So, now that Plex supports Live TV (https://www.plex.tv/blog/well-do-it-live/) via certain tv-cards, I'm kind of tempted to get a new TV-card.
My set up today;
A Ubuntu server with a Hauppauge Dual tuner PCIe card running TVHeadend (back end) and a Plex Server.
A couple of HTPC:s running Kodi, as client for wathing live TV etc. (primarily within my own network)
A couple of hand held devices running Plex (primarily for outside my own network, and for the transcoding)
My goal:
A Ubuntu server with a Hauppauge -Dual-
Quad tuner PCIe card running TVHeadend (back end) and a Plex Server.
A couple of HTPC:s running Kodi, as client for wathing live TV etc. (primarily within my own network)
A couple of smart phones/tablets running Plex client (primarily for outside my own network, and for the transcoding).
On these smart phones/tablets I would be able to watch live TV too via Plex, without having to switch to a seperat app for this (as is the case today)
My question:
If I decide to change the PCIe card to a Hauppauge Quad tune PCIe card (one supported by Plex), how will that perform my TVHeadend set up?
I would be going from 2 tuners to 4 tuners, which is fine, but what happens if TVHeadend and the Plex server both want to start using the same tuner?
What would happen if Plex server "hogs" all 4 tuners and then TVheadend want's 1, or vice versa?
Will they cooperate nicely until all 4 tuners are taken, and if a 5 tuner is required this request will be denied?
In a nutshell : Does TVHeadend hog the entire PCI card with all it's tuners, or will it play nicely with the Plex Server, and allow Plex Server to use the tuners that aren't in service by TVHeadend (and vice versa I guess)?
Hope you understand my question...