2016-02-29, 23:53
I want to set up a SageTV-like environment for somebody who is a stone technophobe.
The application would basically be recording and playing back TV shows.... no "Home Theater" stuff with movies and music.... just record a show and play it back.
I would just buy them a TIVO except for the EPG fees inherent in TIVO.
SageTV is what I know and love, but I expect care and feeding of both Sage and the host PC to be a bit much for this person - plus I am guessing there will also be EPG issues with the OpenSource version.
OTOH, I have recently discovered Kodi.
Reading the Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software) I am starting to think that, with the right Plug-Ins/Add-Ons, Kodi might might have possibilities.
Has anybody been able to set up Kodi to record and play back TV shows?
Right now, I am in Information Overload mode and it would be helpful to just know if the TV record/playback scenario is possible under Kodi - and if it is, I'll dive into the fora/FAQ stuff...
The application would basically be recording and playing back TV shows.... no "Home Theater" stuff with movies and music.... just record a show and play it back.
I would just buy them a TIVO except for the EPG fees inherent in TIVO.
SageTV is what I know and love, but I expect care and feeding of both Sage and the host PC to be a bit much for this person - plus I am guessing there will also be EPG issues with the OpenSource version.
OTOH, I have recently discovered Kodi.
Reading the Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software) I am starting to think that, with the right Plug-Ins/Add-Ons, Kodi might might have possibilities.
Has anybody been able to set up Kodi to record and play back TV shows?
Right now, I am in Information Overload mode and it would be helpful to just know if the TV record/playback scenario is possible under Kodi - and if it is, I'll dive into the fora/FAQ stuff...