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OpenELEC VS Tvheadend

Compare OpenELEC VS Tvheadend and see what are their differences

OpenELEC logo OpenELEC

OpenELEC, which stands for Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center, is a Linux operating system that makes the host computer a Kodi media center. The software was the winner of the Swiss Opensource Award in 2014.

Tvheadend logo Tvheadend

Redmine
  • OpenELEC Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-01-29
  • Tvheadend Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-10-16

OpenELEC videos

My HTPC Is Now Running OpenELEC

More videos:

  • Review - OpenELEC Installation Guide 2019

Tvheadend videos

Tvheadend Live TV on Android TV

More videos:

  • Review - Raspberry Pi TVheadend Server
  • Review - Raspberry Pi TVheadend & Kodi Server #1

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to OpenELEC and Tvheadend)
Video
40 40%
60% 60
Media Player
40 40%
60% 60
Watch Movies Online
78 78%
22% 22
Video Recording
0 0%
100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Tvheadend should be more popular than OpenELEC. It has been mentiond 15 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

OpenELEC mentions (2)

  • Does Kodi support HDR passthrough using an x86 processor or an nvidia/AMD dGPU on Linux now?
    Its all good. I use to run Kodi on a HTPC that I built with openelec and it was pretty stable. I am not sure if it is available anymore (openelec.tv) it was a linux distro. I switched to NVidia shield due to the accessibility to Netflix and Amazon and I have not looked back. Oh an its cheaper than a HTPC I think... Source: over 2 years ago
  • Got Jellyfin a few days ago and LOVE the web version, but bad Roku app is a dealbreaker. Before I can it, are there any work arounds you guys have found?
    I know there are various customized distros for the RasPi, such as OpenElec, but as a staunch Linux and FLOSS advocate I still don't think that's what most people are searching for when they look for a streaming device these days. Source: about 3 years ago

Tvheadend mentions (15)

  • Diappearing Autorecs
    I posted this yesterday on the tvheadend.org board, but it's silent so far. I thought I'd try here:. Source: 12 months ago
  • MythTV 33 Released – open-source All-in-one DVR
    Fwiw, Xbox One Digital TV Tuners and some RTL-SDRs (with an extra decoder chip) are able to pick up DVB-T2 and are usually £10~20 on eBay. https://tvheadend.org/ can be useful for interfacing with the tuners over USB and exposing web streams. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • DVR/Live TV in the UK?
    If your USB tuner works with Linux, you can use it with TVHeadend, and connect it to Jellyfin via the official plugin. I use it here and it works fairly well. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Getting freeview TV live via internet directly
    They're expensive for what they are, though. If you're techy minded you can make your own using something like a Raspberry Pi, some USB TV tuners and TVHeadend. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Self-hosted solution like HDHomeRun
    TVheadend (or the convenient linuxserver docker container). Source: over 1 year ago
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