2023-03-25, 08:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 2023-05-29, 12:25 AM by mvallevand.)
The utility HDHRGuide is designed to create an XMLTV file from the data provided by Silicondust for HDHR users. Silicondust DVR subscribers will get 2 weeks of rich metadata, without a subscription the data is only 24 hours and there is a little less data..
With the price increase of Schedules Direct the cost of the Silicondust DVR subscription matches the $35 year price. This is especially significant for Flex 4K owners with ATSC 3 signals since major networks in some cities are now beginning to enable DRM. Sadly for many, these stations will only playback using the HDHR app after Silicondust enables decryption, and they aren't quite there yet. ATSC 3.0 broadcasts also typically require the HDHR app for playback because of AC-4 audio, but I will be releasing a Windows client for NextPVR that does AC-4 decoding later this weekend.
Notes:
- HDHRGuide is not a standalone utility, NextPVR must be installed.
- It is supposed to work for all countries that Silicondust supports however I have only tested it for Canada, US and UK. If it doesn't work in your country let me know.
- the DVR based guide uses the same ID as Schedules Direct so duplicates will not be recording. The 24 hr guides uses a different ID for series, movies are the same.
- 32bit Windows is not currently supported
To install on Windows
1. Download and unzip HDHRGuide-Win in C:\Program Files\NextPVR
2. Add the following to C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts\UpdateEPG.bat Create the file if it is not there.
3. Test by creating the first XMLTV file and adding the XMLTV file to the NextPVR configuration by running
C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\UpdateEPG.bat
4. Map channels to NextPVR on Settings->Channels-Advanced Tools using the XMLTV filename that should be in the dropdown list.
Instructions for other platforms will be posted at a later date.
Martin
With the price increase of Schedules Direct the cost of the Silicondust DVR subscription matches the $35 year price. This is especially significant for Flex 4K owners with ATSC 3 signals since major networks in some cities are now beginning to enable DRM. Sadly for many, these stations will only playback using the HDHR app after Silicondust enables decryption, and they aren't quite there yet. ATSC 3.0 broadcasts also typically require the HDHR app for playback because of AC-4 audio, but I will be releasing a Windows client for NextPVR that does AC-4 decoding later this weekend.
Notes:
- HDHRGuide is not a standalone utility, NextPVR must be installed.
- It is supposed to work for all countries that Silicondust supports however I have only tested it for Canada, US and UK. If it doesn't work in your country let me know.
- the DVR based guide uses the same ID as Schedules Direct so duplicates will not be recording. The 24 hr guides uses a different ID for series, movies are the same.
- 32bit Windows is not currently supported
To install on Windows
1. Download and unzip HDHRGuide-Win in C:\Program Files\NextPVR
2. Add the following to C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\scripts\UpdateEPG.bat Create the file if it is not there.
Code:
"C:\Program Files\NextPVR\HDHRGuide.exe" C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\hdhomerun.xml3. Test by creating the first XMLTV file and adding the XMLTV file to the NextPVR configuration by running
C:\Users\Public\NPVR-data\UpdateEPG.bat
4. Map channels to NextPVR on Settings->Channels-Advanced Tools using the XMLTV filename that should be in the dropdown list.
Instructions for other platforms will be posted at a later date.
Martin
