Channels: Whole Home DVR

★★★★★ If you have a HDHomerun tuner, don't bother with thier own software. Just use this. It's perfect! And is still faster and slicker than using Plex or Emby.

★★★★★ Perfection, if you have an HDhomerun tuner, and you want the best experience, this is the software to get. I am running the Channels DVR server on an Nvidia Shield. This does have a reoccurring cost, but it is worth it for me.

★★★★★ Best app for watching TV and using DVR features. The app looks great visually and works great. Has all DVR features you would need. Also like the TV Everywhere feature that uses your cable, satellite, and streaming tv login to watch channels as well, and it's grouped along your OTA or regular cable channels in the tv guide. However, please note this feature is in beta and occasionally needs you to pay attention as TVE channels might not show up. Remote access and viewing is also available here.

★★★★★ I am using this to replace the hdhr dvr app. In my opinion this is a much better product. The interface is much cleaner and the ability to watch out of house is what was really missing in hdhr. Customer service has been wonderful. Quick responses to my problems (my fault). Even emailed me to make sure problem was fixed. Monthly cost is more than hdhr, but we'll worth it in my opinion.

★★☆☆☆ Unable to install on NVidia Shield. I get the error: "Can't install app "Channels DVR" Can't be installed. Try Again. And if the problem continues, get help troubleshooting (Error code: 963)" Contacted Channels support via Twitter, was told to "Try contacting Google Play Store support." I'll update this rating, if, and when I get this installed on my Nvidia Shield

★★☆☆☆ Absolutely rotten experience. Attempting to use this with HDHomerun and Nvidia Shield TV. Frequently takes multiple attempts to get the app to start. Setup and navigation is frustrating. I really hate the fact that when you go to the guide, the current program stream stops. YouTube tv even keeps the stream going. Frustration so high that we revert to using the YouTube tv app instead. Really wanted this to be a cord cutting solution. It is not.