Tvheadend
Shares rank 2 of 3 digital video recorders by recommenders
Free server for receiving over-the-air TV and radio, praised for deep customization, reliability, and a full-featured DVR.
Free server for receiving over-the-air TV and radio, praised for deep customization, reliability, and a full-featured DVR.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Lots of customization
“I looked a bit and seems like it's the best. So much customization it would be hard to reach it's quality”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Tvheadend: Self-Hosted IPTV Server” “Works very reliable, supports all kind of complex configurations, best way of receiving OTA TV and radio.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Tvheadend: Self-Hosted IPTV Server” Reliable with complex configurations
“Works very reliable, supports all kind of complex configurations, best way of receiving OTA TV and radio.”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Tvheadend: Self-Hosted IPTV Server” Full-featured DVR system
“fairly full-featured DVR system”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Tvheadend: Self-Hosted IPTV Server” Long-established, well-known project
“tvheadend has been around for a long time, glad to see it”
Comment from 2 May 2026 in “Tvheadend: Self-Hosted IPTV Server”
Other digital video recorders people recommend
The two most recommended other digital video recorders, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 3 digital video recorders, rankedWhat people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Works very reliable, supports all kind of complex configurations, best way of receiving OTA TV and radio.”
“fairly full-featured DVR system”
“I looked a bit and seems like it's the best. So much customization it would be hard to reach it's quality”
“tvheadend has been around for a long time, glad to see it”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.