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Channels DVR

Channels DVR is a powerful, flexible, and locally-hosted media server that allows you to watch and record live TV and manage your personal media library across all your devices.

Description

Channels DVR is a comprehensive and flexible media server application designed to provide users with a personalized and powerful live TV and DVR experience. It runs locally on your computer or network-attached storage (NAS) device, eliminating concerns about cloud storage and ensuring your content is always accessible. The software supports a wide range of devices, from macOS and Windows to various NAS systems, including Synology, QNAP, and more, making it versatile for many home setups. Users can easily record, manage and watch live TV from various sources and integrate their personal media libraries within a unified interface. Channels DVR is designed to be user-friendly, even for users with limited technical expertise.

Features

Channels DVR's key features include support for Live TV, DVR functionality, a comprehensive Media Library for organizing personal media, compatibility with a vast array of devices and operating systems, and an intuitive user interface across all client applications. It supports a variety of TV tuners and offers both scheduled recordings and the ability to start recordings on demand. Additional features include the creation of custom channel collections, virtual channels, and flexible management options for personal media. It supports hardware accelerated transcoding to enhance playback quality, especially when streaming across multiple devices. The server itself supports installation on a variety of devices, including many different NAS systems, making it adaptable to numerous home network setups.

Benefits

Channels DVR offers several key benefits, including: always-available access to your recordings, no reliance on cloud services, a unified interface for live TV and personal media, strong cross-platform support enabling access across all your devices, support for various hardware configurations and NAS devices, ability to utilize hardware accelerated transcoding for improved performance, and an active community providing ample support and resources. Channels DVR provides a user-friendly experience for managing all your television viewing and media needs without the limitations and concerns of traditional DVR solutions or cloud-based services.

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