newbie with wmc

[sablade 0]

sorry if this has been asked before...

 

Currently I use WMC 7 with two xbox 360 extenders

 

is mb3 and add on or can it replace wmc?

 

what extras does it bring to the table other than enhanced listings and multi platform viewing lan and wan?

 

I would like to replace my wmc but cannot see a better system, I mostly use it for recording UK freeview TV

 

many thanks

 

Edited October 26, 2013 by sablade

[Lee 212]

there is sadly nothing better for recording uk tv . Mediabrowser 3 will just organise your content and make it look pretty *at the moment*

 

i believe a tv plug in is being developed and i think they are using nextpvr to implement it.

 

which you will find here

 

http://www.nextpvr.com/

[Pirlo1966 22]

It's a bit like comparing a drawing of a 5 year old with the mona lisa. It's really more than make it look pretty. It's also much more functional.

[sablade 0]

so still the best way to record UK freeview is windows media center with xbox 360 extenders?

[keef 37]

I only have SD tuners in my main Windows 7 HTPC, and I'm finding I'm using them less and less for TV recording. 

 

I generally only record things I know are going to be "keepers", and for UK Freeview I now exclusively use an external Freeview HD PVR with custom firmware.  The custom firmware removes the encryption on HD recordings and lets me copy HD recordings to the HTPC, at which point Media Browser takes over....

Edited November 6, 2013 by keef

[sablade 0]

thanks what external Freeview HD PVR with custom firmware do you use? 

[keef 37]

One of these (1 TB version).

 

Custom firmware details here.

 

(I'm not sure if there is a custom firmware for the latest out-of-the box firmware yet).