Free Android TV DVR with Live Channels & HDHomerun! Nvidia Shield , Nexus Player 

Errata - this requires a TV box with Android 7 - not yet supported on MiBox.

Holy crap, this is EXACTLY what I've been needing for at least a year now. It even works with my old HDHomeRun, which means I don't have to buy anything new! I'm like you Lon in that I was a MediaCenter user. I originally was getting the Clear QAM from Comcast using my HDHomeRun connected to MediaCenter in the bedroom, and streaming to my Xbox360 in the living room. Worked great. Then when Comcast stopped the Clear QAM I switched over to an Antenna. Then MediaCenter went away when I went to Windows 10, and I was basically stuck with the antenna direct to the TV. From perfect solution to crap solution in 2 Company decisions. I've been trying to determine how I can still do Antenna DVR without having to buy new equipment, and still be able to watch it in the living room. Much of the newer DVR solutions that even work with HDHomeRun require one of their newer models. That includes their own DVR software. With one video, you have gotten me back to near ideal simply by me plugging my device back in. I even have the 500GB Shield, so I don't have to hook up additional storage. This is a good day. :-)

Hey Lon, love the videos. If I have an OTA antenna, a HDHomerun, and a Nvidia Shield - will I be able to use the Shield to record the OTA broadcast? Or will a NAS/Computer be required to make the HDHomerun work? Thanks!

I don't know if it's your voice or your content but I can't stop watching thanks

Lon.TV that is one very impressive museum for the back drop. It was great to see the little Newton again (I helped with beta testing it many moons ago)

If I can't turn it on, select a language, enter a password, and go, no thank you. It's way too complicated for this old lady! Great information though. I learned that I don't want one. You saved me money and probably lots of frustration. Once again you have saved the day, Lon. Thanks!

Lion, I have my Hdhomerun up and running on my Nvidia Shield. But I dont see the DVR function when I use the Live Channels app. Any suggestions?

Lon. Thanks for this got this update yesterday on my shield and said WHAT! Tried it out last night but was not sure were the recording was going, thanks for the information.

Holy crap, an iPod 3rd generation on the shelf back there. Loved the 3rd gen ipod. Those red glowing buttons. I wish it wasn't firewire recharging and supported USB power charging.

Lon, this looks great! I have a 16gb Shield, WD My Cloud NAS and HDHR Connect already. Do you recommend the HDHR DVR software over Live Channels since it could utilize my NAS as opposed to needing a hard drive adoptable storage?

interesting video! I'm on OTA and still using older Philips DVRs hooked up to each of my TVs. They work pretty good but downside is I cant watch recording on another TV in other room.

hi dear can l have information for how many channel on hdhomerun and which one is better for HD quality ..please help i'm from canada ....

Anyone know why the DVR recordable option wouldn't be available?

Would I be able to use a AirTv tuner to record channels along with my IPTV channels?

Good afternoon Lon! Thanks for this information. I have a question regarding adding an external drive (USB key) to the Mi Box and add it as “adoptable storage”. Now let’s just say I have some recordings and at some point I want to delete them because I watched them and Need to create space.. is it possible?

Lon, I have 3 televisions in my home can every tv watch a different channel while using homerun prime along with nvidia shileds etc or does everyone have to watch the same show ???

Lon, you have great videos. Hope you can find a workaround for the double entries in the Android tv guide//Also will Skystream 3 plus be a good android tv box to use with Channels Plus DVR??

Hello Lon, Like your videos. Have you done any Android TV reviews on Sony TVs? I just bought one and like to know how HDHomerun works and Kodi.

Having problem with android live channels. The catagory sidebar to the left of the guide will not auto hide. Seems to be locked in place. Nvida shield 6.3 input ota from hdhomerun

Please help as I am tangled up in the cord cutting mire. OK, so I have an HD homerun connect, a android box, a computer and a setv account. My wife and watch shows we have recorded on our DVR through Directv. I am trying to cut the cord, but still have the same functionality: record and watch my shows with an easy to user interface (like setv). I don't really care about live tv as the only live program we watch is football and I get that on setv. Please help

Hi Lon.TV, I am trying to cut the cable, and your videos has helped me a lot. I just need to confirm which HDHomerun TV turner is compatible with the MECOOL M8S PRO L I am going to buy. I had two Android TV Box, and I returned back for issues. Thank you very much for your time!

On the left are options of Recent, and various categories,... How many recordings can remain in Recent, and, what happens to older recordings as newer ones fill in Recent category?

Up to seeing this I was considering a system on a Roku platform with Tablo. Two negatives to that are the subscription for guide data and slow response time of table. Especially with live tv. This system seems pretty responsive. I know it is rudimentary now, but I would expect it would improve with subsequent updates. Will the Hdhomerun Connect work well with this as long as the connection is ethernet?

I formatted a external hard drive and can't use it on my pc...how do I get my info back and use it on original format?

Thanks for the videos. I got my hdhomerun working, but bought standard Nvidia Shield and it wouldn't recognize a 4TB drive so I got a 2TB drive and it formatted but only shows 160GB! ? Please Help! I've been battling this for days

Nice video as always Lon

My shield keeps loosing the programmed recordings. It’s brand new and I extended memory with a large premium recommended usb drive. There is no support out there with Live Channels app, sadly.

what do I need to do this I already have a cable box and such but I just want to access it thro my android mi box I have the app and such

lon, help me out here. I have a Nexus player external hard drive 1tb, hdhr. and have live channels and I formatted the drive. but I go back to live channels and it says I still need more storage. do I have to pay for hdhr DVR too? can you do a video for the Nexus player? or guide me in the right direction. do I have to move the apps to the external drive? and can you do a video on hdhr DVR beta and how it works with multiple Nexus players

Lon, Have you heard about any resolution for the passthrough audio issues with this setup? The DVR i useless to those without a soundbar it appears using an nvidia shield which would seem to me to be one of the primary use cases, but maybe not? Refer to this link i receive the message 'Cannot play audio. Please try another TV.' Yet when i just play live channels from the hdhomerun channels video and audio both play fine: forums.geforce.com/default/topic/994786/shield-tv/lack-of-ac3-audio-codec-impacting-new-live-channels-update/ Maybe something to ask about for us that don't have cash for fancy sound setups currently...

Hey Lon, can you use the live TV app to watch DRM channels (not record) or is that blocked too?

I didn't know that the shield could record, has a built in DVR? What do you do if you have more than 1 TV? Do you all only have one TV in your house? I had 2 TVs when I lived in an apartment and both TVs could view cable.

would you please make a review about the Haier pad w103. I think about to buy this 2-in-1 tablet, but I don't know for sure.

I'm looking for help in indegrading Magnavox DVR into my media center any ideas?

Great video, as always. Any idea WHERE the DVR files are saved and if they can be shared, say, with Plex?

how much can you record into the 500gb shield, how many hours?

I have a side question. Can I use the happauge usb tuner as a dvr using live channels, or the the HD homerun the only DVR tuner to work?

Would you be willing to share the apk for the Green HDHomerun app?

Lon, Please correct me if I'm wrong. Did you say that the android tv now has the ability to record several channels while watching a different channel? If you didn't, will it? Thank you.

Is the DVR option only available in the US? I'm in Canada and can't find anyway to activate it. I have the Nvidia Shield 16gb version and have a 128gb SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Flash Drive installed as internal storage. I have the new HDHomeRun Connect Quatro hooked up fine and running. I can watch live tv just fine on the HDHomeRun app and on the Live Channels app, but the option to get DVR is no where to be found. In settings under Channel Sources there is only the HDHomeRun Input, which I've set up, (and the Google Play Movies & TV) but the Network TV Tuner (BETA) option is not there. I've looked all over the internet and can't find any help. I believe that the minimum storage size is 50gb so the 128gb I have should be enough, unless there are other storage requirements that I'm not aware of. The only thing I can think of is that this is a US based feature only, but I can't confirm that anywhere. Any help with this would be appreciated!

Hi Lon, Love your videos. I'm hoping you can clear something up which I can't find online. Can you watch a recorded show from the beginning while it is being recorded. I know this option is available on the HDHomerun DVR app / subscription, but am wondering if it is available within the live Channels app.

Lon- Great info. If I use the shield on one TV what would I use in the other rooms of my home to access the recorded content?

I have a mi box. I just updated the software and it's not working. I go to channel services and the beta version doesn't show up. I'm on version 1.13.011. Any help?

I have a question does this device need to be hardwired through an ethernet cable to be on your network or can it be connected to your network via WiFi.

Lon is there an alternative app besides flex and live channels for a USB tuner avermedia

the hdhome run prime live recording is horrible, I'm getting tons of distorted unwatchable videos, I've searched and search and wasn't able to resolve this issue.

Hi Lon. Can you do channel zapping on this app with a keyboard or remote? I have hundreds of free ota channels via a sattelite card and usually input the channel number on my remote. This interface looks insane with all the scrolling!

Lon does the shield TV support 4tb external hard drives?

Hey Lon. In my attempts to make it easy for my wife to watch live TV (not with Plex) I am trying to get my Shield to work. I get a picture and guide and channel changing just fine but no audio. I've checked me sound settings but I can't see where I'm goig wrong. Any thoughts? Thanks for the help.

Why does Live Channels DVR need your external drive to be "adoptable" (internal/linked to the hardware) storage? The HDHomerun "HD" app records to an external drive and can share shows across the network (and of course you can see the files and remove/plug in the drive at will). I like the Live Channels Guide better but it's gimped as a DVR because of this.

What camera do you recommend for under $100

Have you tested this with your nexus player? Mine seems to be kind of unstable (video loss every now and then) and slow.

Can I plug the hdhomerun directly into my Nvidia Shield using an ethernet cable?

Live channels does not work with my setup unfortunately some some audio code is messed up with it so all I hear is a weird god awful static noise. It is HD though, wish they would fix it!

How do you get those channel logos on the guide?

I have 2 Shields so if I set one of them to record can I watch my recorded shows on my other shield?

How many days of guide does live channels have?

How far out does the EPG go, 6hours, 14 days?

5.1 shield update broke live TV function. I either get no sound or no picture. v

Unable to open "Live Channels" app. It doesnt even give me an option to open ...only uninstall, full description, and flag as inappropriate. Please help

Lon- Have you tested the Tablo DVR? Can you comment on comparing loading times between HDHomerun vs Tablo?

Lon, do you know if SiliconDust will release a similar version for the FireTV ecosystem? I don't have Echo but think about this: "Alexa, tune to NBA TV!" :)

You found a HDhomeRun with CI+ card reader ? where ?

I just get 'weak signal' on every channel, and no EPG data -- which is strange because the hdhomerun DVR beta app works fine (although a bit crashy). I'm in the UK using a shield TV + hdhomerun connect .

Do you need an antenna to get these Channel's work

I'm 3rd! three times the charm! Can I upgrade the internal hard drive? Also next video idea should be how to decrypt it.

I will be sending back dtvs DVR and disconnecting please give us prices and what else is needed to operate.

Wait so DVR service is free and stores on the google box right?

Love Ancient Aliens... It's a great show.

CAN you do a Channels DVR server review

Is Live Channels available for FireTV?

and you hook up a regular USB tuner to it

Lon, will it work with NAS?

Thank you for that

You forgot to mention Tablo.

So I see you're not digging the new controller huh? Lol.

It had Spanish language

First lol? And yay Android TV stuff!

You need to start out with no DRM this way i can stop watching in the beginning of the video.

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