I have been using HDHomerun with my Nexus Player without problems for quite some time now, however today, it just shows a black screen after boot. It looks like the app loads properly. I see the channel list on the right, but then nothing - the whole screen is black.
I have rebooted the HDHomerun prime, rebooted the Nexus Player, and even reinstalled the HDHomerun app (beta) from the Google Playstore.
I tried using the Live Channels app and HDHomerun setup without a problem. It even rewinds live tv - so that's cool.
Any ideas on why the HDHomerun app is not working?
SiliconDust makes good hardware, but bad software?
Live Channels is superior in my opinion. Regardless of platform I always look for an alternative to the native app. For Android it's Live Channels, for tvOS it's the Channels app.
I couldn't really tell you why the native app stopped, but Live Channels works. Personally, I'd just say shrug your shoulders and use what works. If that's no good, then go to SiliconDust's forums or open a ticket with them.
Incidentally if you want DVR for OTA, I'd suggest a running a PLEX server with PLEX Pass and using their DVR. It works fantastically with the HDHomeRun.