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Post your Setup?
Mod Edit Use this thread to cover your setup. Including, but not limited to your HTPC. If you have extenders, home automation hardware, a NAS, media server, music client like squeezebox/sonos or whatnot, add that info too. Be sure to include the sources (SKY\NTL etc) that you are using. The software you considered, the…
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NO CHAT - READ FIRST POST - FREE STUFF
Mod Comment Folks, Lots of people interested in HTPCS etc tend to accumulate bits and pieces that become surplus to requirements over time. I'm opening this thread solely for posting if you have FREE STUFF to give away. Feel free to post a description/picture and location/collection terms etc. To avoid the thread becoming…
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HTPC / Media Centre Charter
Hello and welcome to our new dedicated forum for what promises to be one of the most interesting areas of computing for some time. This forum is for the discussion of the following: HTPC's (Home Theatre PC's). Networked\Distributed Audio\Video. Home automation systems as part of the above. Anything related to the above is…
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HTPC Essential and Useful Links
I have lots that come to mind, just no time to type them right now. Post any links you would like added below and I will edit this post. It will be broken down into categories, HTPC/media centre software, hardware, calibaration tools, HTPC resources (TGB etc etc), suppiers of hardware. ideas for categories are welcomed…
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UPDATE - KODI / ADDONS - STREAMING - IPTV - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING
Mod Warning: Discussion of card-sharing or discussion of plugins that provide access to copyrighted material, or builds that provide these plugins by default, or any other means to obtain subscription tv services or copyrighted material without paying for them is not allowed here and can attract a ban. Please do not start…
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Retiring a Win 10 PC Plex Server and moving to..................
Hi all, I repurposed an old Win 10 Gaming PC to a Plex Server a good few years ago and it's been very reliable serving +/- 20 friends and family users, see spec below. With Win 10 coming to an end (I know I can probably hack an upgrade to Win 11), the fact the machine is goes through periods where the fan is at full blast…
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Very basic NAS hardware
Hi, I am looking for some kind of storage solution for my media. Today I have a desktop PC and a Firestick connected to the TV. I run Plex server on the desktop and use Plex on the Firestick to watch content that is stored on the desktop. It is a bit of a pain to have the desktop PC running whenever I want to watch media.…
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Plex Outside of Network
Hey All, Just a query on allowing other users access to my Plex server. My server runs off am old Mac mini + hard drive and works well for everything in our house (Chromecast + Shield). I've recently helped friends get into upgrading their TV and speaker setup so want to share the Plex content. Unfortunately, I can't seem…
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RTÉ Player on Plex Media Server
This a first cut no live streams supported, very limited testing has been done to it, mainly in the web gui, so any feedback and testing is very welcome. https://github.com/zakalibit/RTEPlayer.bundle There is no instructions on how to install it, so it is not very friendly for nontechnical users at the moment. I'm trying…
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Blu-Ray Authoring
Hi, Not sure if this is the correct forum to post this in, but I've recently been sent 1080p files of a concert of a DVD that was released some time ago. The DVD had Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 audio and obviously 720p video - which, due to the size of the audio was pretty badly compressed - and low res. Anyway,…
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Sharp android tv
Is there any way to make live tv the default channel, as in when the tv is switched on, it shows the last channel viewed, rather than going directly to the app page every time?
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Plex - Live tv what hardware?
I'd like to stream live tv through my families plex server. The only channels I really would like to receive are = Rte1 Rte2 Tv3 Itv and the bbc's I've seen people talk about the hdhomerun quattro...but I've seen it only has one input. Would I not require both a regular antennae input for saorview & a second input for…
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How to convert old HI8 camcorder tapes to Digital on Laptop.
Anybody got any advice for me please: I have lots of old family videos on Sony camcorder HI8 Tapes, I can only view them on the camcorder by connecting it to a TV or Laptop. Ive tried a few different pieces of software/hardware that I bought online, in an effort to transfer them onto my laptop, but it was cumbersome, and…
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Public jobs panel
In the last month, I placed on the order of merit( 26 for a role I applied for in public jobs however they send me a garda clearance form which I completed and send it back to them additionally they also checked with my references. Can this be a good sign?
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Firestick APK,s
Has anyone managed to get an APk for Itvx,. and for My5, I have managed to use downloader to get itvx , but it's impossible to navigate possibly because the screen size is overstretched, and while I can get my5 on Aptoide( playstore says no) when it's installed it's looking for an update . I am using a VPN. Ps can I clear…
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Kodi on Win 10 not closing
Hi all, Long time XBMC/Kodi user here. Used it on various Android media boxes first and then switched over to a Win 10 Mini PC which works really well for everything other than KODI which continuously refuses to close and I end up having to power off the PC and restart it. Ctrl + Alt + Delete doesn't even come up on screen…
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TVheadend with Freesat/DVB-S
Hi, Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I've setup a Jellyfin server - and added a Saorview TVheadend source to it recently (dvb-t) works great. Got me thinking about using an old sky dish on the house, previously used with Sky digital, and for a short time worked great with an amiko alien 2 box. Then we…
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Multi screen TV set up
Hi folks, Apologies if this isn't the correct place to post. I'm looking for a way to have my TV split into multiple screens. Max would be a quad box set up. Doesn't matter if I need multiple devices/PC. Any advice on how to go about setting this up? Greatly appreciated.
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Power suppy advice
i bought a radio, mp3 player , it has a standard 2 pin ac slot .on the label it says power 3 watts, battery aa 4 1.5v batterys. on the side it says battery accumator on off, i think that means battery charger . on the box i says built in high capacity battery. i presume this can be charged by using 220v power cable. on the…
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Tvheadend and Bouquets
Is it possible to generate from within tvheadend, a bouquet which reflects the 'manually set up' channel listing presently in use? The tvheadend help page provides this info OK, I can import a bouquet but I cannot locate any further information on generating one. It would be very nice to have such a bouquet to store for…
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SAT>IP
Hi all, what SAP>IP server are you using as it seems hard to locate a device at the moment like the digibit R1 or the megasat one?
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Irish TV on Kodi 19
Apologies if this isnt allowed or if its in the wrong place, but does anyone have any pointers on how to add the Irish channels to Kodi 19? Or to a FireStick in general if not? Apparently in previous versions of Kodi there was an IrishTV add on in the main repository but it seems to be gone in version 19.Would like to be…
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Personal Music Library
Hi. I think this is the right forum. I have a large iTunes library on my laptop of about 10000 tracks. The vast majority come from from my old CD selection. I have a subset of the library on my phone but continually find that the album I want is not on the phone. The laptop is usually plugged in but not always. I would…
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Recommendations needed for home cinema interface
I'll try and keep this short! My folks are building a new house, and it will include a large garage (separate building) with a bar room upstairs and a cinema room. I have some experience with home media, so have already mapped out the cabling for the room and the sound and visual components needed. I intend for the…
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Council house swap
How long does process take wen all forms have been xompleted
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Foul language, your opinion please.
I used the term 'For F**k sake twice at a heated group meeting. all the attendees at the 'group meeting' have and do use such language so it is not new to them. My boss who I have had years of problems with made a complaint and used my language as an act of retribution. I have been before the board and found guilty and…
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Somebody pretending to be me spreading false info
@Boards.ie: Niamh Hi Niamh is there anyway to trace somebody who is using my name to spread false information about me. Kind Regards, Ddjb
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Hi guys I'm looking for people in Ireland to fill out the survey for my thesis project
Hi everyone, I am conducting a survey as part of my master's degree. The survey aims to understand consumer adoption trends of voice search in Ireland. It is very brief and will only take about a few minutes to complete. Thank you in advance.…
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Unicable LNB question
I'm going to upgrade my system to a Digibit 4-tuner Sat>IP and this unicable LNB: Technisat SCR LNB Hybrid with Two Legacy Outputs (unable to post the link from Pulsat.com). I'm keeping the legacy output option for my old Amiko box. Two questions Do I need to have a power source for the LNB or does it get it's power from…
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Zoomtak box - help needed
Hi All, I've recently been given an old Zoomtak box, its a Zoomtak T8 plus 2. Fired it up and its working but all the iptv apps are not working. Is there a way of essentially factory resetting it and adding in the right apps for iptv? Any help would be appreciated.