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Hardware Question - New to Oz looking for Kodi box with TV capability & Pause - sweetthdevil - 2017-05-09 Hello all, Just recently moved to Oz so new to the market and the Tv setup. Anyway, I am looking to add a Kodi box with a dual TV tuner ideally that can record one channel and stream another channel with a 'Pause' live channel option. Kodi will be streaming from a NAS hosting my MySql database, the box could be either Android or Linux but a stable company offering regular update as Kodi must be the latest one. Any advice would be welcome Many thanks, RE: Hardware Question - New to Oz looking for Kodi box with TV capability & Pause - wrxtasy - 2017-05-09 - Rule 1 for High Quality - reliable Kodi Krypton TV streaming and deinterlacing - stay away from Android - Rule 2 for High Quality - reliable Kodi Krypton TV streaming and deinterlacing - stay away from Android ! You have three options: a) Run a backend TV server of some type - like TvHeadend on a NAS or backend Linux / LibreELEC server hooked into a Home network b) Run the TV server and viewing client all on the one box c) Go the expensive route and get a HDHomeRun and run https://www.silicondust.com/dvr-service/ & pay an annual subscription. If it's DIY, then an old DVB-T PS3 PlayTV Dual Tuner is good value. Be aware if you want foolproof Timeshifting and Pausing of LiveTV you really should be getting a dedicated standalone PVR and not relying on DIY solutions. The Fetch TV PVR's are what you should be looking at, they also come with a really user friendly, simple remote. RE: Hardware Question - New to Oz looking for Kodi box with TV capability & Pause - sweetthdevil - 2017-05-09 Thanks for your reply. I currently have a Wetek Hub and was debating with the idea to install LibreElec (being using linux on my desktop for 10y+) but haven't found the time yet. On a separate question, would you advise it? And can I install it on an SD card without having to choice on every boot? Also, using the Hub to watch motogp.com racing and the picture is ever so slightly laggy - would running LibreElec improve the speed/quality of the streaming video? Back on the original topic, I was looking at the Wetek Play 2 to achieve the above (I know it's not a 'proper' dual tv tuner) but I can compromise. Any thoughts? Thanks, again for your prompt reply. RE: Hardware Question - New to Oz looking for Kodi box with TV capability & Pause - wrxtasy - 2017-05-09 You have the WeTek Hub S905 - equiptment already for a good Dual Tuner setup. All you need is: a) the PS3 PlayTV Dual Tuner mentioned above, EBGames in Oz has some for $24 or Ebay, Gumtree... b) the S905 - @kszaq LibreELEC Kodi Krypton - media build from HERE c) a Samsung EVO or Sandisk Class 10 U1 micro SDHC card. d) an Hard drive if you want to record - ext Linux formatted. 3.5" externally powered preferred. Advice is to go the dual tuner setup right out of the gate - it's much more flexible and worth it in the long run. Either setup a dirt cheap AMLogic S905 - seperate - Networked media build server box or do it on the one LibreELEC S905 device. I recommend the two box option, as you can use the viewing TV client box for what you want. Even an old RPi1 / RPi2 will do for the Networked TvHeadend server - you don't need much grunt to run the server at all for DVB streaming use. RE: Hardware Question - New to Oz looking for Kodi box with TV capability & Pause - sweetthdevil - 2017-05-09 Thanks for your reply but the hub will be used in the bedroom and I am looking at a completely different setup for the living room. The question to run LibreElec on the hub was on a separate note and honestly I would be leaning toward installing it on the internal memory - not having to buy an SD card and also speed of use. What about the Wetek play? RE: Hardware Question - New to Oz looking for Kodi box with TV capability & Pause - wrxtasy - 2017-05-09 The setup above will be superior to the WeTek Play or Play2 if you use your already existing Hub and PS3 PlayTV as a server. LibreELEC even with a TvHeadend server does no need much RAM to run. Its lean and mean. |