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Introducing TVHplayer, a free, cross-platform client for TVheadend (lemmy.world)

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TVHplayer is a simple desktop program for playing and recording live TV using a TVheadend server.

It supports multiple servers and uses VLC library for video playback.

In addition to the regular TVheadend DVR feature that allows recording on the server, TVHplayer also supports local recording, saving live TV directly to client machine.

Features:

Add multiple servers
Play TV & radio channels
Initiate instant records on your TVheadend server
Record live TV locally
Set custom duration for recordings
Cross-platform - runs on linux, macOS and Windows--

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[–] pastermil 5 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Okay, I've been seeing quite a lot of articles regarding internet TV. Can I get one for setting up local TV with a USB tuner using my old rooftop antenna instead?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

This does that Tvheadend is tuner/dvr software. I use nextpvr on my windows box and I used to use mythtv on my Linux box. If you want alternatives

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

This program is a client for the very solid Tvheadend TV streaming server. Tvheadend supports pretty much any source you can think of, but is a little more complicated to setup.

Tvheadend is a selfhosted service meant to be run on your own server with your own TV dongles / IPTV channels / etc.

If you only want to watch TV on your PC, doing so with something like Kodi is probably a better idea, as Kodi also supports USB tuners and is simpler to setup (doesn't require a separate server).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Maybe, if your hardware is supported in linux. I use tvheadend with a PCI and a USB DVB-S (Satellite) receiver.

[–] pastermil 1 points 3 days ago

I'm looking to buy a (most likely) RTL based USB DVB-T2 receiver. Got an old antenna on the roof I haven't used in a while.