Channel help

[Emporium]

i agree totally - Perfect player is well worth it in spite of the issues I just wish that either ok2 devs where aware of these issues and could have mentioned it in the 1st place or that they could mention it to the developer of perfect player. Again there are those of us that will not be getting a buzz or formuler and have perfectly capable boxes....All that's needed is for the apk that's based on perfect player to be updated. I wish this place provided a bit more respect for customers that are respectfully pointing out issues. I feel that you're the only one that has actually helped out, there could be be some better policy of response here from the core devs...

This is not a forum for ok2. Yes many of us use the service, but there is no "official" support for any of these IPTV services. This is a forum for users to help help users. Yes some people have additional connections to people behind some of the scenes, but there is no obligation for them to do anything.

The reality is that most IPTV services in the past were strictly for the STB users. There was no m3u lists for use with other 3rd party apps. The option for m3u was added as a service to help those toying with it, when all the other methods (iks, etc..) started becoming less and less favorable. If you want the proper experience, closer to a cable service, then an STB, like the buzz 3000, is the real way to go.

At the price we pay, you can't expect anything more than the basic support either (typically provided by the reseller). It is a "hobby" and we enjoy it while it's there. But some expect the same service as the big cable/sat/etc.. providers who's taxes on the bill are greater than the amount we pay for the complete monthly service

Have you looked at the xml file generated by the EPG link ?

http://ok2.se:8000/xmltv.php?username=xxx&password=xxx&type=m3u_plus&output=ts

Take the link, add your username/password, and plug it into your web browser and take a look at the shear amount of info.
The playlist URL is 2 lines per available channels and VOD entry. Each entry contains multiple fields: tvg-ID, tvg-name, tvg-logo, group-title, etc... Each of these entries is needed to be able to match the entries in the EPG xml which is generated. Then it puts a list together to match it all and create the EPG with the events, logos, names, etc.. as we see. It is not a complex task, but it does take time to process, and it just gets longer and longer as more VOD entries are added.

What I would like to see, is a server side mod, which would allow us to just get playlists while filtering only for liveTV, and keep VOD separate (since most players, including perfect player, allow you to treat the separately) That way for each VOD entry in the playlist, the program doesn't waste time trying to do a lookup for any possible EPG entries. IT would be a simple php script which would be slightly different for each option (livetv, vod, or both livetv+vod). Can probably mod the existing script and just add a parameter option (which may already exist - and we don't know about it).

Anyhow, I like the service, and for me it is a bonus above and beyond my OTA channels
I'll enjoy it while it's there.

cheers

[rejovic]

Thank you again for your help emporium by the way the latest perfect player update makes things much better. I still really wish that I knew this from the beginning. I would really avoid any APKs provided by OK2 and stick to perfect player for a good experience. Just my view.

This is not a forum for ok2. Yes many of us use the service, but there is no "official" support for any of these IPTV services. This is a forum for users to help help users. Yes some people have additional connections to people behind some of the scenes, but there is no obligation for them to do anything.

The reality is that most IPTV services in the past were strictly for the STB users. There was no m3u lists for use with other 3rd party apps. The option for m3u was added as a service to help those toying with it, when all the other methods (iks, etc..) started becoming less and less favorable. If you want the proper experience, closer to a cable service, then an STB, like the buzz 3000, is the real way to go.

At the price we pay, you can't expect anything more than the basic support either (typically provided by the reseller). It is a "hobby" and we enjoy it while it's there. But some expect the same service as the big cable/sat/etc.. providers who's taxes on the bill are greater than the amount we pay for the complete monthly service

Have you looked at the xml file generated by the EPG link ?

http://ok2.se:8000/xmltv.php?username=xxx&password=xxx&type=m3u_plus&output=ts

Take the link, add your username/password, and plug it into your web browser and take a look at the shear amount of info.
The playlist URL is 2 lines per available channels and VOD entry. Each entry contains multiple fields: tvg-ID, tvg-name, tvg-logo, group-title, etc... Each of these entries is needed to be able to match the entries in the EPG xml which is generated. Then it puts a list together to match it all and create the EPG with the events, logos, names, etc.. as we see. It is not a complex task, but it does take time to process, and it just gets longer and longer as more VOD entries are added.

What I would like to see, is a server side mod, which would allow us to just get playlists while filtering only for liveTV, and keep VOD separate (since most players, including perfect player, allow you to treat the separately) That way for each VOD entry in the playlist, the program doesn't waste time trying to do a lookup for any possible EPG entries. IT would be a simple php script which would be slightly different for each option (livetv, vod, or both livetv+vod). Can probably mod the existing script and just add a parameter option (which may already exist - and we don't know about it).

Anyhow, I like the service, and for me it is a bonus above and beyond my OTA channels
I'll enjoy it while it's there.

cheers

[dishuser]

should just buy a buzz or a global and simplify things...lol