Considering that Win7 has been EOLed for nearly 2 years already, you should not be running it on any device that talks to the internet.
I finally gave into UBUNTU server and setup a DVR on a Lenovo mini PC it was easier then I thought ... this is my first Linux build ... got tired of maintaining Windows ... Will soon move my Windows 10 Channels DVR to the UBUNTU Server.
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A truly fantastic point! Thank you! I just thought it might be helpful to mention that when folks come in and say things like "any old PC will do" that maybe that's not really the case.
In any event, I sure appreciate your great and very helpful comment. I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate it.
That’s what I did. Hopped on Craigslist and found a used Dell i5 with 8 gigs of ram for $50. Installed a lab inexpensive SSD and loaded Ubuntu. Installation was a snap, running the Channels DVR Using an old 2TB hard drive and a USB enclosure for recordings.
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On the TV I watch most I use the Nvidia SHIELD - not only does it work exceptionally well, you can record to an external hard drive. On the other TVs I use the Firestick and it also works well.
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FWIW - I successfully ran the Channels Android app on a PC using an Android emulator. I did this in order to watch Channels DVR content remotely with my Window laptop (something you can't do with just a browser, which requires LAN access to the DVR server).
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If you have enabled the Remote DVR functionality, you can access your DVR via https://my.channelsdvr.net and have full access to your DVR and library in a web browser. This includes not just recorded content, but live TV as well.
I'm not sure why you believe LAN access is necessary, but it is not.
Interesting. I didn't know that.
Hi Aman. So the number of TVs watching live tv simultaneously within a home is not dependent on server hardware. Just playback device and network constraints?
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Yes, even a 5 year old CPU and standard USB3 drive could feed 20+ clients.
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Is a client just devices running the native app? Is a laptop watching a channel using VLC using server resources or it's own?
what a cool idea. I'm not sure if it's useful yet, but i made a little script that will show the guide data next to the channel name.
so instead of just ABC you can see [6001 ABC]: Jeopardy!
can run it just like perl channels.pl X.X.X.X > tv.m3u
only pain is you need to run the script each time before launching VLC since the guide data is only for what is on right now, not the future.
edit: didnt realize how old this thread was nor that im getting more off-topic. oh well.