Web Streams VOD Library View In TV Display Mode

[Lid 4]

Hi all,

I'm not sure if this is the correct area to put this in as I'm not sure if it's a an issue with the Web Streams plugin or the server side of things. I was thinking more the server than the plugin itself. It's a minor issue but I'm in the process of getting all of the small annoyances sorted out with my Emby setup.

I've started running the Web Streams plugin to import VOD content from an IPTV provider, this is all working well. The part I have a problem with is when I view the VOD library in TV Display Mode the content is showing in 2 long rows with horizonal scrolling, it doesn't have the option to jump based on letter as there is no list of letters on the side of the screen, it also doesn't have any of the filtering options, the only option available is changing the image size. This isn't consistent with the view of my TV and Movie libraries for local content. If I view my normal TV or Movie libraries in TV Display Mode, I get a vertical scrolling view with the letter jump list and filtering options which all works perfectly. And if I view the VOD Library with TV Display Mode disabled, then I also get the vertical scrolling list with letter jump list and the filtering options. So the incorrect view only seems to occur for the Web Streams plugin created content with TV Display Mode enabled. I've tested this on the LG TV App, Web Browser and Emby Theatre.

I'm not sure if there is any quick fix I can implement for this or if it would require a change on the server side in an update at some point.

Thanks for any help with this.

[Luke 42301]

Hi, this is hard to visualize. Can you please show screenshot examples of what you mean? Thanks.

[Lid 4]

5 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, this is hard to visualize. Can you please show screenshot examples of what you mean? Thanks.

Hopefully this make sense. I've tested this on LG TV App, web browser and Emby Theatre in Windows with the same results. I appreciate that it might seem slightly backwards that I am complaining that the content is displayed in horizontal rows when I set to horizontal mode, but bear with me.

When I have TV Display Mode disabled or set to vertical mode. My VOD content coming from the web steam plugin displays as the screen shot below, this is the same view I get for my local library content. Vertical scrolling, has title and year under poster image, has letter jump list, the 3 dot menu has options for what fields to display and I have the option for sorting by a field where it currently shows title with the up arrow.

 

When I have TV Display Mode enabled and set to horizontal, which is my preferred view for using on the LG TV. My local content is displayed in the same view as the above screenshot with the letter jump list and the filter options etc. This has always been the way it's displayed and has always worked well.

 

The "problem" I am having is that when I have TV Display Mode enabled and set to horizontal, my VOD content coming from the web stream plugin displays as the screenshot below. The rows are horizontal scrolling, the name and year under the image is missing as I don't have the option to select which fields are displayed, the letter jump list is missing, and the 3 dot menu only has the option to change the image size. So not only is functionality missing from this view it's inconsistent with the rest of the media views.

 

I'm wondering if it's a structure level type issue because in the horizontal TV mode. The local library content is accessed from TV (at the top bar) which then shows the home screen with continue watching and latest episodes. I then have to select shows (at the bottom) to get to the show view. Whereas the VOD content doesn't have the same level structure as it's accessed directly from the top bar and then displays all of the shows as per the screenshot above.

Hopefully that's a bit clearer even if it's a bit long, sorry.

Thanks.

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Lid