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Virtual Channels Use this section to discuss cool Virtual Channels you've created or to help others with their problems with Virtual Channels. Antenna Help Post tricks of the trade or questions for wise antenna owners. Custom Channels Welcome to the Custom Channels category. What to Watch Use this category to discuss new showS, movies, or the availability of good stuff and where to record it. 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 Hacks Discuss your DVR scripts, hacks and integrations here. 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
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… |
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2 | 599 | February 28, 2026 |
| About the Playground category |
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0 | 2237 | August 14, 2019 |
| FastChannels - FAST Channels aggregator/manager |
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3592 | 109207 | October 28, 2026 |
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ESPN+ & FOX Sports with Custom Channels via EPlusTV
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… |
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3610 | 249050 | October 28, 2026 |
| ChannelWatch: The Complete Monitoring Dashboard for Channels DVR |
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77 | 3384 | October 27, 2026 |
| Coax: a simple IPTV/M3U Manager appliance for Channels DVR |
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1 | 87 | October 27, 2026 |
| Channels DVR <-> Dispatcharr Tools |
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16 | 547 | October 26, 2026 |
| PBS Feeds |
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407 | 42793 | October 27, 2026 |
| APITuner — ADB-free virtual tuner for Android TV / Google TV |
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111 | 4556 | October 27, 2026 |
| Introducing PrismCast: Browser-based Live TV Capture for Channels DVR and Plex |
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1875 | 81199 | October 27, 2026 |
| YTTV Sports Deeplinks — YouTube TV sports lanes |
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16 | 725 | October 27, 2026 |
| ADBTuner: A "channel tuning" application for networked Google TV / Android TV devices |
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3667 | 286597 | October 27, 2026 |
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CableCard refugees: What's next?
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… |
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133 | 6726 | October 26, 2026 |
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[RELEASE] Stream Link/File Manager for Channels [Streaming Library Manager Extension]
Stream Link Manager for Channels In Channels DVR, users have the ability to add "Stream Links" and "Stream Files" as local content. These Stream Links/Files appear as normal Movies, TV Shows, and Videos next to recor… |
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574 | 83323 | October 26, 2026 |
| eMudhra Intermediate CA Compromise |
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2 | 124 | October 26, 2026 |
| Tail scale missing? |
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2 | 114 | October 26, 2026 |
| Neon Blue Theme for Android |
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7 | 254 | October 26, 2026 |
| FS: LinkPi ENC5 V2 / ONN 4K Pro ADB Tuner Setup for Channels DVR – $399 Shipped |
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5 | 249 | October 25, 2026 |
| Ghosts Halloween Episode Guide Data Warning |
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2 | 126 | October 25, 2026 |
| AndroidHDMI for Channels (ah4c): A virtual channel tuner using HDMI Encoder(s) + streaming stick(s) |
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1971 | 96714 | October 24, 2026 |
| Testers Needed for new project |
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45 | 822 | October 24, 2026 |
| FruitDeepLinks — Universal Sports Aggregator for Channels DVR |
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857 | 36189 | October 24, 2026 |
| Python script to be notified of channel lineup changes |
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139 | 13755 | October 24, 2026 |
| Repetitive notifications from OliveTin for CDVR action "Channel Lineup Change Notifications" |
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10 | 434 | October 24, 2026 |
| Configure a Tailscale Service to access Channels from a Unique Tailnet IP/Hostname |
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0 | 208 | October 23, 2026 |
| Unable to skip recording |
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0 | 81 | October 23, 2026 |
| HDHomeRun Muxer/Demuxer |
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2 | 208 | October 22, 2026 |
| Testers wanted: ZapperBox tuners as an HDHomeRun source for Channels DVR |
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72 | 1281 | October 19, 2026 |
| New Apple TV 4K (4th Gen) - 2026 |
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24 | 1175 | October 19, 2026 |
| Channels Carbon Theme |
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532 | 49620 | October 19, 2026 |