BIG NEWS - "Record This Airing" now works for everyone

[nickk]

BIG NEWS - "Record This Airing" now works for everyone, no DVR guide subscription required.

Nick

[warhaver]

As someone who is still fairly new to the HDHomerun device, app and DVR service, does this mean the yearly subscription is just for the extended guide now? Or is there some other enhanced functionality?

[signcarver]

Most people who want to record something will require the guide to make a series/scheduled recording not one particular recording of one particular episode that is airing in the next several hours and then require one to set such again for the next day.

[NedS]

As someone who is still fairly new to the HDHomerun device, app and DVR service, does this mean the yearly subscription is just for the extended guide now? Or is there some other enhanced functionality?

You can set specific shows/movies at a specific time to record for free. "Auto-record"/series tasks, such as "record all new episodes of Bob's Burgers" will require a subscription. I believe the XMLTV guide will also require a subscription for people who want to use our guide data with a third party app.

[jasonl]

And of course you do still need to have an HDHomeRun DVR running somewhere, either on a FLEX device with an attached hard drive, a computer, or a NAS box, in order to utilize this. Just a new feature for those who want to test out the DVR before buying or who are mostly live TV viewers but occasionally need to record the game because real life got in the way of watching sports.