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| Question= Where do I obtain the {{kodi}} add-on? | | 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. | | Answer= | ||
The PVR add-ons are available from the official {{kodi}} repository in the ''PVR clients'' section.<br> | |||
The PVR add-ons for Linux are manually installed based on the distro. Ubuntu is the only official distro. Other distros may not be as well supported as Ubuntu. See... '''''[[Ubuntu_PVR_add-ons|Ubuntu PVR Add-ons]]''''' | |||
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| Question= Can I add my streaming services like | | Question= Can I add my streaming services like Netflix 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 | | 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 accommodate the backends that receive Terrestrial and Satellite signals and also some IPTV services. | ||
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| Question= How does {{kodi}} receive the EPG? | | Question= How does {{kodi}} receive the EPG? | ||
| Answer= There are | | Answer= There are three commonly available 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. | # 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. | # An internet based EPG service that offers a higher quality EPG with frequent daily updates for a monthly fee. | ||
# '''[https://sourceforge.net/projects/xmltv/ XMLTV]''' which is a set of separate programs that can download guide data from a variety of sources on the internet. | |||
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