putting up the $70 it takes for a new HDHR Connect. Not looking for at work around, as it alreadu exists in using some PVR backend (TVHEADEND). I just think, that adding yet another component(3rd party software for PVR backend) gives yet another link which can be potentially misconfigured and ruin the experience. And further more, just buying new stuff isn't very green thinking. I do agree that u would be much faster just buying an already compatible model will be the faster solution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14910 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 What about people outside the US? For example I'm in Spain and would love to try EmbyTV with a HDHR Connect DVB-T tuner. From where would I get listings data/EPG? Is it possible to get it directly from the the DVB signal like a regular TV does? Thanks. http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/24470-epg-for-germany/?p=239440 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhg84 1 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Is it just me or the tuning time after a channel is selected about 5 to 10 seconds? Is this something that might be improved as the app matures or just the nature of having to deal with WMC no longer being included with windows 10. Trying to decide if I should stick it out with embytv or go back to windows 8 with serverWMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianG 11 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Is it just me or the tuning time after a channel is selected about 5 to 10 seconds? Is this something that might be improved as the app matures or just the nature of having to deal with WMC no longer being included with windows 10. Trying to decide if I should stick it out with embytv or go back to windows 8 with serverWMC Yeah, that seems to be my experience too. Probably has to do with having to transcode the stream and buffer a bit before displaying it. Personally, I don't mind; I see it as a small price to pay for having live TV available in any device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeETucker 0 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I currently have both Plex and Emby on my Linux HTPC, I have Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card (rev 02) built in also, this is then connected to my satellite, I tried to setup the live tv option last night, but it didn't give me any other option apart from HDHomerun, It would be great if I could fully utilize this. The live TV is the main reason I am trying Emby, as I want to be able to give up Plex and move to a more all in one option. Also can't wait to find out if the xbox one app is going to be finalized as this along with the live tv, will make my year. Keep up the good work guys and gals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37049 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 I currently have both Plex and Emby on my Linux HTPC, I have Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card (rev 02) built in also, this is then connected to my satellite, I tried to setup the live tv option last night, but it didn't give me any other option apart from HDHomerun, It would be great if I could fully utilize this. The live TV is the main reason I am trying Emby, as I want to be able to give up Plex and move to a more all in one option. Also can't wait to find out if the xbox one app is going to be finalized as this along with the live tv, will make my year. Keep up the good work guys and gals Welcome, and thanks. You can use your existing hardware through the use of a community Live TV plugin. See https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Live-TV-Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlaves 2 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Maybe a stupid question, but is there any plugin support planned for the EmbyTV plugin itself? That's the only thing I'm missing here, so I could use the internal EmbyTV plugin. I know, maybe it is not allowed to post here about that topic...still if someone could give me a hint if it is at all possoble. Thanks for all your hard work here Regards Vlaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37049 Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 The plugin was rolled into the emby core so if you still have the plugin installed, it's obsolete now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlaves 2 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The plugin was rolled into the emby core so if you still have the plugin installed, it's obsolete now. Thanks for answering That I know already. I was talking about other plugins, which the core would use for some of the streams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37049 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Ok. I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlaves 2 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) I was talking about plugins supporting MDAPI interface, like acamd and so on. So I could use the internal EmbyTV with my oscam cardserver and also stream my paytv channels. Edited November 17, 2015 by Vlaves 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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