Ive read through and searched posts to confirm/not what works best. I am currently trialling npvr on a raspberry pi5 16gb
Seems fine so far, I guess the 16Gb helps
I also note that a key performance component is the SD/hard drive and because SD can be slow it might be better to boot the Rp5 from a sata disk??
I have a much bigger pc running win 10 i5 16gb with a 4 tuner sat dvb-t pci card. I started experimenting with linux because the windows set up repeatedly required reboots - especially after a windows update -(probably me and my settings - never got to the bottom of it but it was annoying) that set up also has hissy fits and buffers a lot. Would a win 11 machine be more stable?
I am a fan of linux so I wondered what the pros and const of linux v win are?
Also I note somewhere comments that the rp5 is not the most advanced SBC and a NUC100 is preferred ?
Am I right in saying one of the cons of Linux is that you cant always get the drivers for usb tuners? - Im not sure that the tuner card is all that good on my win10 set up. Obvoiusly I cant use that coard on a NUC100 or rp5 so the issue of usb tuners is important
Using the latest NextPVR for Apple TV with the latest tvOS release, as well as the latest NextPVR release for Windows on each "server". I have anywhere from 2 to 3 NextPVR servers listed in the servers list on my Apple TV App. If I go into one of the servers and begin watching a channel, it works fine. If I back out to the servers list and pick another server, the guide displays, but trying to play a channel results in a black screen (no playback). If I “swipe close”/"force close" the Apple TV app and open it again, I can go into the non working server and play a channel without issue. Rinse and repeat for any combination of servers I try.
I do notice that if I monitor the tray icon/stream detail on the first chosen NextPVR “server” (all Windows 11), the tray icon and detail indicates the stream continues even when I’ve backed out to the main servers list and chosen a new server in the Apple TV app. For lack of better words, it seems like the app isn’t “releasing” a stream when backing out to the server list picker, only when “swipe closing” or “force closing” the app.
Is this expected activity, or can anyone else recreate this?
I was playing around with IPTV, trying out NextPVR and stumbled upon two issues.
First basic information or scenario:
NextPVR -> docker(-compose): stable -> Version: 7.0.1.241229 (please provide proper version tags )
Country: Germany/DE
ISP/Provider: Telekom (MagentaTV)
Client: Kodi
Issue 1 - RTP streams
I'm in Germany and I'm receiving 'MagentaTV' via my ISP. Here's a collection of the multicast addresses I can use to tune in to the channel streams: https://db.iptv.blog/multicastadressliste
Code:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="id1", Das Erste
rtp://87.141.215.251@232.0.20.35:10000
...
As you can see the `.m3u` file contains `rtp://` URLs. While I can watch them just fine with VLC and also with Kodi's `IPTV Simple Client`, when I try to import this .m3u in NextPVR it doesn't find any channels.
Now I found an older post on this forum by @sub mentioning rtp (or atleast rtps) is not supported. What's the status now?
The same site also provides a ffmpeg list which contains `udp://` URLs.
Code:
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1,Das Erste
udp://@232.0.20.35:10000?sources=87.141.215.251
...
Importing that .m3u will result in the correct channels being found but I can't watch them. At least not in the webinterface. The log indicates that the transcoder fails.
It will attempt several times before exiting. I can provide logs if needed but I'm not sure if it's actually helpful. VLC can't play those ffmpeg version links.
So I tried to play these in Kodi which brings me to..
Issue 2 - docker IP in Kodi client settings
When I configure the Kodi NextPVR client add-on I enter the IP of the host running the docker container as `NextPVR hostname` which ofc is a local IP (192.168.178.10).
However when I try to enable the add-on it seems to communicate with the NextPVR server and sets a different IP (172.18.0.2) on its own. That is the docker virtual gateway IP which is the gateway between host and container.
Resulting in the add-on failling to be enabled.
Lastly just to make sure I'm working on the correct assumptions here..
With NextPVR I can receive IPTV streams from my provider (or other devices which is not applicable in my scenario).
Clients can either receive a transcoded version of the streams or play them natively (are the streams redirected or do the clients just play them directly?).
Clients can also schedule recordings which will be performed by the server.
Recordings can be played by all clients.
Clients can use timeshift and play from the server's buffer.
Is this an accurate understanding of what NextPVR offers?
Thanks for taking your time reading this. Looking forward to any replies.
Hello.
I am having an issue with being able to skip/fast forward/rewind/resume downloaded VOD files. Live TV recordings work, but downloads from the VOD section do not. I checked the files from VOD download examples and notice the TS file and M3U8 file where as live TV recordings have a TS file, THUMBNAILS, TIMING and an XML file.
Header information in the M3U8 for the VOD download file does not appear to have a Start or End time, just a list of "BYTERANGE" entries.
TIMING file and XML file for the live TV recording appear to have information that may be why skip/fast forward/rewind/resume works.
Can you tell me if there is a setting that can be adjusted to have similar XML file output or TIMING file output like the live recordings to use with VOD downloads? Something that maybe I am overlooking? Post processing script that may help? Possible other reason for not being able to skip/fast forward/rewind/resume downloaded VOD files?
I am on NextPVR Version 7.0.1.241229 running on Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS and testing both the Kodi client version 22.4.0 for Android/Nvidia Shield and the native NextPVR client for Android.
Happened to be working with TV apps of all kinds on my Win10 system today. Upgraded to v7.0.1 of NextPVR Windows client, in support of my SD Flex-4K network tuner. I am running NextPVR server on this Win10 system, including DVR software and EPG guide (through my Schedules Direct subscription which happens to also be used as the EPG Guide data source for my other "production" desktop Win7 Windows Media Center world supporting both OTA ATSC 1.0 via Hauppauge Quad-HD tuner and Ceton cablecard-enabled tuner for Spectrum DRM cable).
Verified that latest (20250315 UI) HDHR client app on Win10 works fine, and it does. Verified that latest (20250315) HDHR client app on my Samsung S21 Ultra phone works fine, and it does.
Then since I haven't run UIDROID on my phone for a long time, I decided to be sure I had the latest version. This forum says it is the new one using MediaX and the version I had installed several years back was for EXOPLAYER. So I downloaded the latest APK and used ADBLINK2 to side-load it onto my phone.
Then I tried to use it. The program launched properly, and even showed the TV Guide correctly. My channels are only the selected local ATSC 1.0 ones that I have interest in, as well as the three non-DRM ATSC 3.0 channels when those version exist.
However when I went to actually play an ATSC 1.0 channel I got sound but no video. Instead I got an error message "unsupported video". Simultaneously the normally green NextPVR icon (in the Windows notification area) went red! I then terminated UIDROID on the phone, and the red NextPVR icon turned back to green for just a brief period, before going gray!!
And now when I try to launch either HDHR or UIDROID on the phone it can't find the "server". I have to re-boot the Win10 system in order to get the NextPVR server working properly again, and showing a green icon.
==> What is this issue with "unsupported video"? Clearly this is then somehow causing havoc with NextPVR server, bringing it down (first to red, and then to gray out-of-service).
I still have the old EXOPLAYER APK. Should I reinstall that version, just to see if it will work?
1st- When I'm watching a show using the NPVR app on ATV, it will randomly freeze. I force close the app, then it can't find the server any longer on my mac. I go to my mac and restart the service and can get back in business but it's not optimal.
2nd- I'm having issue with EPG. looking at log it looks like the UpgradeEPG script file is missing. Do i need to reinstall?
I've got a IPTV device that has 132 categories and >35,000 channels (fair to say I don't need them all in NextPVR) But when I go to deselect them the checkbox jumps back up to the top so I can't scroll down. From playing with the CSS I can make it _functional_ by adding a `max_height` property to the popup box so I guess it's some js that triggers if you try to leave the main screen?
Any troubleshooting steps I can try to help, let me know ?
I've noticed my PC has Windows Elitedesk USFF has been a little sluggish watching things lately and the web interface has been sluggish too. I've just decided to take a look at this now and the culplit seems to be NextPVRserver sucking 70% of the CPU resources.
I'm running 7.0.1.241229 and can't seem to see anything in the logs that would indicate anything and the CPU is being smashed when the system is idle - I'm not watching or recording TV at the time. Rebooting or stopping and restarting the service seems to fix this temporarily but the issue just comes back eventually after some use.
Anybody have any ideas or is there any logging I can enable which might show things?
Ive been using next PVR coupled with Kodi for a short while now since some other PVR servers bit the dust. I'd like to subscribe and add an IPTV service. Sorry if this is a naive question but don't IPTV service require you to have one of their stbs such as a firestick? Is it possible to access the IPTV service via a URL and have next stream channels via Kodi? Or have I got wrong end of stick. A dummy's guide is needed!!
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