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NextPVR (former GB-PVR) is a popular free personal video recorder application for Microsoft Windows, making it easy to watch or record live tv, and provides great features like series recordings, web scheduling, playing music, video and image files, Kodi/XBMC integration etc.
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7.0.1.241229 available (29th Dec)
Fixed issue that was breaking Freesat/OpenTV support in previous build.
Changes to default fallback character set for DVB EPG strings
Updated version of MediaInfo
Added support for showing current time in playback OSD
Implemented transcode throttling when skipping in web app recording playback (to stop CPU pegging at 100% for long periods)
Installer deleting a couple of NScriptHelper files that could get in the way on Windows.
Improvements to merging conf files after Linux scan.
Further improvements and bug fixes to OTA EPG support.
Improvements to mouse wheel support when using thumbnails.
Now able to click thumbnails to skip to that time.
Removed unnecessary logging messages
Fixed issue with Resume
Fixed issue with 999 to toggle comskip on a file
Fixed an error that could sometimes stop XC IPTV channels from being imported
Fixed a HdHomeRun auth url leak in logs
Fixed issue with EPG update that could leave device hung, or BSOD
Fixed issue with old NScriptHelper being distributed.
Fixed issue with runtime support files for NScriptHelper
Fixed issue with DVB subtitle color
Fixed issue with play button in scheduler page of web app
Fixed issue with channel popup not automatically disappearing in web app
Fixed issue with user agent on some IPTV streams.
Fixed issue with uiclient.html + vaapi
Fixed genre typo.
Fixed issue with slow thumbnail navigation when immediate skip was enabled.
Fixed issue that was breaking Freesat/OpenTV support in previous build.
Changes to default fallback character set for DVB EPG strings
Updated version of MediaInfo
Added support for showing current time in playback OSD
Implemented transcode throttling when skipping in web app recording playback (to stop CPU pegging at 100% for long periods)
Installer deleting a couple of NScriptHelper files that could get in the way on Windows.
Improvements to merging conf files after Linux scan.
Further improvements and bug fixes to OTA EPG support.
Improvements to mouse wheel support when using thumbnails.
Now able to click thumbnails to skip to that time.
Removed unnecessary logging messages
Fixed issue with Resume
Fixed issue with 999 to toggle comskip on a file
Fixed an error that could sometimes stop XC IPTV channels from being imported
Fixed a HdHomeRun auth url leak in logs
Fixed issue with EPG update that could leave device hung, or BSOD
Fixed issue with old NScriptHelper being distributed.
Fixed issue with runtime support files for NScriptHelper
Fixed issue with DVB subtitle color
Fixed issue with play button in scheduler page of web app
Fixed issue with channel popup not automatically disappearing in web app
Fixed issue with user agent on some IPTV streams.
Fixed issue with uiclient.html + vaapi
Fixed genre typo.
Fixed issue with slow thumbnail navigation when immediate skip was enabled.
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Devices Supported
NextPVR supports a wide range of capture devices. Supported digital tuners include DVB-S/S2, SAT>IP, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, DMB-T, ATSC and ClearQAM.
NextPVR also supports specialist component/HDMI capture devices (like the Hauppauge HDPVR, HDPVR2 and Colossus), and Copy-Freely devices (like the Hauppauge DCR-2650 and HDHomeRun Prime). Old-school analog and FM capture devices are also supported, if SoftPVR components are available on your PC.
User Interface
NextPVR's user interface is designed to be easy to use for the entire family. NextPVR's interface provides a TV Guide for scheduling recording, Recordings screen for watching/managing your recordings and schedule, and Library screens for watching movies, listening to music, and viewing photos.
Integration
NextPVR enables you to view it's user interface out to devices like Samsung TV and Blu-Ray players, and LG TVs. You can also use the great X-NEWA to access NextPVR's interface on any platform able to run Kodi/XBMC. If it better suits your needs, you can also use the built-in addons in Kodi/XBMC, or MediaBrowser3, to user the backend television services provided by NextPVR
NextPVR supports a wide range of capture devices. Supported digital tuners include DVB-S/S2, SAT>IP, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, DMB-T, ATSC and ClearQAM.
NextPVR also supports specialist component/HDMI capture devices (like the Hauppauge HDPVR, HDPVR2 and Colossus), and Copy-Freely devices (like the Hauppauge DCR-2650 and HDHomeRun Prime). Old-school analog and FM capture devices are also supported, if SoftPVR components are available on your PC.
User Interface
NextPVR's user interface is designed to be easy to use for the entire family. NextPVR's interface provides a TV Guide for scheduling recording, Recordings screen for watching/managing your recordings and schedule, and Library screens for watching movies, listening to music, and viewing photos.
Integration
NextPVR enables you to view it's user interface out to devices like Samsung TV and Blu-Ray players, and LG TVs. You can also use the great X-NEWA to access NextPVR's interface on any platform able to run Kodi/XBMC. If it better suits your needs, you can also use the built-in addons in Kodi/XBMC, or MediaBrowser3, to user the backend television services provided by NextPVR
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nscripthelper.exe fails if your Windows doesn't have .NET Runtime 6.
Windows event log gives link to download .NET Runtime 6.
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Windows event log gives link to download .NET Runtime 6.
Software requirements needs to be updated.
Review by mstrof univrs on
Sep 7, 2022 Version: 6.0.0.220904
OS: Windows 10 Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
I've been using NextPVR for over 10 years now. If you're primary requirement is to schedule and watch TV shows over the air, then I don't think there is any better software out there. It may lack some of the pzazz of some other media players but often that is all they are (media players) and don't offer intelligent scheduling of all your favourite TV shows from one or multiple TV tuners. For example did you know that if the channels you want to watch are on the same DVB mux, it can record multiple shows at the same time, all from a single tuner. It can avoid recording the same show, reschedule a show to resolve a conflict with recordings, keep the last X episodes of a series etc.
I would say the software is pretty much bullet-proof and I don't recall the last time I ever had the software barf on me. (There were a few issues with FF/RW when the playback code was rewritten but these gremlins are pretty much all ironed out now). You do however need to ensure that you have the necessary codecs installed (not supplied with NextPVR) if you wish to playback other formats as NextPVR just asks windows to use whatever the default codec is for that file type. Most folks use decoders from LAV , MS or various codec packs that are available.
If you just want software to playback movies that you have downloaded or ripped off a disc, NextPVR can cater for these files just fine although there may be other products that can provide more bling to your viewing experience.
As a true client/server app, it supports playback from other pcs/laptops/browsers and mobile devices (being actively developed).
The author has also been investing a lot of time in ramping up support for IPTV during the last 12 months.
I would prefer to call it donateware rather than freeware as I feel that regular users of the product should support the author who dedicates a huge amount of his time to this project and the forum is friendly, responsive and helpful.
I would say the software is pretty much bullet-proof and I don't recall the last time I ever had the software barf on me. (There were a few issues with FF/RW when the playback code was rewritten but these gremlins are pretty much all ironed out now). You do however need to ensure that you have the necessary codecs installed (not supplied with NextPVR) if you wish to playback other formats as NextPVR just asks windows to use whatever the default codec is for that file type. Most folks use decoders from LAV , MS or various codec packs that are available.
If you just want software to playback movies that you have downloaded or ripped off a disc, NextPVR can cater for these files just fine although there may be other products that can provide more bling to your viewing experience.
As a true client/server app, it supports playback from other pcs/laptops/browsers and mobile devices (being actively developed).
The author has also been investing a lot of time in ramping up support for IPTV during the last 12 months.
I would prefer to call it donateware rather than freeware as I feel that regular users of the product should support the author who dedicates a huge amount of his time to this project and the forum is friendly, responsive and helpful.
Review by gEd on
Jun 1, 2018 Version: 4.1.1
OS: Windows 10 64-bit Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
It doesn't allow to import IPTV channels from m3u file, so it is useless.
Review by Pinto007 on
Dec 14, 2017 Version: 4.0.5
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 1/10
excellent software, very stable and strong for long captures of 2-4 hours. This is base software for Capture4ME, GamerCap and perhaps Hauppauge Capture (for the HDPVR2). Increase bitrate from 9mbs as desired in C\Users\Public\NPVR\config.xml for 720p. Record with Recordings , Man-Rec (no preview window).
Review by texas1 on
Jan 12, 2015 Version: 3.3.8
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Tried and Tried to make it work with my Hauppauge 1600 and no dice. The older version works great. Maybe I am doing something wrong. Needs to have a downloadable instructions or something.
Review by Backpain on
Oct 18, 2010 Version: 1.5.33
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 2/10
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