Client machine with local tuner

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I installed 1.5.28 on one of my GBPVR servers and set the dev laptop to client mode. Recordings, Videos, etc worked fine, but I had a problem with Live TV due to no available tuner.

The GBPVR server has 2x Nova-T 500 and I setup only the 4th device in NPVR. The laptop has a single USB tuner which was not connected at the time. I had a look at the device list on the server and it showed the 4 Nova-T devices plus the USB device. The status screen only shows the 5 Nova-T devices.

On the server I disabled the first 3 server devices and the USB device - see screenshot - and live TV now works fine. I think I can figure out why Live TV failed before I disabled the ones I didn't want to use, but does the fact that the server sees the laptop local tuner imply that NPVR will support some sort of tuner farm?

Apologies if this behaviour is common knowledge, but I just got back from two weeks in the hills and I've really only skimmed through the last two weeks posts...

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but does the fact that the server sees the laptop local tuner imply that NPVR will support some sort of tuner farm?

No, I'm afraid not. Its either in client mode and using the tuners on the server, or its not in client mode and using the local tuners.

I think I'll need to disable the devices list when in client mode, because its auto detected the tuner, and saved it in the database (which happens to be the server database when in client mode).

[ACTCMS]

I think I'll need to disable the devices list when in client mode, because its auto detected the tuner, and saved it in the database (which happens to be the server database when in client mode).

On reflection, I probably did connect the USB device while the laptop was in Client mode - so that makes sense - thanks.