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    IPTV Support - Consistent User experience from Kodi

    Hi,

    If this is the wrong forum section please feel free to move it.

    I currently maintain the kodi pvr addon for Enigma2. Recently users have requested support for IPTV via their Enigma2 devices. The support I added is simply to extract the IPTV URL from the stream URL if they have the IPTV provider set up in a bouquet on their E2 device.

    This works OK, however as the URL is just passed to kodi they only have two options on playback, Stop and record (on the device). The addon can't offer timeshift as it's doesn't handle the stream directly like regular DVB channels.

    Should it be possible to treat an IPTV stream just like a DVB one so the experience can be consistent across both DVB and IPTV?

    Note, I am only working with users who use legal providers and provide zero support to anyone acting illegally.

    Thanks in advance.

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    At the moment our E2 cannot pause IPTV streams. If you are aware of any changes other Images have made to allow this, we can implement it. If applicable, please send us a link to the commit/s.

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    Sorry, maybe the question was misunderstood.

    When you have a standalone Kodi let's say on a Raspberry Pi you can use the Enigma2 addon ( https://github.com/kodi-pvr/pvr.vuplus ) via OpenWebIf to stream from the Enigma2 device. The addon itself supports timeshift (independent of Enigma2 timeshift capabilities). It will work for any DVB channels, however for IPTV streams the Enigma2 device does not appear to re-stream the stream (yes, that sounds confusing), so instead the addon just passes the IPTV URL to Kodi so it plays but unfortunately means you don't get timeshift.

    Here's an example format for the service reference: "1:0:1:90C:63:27:FFFF0000:0:0:0:http%3a//my.iptvprovider.net%3a8000/live/channels/stream.ts:Best Channel Ever" that the addon would parse the URL from.

    This might just be the way I set it up, or it might just be that it's not supported. Am I making sense?

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    Let establish one thing first before going to what you are requesting.

    Can you pause an IPTV stream on an Enigma2 receiver?

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    No, I cannot.

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    I think something similar was in OpenVix dev branch: https://github.com/OpenViX/enigma2/pull/368/files

    It must have been reverted if it didn't make it into master. Pity
    Last edited by phunkyfish; 12-09-19 at 18:22.

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    Quote Originally Posted by phunkyfish View Post
    I think something similar was in OpenVix dev branch: https://github.com/OpenViX/enigma2/pull/368/files

    It must have been reverted if it didn't make it into master. Pity
    It wasn‘t reverted.
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    I was looking in Screens and not Components, apologies. Hmmm, then I wonder why it doesn't work for me. Will have to double check. Might just be user error

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    So I can pause an IPTV stream on openvix, the issue was that after upgrading timeshift was disabled. Face plant

    So that answers your first question @abu baniaz!

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    Quote Originally Posted by abu baniaz View Post
    Let establish one thing first before going to what you are requesting.

    Can you pause an IPTV stream on an Enigma2 receiver?
    In light of the fact that I can pause an IPTV stream would enabling this lie solely with OpenWebIf or require a Vix change or both?

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    Not 100 sure.

    If using another image has no problem, then it's an issue with ViX. If other images also have problem, then it could be an issue with OpenWebIf.

    There was a similar ssue raised on the OpenWebIf Git, I asked a question if it was fixed, but it was not clear. Maybe start another issue?

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    I created one last night 😉

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