Plug-in help needed!!!!!

[jamminj]

I am building my first HTPC and have chosen to go with the gb-pvr platform. I am in great need of advice and links to the best plugins for netflix, internet radio, channel guides, music playlists, etc. I am trying to take in as much as I can but my head is starting to swim and getting everything mixed up. I would like to just get this project rolling so I can learn along the way. Everyone here seems very help full and looks like a great place to learn!!

Thanks in advance!!!

[johnsonx42]

You may wish to go with N-PVR rather than GB-PVR. GB-PVR is no longer being developed, nor will there even be bug-fixes for it. Sub (the one and only programmer of both N-PVR and GB-PVR) has stated he doesn't even have the development tools for GB-PVR on his machine any more.

N-PVR is still in beta with some bugs, but nonetheless I and others are running it full time (always holding my breath for the next update).

For NetFlix your choices are dhgb256's external netflix viewer here: http://forums.gbpvr.com//showthread.php?...lix-Viewer (currently not really usable with N-PVR since it runs as an external task, which N-PVR doesn't support yet) or whurlston's StreamIt plugin for N-PVR here: http://forums.gbpvr.com//showthread.php?...R-version). whurlston's older Netflix Watchnow plugin for GB-PVR is broken as far as I know.

For internet radio, as far as I know the built-in NetRadio plugin for GB-PVR is broken now, a victim of a minor change at ShoutCast (and as I described above, it won't be fixed). So you can use mvallevand's WebRadio 2.x for GB-PVR, or 3.x for N-PVR (released here: http://forums.gbpvr.com//showthread.php?...-Radio-3.2). Both are supported here: http://forums.gbpvr.com//forumdisplay.ph...-streaming

There are several music-related plugins for GB-PVR, but I've never used any of them. It seems like the various forms of MusicLibrary are what many people use, which are discussed here: http://forums.gbpvr.com//forumdisplay.ph...us-Support. It appears mvallevand is planning an N-PVR music plugin to be called MusicBox. That all said, both GB-PVR and N-PVR have a basic Music plugin built-in which is all I've ever needed.

N-PVR is due for an update release any day now, which will fix many of the currently known bugs and presumably add more new features. whulrston also seems to be on the cusp of a StreamIt! for Netflix release that should make it easier to use on a daily basis.

If I were you I'd keep an eye on the announcements forum and take the plunge when N-PVR gets updated. You should read the first few of sub's posts in all the N-PVR release threads, as key information is divulged therein.