Xbox One X - PVR (UK Freeview)?

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  1. Xbox One X - PVR (UK Freeview)?


    Hi all,

    My kids have been hinting that they'd love a new console for Christmas with PS4 Pro being their first choice. It's hard to justify a spend of that size to be honest but if the console had a wider family application then that might be OK. We have a mid-range
    Sony 4k HDR 55" TV and an amazon TV box (4k). We also have a BluRay player but no 4k blu ray, nor do we have a PVR having ditched Sky+ and more recently Virgin Media TiVo.

    Does anyone know can the Xbox One X can be used as a PVR recorder for UK Freeview with pausing of Live TV? It's certainly not advertised as a device that does this but if it could be used like this then it has value as a games console, 4k disc
    player and PVR all rolled in to one. My searching suggests that with the addition of a TV tuner device and an external HDD this is possible, but I need some certainty before I fork out £400. I'm comfortable with some configuration and mucking about provided
    it's easy to use once set up.

    Thanks -

    :)
     
    Kugelspritzer, Nov 5, 2018
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  2. next010
    next010 Guest
    Xbox One X - UK Freeview PVR?

    Bad timing the USB TV tuner feature is being removed, I don't think it had PVR functions to begin with (though not certain).

    The other way PVR is done these days is with a network tuner, basically a device sits on the network then streams the broadcast TV to any compatible client. It can also do PVR duties too.

    HD Home Run devices are the most simple to setup and has an Xbox client, however these devices require a separate network server as storage for recordings.

    Plex media server also has TV features however these are locked behind the Plex pass subscription, you also require a server running Plex and a DVB tuner to plug into it, many pro home NAS like Synology/QNAP support USB DVB tuners or use a PC.

    Xbox has a Plex client as does PS4 if your kids want a PS4 instead and you go down this path.

    Kodi is one of the main PVR platforms, it supports a wide variety of backend PVR servers including free ones like TVheadend that don't cost any money. This again requires a PC or NAS with a DVB tuner running PVR backend like TVheadend, (available on Synology/QNAP NAS) or DIY PC NAS OS.

    Xbox has a Kodi client however it is still in development so not entirely stable.

    Emby is basically the same thing as Plex but less costly it can use the some of the same PVR backends as Kodi and has an Xbox client.

    There are also commercial PVR servers you can buy like TV Mosiac that will run across multiple platforms provide EPG/DVR etc and plug in to all of the above media front ends.
     
    next010, Nov 5, 2018
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  3. Xbox One X - UK Freeview PVR?

    Hi all,

    My kids have been hinting that they'd love a new console for Christmas with PS4 Pro being their favourite. It's hard to justify a spend of that size to be honest but if the console had a wider family application then that might be OK. We have a mid-range Sony 4k HDR 55" TV and an amazon TV box (4k). We also have a BluRay player but no 4k blu ray, nor do we have a PVR having ditched Sky+ and more recently Virgin Media TiVo.

    Does anyone know can the Xbox One X can be used as a PVR recorder for UK Freeview with pausing of Live TV? It's certainly not advertised as a device that does this but if it could be used like this then it has value as a games console, 4k disc player and PVR all rolled in to one. My searching suggests that with the addition of a TV tuner device and an external HDD this is possible, but I need some certainty before I fork out £400. I'm comfortable with some configuration and mucking about provided it's easy to use once set up.

    Thanks
     
    Kugelspritzer, Nov 5, 2018
    #3
  4. Frathos
    Frathos Guest

    Xbox One X - PVR (UK Freeview)?

    I can't answer the UK Freeview bit, here is what I know about the Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner for Xbox:

    • It can be used to view compatible OTA TV stations,
    • The OneGuide app can be used to view the Digital TV Tuner stations,
    • IIRC there is a pause live TV function however it may be restricted to a maximum of 30 minutes,
    • Microsoft was working on an update to enable longer PVR functionality but that was put on hold some months ago, I don't know if they plan to restart that.

    That last point disappointed me when it was announced as I specifically bought the Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner for Xbox when I read that they were working on the PVR feature.

    The pause live TV function is nice though if you just need a short bathroom break.
     
    Frathos, Nov 5, 2018
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  5. XBF George L
    XBF George L Guest
    Hello!

    Thank you for bringing your inquiry to the forums. I understand you wanted to know if you could use the Xbox One X as a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) or PVR. The short answer is that the console itself does not have the capability to do so. But as you mentioned,
    the Xbox One X does have the ability to use OneGuide which is the option to watch Live TV by connecting your cable box directly to the console for Live TV. That being said, if you're cable box is equipped with DVR or PVR itself then you would be able to use
    its DVR capabilities through the console.

    Hope this helps
     
    XBF George L, Nov 3, 2018
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  6. Frathos Win User

    Xbox One X - PVR (UK Freeview)?

    I can't answer the UK Freeview bit, here is what I know about the Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner for Xbox:

    • It can be used to view compatible OTA TV stations,
    • The OneGuide app can be used to view the Digital TV Tuner stations,
    • IIRC there is a pause live TV function however it may be restricted to a maximum of 30 minutes,
    • Microsoft was working on an update to enable longer PVR functionality but that was put on hold some months ago, I don't know if they plan to restart that.

    That last point disappointed me when it was announced as I specifically bought the Hauppauge Digital TV Tuner for Xbox when I read that they were working on the PVR feature.

    The pause live TV function is nice though if you just need a short bathroom break.
  7. XBF George L Win User

    Xbox One X - PVR (UK Freeview)?

    Hello!

    Thank you for bringing your inquiry to the forums. I understand you wanted to know if you could use the Xbox One X as a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) or PVR. The short answer is that the console itself does not have the capability to do so. But as you mentioned,
    the Xbox One X does have the ability to use OneGuide which is the option to watch Live TV by connecting your cable box directly to the console for Live TV. That being said, if you're cable box is equipped with DVR or PVR itself then you would be able to use
    its DVR capabilities through the console.

    Hope this helps
  8. Tom Montgomery Win User

    Use Xbox One Tv with an internal receiver in the television

    Unless your TV has a way of outputting its internal receiver's picture, while displaying a different input (from the Xbox One), I don't see how this will be possible. It's a massive oversight for people in the UK who watch freeview via their TV's internal
    decoder, for example.

    If you have a separate recorder, then you could just always feed your picture through that, but then it would always need to be on to watch TV.

    Maybe in the future they will release versions that have inbuilt decoders and pvrs etc for each local, but I would imagine that's a way off.
  9. Malacath Win User

    Freeview

    I wouldn't even bother.

    HDMI passthrough is totally broken in the UK.

    Any freeview box you buy will output at 50Hz.

    The Xbox one is not compatible with this and fast moving images like sports or news tickers will stutter.

    So don't waste your money buying a new freeview box just for Xbox TV.
  10. dpoet Win User

    Dear, Mr Mattrick and Xbox Executives.

    TV should be available in UK, I use a Freeview dongle in my laptop, sent to 360 via media centre, it downloads the TV guide from the internet to the 360.

    freeview recievers should be a supported, Otherwise it would be a step backwards.

    I have a Samsung Freeview DVR with HDMI out, I will not be happy if it doesn't. work with Xbox One.

    I haven't checked, I just assumed as freeview is supported by Windows and Xbox 360 it would be ok

    I thought the only problems were with recievers not currently supported, and analogue TV.
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