[mythtv-users] MythTV vs XBMC

John Pilkington J.Pilk at tesco.net
Mon Jun 9 13:16:20 UTC 2014


On 09/06/14 13:30, david brooke wrote:
> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 3:42 AM, Phil Wild <phil at holobyte.com.au
> <mailto:phil at holobyte.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     I'm late into this thread.
>
>     I don't use xbmc but use Plex instead. I like plex for the central
>     database (I know xbmc can sort of do this) and the ability of sync
>     content for off-line use.
>     We have 1 TV in our house and lots of tablets that also play lots of
>     content.
>     I have integrated Plex into the mythtv menu and hardly ever use the
>     "videos" function of mythtv anymore.
>
>     I still think mythtv is the best interface for the DVR aspects
>     (scheduling, recording, liveTV, navigating). It is fast, responsive
>     and intuitive.
>
>     Plex provides a much better "videos" interface and is consistent
>     across all devices. Recordinging from mythtv are dumped into a
>     directory that Plex manages for recorded content using a script where
>     the name escapes me (creates correct file names).
>
>     It all works very well.
>
>     Phil
>
> Could you please provide the script and process that "dumps Mythtv
> recordings into a directory"?
>

Perhaps it's:

https://github.com/tschaumburg/MythRecordings.bundle/wiki/Installation

I tried it briefly two months ago but couldn't make it do what I thought 
it might.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/566705#566705

HTH

John P



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