To watch or record OTA broadcasts with Plex DVR, you’ll need both a tuner device and an antenna. Anyone who wants a cheap and easy way to get programming from major and local networks can make use of digital TV.

DVR) is a premium feature and requires an active Plex Pass subscription.Ĭable and satellite TV subscriptions can be expensive and many people often forget that broadcast television is still free “over-the-air” (OTA) in most places. Channels from a Fire TV Recast and channels from the built-in tuner of Fire TV Edition televisions will, unfortunately, remain the only way to integrate over-the-air channels into the Fire TV’s live expereince.Tip!: You must have your compatible tuner & antenna connected to your Plex Media Server to be able to tune over-the-air broadcasts. It’s unknown if the lack of integration of OTA channels from Plex is a limitation on Amazon’s side or on Plex’s side. That’s a real shame because I’ve seen countless comments from people wanting HDHomeRun channels to appear in the Fire TV’s channel guide.

Amazon tells me that over-the-air channels within Plex that are provided through an HDHomeRun network tuner will not be available within the Fire TV’s various live interfaces. Unfortunately, Plex will only be integrating channels from their free ad-supported library. We also don’t know when the integration will happen, apart from “soon.” We’ll have to wait and see how many of Plex’s channels get integrated when the update arrives. For example, Pluto offers over 200 channels in its app, but only around 50 of those channels are integrated into the Fire TV’s channel guide. Most apps and services that integrate into the Fire TV’s live experience tend to only integrate a subset of channels. That offering of channels has grown from just over 80 channels to over 130 channels and soon you’ll be able to access those channels from within the Fire TV interface. While Plex is best known for its great local media player capabilities, it launched a collection of live streaming ad-supported channels last year. Amazon has revealed that Plex will soon integrate channels into the Fire TV’s live experience, which consists of the Live tab and the channel guide.

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