

Here is a look at how to set up your Plex DVR to record live OTA TV using an HDHomeRun. And those are only given out by your Cable Co. Plex is a popular media server that, among many other things, allows you to record live OTA TV shows in HD. But if the channels are encrypted, cable card is the only way I know of. I know many providers might make you jump thru some hoops or have very little in terms of support. How well cable cards work, depends on the provider. Cable cards decrypt the channels for you.

There are models of the HD Home run that use Cable Card. So is there a way to rebroadcast it un-encrypted through my network, like hotels do with their cable TV, or is there some sort of software where I can use a IR blaster and a capture card and get Plex to switch channels? Although that's pretty ambitious. (Foxtel IQ2 = Australian Cable Pay TV Set-top Box - Uses a cable card)Įverywhere that I've looked says that the card cant be read by other DVR's as it's too encrypted. Plex Media Server allows Plex Pass users to watch Live TV with HDHomeRun in same LAN and setup DVR for recordings, and the recordings are directly saved in. To be able to hook up my Foxtel IQ2 with Plex. (You needn’t splurge on HDHomeRun’s pricier Extend tuners, either, since Plex performs its own. However, there is something that I've been researching and wanting for a long time now. Plex isn’t the easiest way to record live broadcast TV, but it is the most versatile. (Freeview = Australian Free to Air Channels) So I've been using Plex for a long time now, and I'm looking into getting a HDHomeRun Connect Quatro to watch Freeview TV on Plex.
