# Plex PsudoTV Live Functionality **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [February 28, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-psudotv-live-functionality/182063 "2017-02-28T04:50:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sfarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@sfarrior](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sfarrior)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-psudotv-live-functionality/182063/1 "2017-02-28T04:50:52Z")
Plex would be 1,000x better if it would be smart enough like Kodi PsudoTV Live to create an EPG channel guide similar to cable/satellite but off of local media (movies/tv) and either custom create channels or smart create automatically based on popularity and networks. Also have the ability to bake in channels from OTA video from HD Home Run Extend. ---
**Author:** ![astrofisher](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/astrofisher/32/9053_2.png) [@astrofisher](https://forums.plex.tv/u/astrofisher)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-psudotv-live-functionality/182063/2 "2017-02-28T05:09:29Z")
Request already exist. Don’t think it’ll happen, but you can vote for it here: [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/156738/pseudotv/p1](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/156738/pseudotv/p1) ---
**Author:** ![sfarrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@sfarrior](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sfarrior)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-psudotv-live-functionality/182063/3 "2017-02-28T05:17:09Z")
Thanks, Jim. I tried searching before creating but didn’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-psudotv-live-functionality/182063/4 "2021-02-26T23:57:42Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@PseudoTV](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pseudotv/99226): > > Basically the ability to emulate the TV watching experience. eg, Watch TV channels created with your own media (and potentially with online media).   Running a home media server is pretty awesome: beautiful cover art, playlists, and all your media right at your finger tips. One thing media centers fall short on, however, is recreating that feeling of aimlessly channel surfing just to scratch that TV watching itch.   Why Do I Want To Do This?   More and more people are “cutting the cord” a… ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-psudotv-live-functionality/182063/5 "2021-06-10T00:43:55Z")