I'm considering something like iptvsubs and have seen their awesome development with their kodi channel guide. So I'm wondering if there is any way to mimic a cable box with DVR recording, and using a guide if it exists? Can i tell kodi to record a show and be able to watch it later? My wife would have a hard time cutting the cord without this option!
If you're looking to replicate a subscription service, forget it. I have a pretty good rig with a pay service and a fully customizable epg service. When everything is running properly, someone walking into my house would not know I was streaming TV from the Internet and would probably think it was cable or something. But unfortunately even pay services links go down or buffer and add-ons or Kodi have hiccups too, so there's quite a bit of regular tweaking that needs to go on. It's not a turn on, change the channel and forget it system
The lack of DVR ability isn't really an issue. You can just install a TV addon like Exodus or SALTS, and watch whatever show you want once it has aired.
what you should get is a MAG 254 box with a USB HDD
why MAG, because I heard it allows you to record from IPTV
Right now there is no DVR support, to my knowledge with IPTV subs, so you might be SOL there. They do have a channel guide, referred to as an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) which is very accurate.