NextPVR

NextPVR is a free Personal Video Recorder (PVR) application for Microsoft Windows.

Important notes about NextPVR

Supported devices

NextPVR supports a wide range of digital tuners including DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, DMB-T, ATSC and QAM. NextPVR also supports specialist component/HDMI capture devices (like the Hauppauge HDPVR, HDPVR2 and Colossus), and Copy-Freely devices (like the Hauppauge DCR-2650 and HDHomeRun Prime).

Supported codecs

NextPVR supports all broadcast codec's including: MPEG-2 and H.264 video, and MPEG1 Layer II, AC3, E-AC3, AAC, HE-AAC audio.

Support

• Please post support questions at http://forums.gbpvr.com/forumdisplay.php?54-XBMC

Setting up NextPVR

For new users it is recommended you view the NextPVR wiki quickstart guide before installing NextPVR. The latest release of NextPVR can be downloaded and installed from http://www.nextpvr.com/download

XBMC Usage

NextPVR v2.5.9 or a later version is required for XBMC compatibility. On top of installing NextPVR v2.5.9, it is recommended you install: this patch , which corrects a couple of issues that were found after the initial 2.5.9 release.

Settings

• Rest of page will be about setting up this backend's PVR add-on

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IP Address The IP address of the server running NextPVR. 127.0.0.1 can be used if it is running on the same machine. Port The port number of the NextPVR web server. The default port for the web server is 8866. Pin The pin number required to connect to NextPVR. Leave this as the default 0000 at this stage.