2011-07-13, 02:31 AM
Ok, so I just bought a house and I'm preparing to move and planning out the important things... like a PVR setup! I currently have a single GBPVR setup but I'm planning on starting from scratch and I figured I'd use NPVR. What I'd like to do is have one machine that is the "main" PVR with the really large hard drive and processor and what not, and then a smaller system on the other tv(s) in the house and have them all record to the same drive/database on the main system. I know you can set an NPVR as a client system to another NPVR system via shares and NPVR configuration, but my question is this:
If the recordings and database entries are going to the main machine, can I still schedule each machine for it's own recordings?
I guess another way to ask it is if this is possible:
Main PVR is machine A. Lightweight 2nd PVR is machine B. Machine B is a client to A. If I record something on A, I want to be able to view it on A or B. If I record something on B I want to be able to view it on A or B. I'll be able to schedule recordings on A, but can I still schedule recordings on B? If they all go to the same database how will NPVR know that one recurring recording should be recorded from A and another recurring recording should be recorded from B? Is that possible?
Am I making sense? I know what I want to ask I'm just not sure I'm explaining it right.
If the recordings and database entries are going to the main machine, can I still schedule each machine for it's own recordings?
I guess another way to ask it is if this is possible:
Main PVR is machine A. Lightweight 2nd PVR is machine B. Machine B is a client to A. If I record something on A, I want to be able to view it on A or B. If I record something on B I want to be able to view it on A or B. I'll be able to schedule recordings on A, but can I still schedule recordings on B? If they all go to the same database how will NPVR know that one recurring recording should be recorded from A and another recurring recording should be recorded from B? Is that possible?
Am I making sense? I know what I want to ask I'm just not sure I'm explaining it right.