(Look for a review roundup of these options in the near future.) If you don’t need rich guide data or powerful scheduling features, you can also buy a no-frills tuner box like the MediaSonic Homeworx ($35, available at Amazon) and record channels to an external USB drive.

If you want to go even simpler, (with a 1TB hard drive, $369.99 at Amazon at the time of publication) and Channel Master's DVR+ ($349 with a 1TB internal hard drive $249 if you want to provide your own external hard drive) can record broadcast channels with no subscription fees, but only for a single television. A guide subscription costs $5 per month, $50 per year, or $150 for life, and you must supply your own antenna and hard drive. HDHomeRun owners can also use Plex Media Server on a PC, recording shows to an internal hard drive, external USB drive, or a NAS box.Īlternatively, the Tablo DVR ($220 for the two-tuner model, available at Amazon for $198.30 at time of publication) has a simpler setup process, supports whole-home viewing, and offers a single app on many platforms for live and recorded TV. The combination of Shield, HDHomeRun, and Plex isn’t your only option for over-the-air recordings. You can install to your Shield straight from the web by clicking “Install” and selecting “No carrier Nvidia SHIELD Android TV” from the list. IDG / Jared Newmanģ. Join the Plex Media Server beta by visiting this link in your web browser and then clicking the “become a tester” button.Ĥ. Install Plex Media Server on your Shield. The Shield does not currently support writing Plex recordings to conventionally formatted hard drives or network-attached storage devices. Warning: This will delete anything that’s currently on the USB drive, and anything stored on the drive after formatting will not be available outside of the Shield. Select “Erase & format as device storage” and follow the on-screen instructions. Plug the USB hard drive into your Nvidia Shield, head to Settings > Storage & reset, and select General USB Drive. This will require a PC or Mac to set up.)Ģ. (To access HDHomeRun’s live TV apps, follow the instructions included with the tuner. Connect your over-the-air antenna to the HDHomeRun tuner, connect the HDHomeRun into your router, and connect the HDHomeRun to a power source.

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