[mythtv-users] Netflix integration

Chad Parry spam at chad.parry.org
Wed Dec 24 00:52:16 UTC 2014


I improved my Netflix instructions so that a source installation is no 
longer required. If your biggest objection was that you wanted to use 
your binary distribution, then you can try out the new steps.

http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Netflix_Native_Integration#Binary_Installations

On 12/23/2014 09:28 AM, Chad Parry wrote:
> 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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