[ViperJPB]

Don't tell anyone becuase they are going to be sold out and I still want to buya couple more, but a Shuttle XS35GT with Nvidia ION is passively cooled (meaning totally silent) and runs OpenElec smother than a i7 desktop. 1080i? That's nothing. You can throw 1080p at the highest bitrates: no sync issues, no hiccups. You can find a really cheap barebones and you only need to add 1Gb of RAM and a cheapo USB flash drive.

For remote, OpenElec runs great with any MCE-Certified remote, no set up needed, but you can certainly use an iPhone/iPad with any of the many XBMC remote apps in the App Store.

And RemoteCeton works great with it, either direct streaming or transcoded video. If you take the XBMCBuntu road, you also get a full-featured Chrome browser on your TV, but OpenElec is just so perfect...

Whoa...totally missed your post. Thanks man! I will look into all of that. So Ceton will run in the XBMCubuntu setup? Sorry first HTPC so I will have to look up OpenElec. I only asked 1080i since that is the maximum broadcast TV has at the moment. Obviously not talking about Blu Ray stuff at 1080P etc....Thanks again for the info!

[mcheng89]

@gman3042: I'll send you something to test tomorrow :p

Didn't get a chance to do anything

Will spend half an hour now to work on these two:
- Fill in XBMC info bar with description - done
- Deinterlace - doesnt seem to be working.... gonna try again tomorrow

[DarkApathy]

Does anyone use this with Apple TV 2? if so, what resolution/quality do you use without lagging (on HD Channels)? The highest I can get is 576 Medium Quality and even then it's a couple milliseconds off.

[ViperJPB]

Going to take the plunge soon with an HTPC and Ceton USB. I am on Comcast Cable in Callifornia. Does XBMC and this wonderful plugin have any issues playing any content back? Will I be able to watch all my channels or will DRM block some? Thanks.

[uspino]

Going to take the plunge soon with an HTPC and Ceton USB. I am on Comcast Cable in Callifornia. Does XBMC and this wonderful plugin have any issues playing any content back? Will I be able to watch all my channels or will DRM block some? Thanks.

I have FIOS, no copy protection, so I can't tell for sure, but I think you won't be able to see copy-protected channels... Can somebody confirm this?

[LehighBri]

@LehighBri: Will give you deinterlacing today (Its a simple change but I've been lazy )

Thanks. Can you also add 1080p support in iOS now that the ipad 3 and apple tv 3 are coming out?

[mcheng89]

Going to look into a xbmc pvr addon instead of pseudotv...
Does anyone use this?

[LehighBri]

Going to look into a xbmc pvr addon instead of pseudotv...
Does anyone use this?

Good call given that the next major version of XBMC could likely include the PVR API/functionality, etc, so no point in creating your own from scratch.

[ViperJPB]

I have FIOS, no copy protection, so I can't tell for sure, but I think you won't be able to see copy-protected channels... Can somebody confirm this?

Is this the case only with this method of viewing streams in XBMC? Or is that true of the Ceton running in Media Center as well? They say they can view encrypted premium channels on their site but obviously in Media Center. I would not want to ditch my cable DVR if I was not going to be able to record and view the same channels. At the moment I have no premium channels. Just would need to be able to view and record network HD, Foodnetwork, HGTV, Speed, Versus, Spike, Cartoon, Discovery, TNT, and AMC.

[mcheng89]

Is this the case only with this method of viewing streams in XBMC? Or is that true of the Ceton running in Media Center as well? They say they can view encrypted premium channels on their site but obviously in Media Center. I would not want to ditch my cable DVR if I was not going to be able to record and view the same channels. At the moment I have no premium channels. Just would need to be able to view and record network HD, Foodnetwork, HGTV, Speed, Versus, Spike, Cartoon, Discovery, TNT, and AMC.

Media center should be able to record/play.

Comcast marks most of their channels as copy freely, so you should be fine using XBMC.
Check here: http://www.missingremote.com/forums/cabl...aster-list

[ViperJPB]

Media center should be able to record/play.

Comcast marks most of their channels as copy freely, so you should be fine using XBMC.

Thanks mcheng. Good to hear. I also just got confirmation from Ceton customer service that under Media Center it can record and play any content including encrypted HBO content. However I knew the specs of my planned system did not meet their minimum requirements, but I asked anyway. They just gave me the same canned response that it does not meet the minimum requirement. I'm looking at a recommended Atom dual core 1.8GHz setup with ION gfx and 4GB of ram. Media Center/XBMC and a external USB drive for recording. Will this be enough muscle to run it all and record four HD shows at once? It meets every spec minus the dual core 2.0Ghz.

[mcheng89]

Will release something later. Just some more minor updates. Not home :p

Next big update will be xbmc pvr or recording...

[europorsche914]

I have the call sign already... I'll give you the api tonight
(It will be passed to you with the same api to get channel list)

EDIT: Ok here is the function to login. Just do this once

Code:

function login(username, password) {
    xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    xmlhttp.open("GET","/login",false,username,password);
    xmlhttp.send();
    if (xmlhttp.status == 200) {
        alert("Login successful!");
                return true;
    }
    alert("Failed to login");
        return false;
}

You can call login() without the username/password to check if you need authentication
EDIT: you dont have to make a login form... I'll make a file with the list of secure files

EDIT: this pseudotv skin feels very wmc-ish...
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=91906

@synpaseattack: let me know if you need help debugging



Fixed iOS login, Fix iOS favorite if epg is disabled, Added EPG description...

Todo:
- Fill in XBMC info bar
- Channel logo api
- Deinterlace

Other Todo:
- Error check hdhomerun stream commands
- Airplay iOS streaming
- iPad Inteface
- Channels filter list

Ok I tested this out a little bit and ran into an issue, it appears that even though the user is logged in, the authentication doesnt seem to apply to the vlc plugin.. So with authentication enable on the api, leads to vlc plugin to not start the stream but if the url is entered into the address bar (http://192.168.1.10:8555/play?channel=3&...irect=true) the api then changes to that channel and starts the stream as normal. With authentication disabled everything works as normal in the webgui.. I will look into vlc and authentication tomorrow Im a little tired now but figured Id give ya an update!

[mcheng89]

Ok I tested this out a little bit and ran into an issue, it appears that even though the user is logged in, the authentication doesnt seem to apply to the vlc plugin.. So with authentication enable on the api, leads to vlc plugin to not start the stream but if the url is entered into the address bar (http://192.168.1.10:8555/play?channel=3&...irect=true) the api then changes to that channel and starts the stream as normal. With authentication disabled everything works as normal in the webgui.. I will look into vlc and authentication tomorrow Im a little tired now but figured Id give ya an update!

Just pass in the direct stream url I guess...
Use this to get the url: http://localhost:8555/getStreamUrl?tuner=4
Then start the stream by doing a play api call without the redirect.
Then play the direct url.

I'll update it for you when I get home.

EDIT: v1.9.2
Added more info (episode title, episode description) to the epg api
Notes: DELETE RESOURCES/EPGDATA.DB
Since the program requires the new fields, it will crash if you try to get the epg data without forcing a update

[tuonepctech]

please requesting help