What's the most economical HDMI encoder that offers the best experience and has been tested to work? The only issue I have with Channels at the moment is I can't get NBC Boston for my Celtics. I use YTTV to watch that. It would be great to add this setup to pull in a DRM channel or two. However, I'd rather not spend a few hundred to make that happen.
Have had really good luck with the LinkPi, both the single and five port models. Would highly recommend.
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That's a pretty good deal for 5 HDMI inputs, even at regular price. Anyone using that device?
There is a whole thread of us 
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I have the five port ENCv2. I may have been the first to get one when they became available in November. Big fan, works well, and price per port is great. If you just want one tuner the LinkPi ENC1v3 is also excellent at about $130.
Are you saying that you are a big fan of the unit or that there is a big loud fan in the unit?
Yeah i have one of these and you do have to make room for the fan
I should clarify. By “big fan”, I am a big fan of the product. The actual device does not have a fan or any moving parts.
Thanks.
And yeah, slampman, the 13900k machine I built last year could probably use something like that!
Can this approach be used for any Android TV app that has a linear feed? For example the NESN app has live channels. Can I use this to pull those in? Similar to say the NBC Sports application?
Between this extension and ah4c, yes. Use ADBTuner for apps that support deep links, and ah4c for those that don't.
How would I know which supports deep links vs. ones that don't?
That's a good question -- without a good answer. Figuring out if an app supports deeplinks or not is not an easy process. If you're more than a little technically inclined, there are ways to gather clues using adb or by pulling apart the app's apk. Sometimes, it's as easy as figuring out what URLs are used by the browser version of an app and that will work as a deeplink.
If that type of easter egg hunt doesn't appeal to you, it's best to stick with apps where the deep links are known. Use search on this thread, the original HDMI for Channels thread, and the multiple ah4c threads to get an idea what the options are.
Isn’t NESN supported natively by Channels DVR TV Anywhere? Or did that recently change?
Looking at the decompiled app I don’t see any evidence of deep link support. ah4c is probably going to be a better bet among the Android device controlling options.
I'm using FuboTVj and NESN is supported on Tv-everywhere.
Can you share some guidance? I have quite a few of these ospreys, and I'm having a hell of a time trying with these things requiring new RSA fingerprints every so often when running adb commands to it. I currently capture these boxes manually with 4 channel encoder, and have a script that runs that send adb channel # to keep them on the right channel. What project are using with the osprey boxes? This one?
This is the project you're after:
No need to struggle, thanks to @spammedeeper it's a ready to use project with Osprey boxes and DTVStream.
You should post your questions there, after looking things over.
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Wicked fast reply, Much appreciated!
I have five Osprey boxes total and three of them in production. ADBTuner is fantastic, but for Osprey boxes, AH4C is the way to go. My Osprey/AH4C setup has been in production for months.
The advantage of AH4C is the ability to script and tune on demand. Once setup, AH4C does the following:
- Wakes next available Osprey Box, skipping one(s) that may already be in use (multi tuner setup)
- Sends an ADB command to input channel number, tune channel.
- At end of recording or live view by Channels, send sleep command to Osprey.
I mention the on demand setup as it sounds like, per your post, you are fighting to keep the Osprey's live or constantly tuned to channels. You can avoid that headache.
To your RSA issue, AH4C stores static ADB Keys in the setup. Once you setup and allow on the Ospreys, you should not have to connect again. I suspect you are getting new keys when you start shell sessions on your current setup.
As @bnhf said, I contributed to the AH4C projects once my setup was tested and complete. You should be able to spin up an AH4C setup pretty quickly.
To anyone else wondering why I like the Osprey Boxes so much...
- The DirecTV Interface on these boxes is build around channel numbers, so it makes it easy to tune channels via ADB. The channels numbers will likely never change and you don't have to update URLs or arrow key directions.
- Osprey boxes have Ethernet!
- Have a USB port to plug in Keyboard for setup if you buy Osprey Box without remote.
- They are cheap beyond cheap used on eBay (if you pick a reputable seller).
Let me know if you need any help.
Happy streaming!
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Definitely supported by TVE. I was just thinking about the next step. The real issue is getting NBC Sports Boston into Channels DVR. I guess after the 1st round, all Celtics playoff games will be on TNT/TBS.