Sounds good. I never had recording issues once the file permissions were set and the System Picker used to establish routes. Scheduled recordings and instant recordings are working perfectly but not when the SSD is set up strictly as internal Storage, has to be removeable storage to work on my system and I had to change Output format to MPEG-TS. The 256gb split using ADB sm commands, to 200GBs removeable and 49GBs Internal also works. Recordings inevitably fail after about a minute when the SSD is formatted for Internal storage only.
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I’ve always found recording to be hit or miss. Mostly miss when I did it on a streaming device. For me it seems like a device issue. Like there wasn’t enough power to keep a stable stream. I’d get 1 min videos, 18 hour videos, and videos that just didn’t play. But a while back I set up NextPVR on my Plex server. I then set it up to record a couple of sports shows that are pretty hard to find other ways. Running my IPTV through the Plex server seems to work pretty well. It’s hard wired to my 800m down Internet, has a lot of power and tons of hard drive space. And I set it up to drop the recorded files in to a Plex library folder so that there’s nothing for me to do but turn on Plex everyday and watch the recordings.
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That is a cool idea for recording instead of using Tivimate. I have had the same results with Tivimate as you in my limited recording attempts.
I don’t have my paid IPTV services running through Plex, but I do have a Win TV Dual HD tuner with a Channelmaster antenna hooked up in the attic for regular tv. I use Plex to watch tv through this tuner, but also record a local news story or sports game and when the recording is over, it stores the recording file as an icon right beside my other shows in the Plex app. The recording is much more dependable and the recordings are stored in my media server with a 14tb harddrive instead of on a streaming device.
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I only record to learn, although with the Olympics in Paris, I’m getting my 256GB SSD all tested and issues resolved before recording some events. I was hoping Troy’s new method might work for me but that was an epic fail. Bored with mounting, unmounting, ejecting, formatting, X-plore, file permissions, File creation, System Picker, internal storage, removeable storage and going crosseyed. Just to end up right back where I started. 
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Hey Miki
sparkle player records easily with no probs also
So I’ve heard. I tried to get it, but it required me to set up a payment method with google and I’m afraid that’s not happening.
My question is, as a finished process, is there any difference setting up recording on a USB utilizing ex-plore versus system picker?
And the Play Store must be enabled to use Sparkle.
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Not sure what you’re asking? I don’t use X-plore to set up recordings, I do use it to set up folders and files to record to. System picker is the tool I use to set up the route in TiViMate to record to the file of my choice.
Yes that’s my question, system picker is used to make folders also, so what is the difference?
In other words to be specific, creating a folder by system picker vs x-plore, what’s the difference?
Yes you can create folders using the System Picker. X-plore is just a different tool with more advanced options. For example, you can’t move recordings within system picker from one file/folder to another. But yes creating is similar.
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I recently installed a zima board server which allows me to record using my favorite streaming device, Tivimate. However, I cannot record with my Ipvanish VPN turned on but can if I turn it off.
My question is this: Is it illegal to record TV shows on a local network such as ABC, CBS, etc.
Hello @MartyL there should be a settings within IPVanish app to “Allow Network Traffic” try turning that on and see if that helps.
Yes there is a setting LAN Access - Allow local networks to be routed outside the VPN.
Could @MartyL just use the Split Tunneling option for Tivimate instead?
Just curious what the difference would be.
Thank you. I found both settings and switched to local access. I’ll try recording something now. Thanks again.
Thanks, I don’t have that setting but I did turn on LAN access and that seems to work. I know the importance of having a VPN and I was just concerned if it was illegal to tape network shows without it being turned on.
I’ll be dropping ipvanish in about 6 months when my subscription ends. It draws down my upload/download speeds from over 300 down to around 70! Seems crazy but again, thanks for your reply.
@Comtech so if i follow your process to the tee , sounds like tvmate rec. To Onn 4 k pro external thumb works good. I’m setting 4k pro up for a friend n wanted to give er the rec. Option. I have been rec. From tvmate to thumb dr. On my fs max n fs cube w/ 85% success rate. Sometimes the rec. won’t play smooth or get glitchie. I’m gonna give ur way a shot. Wish me well. 
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Ya know what? That sounds like exactly what i need . Just need some tutoring on how to direct my rec. To my nas , then get them to my plex. Truth- haven’t been able to use my plex/ nas in a while. Ways back i dwnloaded an update to plex n it F… my system all up.
@Comtech a thought came to me. I have 2 T95Z-Plus boxes that are 7 years old. I’ve retired them because I now use the ONN 4K Pro. These boxes have ANDROID 7. when I used them with Tivimate recording was super easy. I haven’t used Tivimate in years as my current IPTV service uses their own App but it seems like recording in Tivimate on newer Android versions is a bit of a headache with something called system Picker which I never needed on my older Android 7 boxes. Are my boxes worth anything on the Open Market due to this?
probably not really,they are super easy to record with using tivimate but most people are not aware of it…pretty much only someone in the know would want one…i still have mine and use one in the bedroom hooked up to a 1TB drive and it records flawlessly
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