That is actually the one I have and I recommend it. 
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I have played with Es vist encoders and they work great for me.
I bought j-tech and it is not good for the money.
I like the fact that you can see everyting the encoder is doing from a browser without having to launch a third party player.
The encoders hand off nicely when flipping from different channels with my Onn boxes.
Youtube TV seems to be the best as far as ii'm seeing here.
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Just wanted to say I’ve been running on one of the test versions for what feels like ages now and everything is working great with Fubo! Cheers @turtletank !
I too find the Exvist capture devices to be better than the J-tech FWIW.
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I saw a few Exvist devices online, is there a specific model or link you can share? Do they make any multi-channel devices or is it just one HDMI?
This 4 channel “Orivision” device is $75 less, does anyone have any experience with it, or feedback about it?
I bought this fella: Amazon.ca (forgive the .ca link)
No such luck on a multituner it appears. I should probably have gone multi instead of cobbling together with individuals, but i honestly didn’t think this would all work here haha.
It's turning into a monster. I'm getting my second 4 port encoder today. I think that will cover it. One for ADB tuner, one for ah4c.
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I've got two of these encoders and they work good and run cool.
https://www.amazon.com/EXVIST-Encoder-Hikvision-Streaming-Facebook/dp/B08FDZ2VNZ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=exvist+hdmi+encoder&qid=1695317070&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1
Make sure to hard wire the encoder on the network rather than using wi-fi.
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Does this encoder output a 1080/60 stream? or 1080/30? Seems unclear from the description?
The encoder puts out 1080p 60.
You have to change it during setup.
Thanks. The encoder I have today, will take a 1080/60 signal, but only outputs 1080/30. So, been looking for other options.
Can ADBTuner be used with a Spectrum login like I use for TVE? I've only seen streaming providers such as FUBO and YTTV mentioned. What challenges would I run into getting this to work with Spectrum? Thanks.
As far as I am aware Spectrum does not have an Android TV app, but I do think it does have a Fire TV app. However, I think the Fire TV app doesn't support deep links, so it would be a bust with ADBTuner. However, the HDMI for Channels project may have some people working on Spectrum stuff.
Thank you for your reply. Let me be more clear on my questions. TVE works fine for most of my Spectrum channels, except for the recent NBC channels that are now DRM. Instead of using a Spectrum app with HDMI for channels /ADBTuner, is it possible to use, for example, CNBC app and SYFY app to get just those channels using HDMI for channels (& Spectrum login)? Admittedly, I skimmed through the HDMI for channels and ADBTuner threads here and probably need to re-read them like I did the Chrome capture for channels thread.
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Can HDMI/ADB be used as easily with apps like CNBC or SYFY, or is it just for providers like FUBO or YTTV?
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Spectrum TVE also just lost NatGeo Wild, Freeform, FXX, and FXM. So, I'm trying to pick a path for the future, either CC4C vs HDMI/ADBTuner, if I need to switch provider to FUBO or YTTV at some point. I know a lot of others here have tinkered with both DRM solutions. It seems like CC4C was viewed more favorably early on, but with the addition of ADBTuner to HDMI for channels, I think I am hearing that HDMI is preferred / seems to work better. Am I reading that correctly? I haven't had time to dive in yet. Wanted to learn about both methods before going all in. If I go the CC4C route, will most likely build or buy a dedicated box like the Beelink mini pc, and if I go for HDMI/ADBTuner, will most likely get a Magewell Pro capture card in a linux box with devices to feed it.
I also wanted to say thank you to everyone here, from the developers and helpers working hard to innovate, to everyone pitching in to answer questions and expand knowledge, what a fantastic community!
This project, ADBTuner, is just for apps that support deep links. You can search the thread to see if anyone has figured out deep links for the apps you want to use. Generally, it's just some of the streaming providers apps themselves that work.
The other project you mentioned, formerly androidhdmi-for-channels, is now known as ah4c. It'll work with both deep links and also supports remote control emulation, so just about anything is possible, but it doesn't have the easy-to-use interface of ADBTuner. It works great with Docker and Portainer though, so it's not strictly command line as it was in the beginning. As far as capture devices are concerned, ah4c has specific support for Magewell.
Either of these HDMI encoder-based projects are the best choice for scalability, as you can setup as many virtual tuners as you like. CC4C on the other hand would have significant trouble scaling past one or two v-tuners.
Having same issue. I'm using the OON TCPIP address for the Device IP Address (192.168.0.y) and the Streaming Endpoint is using the encoder address (http://192.168.0.z/ts/1_0) and am getting the red bubble Android Connection Failed. The OON device is in developer mode.
I can watch the streaming device from my web browser using the 192.168.0.z address, click on live view from the encoder's options, but I can't get the ADBTuner to recognize the OON box for some reason?
Yes, all you need is the NBC app to get all the NBC channels. Search for NBC here or in the HDMI for channels thread for setup details, I've been using the Onn stick for this from the start.
You have to subscribe to some provider to get these of course.
Try going into developer settings, revoke any ADB debug connection authorizations, reboot the tuner (the ONN box), and then try again. ADB Authorizations can sometimes be a little weird, if you miss the first prompt to authorize a device to connect it doesn't always give you another chance to authorize until you do the little secret dance and hold your mouth just right. For whatever reason, ADBTuner is having trouble getting connected to your tuner via ADB, almost certainly because it isn't authorized.
That did it, thanks. And I only had to stand on one leg with the remote pointed behind my back while holding a tin foil wrapped VHF (80s circa) antenna to be able to get it to work. 
I think it's just the opposite. There is a Spectrum TV app in the Play Store if the device can access it, and Fire TV does not support the Spectrum TV app. I tried sideloading the Spectrum TV app onto the Firestick, but never got it to work - and even those that do get it to work would probably be re-sideloading every time there is a required update.
I wonder if it is possible to use Roku players instead of other streamers in order to use this with Spectrum?