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 A screenshot of GB-PVR main menu (default theme) | |
| Stable release | 5.0.5.200518
/ 2020-05-16 |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Linux Mac OS |
| Type | Personal video recorder |
| License | Proprietary (core) |
| Website | https://www.nextpvr.com/ |
GB-PVR was a PVR (personal video recorder aka digital video recorder) application, running on Microsoft Windows, whose main function was scheduling TV recordings and playing back live TV. GB-PVR is no longer under active development and has been superseded by NextPVR, also known as nPVR.[1][2]
GB-PVR also acts as a home media center software with a digital video recorder, a radio station online tuner, a music and movie player, a library of images and other features.
Although GB-PVR supports open interfaces, the core engine code is closed. However developing personal plug-ins is an option to extend the application and these can be closed or open source, depending on the developer's interests. These plug-ins can be developed in C#, VB.NET or C++ and some examples are available in the GB-PVR official Forums and the GB-PVR Documentation wiki websites. The software was developed with an interface which allows user to change the skin view or other graphic elements as the wallpaper.
GB-PVR is mostly an MPEG recording and playback system, but may also play other non-MPG content such as AVI (DivX/Xvid), WMV, and other formats that are supported by the codecs installed into a computer's.
It requires a supported TV tuner card, a VMR9 capable display adapter (video card), and a supported MPEG2 Decoder. Other requirements are listed on the GB-PVR web site.
- ^ GB-PVR Homepage, archived 11 June 2016
- ^ "HTPC GB-PVR Becomes N-PVR with New Beta". GeekTonic: Popular Freeware. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2017.