I’m unable to find the comment to quote but I believe @maddox stated VC’s are not supposed to schedule the same content simultaneously on the guide. I also could have imagined this. I think it also depends on the VC setting, as one channel and another could end up on the same content by chance base on their scheduling rules.
yeah I thought I had seen maddox reference that previously too. I do think maybe I've overcooked the number of channels and the multiple scheduling processes might be part of the reason why.
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If you duplicate a virtual channel set to Random, then it will ensure each copy uses a different randomization.
Are you talking about duplicated channels (i.e. same exact rules and random sort), or something else?
something else - for example, 2 movie channels, one 'action' one 'drama' might occasionally have the same movie playing if that movie is tagged both as action and drama genres. I've only noticed it on movies where i split channels by genre.
That's expected. Each channel schedules itself it doesn't look to see what's on other channels.
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What I’m trying to get: a channel that plays one episode of each show added to the channel sequentially and then loop back to the beginning of that show when I run of out episodes. For example:
Clone High - S01E13
Archer - S03E05
The Venture Bros - S04E09
Clone High - S01E01
Archer - S03E06
The Venture Bros - S04E10
Clone High - S01E02
(Etc)
Mini Marathon is close, but that’s three episodes, not one. Season/Episode plays through all seasons of all shows before starting everything back up at S01E01, which means that the channel ends up being a Venture Bros marathon for a bunch of hours because there were seven seasons of it.
Is there any chance that there could be an option added to the mini marathon to choose how long the “mini marathon” of each show is? Or is there already a way to build a channel like I want that I’m missing?
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Virtual Channels is genius. So far, I have five. Sci-Fi Movies; Sci-Fi TV; War Movies; War TV, and Marvel.
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Virtual channels is such an awesome feature. For me, viewing habits fall in two categories...
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MOVIE TIME.... this is like going to the movies, but at home. You and your spouse, your family, etc., have decided to watch a movie at a particular time. You have your popcorn and drinks ready. You then go into Netflix, HBO Max, your own Plex collection, or even rentals to choose a movie.
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Any other time other than Movie Time. LOL! There is nothing you need to particularly watch, you're just channel surfing to see if something interest you. When channel surfing, a lot of times a program can interest you because it's right in the middle and the plot is rolling. Or, you simply want something as background noise while you work around the house, or on your PC. This is where Virtual Channels shine! I tend to go to a channel I made called LAZY SUNDAY FLIX. It's full of movies I remember watching on a lazy Sunday in my childhood, or even a modern movie that feels fitting for a lazy Sunday. I don't think I'd ever bother going into my Plex library, find the letter D, and search for Duel, then click play. However, if I'm channel surfacing and Duel is playing on my Lazy Sunday channel, I'll watch it, or let it play in the background while I do work. I've created over 30 channels now, and without this feature, honestly, 90% of my files would go untouched. LOL! Because we only tend to watch NEW stuff. Old stuff is great for channel surfing. I have a channel called THE KARATE FUTURE. It plays only two franchises... can you guess? LOL! Back to the Future and Karate Kid 24/7. There was a time when these movies were starting to be remastered in blu-ray, then 4k, etc., and we actually bought these movies to sit down and watch, but that time is over now. The novelty has worn off. I'll never bother to search for, sit down, and watch the Karate Kid again. However, if I'm channel surfacing and I happen to land on THE KARATE FUTURE channel, and Daniel-San has a choice of broken ice, or broken neck, I'll watch it. LOL!
Please keep Virtual Channels going, keep developing it. It is the sole reason I subscribe. And please, lets fix the PIP "lost connection" issue. LOL!
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I'm working on several channels. Some of them will be much easier than others. The goal is to then run it through one of the CRTs I have to create a real old-school TV experience. I've been encoding everything stored locally to 480p which takes up a lot less space. Now I need to source a lot of commercials and music videos (for my MTV channel). I'm hoping there's a way to setup 'special' programming like playing A Christmas Story in December and stuff like that.
I'm late to THIS party, but after starting to amass a good amount of library content, I'm playing around with virtual channels and really like it so far. My first virtual channel created is just a "Star Trek" channel but I have ideas for many more. A James Bond channel is certainly among those on the way, along with a concert films channel and more. 
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