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| {{warning|Note! It is very important to understand that with "Live TV" in the reference to PVR in Kodi, we do not mean [[wikipedia:Streaming media|streaming video]] from the internet via websites providing [[free content]] or online services such as Netflix, Hulu, Vudu and similar, no matter if that content is actually streamed live or not. If that is what you are looking for then you might want to look into "[[Add-ons|Video Addons]]" for Kodi instead, (which again is not the same as the "PVR" or "Live TV" we discuss in this article), but remember that [[free content|Kodi does not provide any video content or video streaming services]].}}
| | <section begin="intro" />Answers to some common questions regarding Live TV, PVR and Radio which may help you understand the requirements for setting up and using this powerful component of {{kodi}}.<section end="intro" /> |
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| <section begin="intro" />{{Kodi}} features powerful [[Live TV]] and [[wikipedia:Digital video recorder|video recording (DVR/PVR)]] abilities using a very flexible [[wikipedia:distributed application|distributed application structure]]. That is, by leveraging other existing third-party [[PVR recording software]] applications or [[PVR recording software|DVR devices]] that specialize in receiving television signals and also support the same type of [[wikipedia:client–server model|client–server model]] which {{Kodi}} uses, (following a [[wikipedia:Front and back ends|frontend-backend]] design principle for [[wikipedia:Separation of concerns|separation of concerns]]), these PVR features in Kodi allow you to watch Live TV, listen to radio, view an EPG TV-Guide and schedule recordings, and also enables many other TV related features, all using {{Kodi}} as your primary interface once the initial pairing connection and configuration have been done.<section end="intro" /> | |
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| Due to the somewhat complicated nature of initially setting up a PVR for {{Kodi}} for the first time, this guide was created to try to help users from start to finish.
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| | | Question= What is Live TV, PVR and Radio? |
| | | Answer= Live TV, PVR and Radio refers to the traditional broadcast systems of receiving TV and Radio channels through your rooftop antenna, satellite dish or cable provider. <br> |
| | These signals can be received and viewed within {{kodi}}. |
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| | | Question= What is the benefit of this? |
| | | Answer= Think of this as your own TiVO setup, but with greater control. <br> |
| | * You can watch, pause and rewind Live TV and Radio channels |
| | * Record, save and watch later any program |
| | * Schedule future timers as a one-off or record a series automatically |
| | * Set keyword recordings. Add the title to be recorded, and when it is eventually broadcast it will be recorded automatically |
| | * View the EPG ''(Electronic Program Guide)'' and set reminders and timers |
| | * and many more features depending on the backend you have chosen. |
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| | | Question= Why don't I see any channels? |
| | | Answer= {{kodi}} does not have its own embedded TV-tuning functionality. Instead it acts as a frontend for the Live TV component. To use this feature you require: |
| | # A '''tuner card''' capable of receiving Terrestrial/OTA ''(Over The Air)'' or Cable signals via a coaxial cable connection. The same antenna cable that you would plug into the back of your TV. |
| | # The '''backend software''' ''(the server)'' that works in the background to receive the TV and Radio signals and enables the Live TV and PVR functions described earlier. |
| | # The '''{{kodi}} add-on''' ''(the client)'' for the backend software you have installed. This enables transferring all those backend features into the {{kodi}} user interface. |
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| | | Question= Which tuner card works with {{kodi}}? |
| | | Answer= {{Kodi}} has no particular requirement as the tuner card interfaces with the operating system and the backend software and not directly with {{kodi}}. <br> |
| | : See '''[[PVR/Tuner cards|Tuner Cards]]''' |
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| | | Question= Which backend should I install? |
| | | Answer= There are numerous backend and other PVR software options to choose from to fit your requirement. |
| | : See: '''[[PVR/Backends|Backends]]''' |
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| | | Question= Where do I obtain the {{kodi}} add-on? |
| | | Answer= The PVR add-ons are available from the official {{kodi}} repository in the ''PVR clients'' section. |
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| | | Question= Do I install a tuner card and backend software on every device? |
| | | Answer= No. The backend can act as a server and stream the TV and radio signal over your local network. All that is required is the appropriate PVR add-on installed on every {{kodi}} device that needs to access Live TV. |
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| | | Question= Can I add my streaming services like Netfix and Amazon? |
| | | Answer= Not to the Live TV section. Streaming services are classed as a Video Add-on which are installed from the Kodi Repository and accessed from the Add-ons menu. The Live TV and PVR section can only accomodate the backends that receive Terrestrial and Satellite signals and also some IPTV services. |
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| | | Question= How does {{kodi}} receive the EPG? |
| | | Answer= There are two common methods used by the backend: |
| | # In many countries the EPG is transmitted with the TV and Radio signal and the backend will scan this and populate the EPG. |
| | # An internet based EPG service that offers a higher quality EPG with frequent daily updates for a monthly fee. |
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| | | Question= Is there a guide to help me set this up? |
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| | Follow the pages in this guide.<br> |
| | Most of the setup effort will be with the tuner card and the backend software. Once they have been setup, it is a simple matter of installing the {{kodi}} addon and configuring the settings.<br> |
| | Ensure you have the backend software working correctly before attempting to install and use the {{kodi}} addon. |
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| Kodi can today act as a PVR frontend to many PVR backend software and DVR set-top boxes that the manufacturer and/or the community are providing compatible PVR client addons for. This includes, but is not exclusive to, PVR client addons for PVR software and hardware such as Argus TV, DVBLogic DVBLink, DVBViewer, ForTheRecord, Tvheadend, MediaPortal, MythTV, NextPVR (formerly GB-PVR), VDR, Windows Media Center, and Enigma2-based DVR set-top boxes such as Dreambox, DBox2, and Vu+. as well as PVR client addons for direct LAN connection to network-attached TV-Tuners such as HDHomeRun, PCTV Systems Broadway, VBox Home TV Gateway, and Digital Devices Octopus NET network-attached TV-tuners. There is also a PVR Client Addon for the internet-based television providers FilmOn (FilmOn.TV Networks) and Stalker Middleware, as well as a simple PVR client addon for IPTV in general.
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| == How does Live TV and PVR work in {{Kodi}}? ==
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| First of all, an important terminology clarification in regards to this article is needed, as when we refer to "Live TV" here we are only talking about traditional [[wikipedia:Broadcast television systems|broadcast television systems]] using standard [[wikipedia:Digital television|digital television]] or [[wikipedia:Analog television|analog television]], like you normally receive through a [[wikipedia:Coaxial cable|coaxial cable]] from a [[wikipedia:television antenna|Television antenna]], [[wikipedia:Cable television|cable]], or [[wikipedia:Satellite dish|satellite dish]]. This means that the Live TV reception to your house comes foremost from [[wikipedia:Terrestrial television|terrestrial television]] signals using a cable television, satellite service, or over-the-air television using a physical TV-tuner adapter or network attached TV-tuner appliance hardware.
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| Logically, the Live TV and PVR functions in {{Kodi}} use a [[wikipedia:distributed application|distributed application structure]] that is designed after the [[wikipedia:client–server model|client–server model]] concept which consists of two parts, these two parts are also referred to as [[wikipedia:Front and back ends|frontend and backend]]:
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| # The PVR '''backend''' (as the server side part), which directly communicates with a TV tuner adapter(s) to receive the Live TV signals and create a video or audio stream, and also record to files
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| # The PVR '''client''' (as an addon for {{Kodi}}) - a {{Kodi}} addon which acts as a middleware which translates the commands and controls the presentation of content from the backend to the frontend
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| # The PVR '''frontend''' (as the Kodi graphical user interface) - {{Kodi}} that acts as a unified frontend and common interface which displays the content from all connected PVR backends
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| This concept follows a [[wikipedia:Separation of concerns|separation of concerns]] design principle, with the "'''PVR backend'''" as such being a separate application/process that directly interfaces with your physical TV-tuner adapter(s) or controller(s) that receives the broadcast television signal into your house and performs the actual task of tuning and streaming, and performs local recording of over-the-air and cable television signals and radio programming. PVR backends can either run on the same host/device running {{Kodi}}, or run on a stand-alone host/device on your local home network completely by itself (as a server) with {{Kodi}} only running when needed, as long as they have a network connection between them. It may be that PVR backends support only {{Kodi}} clients as a frontend for it, but most PVR backends can support both Kodi as well as other frontend applications/devices. In those cases where a single PVR backend is setup for the sole purpose of serving multiple frontend clients, then that PVR backend is commonly referred to as "'''PVR server'''".
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| When paired with one or more matched PVR backends, a configured '''PVR client addon''' enables {{Kodi}} as a frontend to handle the GUI interface, allowing the user to watch Live TV (with pause/time-shift, if supported by the PVR backend used), to display a graphical EPG (Electronic Program Guide) of all available television programming, to schedule recordings or to listen to radio, thereby giving the same sort of functionality as TiVo-style video recorder devices. Kodi as a frontend can support multiple PVR backends at the same time, and also some PVR backends may be able to serve several clients simultaneously, which means that it is Kodi that displays what is seen on your screen and allow you to navigate its menus with a remote control.
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| {{next|[[PVR recording software|Setting up the backend software]]}}
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| == Alternative guides ==
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| * [http://www.howtogeek.com/247311/how-to-watch-live-tv-on-your-kodi-media-center-with-nextpvr/ How-To-Geek's guide on how-to Watch and Record Live TV with Kodi and NextPVR]
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| ** [http://www.alphr.com/apps/1002788/how-to-set-up-a-kodi-pvr-on-windows Alphr - How to set up a Kodi PVR on Windows]
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| **[http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/watch-live-broadcast-tv-using-kodi-nextpvr/ MakeUseOf guide on how to Watch Live Broadcast TV Using Kodi and NextPVR]
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| * [http://kinkeadtech.com/tutorial-kodi-live-tv-epg-tv-guide/ Kinkeadtech tutorial: Kodi Live TV with EPG (TV Guide)]
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| * [http://lifehacker.com/5981757/how-to-watch-and-record-live-tv-on-your-xbmc-media-center Lifehacker's excellent Live TV guide for XBMC v12]
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| * [http://montgomery1.com/htpc/ Montgomery One's PVR guide]
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| =See also=
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| * [[PVR recording software|PVR backends - Setting up the recording software]]
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| * [[Configuring live TV settings|PVR client addons - Configuring live TV settings in Kodi]]
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| * [[PVR/Basics|PVR getting started - The basics of Live TV and recording]]
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| * [[PVR FAQ|PVR FAQ]]
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