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Hacks Discuss your DVR scripts, hacks and integrations here. Custom Channels Welcome to the Custom Channels category. Antenna Help Post tricks of the trade or questions for wise antenna owners. What to Watch Use this category to discuss new showS, movies, or the availability of good stuff and where to record it. Virtual Channels Use this section to discuss cool Virtual Channels you've created or to help others with their problems with Virtual Channels. Advanced Passes Use this category to discuss Advanced Passes . Share cool tricks you’ve used or ask the community questions about how to use it. Deals Use this category to post about deals on hardware that is useful for Channels. Deals on HDHomeRuns, hard drives, computers, or networking gear. For Sale Use this category to trade, swap, or sell equipment used for Channels setups. TV Talk Stream Links Discuss anything about Stream Links. Hardware This is the place where you can discuss and ask questions about hardware for Channels and Channels DVR.

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Project Topic thread links Playground project-topic Project Topic threads using the keyword tag project-topic will display in this Forum Search https://community.getchannels.com/tag/project-topic and are sorted by Latest Post. To view them sorted by Latest Topic use ht…	2	559	February 28, 2026
About the Playground category Playground	0	2202	August 14, 2019
Nucleus HTPC Hacks project-topic	187	4087	October 7, 2026
FastChannels - FAST Channels aggregator/manager Playground project-topic	3378	93624	October 7, 2026
AndroidHDMI for Channels (ah4c): A virtual channel tuner using HDMI Encoder(s) + streaming stick(s) Playground project-one-click , project-topic	1945	90630	October 7, 2026
OliveTin for Channels: An Interface for Misc Channels DVR Scripts & Tricks Playground olivetin-for-channels , project-topic	1546	114802	October 7, 2026
How do I timeshift the guide 3 hrs Custom Channels	5	111	October 7, 2026
TVMaestro – a web guide and multiview controller for Channels DVR Playground	2	85	October 7, 2026
CableCard refugees: What's next? Hardware I wanted to open this fresh thread for everyone, like me, that's ignored the ADB + Encoder solutions, but now are facing the deadline of November 5th, 2026 of CableCard deactivation. C-Day. Let's use this as a fresh th…	109	4990	October 7, 2026
ADBTuner: A "channel tuning" application for networked Google TV / Android TV devices Playground project-one-click , project-topic	3648	272520	October 7, 2026
Synchronized Closed Captions for Channels Hacks	32	1489	October 7, 2026
Introducing PrismCast: Browser-based Live TV Capture for Channels DVR and Plex Hacks project-one-click , project-topic	1753	71381	October 6, 2026
Pluto-Windows_4C Released Hacks project-topic	254	10122	October 6, 2026
Channels DVR Extras: the Chrome extension Hacks project-one-click , project-topic	53	5367	October 6, 2026
DirecTV Osprey/Gemini Boxes Playground	209	11242	October 6, 2026
Proxmox-for-Channels: Step-by-Step for Passing Through One or More USB Capture Cards to a Channels DVR LXC Playground	1	218	October 5, 2026
APITuner — ADB-free virtual tuner for Android TV / Google TV Playground	108	3838	October 5, 2026
FruitDeepLinks — Universal Sports Aggregator for Channels DVR Playground project-one-click , project-topic	842	32995	October 4, 2026
Clicker - An Unofficial Player for Channels DVR Server- written in Rust Playground project-retired	120	3330	October 3, 2026
Stream Link for series of shows? Playground	4	172	October 2, 2026
ESPN+ & FOX Sports with Custom Channels via EPlusTV Custom Channels project-one-click , project-topic I've played a bit with the EPlusTV project from GitHub which, after you've added your authorization, provides you with both an m3u and xmltv data for ESPN+ streams. These can easily be added to Channels to let you wa…	3603	241501	October 2, 2026
2026-10-06: Warner Bros. Discovery becomes a Paramount-Skydance property TV Talk	3	251	October 2, 2026
Stream Links and Hulu on Onn box? Playground	1	111	October 1, 2026
ChannelWatch: The Complete Monitoring Dashboard for Channels DVR Hacks	71	2955	October 1, 2026
Windows ADB Bridge App Playground project-topic	294	5860	October 1, 2026
LinkPi encoder family Hardware	598	54825	September 30, 2026
USB HDMI Capture Hacks project-topic	248	23204	September 30, 2026
DVRDesk a simple Windows and Linux client for Channels Hacks project-topic	152	6748	September 29, 2026
Setting up a Team Pass Advanced Passes	2	157	September 28, 2026
[RELEASE] Playlist Manager for Channels [Streaming Library Manager Extension] Custom Channels project-one-click , project-topic	314	45115	September 28, 2026