[mythtv-users] Netflix integration

[Chad Parry]

No problem! I had thought that most people on this list would be 
compiling from source anyway. I may update the instructions for how to 
perform surgery on a binary installation.

In short, this package gives me everything I want in Netflix 
integration. I have a wrapper script that interprets the remote 
control's commands and makes them smarter. Here's typically how I use it:

 1. I go to the Internet Video menu, and from there click Netflix.
 2. The browser opens in fullscreen (kiosk) mode.
 3. I use the remote's arrow keys to select which household member is
    logging in.
 4. I use the remote's arrow keys to find the Netflix search box and
    click it. The script provides mouse acceleration, so the pointer
    starts out slowly for fine-grained movements and then speeds up as I
    hold the button down.
 5. I use the remote's numeric keypad to enter the name of a show. This
    uses the multi-tap system from old mobile phones. For example, to
    type "L" I hit "555." It takes me about 15 seconds to enter a short
    phrase.
 6. I use the remote like a mouse to select and start a show.
 7. The remote's volume controls get forwarded to the Alsa mixer so they
    work like you would expect.
 8. When I'm done I hit the Back button to return to MythTV.

The wiki topic itself has more information on the features that are 
available. Read under Usage 
<http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Netflix_Native_Integration#Usage>. Since the 
remote works so well as a mouse with these scripts, I use the same 
controls for Amazon Instant Video and for Comedy Central online.

On 12/23/2014 08:07 AM, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 7:22 AM, Matt Emmott<memmott at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> >
>> >
>> >On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 4:56 AM, Chad Parry<spam at chad.parry.org>  wrote:
>> >
>>> >>  I've integrated Netflix streaming (and Amazon Instant Video) into my
>>> >>MythTV frontend. It's a great experience now that Netflix is supported in
>>> >>native Chrome browsers. The scripts and instructions are in the wiki topic  Netflix
>>> >>Native Integration
>>> >><http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Netflix_Native_Integration>. They should get
>>> >>you up and running pretty quickly. Please send me feedback or update the
>>> >>wiki if you see any problems.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>> >I feel like the following piece of information should be more prominently
>> >featured:
>> >
>> >These instructions assume that you built and installed MythTV yourself. If
>> >you used a binary installation, you will need to reinstall MythTV
>> ><http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/User_Manual:Initial_Installation#Getting_and_compiling_the_source_code>
>> >to get these features.
>> >
> Agreed, I got excited there for a min.
>
> Also, there is a complete lack of information about how this integration
> works.  Getting Chrome to open and play netflix isn't hard... its getting
> the remote to work that became very difficult, considering that the netflix
> web interface completely lacks decent keyboard support or even a simple
> cursor to show what movie is selected.
>
> Please provide a lot more information about what your custom code does...
> it may be worth compiling for, but I'm not going to take that leap without
> more details.
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