TiviMate Users - Channel Number Issue

That makes sense. Thank you for the clear explanation.

Can anyone point me to a good resouce for TiviMate usage/setup? I've got it running but lots of questions on how to customize, get PIP working, etc. Is there a good website where one can pickup that type of info?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/TiviMate/

Thanks

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Quick question - did you delete any channels from the m3u file? Reason for my question is that I want to strip down the channels (I have over 500, many redundant from Xfinity). I can see how to do that manipulating the m3u file but the epg data is dynamic so I can't edit it - I need to Channels served file. Do channels in guide need to match those in epg or can they be unsync'd?

Yes, I remove quite a few channels. No need to worry about the guide data, it doesn't impact anything. Tivimate automatically synced the m3u to guide data for me.

Great. Thanks!

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m3u:
http://x.x.x.x:8089/devices/ANY/channels.m3u

EPG:
http://x.x.x.x:8089/devices/ANY/guide/xmltv

I have been using TiviMate with the above playlist formats for m3u & EPG from DVR user @mike_here with great success. The only drawback I am having is in TiviMate the guide data is only for the 6 hours. I am getting 2 weeks worth of guide data in the Channels client and am wondering why that's the case.

I would appreciate if anyone knows if there's a toggle or function in the Channels DVR server or a setting in TiviMate I need to turn on in order to get the same amount of guide data from Channels over to TiviMate.

The /devices/DeviceID/guide/xmltv endpoint can take parameters:

  • duration – Amount of time (in seconds) to include in the XMLTV; I believe default is 21600, which is 6 hours
  • time – Time (in epoch seconds) to begin the guide data

For more, see here:

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Didn't realize it was posted somewhere else before. Thank you for pointing out. Just tried it and is working.

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What device are you using for Tivimate? I am using a 4k fire stick and am getting errors anytime I try to view more than 4 streams at once. Would love to see more once football season rolls around

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You will probably need something more powerful like an Apple TV.

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Is Tivimate available for Apple TV or is there a different app to use? I also have an Apple TV.

I have (2) Nvidia Shields running Tivimate and the multiscreen setup. Works flawlessly.

I've had as many 9 streams going at the same time without issue. Shield (2019) and Ethernet connected.

How do I export m3U? I'm lost

In Tivimate you have to load your your playlist (source) and EPG data from your channels server.

The below shows you the proper links to add (replace DVRIP with your machines IP Address):