Flashing: the HDHomeRun is working to acquire an IP address. Network LED: Green: the HDHomeRun is connected to the network. Tuner0 Power LED: Green: the HDHomeRun is powered on. Flashing: the tuner has been reserved by an application but is not actively streaming.ģ Original HDHomeRun - Dual Tuner Original HDHomeRun - Single Tuner Front 1. Tuner LEDs: Green: the tuner is in use, tuned to a channel, and streaming data. If the HDHomeRun is directly connected to a PC the LED will continue to flash until the PC makes contact with the HDHomeRun. Flashing Green: the HDHomeRun is working to acquire an IP address. Tuner 1 Power/Network LED: Green: the HDHomeRun is powered on and connected to the network. HDHomeRun Connections: HDHomeRun 3G Dual Tuner Back 1. Still on Plex, on the Transcoder options should I switch 'Transcode quality' from automatic to 'prefer higher speed encoding'? I'm afraid this will downgrade the other shows/movies I have on plex that are currently working okay.1 HDHomeRun Installation Instructions ( )Ģ I. If I drop the quality down will I get a video format easier to transcode for the roku, or will my CPU still have to do as much work and I'll just end up with a worse quality show? I can pick transcoder quality from Original Format, Highest Quality, High quality (30fps limit), etc. On the Plex side, the settings for the DVR doesn't give me a lot of options. I currently have it set to Windows Media play, but I'm wondering if selecting a different option will result in a video format more Roku friendly? The options are Default, Easy HDTV DVR, For The Record, J River Media Center, MediaPortal, NextPVR, and Windows Media Center. I understand that the EXTEND can do some transcoding itself, but I haven't found much documentation on any of the settings I find.įor example, on the HDHomerun Setup there is a dropdown box to select 'BDA Compatibility Mode'. My server is an i3, I'm hoping I don't have to buy a more power CPU to get a smooth watching experience. After about 5 minutes plex gives up and tells me the server isn't powerful enough. I've have the EXTEND hooked up with plex, but when I try and play back TV shows on my Roku (or even on a laptop) my plex server maxs out it's CPU's. I took Silicone Dust up on their offer to have my converted into an EXTEND.

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