Subj : Re: Taking My DVR With Me
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Fri May 19 2023 12:58:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to Mike Dippel <=-

 MD> I understand that this is not totally new technology. Does anyone else
 MD> have this capability?

 Ni> Not cloud-based or cable, but on my BBS PC at home, I also have a
 Ni> Plex media server (where I keep some of my movies & TV shows etc.
 Ni> to stream to my devices).  I also have a TV tuner connected to
 Ni> it, and Plex is able to stream over-the-air TV to my devices, and
 Ni> it also acts as a DVR, letting you record TV broadcasts (a paid
 Ni> feature).  Plex can stream outside the home too, so I could watch
 Ni> any of that content wherever I am, as long as I have internet
 Ni> access.

I'm recently been playing with a Plex server setup, and have it working 
well for stuff here in the house, using the Roku app on several TV's.

I have a newbie question about it - does that "streaming outside the 
home" ability require a *serious* video card be in the server machine, 
to provide the "transcoding" functions needed?  Not sure that's the 
right term, but I think so.  Thanks.



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