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'''F'''requently '''A'''sked '''Q'''uestions for | '''F'''requently '''A'''sked '''Q'''uestions for {{name}} and PVR related. | ||
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| Question= What is a PVR Backend and why do I need it? | | Question= What is a PVR Backend and why do I need it? | ||
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* A PVR Backend is the actual software that interfaces with your tuner hardware and handles the recording. | * A PVR Backend is the actual software that interfaces with your tuner hardware and handles the recording. {{name}} simply acts as a graphical interface to this software, allowing you to access it from within XBMC. | ||
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| Question= What PVR Hardware/TV Cards does | | Question= What PVR Hardware/TV Cards does {{name}} support? | ||
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* | * {{name}} itself does not support any specific PVR Hardware, it only outputs and interacts with TV streaming server i.e. PVR Backend. | ||
* Each PVR Backend has different hardware and operating system requirements. Please visit the webpages of the individual PVR Backends for more information. | * Each PVR Backend has different hardware and operating system requirements. Please visit the webpages of the individual PVR Backends for more information. | ||
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| Question= What are PVR add-ons and why do I need them? | | Question= What are PVR add-ons and why do I need them? | ||
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* | * {{name}} relies on add-ons to interact with each individual PVR Backends. Hence you need to ensure that {{name}} has the appropriate add-on for the PVR backend you are using installed. | ||
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| Question= Do I need to separately download PVR add-ons or do they come bundled with XBMC? | | Question= Do I need to separately download PVR add-ons or do they come bundled with XBMC? | ||
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* Official XBMC.org versions of | * Official XBMC.org versions of {{name}} for Android, iOS, Mac OS X, and Windows, come with PVR add-ons already included with XBMC. Linux users will need to install PVR add-ons using the instructions for their specific PVR backend. See '''[[PVR backend]]'''. | ||
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| Question= Do all | | Question= Do all {{name}} skins support PVR? | ||
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* Not all skins have PVR support. The default | * Not all skins have PVR support. The default {{name}} skin, [[Confluence]], contains full PVR support. | ||
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