You should be able to get UnblockUS working in PlexConnect. Changing the DNSmaster IP address in the Settings.py file from Google's public (8.8.8.8) to UnblockUS's (208.x.x.x) should do it. It seems to work for me. I was able to use the PBS and South Park channels (outside the US) but others don't seem to fare too well. It's hard to tell if it's a location issue or simply the current limitations of PlexConnect.
The one I would really like is Apple Movie Trailers—for the most part it displays lists of available trailers, cover art, description, etc., but none will play. Frustrating in the extreme.
The one I would really like is Apple Movie Trailers—for the most part it displays lists of available trailers, cover art, description, etc., but none will play. Frustrating in the extreme.
Does that mean that the "Foreign (Region Restricted) Plugins" category in Plex is relative to your location?
Yes, that's correct. PMS tries to set your location based on your ip address (you can correct this setting in the Channel Directory settings if this is wrong). That way we can hide channels from the store that will not work from your location.
What is so odd about the Channels issue is that some (CNET, AlJazeera, Twit.TV, etc.) play perfectly while others show lists of content but won't play (Apple Movie Trailers, etc.) and others won't access content lists at all.
What is the difference between those that will and those that won't?
What is so odd about the Channels issue is that some (CNET, AlJazeera, Twit.TV, etc.) play perfectly while others show lists of content but won't play (Apple Movie Trailers, etc.) and others won't access content lists at all.
What is the difference between those that will and those that won't?
It could be anything, most likely incompatible filetype or incompatible (protected/encrypted/rtmp) streams. Apple Movie Trailers will not work, because PlexConnect 'hijacks' the DNS for the trailers.apple.com domain.
It could be anything, most likely incompatible filetype or incompatible (protected/encrypted/rtmp) streams. Apple Movie Trailers will not work, because PlexConnect 'hijacks' the DNS for the trailers.apple.com domain.
Nah, the DNS Hijack is done at the plexconnect-apple tv layer. You can install the apple trailers channel and it works just fine from a plex client with plexconnect running. All the action is done by the media server, where the apple trailer app resides.
Odds are its just not yet supported with plexconnect. I can't get a lot of stuff working either. Only disney and a few others.
Edit: Unless the channel pushes external weblinks down to the client, then the trailer channel could seed a page on the client that has link references to apple trailers page and you would not get anywhere. I just assume clients only interface with the server.
Nah, the DNS Hijack is done at the plexconnect-apple tv layer. You can install the apple trailers channel and it works just fine from a plex client with plexconnect running. All the action is done by the media server, where the apple trailer app resides.
Odds are its just not yet supported with plexconnect. I can't get a lot of stuff working either. Only disney and a few others.
Edit: Unless the channel pushes external weblinks down to the client, then the trailer channel could seed a page on the client that has link references to apple trailers page and you would not get anywhere. I just assume clients only interface with the server.
Not sure about that, browsing the AMT channel probably works, because it's PMS that retrieves all the data and sends that out to the client. But when it comes to playback, the client gets handed a URL which it should download and play from directly. This is where the AMT channel b0rks on PlexConnect. I'm not 100% sure, because I don't have an ATV to test with :(
Not sure about that, browsing the AMT channel probably works, because it's PMS that retrieves all the data and sends that out to the client. But when it comes to playback, the client gets handed a URL which is should download and play from directly. This is where the AMT channel b0rks on PlexConnect. I'm not 100% sure, because I don't have an ATV to test with :(
Just tried it. Apple trailers works fine minus the actual playing. Same with A&E. So the video link is exposed and managed by the player then the DNS would be a problem, but what if we enable a transcoder? Does that change the behavior?
Also sander1, Im a developer with an atv3 but do not know plex. If you want me to try something with your channel(s) and plexconnect I would love to help get channels going.
I got a new toy Got PlexConnect working already as well! The Apple Movie Trailers Plex channel issue does really look like a DNS related problem. I’ll start looking into testing some channels and see if I can find what works and what doesn’t and why.
Got PlexConnect working already as well! The Apple Movie Trailers Plex channel issue does really look like a DNS related problem. I’ll start looking into testing some channels and see if I can find what works and what doesn’t and why.
