Improvements to native items playback with VirtualTV and Pseudo TV

[pünktchen 1345]

@LukeThe new way that you've developed for playing library items from VirtualTV as a live tv source is really great, but it's missing some features:

1. The playback should auto advance to the next program in every available Emby app.
2. There should be a way to start the current program from its live position instead of from the beginning.
   Ideally, the decision whether the program playback starts from the live position or from the beginning should not be a "static" channel setting in the plugin. Instead also the program itself should behave like a normal library item. That means that the program info dialog that we get from the EPG before playback and also the context menu should display a "Resume" and "Play From Beginning" button. Where "Resume" would start the program/library item from the live position and "Play From Beginning" from the start of course.

Edited January 10, 2024 by pünktchen

[Luke 39684]

HI, yes agreed. Thanks.

[adrianlive 6]

@pünktchen @Luke

Yes, please!

 

[Ninko 75]

On 28/12/2023 at 17:32, pünktchen said:

@LukeThe new way that you've developed for playing library items from VirtualTV as a live tv source is really great, but it's missing some features:

1. The playback should auto advance to the next program in every available Emby app.
2. There should be a way to start the current program from its live position instead of from the beginning.
   Ideally, the decision whether the program playback starts from the live position or from the beginning should not be a "static" channel setting in the plugin. Instead also the program itself should behave like a normal library item. That means that the program info dialog that we get from the EPG before playback and also the context menu should display a "Resume" and "Play From Beginning" button. Where "Resume" would start the program/library item from the live position and "Play From Beginning" from the start of course.

+1

[Luke 39684]

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The playback should auto advance to the next program in every available Emby app.

The next updates to most Emby apps should do this, outside of Roku.

[Ninko 75]

Just now, Luke said:

The next updates to most Emby apps should do this, outside of Roku.

Why not including Roku? Will it ever be added to Roku?

Thanks

[Luke 39684]

Yes, it just will have to be done separately as it is different.

[Ninko 75]

Ah right, well I hope it's not going to take as long as the release of 4.8!

Thanks

[TariqK 4]

On 03/02/2024 at 18:12, Luke said:

The next updates to most Emby apps should do this, outside of Roku.

Is this live? It doesnt work for me currently

[Luke 39684]

16 hours ago, TariqK said:

Is this live? It doesnt work for me currently

Hi, yes it is.

[brentcoleman 1]

I have tried to use the native playback mode and still find it stops each time after playing an individual item, rather than moving to the next item in the guide. I am using an Nvidia Shield TV Pro with Emby version 4.8.10.0.