Which Pi for PVR?

    • New

    I currently have a Pi 3b running Pi-hole and a Pi 4 running LibreELEC both working fine.

    I fancy having a play with a new device and feel like setting up a PVR.

    Do I get a Pi 5 and use that for PVR or move everything around?

    Plus which USB device(s) would be the best for UK Freeview? Multiple if needed so that I can record more than one program simultaneously.

    • New

    I'd use the RPi5 as the main device as it's a nice bump on the RPi4, and recycle the RPi4 as the Tvheadend server (as RPi3 is working with pihole and doesn't need speed). No idea on what USB tuner(s) device to use though, as not a UK resident.

    • New

    With the Pi5 for LibreELEC have you noticed any improvement in video scanning?

    Myself and my wife both have hearing issues so rely on subtitles, when a file doesn't have subs we occasionally have to rewind (we have it set for 10 seconds) to try and decipher what's been said. Sometimes though the Pi4 struggles with continuing to play the file.