I’ve tried to find an answer but what with all the legacy information still published it’s like walking a maze of dead-ends.
I currently use Channels DVR, and while the TV Everywhere function works great the app itself is abysmal.
So I went looking and found all this convoluted crap with plugins and m3u etc etc etc that ends up being a tutorial on how to pirate live tv with Plex. All I want to do is add legal subscribed content, and I’m still dumbfounded that something like Plex doesn’t have the same or better functionality than a raggedy app like Channels DVR.
My question really boils down to is there a documented way to integrate Sling TV with the the live tv OTA guide that’s stable? If not Sling, then another legal provider?
I really don’t want yet another project that needs to be touched every few days. I just want to set something up and watch TV. I don’t mind spending hours up front. I just don’t want a new hobby.
The features of PseudoTV and M3U playlists are at least acknowledge… but no timeline is shared.
If you can manage it, look at creating a custom M3U playlist and using xTeve to load a Tuner spoofer in Plex. Your milage may vary when using Plex, but I’ve managed to get it to play in VLC.
I feel your pain. I’ve gone over to Channels DVR also and have completely abandoned Plex. I run PhiloTV, an HDHomerun tuner, PlutoTV and two security camera feeds through Channels. I’ve recently added PlutoTV through a docker setup. It auto-updates the epg for me. Channels DVR can record & schedule PlutoTV content as well.
Yeah I tossed Plex as well. I’ve had Channels a while, but they have their own problems on the glass.
What I ended up doing was buying a lifetime Emby subscription, and that’s my front end. I keep a Channels server running on a Ras Pi 4 now that does nothing but convert a Quatro, Prime, and TV Everywhere to m3u streams. I connected Emby to that, and Channels provides the TVE service to Emby. Channels can also serve the guide to Emby. The cool thing about running Channels on a Pi, outside of the NAS, is when you’re doing any sort of NAS maintenance the rest of the house can still watch TV using an app like Tivimate. That’s why I moved Channels from Docker to Pi.
Plex? I’m done. They’re not listening, so I’m no longer watching. Yeah there’s a half-baked way to use m3u streams in Plex, but I don’t want my system collapsing over an update down the line. Emby also performs a lot better for my needs, so I’m happy. Good luck!
