I've Dockerized Multichannel View for those with amd64 processors. Tested and working nicely with Intel Quicksync. I'll add it to Project One-Click soon:
"I was so preoccupied with whether or not I could, I didn't stop to think if I should."
This is the Retroid Pocket Mini, with a 3.9" AMOLED touchscreen, running Android 13 and the Channels Whole Home DVR app. I'm tuned into my own "Channel 4000," a customizable 2x2 grid of News channels I configured via MultiChannel View which is running on a M1 Mac Mini server at home.
(I didn't have a banana, so I used an apple instead, for scale.)
Playback is smooth as silk, even when remote. I can channel surf to it like like any other CDVR channel, and can tap to select which grid's audio to play at any given moment. All content casts wirelessly to most TV's I've tried, too. The device's USB-C port supports video out, so I also got a long, thin HDMI adapter to bring when travelling, just to cover more TV bases.
It also is a versatile and capable gaming device, especially emulaton and Android games. I also installed Winlator, which allows for compatibility with an impressive array of PC games, via WINE.
It also does a good job as a smarthome remote control
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Amazing Fofer (aka Gadgetman)
I love it. I have a little gadget coming from Walmart to use as a remote control.
I'm not holding my breath on it being a powerhouse.
Boom!
We've come a long way since this thread started! I'm enjoying the new multiview feature in Channels. Still hoping to get a better dual-screen layout, the current one wastes a lot of space, especially on a 100" screen.
Thankfully it's on the devs' radar:
In the meantime I'm enjoying keeping track of the other multiview-capable apps out there for tvOS and AndroidTV. Chillio is a full-fledged IPTV app, filled with features, very actively developed and seems kinda vibe-coded -- but it has a "pretty good" multiiview feature I enoyed with a free trial. Relatively speaking it's kinda pricey though. I'll be keeping an eye on its progress.
What blew me away today is this new entrant:
Absolutely beautiful interface. It's well-designed and well thought-out. Any multiview enthusiast will enjoy a demo.
Guessing you tried it on IOS? It's still pretty flaky on Android. Appears to be something to keep an eye on though.
Yes, it's got a bit more to go but it's off to an excellent start. I'm primary impressed by the grid UI, the information that's displayed, how you can save and reload layouts, move the grids around as well as channel surf easily within any one of them.
It works really well on macOS, but I tried it on AppleTV and iPad too.
Does anyone know if the developer plans to add support beyond HDHomerun and Plex channels? This is definitely one of the more polished apps out there.
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I e-mailed the developer yesterday asking that question as well as how many devices can be used at one time under the same account. Awaiting a response.
QuadStream, or MultiView? As far as I can tell, both work on as many devices are allowed to be registered to your AppleID, which is 10.
This developer is cooking:
I was asking for the new app that was linked (MultiView App in the linked review).
Ah OK I figured, but your reply was quoting the original post in this thread, which was about QuadStream. Regardless, the same answer applies to both apps. 10 devices registered to the same AppleID (or Google Play Store) can all run them at the same time. You'd only be limited by the number of concurrent streams or tuned channels you're able to feed each device. Although Channels DVR's "tuner sharing" helps quite a bit in this regard...
FWIW as of today the Multiview app now supports Dispatcharr channel collections as virtual HDHomeRun feeds. And the new “PIP mode” is implemented very elegantly.
More good news for multiview enthusiasts, YouTube TV has been improving their offering:
I'll believe it when I see it. They're waiting to do this next year? Why can't they do it now like DTV Stream? Make it make sense
Sounds like some bizarre vaporware
We need a new name for this when Google's involved. They implement it then can it after a few years, and it ends up in the Google cemetery.
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Huh? DTV Stream doesn’t offer fully-customizable Multiview either. They do have an assorted of “mixes” to choose from — just like YouTube TV does.
@Jean0987654321 it is not fully customizable, they just added more mixes: DIRECTV Adds Seven New Multiview Mix Channels to Its Streaming Service
Which is the same setup that YTTV currently has.
But now YTTV is adding full mix-and-match customizability: