Does Channels record YouTubeTV programs?
YouTubeTV uses an on-demand "recording" system. Actually, content is not physically recorded. It's just made available through its on-demand feature, like a playlist. But it only retains for nine months. It's not ever a captured recording.
I would love to change that by having some programs actually physically recorded in order to retain long term.
Does anyone have experience with this? Will it work?
Channels records the live stream from the individual network, if YouTube tv has access.(Warner, CNN,TNT etc... and some locals don’t). It does not record directly from YouTube tv. Channels recordings are on your own personal har drive that you can keep as long as you want.
Channels treats YTTV just like any other provider, and will all you to watch or record any channels that they have provided TVE support for. Once setup, you won't be able to tell the difference between an antenna sourced channel or a TVE sourced channel in the Guide and DVR recordings, other than looking at the channel number or settings. Its quiet seamless and very easy to setup.
This site has a list of what streaming live TV providers support which TVE channels, but it may be out of date so you an also use the dedicated YTTV thread in this forum. https://thestreamable.com/tv-everywhere-apps
I see. That's helpful. I'm debating to add Locast for certain local OTA channels, because not all channels (like MEtv and H&I) are available on YTTV to even be recorded. I do have great antenna signal, so I can probably do this with Channels alone (without Locast). Locast doesn't record. Some use Fitzy TV, but it's way more expensive than it should be. I could record with Channels and Locast if necessary.
I really like what Channels is doing. If it works through all my streaming apps (I have several), as well as Live channels OTA, then that's perfect.
Does Channels have an Android TV App?
I tried Fitzy and it was very unreliable for me. Channels is rock solid. I use an antenna for locals and I'm a big fan of MeTV. Locast or antenna will work equally well with Channels.
Yes, there is an Android TV app as well as Fire TV and Apple TV. No Roku.
Very helpful answer. That's perfect for me. I have two new Android televisions and a good OTA signal. I wanted to get a TV tuner to help 1080i signals when it's very windy outside. Thus my thoughts for Locast. But Locast streams against my data plan (which is fine because I have a 1.2 terabyte cap with Xfinity). The tuner would however, allow me to spare data.
Channels reliability is a very important factor.
Which Hdhomerun did you purchase?
YoutubeTV will also count against your data plan if you record programs into Channels DVR.
Yes. Of course. YouTube TV is a streaming service after all. All YouTube streams from the internet. My point was that people associate Locast with OTA. It isn't. It's a streaming service servicing OTA.
Well the original thread title was about "recording" YTTV. When I first started using Channels, we had YTTV and I adopted the mentality of record everything show that we might watch, because I like the idea of having commercial skip on nearly everything. This is how I ended up with 30TB of external drives on my Channels server, and having 12 simultaneous recordings going sometimes. But I'm still just hitting around 1.5TB on average of data usage. We are unlimited on AT&T fiber gigabit, so not an issue, but its definitely possible to run into limits if you start recording off something like YTTV as if it were unlimited DVR.
On most occasions, I'm content with YouTube TV's own on-demand server usage for programs I want to "record." My only interest with a physical hard drive recording service was for select programs which I wish to permanently retain. I'm assuming I would still have that choice.
That, and OTA recordings of MEtv and H&I which YouTube TV lacks. So, my data plan and hard drive would be fine in my application.
Also, unsure if AT&T fiber offers this, but with Comcast Xfinity, for just a few more dollars a month, I could easily have an unlimited data plan. I just haven't needed that. My physical recordings will be selective. Nowhere near to the extent of my full YouTubeTV Library or Prime, Netflix playlists.
The regular price here for AT&T uncapped gigabit fiber with free HBO Max is $59/month, no promotion prices or contracts. That is what you get when there is competition I guess.
You can certainly record something both to YTTV and Channels. Channels is using TVE, so it doesn't even count against your allowed streams with YTTV.