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22 minutes ago, Chillout said:

Long-term (5 years out) whatever media software can master having all the streaming services (IPTV, Netflix, hulu,etc) under one platform will end up the winner.    The days of people storing personal media on dozens of hard drives seem to be coming to an end and replaced with online services that offer unlimited content.

You mean the device which offers the easiest access combining all of the FAST streaming services into one place?

Well..It already exists. It is on the Roku. Users with that mindset should use the "Roku Channel" and "Roku Live TV". They rotate content all the time and movies/tv bounce from service to service and Roku keeps track in their channel where it has gone. If people are interested in FAST channels they should just invest in a Roku which already has contracts in place with all the streaming services to host them inside its Roku Channel application. The Roku channel has instant on demand titles available from all streaming services available on Roku. The Roku Live TV channel is pretty much PlutoTV with even more content and channels.

In contrast Emby allows the user to curate their own library of content which never expires and contains no interstitial advertising. Why would you want to add streaming services into Emby and then be forced to watch commercials while you watch content. I do not understand. Roku does not allow this behavior of tracking another channels FAST content to launch from your own app. I am sure every major app store has similar terms and conditions.

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1 hour ago, speechles said:

You mean the device which offers the easiest access combining all of the FAST streaming services into one place?

Well..It already exists. It is on the Roku. Users with that mindset should use the "Roku Channel" and "Roku Live TV". They rotate content all the time and movies/tv bounce from service to service and Roku keeps track in their channel where it has gone. If people are interested in FAST channels they should just invest in a Roku which already has contracts in place with all the streaming services to host them inside its Roku Channel application. The Roku channel has instant on demand titles available from all streaming services available on Roku. The Roku Live TV channel is pretty much PlutoTV with even more content and channels.

In contrast Emby allows the user to curate their own library of content which never expires and contains no interstitial advertising. Why would you want to add streaming services into Emby and then be forced to watch commercials while you watch content. I do not understand. Roku does not allow this behavior of tracking another channels FAST content to launch from your own app. I am sure every major app store has similar terms and conditions.

This isn't what this is about at all. 

Look, I get some of you want to just download everything, but I have zero need to download and keep TV, I am not going to watch it again, 99% of the time.  I am also fine with paying for the streaming services.

I want to currate, under my control, the content on streaming services I pay for, AND have it mixed with my local content from ripped media all in one place.

It works GREAT and has very high family ease of use.  The only problem is my solution is hacky as hell.

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From Roku Developer agreement:

10.3. You will not (a) include any web browser(s) in your Application, or enable end users to enter web addresses into your Application, (b) permit your Application to interact with third party applications, third party logins (e.g., Facebook SSO), third party voice-controlled platforms, or third party advertising code, pixels, SDKs, APIs or other technology (e.g., header bidders), (c) include any guide or similar search and discovery feature within your Application that identifies third party services outside your Application where Content may be available, or (d) provide access to other Applications within your Application.

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In this case 10.3c, we cannot identify third party services outside the application. In 10.3d we cannot link directly to any outside app inside the Emby app, This means it is breaking your developer agreement with Roku if you do and you risk permanent suspension from their platform. That makes it pretty clear line in the sand that Roku does not condone this. Only their app store can have an application that aggregates all of the content from its streaming partners.

I do not know if other app stores other than Roku are the same as this, but more than likely they are all using quite similar language.

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The Roku Channel is TERRIBLE...  The first software that gets it right will sell it to Comcast or Verizon for a billion dollars and Roku will add it to a button on the remote.

Posted
4 minutes ago, Chillout said:

The Roku Channel is TERRIBLE...  The first software that gets it right will sell it to Comcast or Verizon for a billion dollars and Roku will add it to a button on the remote.

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/

Doesn't require a Roku. Go browse. It looks pretty good from here.

pünktchen
Posted
3 hours ago, speechles said:

I do not know if other app stores other than Roku are the same as this, but more than likely they are all using quite similar language.

No, only Roku is so restrictive. Take the streaming search engine JustWatch as an example, it's available as an app in every major app store: Amazon, Android, Apple, LG, Samsung and Xbox. If the Roku store policies prevent any further feature development of Emby, Emby should just boycott Roku.

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Posted

Emby using Roku walled garden as a development wall is just ... Sigh.

Posted
41 minutes ago, pünktchen said:

No, only Roku is so restrictive. Take the streaming search engine JustWatch as an example, it's available as an app in every major app store: Amazon, Android, Apple, LG, Samsung and Xbox. If the Roku store policies prevent any further feature development of Emby, Emby should just boycott Roku.

Excellent example.  JustWatch conbined with Emby is exactly what I would like to see.  And if Emby doesn't do it, someone else will.

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crusher11
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On 9/14/2024 at 5:50 AM, xnappo said:

This isn't what this is about at all. 

Look, I get some of you want to just download everything, but I have zero need to download and keep TV, I am not going to watch it again, 99% of the time.  I am also fine with paying for the streaming services.

I want to currate, under my control, the content on streaming services I pay for, AND have it mixed with my local content from ripped media all in one place.

It works GREAT and has very high family ease of use.  The only problem is my solution is hacky as hell.

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Serious "I went to Pizza Hut but they wouldn't sell me a cheeseburger" energy here.

Posted (edited)

Guess this guy is still in love with "the other guy" that do this 😂🤣

 

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Posted
5 hours ago, crusher11 said:

Serious "I went to Pizza Hut but they wouldn't sell me a cheeseburger" energy here.

No idea what you are talking about.  Sorry for wanting to add features to Emby.  

Posted
18 minutes ago, xnappo said:

No idea what you are talking about.  Sorry for wanting to add features to Emby.  

you will see a lot of weird aggressive negativity in these forum, its getting worse i think. its one of the reasons i stopped coming here as much.

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crusher11
Posted
6 hours ago, xnappo said:

No idea what you are talking about.  Sorry for wanting to add features to Emby.  

Emby is a personal media server. You're coming in here saying you don't want a personal media server, nobody should have any interest in a personal media server, and you want a completely different thing instead.

Posted (edited)
12 hours ago, crusher11 said:

Serious "I went to Pizza Hut but they wouldn't sell me a cheeseburger" energy here.

I went to the golf course and wondered why there were no bowling alleys... Like golf a hole then bowl a frame. Repeat 18 holes/frames.

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Posted
6 minutes ago, crusher11 said:

Emby is a personal media server. You're coming in here saying you don't want a personal media server, nobody should have any interest in a personal media server, and you want a completely different thing instead.

Coming in here..  Lol.  Learn some history.

At any rate, the idea is to combine the personal media with available streaming content in one place.  If you aren't interested, just stop reading this thread.

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Did a proof-of-concept using my VirutalEpisodes hack and the native Emby Android app.   

This is using Tasker to monitor what is being played to launch Netflix (in this case).  

Details on the hack:

https://github.com/xnappo/VirtualEpisodes

Ideally would like to remove Tasker, Sonarr and scripts from the equation and do this directly with the Emby apps and using a server plugin to add/monitor the 'virtual' episodes.

 

 

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user84
Posted (edited)
On 10/5/2024 at 12:04 PM, xnappo said:

Did a proof-of-concept using my VirutalEpisodes hack and the native Emby Android app.   

This is using Tasker to monitor what is being played to launch Netflix (in this case).  

Details on the hack:

https://github.com/xnappo/VirtualEpisodes

Ideally would like to remove Tasker, Sonarr and scripts from the equation and do this directly with the Emby apps and using a server plugin to add/monitor the 'virtual' episodes.

 

 

This is a beautiful proof of concept. Since joining Emby I haven't personally seen any major developments. I see lots of bug fixes but no innovation. This would be innovation. 

As someone who has my own personal library of content I own, combined with streaming services I pay for, to be able to access content from within Emby would mean I use Emby as my primary streaming service, and launch others from within Emby. This is my preference, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

Based on your "hack" here, this is obviously possible. So at this point the Devs (such as @speechles) should either say they aren't interested in this project, or they lack the technical skill to do it.

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