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1. TV Index
1. 1.1. Related Plugins
2. Watch and Record TV: a TiVo for free!
3. TV-Server
4. Using TV

TV Index

Related Plugins

Intelligent Frame Correction (IFC)

Provides the best possible aspect ratio and view mode with a minimum of effort.

MyVolume

Save your custom sound volume of each TV/Radio channel or internet stream and load them automatically.

Volume Control

Displays information and allows you to configure your default audio device within MediaPortal

IRSS (Infrared Server Suite)

Enables 'blasting' from your MediaPortal remote to your STB (set top box) and much, much more.

MP-TVSeries - scan your harddrive for TV Episodes (or recorded TV files), download details, posters and fanart and allow you to browse, manage and play your episodes

Watch and Record TV: a TiVo for free!

Using MediaPortal, you can watch live TV, record shows to your hard drive, or view the TV guide on any PC in your home.

You can even watch and record TV at the same time with only one DVB/ATSC TV Card
You can use any analog card that supports BDA
There is no limit on the number of TV Cards supported.
MediaPortal supports all major brands of cards, like DE, Hauppauge, Pinnacle, TT, including analog cards.

Before you can use TV, you must first tune in your channels. See TV Quick Setup to get started. Then for advanced options see Configuration > TV-Server

TV-Server

The TV-Server is an application which allows you to set up one central server with one or more TV cards. All TV related tasks are handled by the server and streamed over the network to one or more clients. Clients can then install the MediaPortal Client software and use the TV-Server to watch live or recorded TV, schedule recordings, view and search EPG data over the network. Since version 1.0.1, the client plugin of the TV-Server has replaced the default built-in TV Engine.

Even if you do not have a network (i.e. a singleseat installation), the TV-Server treats your PC as both the server and the client.

Of course to use all the TV features, you will want to add EPG data to your TV Guide and likely wish to add TV Channel logos as well.

Using TV

Once you have tuned your channels and added EPG data, you can:

TV Guide - Browse the Electronic Program Guide
Recorded TV - browse and watch all your recordings
Record (Start or Stop)
Active Recordings - view all the programs currently recording on either a single or multiple TV card(s)
Channel displays the Mini Guide, to view channels by channel groups
TV On/Off - Watch Live TV with time shifting - (you may change the default settings in Configuration > TV)
TV Streams - displays a list of all currently tuned TV-Channels. It allows you to use the existing timeshift buffer of these channels.
Scheduled - browse and manage all programs you have scheduled for recording
Search - searches all program listed in your TV Guide