TVHplayer is a simple desktop program for playing and recording live TV using a TVheadend server.
It supports multiple servers and uses VLC library for video playback.
In addition to the regular TVheadend DVR feature that allows recording on the server, TVHplayer also supports local recording, saving live TV directly to client machine.
Features:
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Add multiple servers
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Play TV & radio channels
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Initiate instant records on your TVheadend server
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Record live TV locally
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Set custom duration for recordings
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Cross-platform - runs on linux, macOS and Windows–
This program is a client for the very solid Tvheadend TV streaming server. Tvheadend supports pretty much any source you can think of, but is a little more complicated to setup.
Tvheadend is a selfhosted service meant to be run on your own server with your own TV dongles / IPTV channels / etc.
If you only want to watch TV on your PC, doing so with something like Kodi is probably a better idea, as Kodi also supports USB tuners and is simpler to setup (doesn’t require a separate server).