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 -

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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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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