BAlGaInTl 279 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 Maybe this is harder to implement than I think. I'm not sure if it would be server or have to be implemented on each application. I would really love to see the option for a "looping" Live Channel guide. That is... when you reach the end and scroll down again, it simply continues showing you what was at the top again. My guide isn't really long... maybe 40 channels... I scroll down to see what's on, but If I decide I want to watch something that was at the beginning, it's tough to get back there. The optimist in me thinks this could be a server setting with an optional toggle. The realist in me worries that it would be much more complicated. The chemist in me thinks it should be a plugin. (oops... got to stop doing that. ) 4
Tester 45 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 I would like this also.. and as I said in the past, the closer this guide gets to MCE's guide the better it will be
BAlGaInTl 279 Posted July 27, 2017 Author Posted July 27, 2017 I would like this also.. and as I said in the past, the closer this guide gets to MCE's guide the better it will be It's been so long since I used MCE I couldn't remember if it did or not. I know that most set top boxes and PVRs do this by default as well.
mwongjay 66 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 I'm not sure I'm a fan of a looping tv guide. However, it would be nice to have a solution to navigate channels quicker. Due to Comcast's recent transition to its master list in my area I end up with duplicates, but combined have about 500 channels so I would definitely benefit. It would be ideal to have a button or combination of button presses that page the data. I've only used Xfinity and DirecTv, although I'm sure other content providers have similar buttons on their remotes for paging up and down and the directional buttons are for navigating the rows. This IMO is still the best way to accomplish navigating the guide.
ebr 15331 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 I'm not sure I'm a fan of a looping tv guide. However, it would be nice to have a solution to navigate channels quicker. Due to Comcast's recent transition to its master list in my area I end up with duplicates, but combined have about 500 channels so I would definitely benefit. It would be ideal to have a button or combination of button presses that page the data. I've only used Xfinity and DirecTv, although I'm sure other content providers have similar buttons on their remotes for paging up and down and the directional buttons are for navigating the rows. This IMO is still the best way to accomplish navigating the guide. Not all the devices have buttons suitable for paging but, in our Roku app, you can use the FF and Rew buttons to do this now.
mwongjay 66 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 Not all the devices have buttons suitable for paging but, in our Roku app, you can use the FF and Rew buttons to do this now. Ah, unfortunately I switched over to ATV awhile ago. Did that feature make it to ATV? I haven't tried FF/Rew to page the guide.
ebr 15331 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 Ah, unfortunately I switched over to ATV awhile ago. Did that feature make it to ATV? I haven't tried FF/Rew to page the guide. The major Android TV devices do not have those buttons. The Fire does (and, perhaps, actual TVs) though so I could implement it for that.
mastrmind11 717 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 why not just roll the guide when you get to the end? no buttons involved. 1
ebr 15331 Posted July 27, 2017 Posted July 27, 2017 why not just roll the guide when you get to the end? no buttons involved. That's a completely different issue and, I realize, it is what this request is about. But, above, someone asked about paging buttons.
BAlGaInTl 279 Posted July 28, 2017 Author Posted July 28, 2017 The major Android TV devices do not have those buttons. The Fire does (and, perhaps, actual TVs) though so I could implement it for that. Maybe I've asked this before.... I'm using CEC on a Harmony remote to control my Nvidia Shield. Is it not possible to still enable those features to be captured by CEC (captured may be the wrong word). Yes, Android TV remotes are very simple, but I think many are using more robust remotes and passing the commands from the TV instead. Feel free to shoot me down and explain why that isn't possible, because I really don't know.
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