Best PVR software?

Tempus · 10-09-2006, 07:37 PM

I've been using GB-PVR for a while now because its free and I'm cheap. But I'm pondering actually paying for something a bit more robust.

Suggestions?

My largest concerns are stability and good robust recording. I'd also like enough intelligence that if I tell it to tape a season it will skip the repeats/reruns.

Captain Slug · 10-10-2006, 12:43 AM

Having tried almost everything that's available, GB-PVR won on all counts. And the only way to stave off recording a repeat is to have that episode already recorded and have "do not record duplicates" turned on. However there was a plugin released recently that creates premiere-only Guide Data titles for shows to allow you to record ONLY premieres.
http://forums.gbpvr.com/showthread.p...ghlight=reruns

I also recommend using the Web Scheduling interface. See this section of the Wiki for more details
http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/C...llaneous#toc22

You access the guide from other machines on the network using the following address
http://---.---.-.---:###/gbpvr/login.aspx

---.---.-.--- = IP of HTPC. Makes it easier to define a static IP address in that machine's network settings so that it's consistent even if the router or switch gets reset.
### = Port you assigned in the GB-PVR settings

To share video on the network I found it easiest to just share the recordings folder then playback the files with DVD playback software, which has a larger playback buffer than other video playback software. Or better yet, if you install GB-PVR on the machine you want to playback from, you can set the remote folder on the HTPC as your videos directory for the remote machine. When you run GB-PVR on the client machine it will recognize and use any program definition information as well as automatically using comskip files.

10-09-2006, 07:37 PM	#1
Tempus Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 456	Best PVR software? I've been using GB-PVR for a while now because its free and I'm cheap. But I'm pondering actually paying for something a bit more robust. Suggestions? My largest concerns are stability and good robust recording. I'd also like enough intelligence that if I tell it to tape a season it will skip the repeats/reruns. __________________ Thou art God.

10-10-2006, 12:43 AM	#2
Captain Slug Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: VA Posts: 129	Re: Best PVR software? Having tried almost everything that's available, GB-PVR won on all counts. And the only way to stave off recording a repeat is to have that episode already recorded and have "do not record duplicates" turned on. However there was a plugin released recently that creates premiere-only Guide Data titles for shows to allow you to record ONLY premieres. http://forums.gbpvr.com/showthread.p...ghlight=reruns I also recommend using the Web Scheduling interface. See this section of the Wiki for more details http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/C...llaneous#toc22 You access the guide from other machines on the network using the following address http://---.---.-.---:###/gbpvr/login.aspx ---.---.-.--- = IP of HTPC. Makes it easier to define a static IP address in that machine's network settings so that it's consistent even if the router or switch gets reset. ### = Port you assigned in the GB-PVR settings To share video on the network I found it easiest to just share the recordings folder then playback the files with DVD playback software, which has a larger playback buffer than other video playback software. Or better yet, if you install GB-PVR on the machine you want to playback from, you can set the remote folder on the HTPC as your videos directory for the remote machine. When you run GB-PVR on the client machine it will recognize and use any program definition information as well as automatically using comskip files. Last edited by Captain Slug; 10-10-2006 at 01:23 AM.

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