If you own a Firestick and an IPTV subscription UK you may be wondering what the best way to record on your Firestick the IPTV channels you watch then this guide will cover the different ways how you can record.
What Can You Record On Your Firestick?
Apart from you being able to record IPTV streams you watch on your Firestick you are not only tied to IPTV recording as we will be including other ways that let you record anything you can see on your TV screen through your Amazon Firestick which includes:
- Game Recording
- TV apps
- Netflix
- Apple TV+
- YouTube
- And much more
Using the second method below will teach you how to record anything you want using your Amazon Firestick but first let’s look at how you can record IPTV channels from within the IPTV app you are using.
Method 1: How To Record IPTV Channels Using Your Firestick
This is quite straightforward no matter which app you use whether it’s the new best IPTV app for Firestick or Android devices or the well-known IPTV smarters.
How To Record IPTV Channels On Any IPTV App
Recording is an easy process when using any IPTV app you will need to go to the channel you want to record and play the IPTV stream and then press the down button on your Amazon remote controller and your see an icon that says record click on this and you will start recording the channel.
You can also access the EPG guide on your IPTV app then select a channel to record and click on record and it will be set on a timer to record this program.
But to record a channel you will need to have the premium version of IMPlayer as well having 2 connections from your IPTV provider instead of 1 connection.
Let’s quickly explain about connections.
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Having different IPTV Connections To Record
When you first buy an IPTV subscription you are buying it with just 1 connection which means you can put the IPTV subscription on as many devices as you like but only one will work at a time as it can only open 1 connection in your IPTV provider’s server at a time.
So this means when you try to record a channel and go to another channel while recording with just 1 connection it will try to open 2 connections in total and this will stop your recording from working.
You can record with one connection but you would have to leave it on the channel you want to record and not move off the channel until you have finished the recording to stop the recording from failing.
It’s perfectly fine to set up your recording using the EPG (TV Guide) but make sure to then put it on the channel you’re going to record before leaving your house.
If you ask your provider for a second connection they will normally give you one at a discounted price so make sure to ask them as having 2 connections you can now record a channel while watching another channel at the same time as well as set up your firestick to record one channel and have it on whatever other channel you want and leave the holder and it will record without failing.
You can also record 2 at the same time if you leave the house and make sure you leave the channel on one of the recording channels.
If you have 3 or 4 connections you can record 3 or 4 times so if you do a lot of recording having more than 1 connection is a must.
Now we will move on to the second method which will allow you to record anything on your Firestick or any IPTV device you have.
Method 2: Use An HDMI Capture Card To Record Anything On Your Firestick
This method is not for the fainthearted as you will have to know yourself about Windows and computers so only do this if you are knowledgeable about Windows operating system and recording programs and have the suitable knowledge.
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Before you begin you will need 2 things. One is a media PC, laptop, mini PC, or desktop PC close to your Television as you will be using this alongside an HDMI capture card.
First, you will need to buy an HDMI capture card you can easily purchase these quite cheaply from places such as Amazon and eBay, just make sure it has 2 outputs and one input on the HDMI capture device.
Now what you will want to do is connect the input of the HDMI capture device to your Amazon Firestick and then connect the output HDMI to your Smart TV.
With the other output, HDMI connect this to your Windows PC or laptop in the HDMI slot.
That it your all set up to record so what you will need to do next is on your Windows PC, Macbook, or iMac download a program called OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) and this will be the best software to use to record from your Amazon firestick.
Now how to set up all the settings on OBS is outside the scope of this tutorial so make sure you follow the below YouTube video to do this.
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Setting up recording on a Firestick is an easy process when it comes to IPTV as most IPTV apps have recording functionality built in the app and also you can use advanced ways such as the HDMI capture device to record anything on your TV screen coming from your firestick.