What has other PVR software got that GB-PVR hasn't?

[toboR]

That is the crux of the matter. Most people here have come via the "trying to get Myth working" route (well I did).

Martin

Ditto here.

[duncan]

That is the crux of the matter. Most people here have come via the "trying to get Myth working" route (well I did). I'd been running linux for years and was admining servers at college but I had to give up with myth.

Half an hour after finding gbpvr, I had it up and running - say no more. I've been running it since 2005 and could count the lost recordings on one hand.

Martin

Sure - and I`m happy to admit that back in the day it was an awful experience. My point was mainly for the benefit of the PVR newbies that might be on the fence about which way to go. Posts like that make it sound like it`s unusable trash when it is in fact entirely the opposite.

Anyway - I`m not trying to flame. I come back to the Windows world every so often simply because DVD support in Linux is a little behind and I always end up heading back because the PVR world in Windows pretty much the same.

[Satori]

I am one of those newbies who was on the fence about PVRs and tried Myth. I am here to tell you it was every bit as bad as he describes.

[reboot]

That is the crux of the matter. Most people here have come via the "trying to get Myth working" route (well I did). I'd been running linux for years and was admining servers at college but I had to give up with myth.

Half an hour after finding gbpvr, I had it up and running - say no more. I've been running it since 2005 and could count the lost recordings on one hand.

Martin

I came via the "need to buy a new VCR" route, and with 5 or 6 computers in the house, running 24/7/365, ANY software that would work well with my (at that time) ancient PVR-250 (still have, still running by the way).
After installs and removals of every trial PVR software there is (and it's a looooooong list), I installed GBPVR, had it running and recording in less than half an hour.
Granted, I'm fairly computer literate, so some of the terminology wasn't that hard to swallow.
Shortly thereafter came comskip, the absolute best plugin doodad one could hope for. Then comclean, or other variations thereof, and the WAF guaranteed me no more lonely Saturday nights.
I don't remember how long I've been a member here, nor what the first version was I installed, but I promise I'll never look at another piece of PVR software, ever.
There's just too many things this software does, and does well, and I look forward to the minor challenges of each new release ...which reminds me, it's time to hit the donate button again.

[treads6464]

A - Punctuation would help the reading process.

B - Pretty much most of this is rubbish. Mythtv nowadays is a very robust Client/Server package that once set up very rarely fails. Having played with both - install times are fairly similar. Hardware compatibility nowadays is really the only issue (and I guarentee you - Mythtv supports a hell of a lot more hardware than GBPVR). Modern day Distro`s (such as Ubuntu) are a breeze to install and a few simple commands will install everything you need to get a Mythtv system up and running - codecs, software, the lot. Nothing at all needs to be chased down - it`s all in the repositories.

Granted - it`s still an adventure to install - But nothing like you describe.

-Sorry about the punctuation, I wrote it quickly while on lunch break.
-I have a job and a house and multiple things going on. I do not want to spend several hours installing a program when i could simply go out and buy a Tivo. GB-PVR provides me with my own controllable and scalable system and unlike Mythtv i do not need a degree in Linux to get it to work. Installing GB-pvr and one codec pack takes about 20 minutes from the end of the download to watching and recording tv. Add up all of the "chasing down" you describe for Myth TV and it is simply not possible to install it and run it with everything that GB-PVR provides in 20 minutes. I originally attempted MythtV and then switched to GB-PVR. Based on functionality for the amount of time i have, GB is just plain better.

Installing Mythtv is not an adventure, it is an excercise in frustration and futility next to installing GB-PVR.

[pcostanza]

I can only speak as a complete newb to Ubuntu but I am impressed with much of what it can do. It won't replace Windows for me at this point but much of what I had to do to install some of the things I wanted did require some work though it was nice when installed.
Myth TV is not for me and while I only have dabbled in it, I'm not going to be switching anytime soon. It did work somewhat after install but even to get it to record tried my patience. I do admit to needing much help from their forums (very helpful too) but in no way was Myth easier than GBPVR to set up in my case.

[danIrl]

I too started down the MythTv route and after wasting about a week of my life, I found GBPVR. Very simple to setup and use.

I have dabbled in MediaPortal from time to time, and while it looks very polished, it is slow (although not as slow as it used to be), but just not as reliable. GBPVR is VERY reliable and stable, so long as you reboot from time to time. (needed for those of us who use hibernate/resume operation!)

MediaPortal does have an inbuilt or plugin that automatically can delete either the oldest unwatched or watched shows to free up space for new recordings, which is quite useful.

The only minor annoyance in GBPVR is back-to-back recordings.
Show1: 8-9pm
Show2: 9-10pm.

Sometimes you will miss the last few minutes of Show1. If you have already watched and deleted Show2, that is a real pain. I was thinking of a way to fix this without the need for two tuners. Why not append the first X minutes of Show2 to the end of Show1, when Show2 has finished recording? X could be equal to the number of post-padding minutes set for Show1.

[kayleigh]

The only minor annoyance in GBPVR is back-to-back recordings.
Show1: 8-9pm
Show2: 9-10pm.

Sometimes you will miss the last few minutes of Show1. If you have already watched and deleted Show2, that is a real pain. I was thinking of a way to fix this without the need for two tuners. Why not append the first X minutes of Show2 to the end of Show1, when Show2 has finished recording? X could be equal to the number of post-padding minutes set for Show1.

Try ZBack2Back, part of the ZTools collection...
http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Utility/ZTools
It works killer for me. Yes, there's a little stutter when the file changes from one show to the other, but otherwise it rocks.

[fluffykeith]

Not read the entire thread but another PVR (BeyondTV) allowed set up of a IR blaster to control an external tuner.

Keith

[dvasco]

Not read the entire thread but another PVR (BeyondTV) allowed set up of a IR blaster to control an external tuner.

Keith

That can be done in GBPVR also. http://gbpvr.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Hardw...nelChanger