If a virtual channel is playing and there’s nobody there, does it make a sound?
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Can someone explain to me the virtual channel aspect of this? I get library collections. I setup a few show and movie collections and see them in ATV. So this is a very nice way to provide more organization. But what is a 'virtual channel'? Should I see this in the guide as a channel? See it elsewhere? How are some of you using this (or plan to use this)?
TIA. I am sure I am missing something....and I am new to Channels which I love (from many years of using Tivo).
You add your library content and it randomly puts things into a linear channel in your guide.
Add Seinfeld, Friends, The Office, and now you have your own custom channel showing your favorite items.
One thing that would be nice is if it could be set to play episodes in order if you prefer. I’m getting Downton Abbey whiplash. Don’t judge.
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Correct. Virtual channels show up in the guide along side actual channel. I have several that I made below.
Has it been noted that the quick guide in the Android client when in a virtual channel does not work properly? It shows the info for my first regular channel and is not scrollable.
I think that only the beta clients officially supported but your mileage may vary.
I'm on the Android Beta.
Android still needs a bit of work with virtual channels.
Yes if my memory is correct somebody else reported this on a different thread.
How do I favourite a virtual channel (server side)
Best way is to use Channel Collections.
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When I try to watch the virtual channel I made, I get this:
"got http response code 503"
Am I doing something wrong?
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Anyone tested when a show is added to virtual channels, whether new episodes added to that particular show automatically show up in the channel ?
Just installed the pre-release (2021.07.23.1501).
There are a lot of posts here, so I'm not sure if this has been mentioned.
My first Movie collection were my Back To The Future movies. I have several copies of this, but they are in 1-2-3,1-2-3, etc. as I can see you can put them in "order'.
I added this as a Virtual channel, but they are not showing up in any particular order, shouldn't they follow the order in the collection and just "repeat" that sequence ad infinitum?
What client and version of the app are you using? Only the very latest version of some clients support it so far.
Yep, shoulda read the thread. This has been asked and answered multiple times. Sorting options will come soon.
Yes. I am recording a bunch of stuff and can confirm that new episodes show up on the channel schedule.
Thanks. I realized I hadn't switched to Beta on Apple TV yet. Face palm. Working great now!
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New problem: the virtual channel is not showing up on Apple TV at all now, and it only shows up on the guide on my server, with no ability to view. Any ideas here?