Announcing hdhr_VCR for OSX!

[identd]

I am proud to announce a totally free OS X "smart VCR"

I wanted to allow a quick way to record a TV show, without needing to setup a large system like Plex or HDHomeRuns' own DVR software. I call it a VCR app, as while it does use guide data to pull name / season / episode number / episode name / show length, it does not present like a normal DVR. It is more of a Smart VCR

This is very feature rich, and would love the community to try it, and report any issues they have.

Features:

• Auto discovery of all HDHomeRun devices on your network!

• Uses built-in guide data, and lineup data, to automatically name the shows you are recording.

• The free guide data is only for the next 4-6 hours. We will attempt to pull fresh data right before a show starts, so in most cases, the information does get pulled correctly. I believe if you pay for HDHomeRuns own DVR software, the guide data is much longer, and the script would handle that.

• Runs in the background, but allows easy editing of existing saved shows.

• Uses caffeinate to ensure that the system does not go to sleep during a recording.

• Add a show or series in 10 seconds.

• Saves saved recording settings to a separate text file

Requirements:
* JSONHelper https://apps.apple.com/us/app/json-help ... d453114608
* HDHomeRUn device setup, and installed on your network.
* OSX

More information available at https://github.com/identd113/hdhr_VCR-AS

[PVR4Me]

Interesting!

Do you support the original HDHR (Dual, etc) boxes?

I take it that the 4-6 hours of guide data is from over-the-air EIT? You might want to explore the XMLTV interface to SchedulesDirect. Costs the user a few dollars a year but provides 14+ days of rich guide data.

https://www.schedulesdirect.org

http://wiki.xmltv.org/index.php/Main_Page

I see it is implemented as 1,500+ lines of Applescript. More power to you!

Craig

[djp952]

Sounds pretty cool!

Although I'm not a Mac person I feel obligated via my own experience(s) to point out that if you are using the guide data from the HDHomeRun JSON API as opposed to the (DVR subscriber-only) XMLTV API, you may run into some concerns moving forward with your project. I suggest reaching out to NickK or another SiliconDust representative to make sure that your usage pattern for their guide data is in adherence to their terms and conditions.