
$131.94 $174.99 Save 25% How to Enable OTA TV on Plex Plex If you managed to put together a Plex server, you’ll have zero problems with this project. But OTA TV on Plex is a much cheaper, more customizable option. But if you want DVR functionality or remote streaming outside your home, you need Plex Pass.īear in mind that some services, such as YouTube TV, offer local channels without any additional hardware.

Neither price nor release dates are known. HDHomerun Connect Duo+ has two tuners and 250 gigabytes on built-in storage, finally making DVR as easy as it should be.Īnd HDHomerun Prime 6 has CableCard support with six tuners built in. HDHomerun has a couple new boxes on the way in 2018. It's not exorbitant, but neither is it quite as simple as we'd like. You pony up $35 and then an record through a service like Plex.

Setup can be a little tricky if you have to have a locally-stored DVR - it's actually sort of a weird hybrid thing.

(Admittedly, it's outside, though not far away, and running through a Fire TV dongle and not a larger, more powerful set-top box.) And even on my 802.1ac router I occasionally see hiccups on one of my TVs. Fire up an app on nearly any device, and it handles the setup for you with surprising ease.Īnd you get a free (though limited to a single day) electronic programming channel guide.

You just plug in your antenna, plug in the power, and plug it into your router via an Ethernet cable, and you're good to go. As far as connected devices go, HDHomerun itself is really simple to set up.
