TVE to Emby on Docker/Unraid works beautifully

Channels DVR Server TV Everywhere
#11

Hey Edwin,

Thanks for all your help. I just have a question regarding the processing of the CDVR m3u feed. Do you happen to know of a setting in Emby that is processing the feed and creating a delay? Because when I connect to CDVR with VLC the channel comes up almost instantaneously. When I go through Emby it drags for 5 to 10 seconds. I even moved CDVR to a beefy Windows 10 machine, and gave the Emby Docker 6 of 8 cores to run, up from 3. No change. It's not a client issue because it's the same behavior using the Win 10 Emby client as the Ematic Android box, and the Shield Pro box which is on a wired gigabit connection about 12 feet of wire away from the server.

I tried messing with "transcoding" not expecting to have much luck and of course I didn't. Any ideas?

-Chris

#12

There is an option to Direct Play LivetV in EMBY... but then you lose time shift but you can always hit pause in EMBY and it will ask you if you want to switch to be able to timeshift ... this is the way I use EMBY. EMBY always Probes the file to see if it needs to transcode it that is why it is slow. There is also an option to try and direct play TS files.

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#13

Just tried this on Jellyfin and it work beautifully

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#14

Yeah JF works great. I have Emby running for the whole house but I also have a son with special needs. I'll be setting up Jellyfin for him with one library of his favorite movies, and a special guide/m3u with only channels that provide content he likes. I haven't looked into it yet but what I'd love is two icons on the home screen. TV and Movies. He clicks TV and it goes to the cards with what's currently playing, and when he hits movies it goes to the cards for all his movies.

Nice and clean, and easy for him to operate on any tv, his ipad, PC, etc.

#15

If you have Channels what for to use Emby?

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#16

user Profiles ... Better handling of Movies ... Keeps track of In progress. and a lot more. Can set bitrate for users and remote users. In Channels right now one remote user can hog all the bandwidth.

#17

The honest answer? Because I've had too many issues with the Channels app on Android. That's when I did more research and figured out the problem. Channels is an IOS product that's ported to other platforms. Fine if you're an Apple person, but I'm done with Apple. So from my time in the software business I know that those running a port will never be as happy as those running a product on its core platform. When I considered that along with all of the downright stupid issues I was experiencing, I wrote off the Channels app for Android.

So I decided to integrate the unique and positive aspects of the offering, which luckily exists on the back end, with something that's already in the best of breed category for Android on the glass. From what I've seen that's a toss-up between Plex and Emby. Since speed is my primary concern Emby was the clear winner, and here I am.

#18

Mind sharing the issues you had and the advantages you gain?

#19

To be honest the list is too long and I've written it too many times.

But in a nutshell, the ONLY reason I used Channels is their TVE feature. The only reason I wouldn't use Emby is its inability to deal with DRM, regardless of whether or not the box is certified. Channels solved the DRM problem in Emby through providing TVE via M3U, so now I'll be using Emby.

#20

Funny that I use Android without any problems and for you this list is so long you can't even name a few. Again, as someone that hasn't run into any major problems, your post comes off as a little dramatic, which is OK, we all have different needs and uses. Sorry for bothering you to name a few of the problems and advantages of the seemingly overly complicated setup you are now using. Glad everything is running "beautifully" for you.

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#21

I also use EMBY and my main reason is that I have 200 down but only 6 up on my Internet and Emby lets me define how many mbps remote users can use ... I limit them to 2 with Channels DVR 1 user can take all the bandwidth ... Also EMBY has a much better way of presenting movies in progress. They also have user profiles... and the ability to allow access by folders. (read only etc...)

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#22

I use Kodi sometimes through Plex and PlexKodiConnect because it has a better/smoother picture. Problem is I have to manually scan for new files in Plex once a recording starts. I turned on the setting in Plex to do it automatically but it doesn't work for me the way I need it to.

#23

One thing I have to Credit the developers of Channels DVR is that they have made it possible to use other frontends ... also the support is outstanding ... I will continue to subscribe and support Channels DVR.

Plex is a different animal ... I have tried different HDHomerun mimickers and they do not work so well.

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#24

I have used a TiVo for OTA, over a decade, and I still use it even though I use ChannelsDVR, mainly for multichannel audio OTA, although now with covid and fake crowd noise on sports, I usually just turn off the surround sound. Picture is a bit better compared to Locast but close.

#25

See I knew that response was coming, which is why I didn't waste my time writing it out. People like yourself are if nothing else predictable.

I mean really, "Channels 2021"??? Either you're proudly speaking from 38 1/2 hours experience with the product or an employee/partner decided to open a troll account. Gimme a break.

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#26

Exactly. The piece that makes it unique works well enough to justify the cost. I'll keep using it and paying for it, even if the client app has been deleted from all my boxes.

#27

Again, sorry for bothering you. The drama never ends with you. Please get personal again so I can have another good laugh!

#28

...and yet a brand new account claims it "never ends" with me. Don't get upset when your betters spot you for what you are right out of the gate, kiddo. Instead, refocus your efforts on bringing this alphaware out of its one-trick-pony stage and provide a viable product.

#29

This thread has drifted off topic so I’m closing it.

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