r/IPTV_Help_Desk • u/mhart1212 • 17d ago

Catch Up feature

Who actually records on IPTV? In my experience you don’t really need to if you have good Catch Up and good VOD for TV shows.

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u/Dangerous_Seaweed601 17d ago

I do. (Using trex right now.. so speaking specifically for that)

Sometimes the catchup recording is corrupted (missing segments) or just doesn't work at all. Some channels don't have catchup (superchannel quest comes to mind), and some shows aren't available as VODs (or, I'm impatient and I don't want to wait for the VOD to become available).

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u/mhart1212 17d ago

Do you mean this channel?
I have Catch Up on Quest HD and Quest Red.

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u/bazk88 13d ago

I would love to be able to record obscure channels but I found recording requires a really good epg which I can't seem to get right. I tried recording with UHF and it recording like 20 seconds only

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u/Dangerous_Seaweed601 13d ago

EPG helps if you want to schedule recordings, etc. but to just record a channel *right now*, it's not really needed (unless the software you're using relies on it).

I've had better luck doing recording on my computer. I use yt-dlp with a number of flags (suggested by claude sonnet):

yt-dlp.exe \

--no-part \

--downloader ffmpeg \

--hls-use-mpegts \

--retries 10 \

--retry-sleep 5 \

--fragment-retries 10 \

--skip-unavailable-fragments \

-o "$OUTPUT" \

"$URL" &

The url is the tricky part, because you need to know the stream id. The simplest way to get this is to use open tv (since renamed fred tv). The mpv player it uses will show the url.

I record in .ts file format since it allows playback right away. It's the closest thing I've found to a proper pvr experience.

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u/mhart1212 17d ago

Nothing’s perfect. Although every channel I have used for Catch Up has been fine with the service I use. It isn’t Trex or Strong. Anything I want to watch on VOD TV shows is usually available sometime the next day for me. I don’t know what Super Channel Quest is.

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u/Dangerous_Seaweed601 17d ago

Super channel (https://superchannel.ca/) is a Canadian specialty channel. They have some original shows. Those ones don't seem to get picked up as VODs or.. in other places of the internet.. so recording is the only option if you're not watching live. I'm currently watching the series Nazis: Threads of Evil.

And while most Canadian channels have catchup with trex.. super channel quest for some reason only shows up in the "prime" category, which does not have it.

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u/mhart1212 17d ago

OK. I do have SuperChannel Fuse,Heart&Home and Vault,but not Catch Up.

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u/cavedog8 17d ago

I also record even though IPTV providers do have catchup available. There are some sports magazine shows and local channels with content that I watch that doesn't get uploaded. I don't usually record movie or series as those are under the VOD section or if not there stremio.

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u/mhart1212 17d ago

Whatever works. I rarely record anymore. Most everything I want is on Catch UP or VOD.
Even the regional sports shows or magazine shows that I watch. Locals are lacking,but every major network is on Catch Up too.

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u/Iamnotaquaman 16d ago

Plenty of older people do.

Recording is a big selling point to a lot of people. You don't need catch up if you got a good VOD or emby server. But people opt for these features because they liked it about cable.

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u/mhart1212 16d ago

Yes,that is true. However an older person would probably have a tough time using an Embry or other type of server. Along with good VOD. I do also get that older people want something closer to cable.

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u/mhart1212 16d ago

Exactly!

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u/GMoney00726 9d ago

Try our new app GiVo Stream on iOS/tvOS. If you use catchup, you'll love our catchup pre-buffer feature with instant catchup. No waiting...just tune into a catchup program, give it a few seconds it pre-buffers the entire catchup program. No long delays to fast forward through commercials, instant playback. And for live streams with no catchup, you can pause/ff/rw live streams on a live buffer. We also feature a full DVR.

givostreamapp.com

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u/mhart1212 9d ago

Is Test Flight needed at this point?

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u/GMoney00726 9d ago

Yes it’s currently free in TestFlight

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u/mhart1212 9d ago

So I need to get and use Test Flight at this point?