External App for IPTV http stream

[learch74 5]

Can anyone recommend an external app for FireTV that will work with Emby when playing IPTV channels?

I've tried Both "MX Player" and "VLC", when I play a stored movie, I am prompted to choose my default app.

However when I try and set Live TV to use an external player and select an IPTV channel from the guide I get an error "Cannot play this video format" and then a black screen.

I've got a few channels with audio lag, so I was hoping an external player might fix this.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Luke 42078]

Hi, why not just play using the emby app?

[learch74 5]

The app has lagging audio on my firesticks on many channels.    When I play the video stream in VLC it works fine.

 

[Luke 42078]

Can you try side loading our standard Android app on the same device and let us know how that compares:

https://emby.media/emby-for-android.html

Thanks.

[learch74 5]

Interesting idea.  So the channels work perfectly on my Android phone.   

I can play using VLC and MX with the android app side loaded, the channels open once and then no audio on channel change unless I reboot the firestick.   The stock video player for the Emby android app on firestick has audio lag still on some channels.

Probably not the best solution as I can't use the remote like a STB.  Bit of a head scratcher.

[Luke 42078]

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Probably not the best solution as I can't use the remote like a STB. 

Hi, yes you can. Make sure the app is set to TV display mode in the app's settings.

[learch74 5]

That's great, thank you.

 

[Luke 42078]

On most devices you won't need to do this as TV mode will be enabled automatically if the android OS tells us it is a TV device.

But occasionally on some you will need to.