Here is a quick version - once I have run through it for a little while and checked everything works really well i will do a more thorough version.
Reason for doing this:
Previously I have used my SKY box connected to the lounge TV, but also with the RF2 output being connected to a signal amplifier/distribution unit had other TV in though able to view the sky box.
This was achieved by running a cable from RF2 out to the distribution splitter, then onwards to each TV.
The result was each TV received both the main TV aeriel input from the roof, the SKY signal and with use of magic eyes there was the ability to control the sjy box.
Only downside was the picture was analogue not digital.
Moving to the zgemma I tried a couple of solutions to get similar result. The main solution being to record to a network harddrive instead of locally on the box USB flash.
This works well, and smart TV's can playback teh content.
downsides were if you recorded a HD programme - Eastenders on BBC1 HD for example, the narrator audio was the main audio stream and the smart TV didn't have an option to change it.
There is the option to use a android box/firestick to run kodi and access the zgemma, but all seemed a bit hit and miss and painful. Ok for me, but no good for the wife who liekd the simplicity of using a sky remote in teh bedroom or conservatory to control the bx in the usual way, jsut the same as you do in the lounge....
SO.... My solution...
Run 2 zgemma (or more) and by network mounting the 'other' zgemma you can access either devices HDD.
To do it, you get both set up as normal.
then menu/setup/network
network browser and find the other zgemma in there - you need to know the ip as both boxes will be in the list and both called zgemma
mount the root folder (not HDD) and you are prompted for the user and password (root and blank)
Then when you have a movie recorded on the USB HDD on the second box to access it from the first you need to go into FILE LIST, then Yellow button for locations, go into other and then locate the zgemme/root/hdd/movies folder.
Next time you look in FILE LIST the folder will be there already as one of the number options.
Do the same on the other box too so you can operate either zgemma to access the 'other' HDD.
All seems ok, although only really tested very quickly.
I can watch a file back on box 1, then on box 2 start watching the same file back from a different point. Rewind/Fast Forward etc.
The audio options and markers seem to work fine
Need to properly check the delete and how it works with the trash/deleted folder.
You can move a file from one box to the other if you wanted to for some reason.
I still have the network drive so I can also watch that, record to that and moved files to and from that on either zgemma.
