I have setup a spare PC with two TV tuners (ATSC) and it is running JRiver MC18 24/7 and recording OTA TV.
I then have Media Server running on that "DVR" PC and actually watch the shows on Client PCs on my home network.
I noticed two things, both related to the Recording settings in Options on the Clients:
1 - Each client has its own setting of "Start recording before program begins" and "Start recording after program ends". I have to set each of those on each client to my desired default. It doesn't make sense to have separate "per PC" settings - there should either be one setting on the Server that is used for all recordings and subscriptions.
2 - Each client has its own setting of "Folder for recording and time-shifting files". My guess is that this setting is actually not used at all when connected to a Library on a Media Server (they only apply if you have a tuner on the client). But the "Start recording" settings apply both for scheduling recordings on the Server and for the client if it has a tuner. This is inconsistent and a little confusing.
Glynor wrote a year ago:
"Go to Options -> Television. Set the Folder for recording and time-shifting files to the proper \\Server\Recorded TV folder. "
in order to prevent the Client from trying to convert the codec of the file.
Am I correct to assume that this is the setting on the Server's MC18 ?
Thanks !
