diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs
index 660f30cc9..46f630fe0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/LiveTvOptions.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         public string Type { get; set; }
         public string DeviceId { get; set; }
         public bool ImportFavoritesOnly { get; set; }
+        public bool AllowHWTranscoding { get; set; }
         public bool IsEnabled { get; set; }
         public string M3UUrl { get; set; }
         public string InfoUrl { get; set; }
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         public TunerHostInfo()
         {
             IsEnabled = true;
+            AllowHWTranscoding = true;
         }
     }
 
@@ -70,4 +72,4 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
             EnableAllTuners = true;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
index ef8efbe98..64780a8e3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/TunerHosts/HdHomerun/HdHomerunHost.cs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv.TunerHosts.HdHomerun
                 string model = await GetModelInfo(info, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 model = model ?? string.Empty;
 
-                if (model.IndexOf("hdtc", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != -1)
+                if (info.AllowHWTranscoding && (model.IndexOf("hdtc", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) != -1))
                 {
                     list.Add(await GetMediaSource(info, hdhrId, "heavy").ConfigureAwait(false));