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HDHomeRun Quatro setup question

Posted on 4/2/18 at 2:02 pm
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 4/2/18 at 2:02 pm
Ok, I think I'm about to go all in with Plex and add in a HDHomeRun Quatro (4-tuner) setup to utilize the Live TV and DVR functionality. However, I wanted to get the expertise here to make sure my setup would be ok.

-Purchase HDHomeRun Quatro and plug that in to my ATT Router (that I must use). I actually use Google Wifi pucks running from ATT router.
-Plug in Antenna
-Utilize my laptop, connected via wifi to download and DVR everything from plex.

I really have 2 main questions:
1) Can I record to my laptop, which is usually connected via wifi through plex?
2) Any issues with having the Google Wifi connected to the ATT Router that's mandated? I guess I could always connect the HDHomeRun to the google puck.


ETA: Ohhhh a downvote. I'm intrigued. Is someone anti-plex, anti-HDHomerun or anti-me?
This post was edited on 4/2/18 at 2:12 pm
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:03 pm to
No one?
Posted by mchias1
Member since Dec 2009
805 posts
Posted on 4/2/18 at 8:33 pm to
Connect the quatro to your router/switch.

Any computer with Plex on it and on the same network can act as the recording device.

It's best to use a hardwire connection to the quatro and the recording computer.. The quatro doesn't convert the OTA signal from mpeg2 to h.264, like the extend does.
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 4/2/18 at 9:33 pm to
quote:

It's best to use a hardwire connection to the quatro and the recording computer.. The quatro doesn't convert the OTA signal from mpeg2 to h.264, like the extend does.

Wait, how?
It only has 3 connections, right?:
1) Power
2) Ethernet (Which plugs into the router)
3) OTA Antenna input

Where or how would I plug it into my NAS or my laptop?
Posted by Korkstand
Member since Nov 2003
28707 posts
Posted on 4/2/18 at 11:30 pm to
He means if you're going to run your Plex server on the laptop, you should plug it into the network rather than wifi.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 4/3/18 at 11:38 am to
and if you are going to run a plex server you need it to be running all the time. unless you want to go turn on your laptop and start plex anytime you want to watch tv
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57438 posts
Posted on 4/3/18 at 11:38 am to
BTW im having issues getting my new HDDs recognized.
Posted by DoubleDown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2008
12869 posts
Posted on 4/3/18 at 1:13 pm to
quote:

and if you are going to run a plex server you need it to be running all the time. unless you want to go turn on your laptop and start plex anytime you want to watch tv


Yea I do. I usually just clamshell my laptop and let that puppy serve.
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