new wicked iptv server is up for testing

[Emporium]

haven't tried it myself but did you try changing stream format

Actually I did that and a few other things, but could not get it to work

[sdeens2019]

Yes the first thing I did was try changing stream Fornat from the default setting: TS
to: M3U8/HLS and “catch up” still doesn’t work on my XRS4500 running buzz TV 5.0

In all cases I get: “media stream not supported”

The “catch up” stopped working immediately after all these recent server upgrades, and it was running fine under
Buzz v5.0 prior.

I’ll try it installed this APK file that a link was recently pasted a few days back onto this XRS4500 and let you know if that makes any difference.

That sounds like the cause why “catch up” is disabled now on my box.

I thought this was something that was managed exclusively on the server end.

[dishuser]

Yes the first thing I did was try changing stream Fornat from the default setting: TS
to: M3U8/HLS and “catch up” still doesn’t work on my XRS4500 running buzz TV 5.0

In all cases I get: “media stream not supported”

The “catch up” stopped working immediately after all these recent server upgrades, and it was running fine under
Buzz v5.0 prior.

I’ll try it installed this APK file that a link was recently pasted a few days back onto this XRS4500 and let you know if that makes any difference.

That sounds like the cause why “catch up” is disabled now on my box.

I thought this was something that was managed exclusively on the server end.

when you change stream format you have to exit app for it to work
otherwise it really doesn't change

[sdeens2019]

Ok

Yes I rebooted the XRS4500 after switching Stream Formats and even options for video players.

And the built in “catch up” feature under BuzzTV 5.0 still does not work. It makes no difference.

Also, I just installed that 3rd party proprietary WickedTV app 3.1.5.1v2 APK that is NOT the “catch up” feature I’m inquiring about. That’s a nice utility for a smart phone maybe, but BuzzTV 5.0 is vastly superior, better picture and color quality and dramatically faster at scrolling. I did some serious testing to compare the two and its no contest IMHO.

However, this private WickedTV APK does have 288 listed live channels and they work under the “catch-up” feature, but this is NOT what I’ve been inquiring about. It’s very slow on my very fast XRS 4500 btw and scrolls slowly too and color and resolution seems lower than the live broadcast I saw an hour earlier on TCM for example.

Under Android 11, I suspect this private WickedTV APK v3.1.5.1v2 will work better but the XRS4500 is probably too slow to run it natively since this box will never run Android 11.

So why is native BuzzTV “catch up” not working anymore with either BuzzTV 4.0 or 5.0 software?

It all stopped working exactly 3 weeks ago so I doubts it’s the buzz 5.0 software or the xrs4500 box, and the APK might be better suited for boxes running Android 11 probably

[sdeens2019]

Also,

I doubt this but is there an iPhone version of this WickedTV APP that runs with iOS v16.3?

Provably not, but there might be an emulator that might do the trick if you only have an IPhone and I was never able to get it to work before under Google Chrome or IE.

So I think this APK is Galaxy or bust if you want smartphone viewing

[Emporium]

Also,

I doubt this but is there an iPhone version of this WickedTV APP that runs with iOS v16.3?

Provably not, but there might be an emulator that might do the trick if you only have an IPhone and I was never able to get it to work before under Google Chrome or IE.

So I think this APK is Galaxy or bust if you want smartphone viewing

The WickedTV app is justa customized version of OPTV smarters.
You can download IPTV Smarters directly from their web site (which redirects you to the apple app store - search for "Smarters Player Lite" in the app store). I have many customers using it for many different services, on their AppleTV boxes, and iPads at least, so I am pretty sure it would work fine on iPhone devices also.

[Emporium]

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So why is native BuzzTV “catch up” not working anymore with either BuzzTV 4.0 or 5.0 software?

It all stopped working exactly 3 weeks ago so I doubts it’s the buzz 5.0 software or the xrs4500 box, and the APK might be better suited for boxes running Android 11 probably

It is a combination of issues.

Seems like the Catchup on wicked is encoded in a way that the media players used internally by BuzzTV don't seem to like it.

So there is 2 possibilities here:
1> Buzz can try to identify what it is in the stream that is causing the media player to "choke", and update their media player to support this format. nobodyspecial already said he will let buzz know. They are usually pretty good at finding fixes or workarounds. It's just one more "exceptional case". Or other possibility is that buzz can add an option to select a custom media player for catchup (different than that used fro LiveTV - similar to what they have done for VOD/TV Series). That way, in cases like this, you could just load another media player (mx player, newer version of VLC, Titan player, etc..) and find whatever works for you.

OR

2> wicked can look into possibly changing the encoding on the catchup streams, to be something that buzz boxes would not choke on.

Keep in mind that on of the 2 internal video players on BuzzTV 5 is VLC. Not sure if it is the Primary or secondary however.

[sat9182]

catchup is working for me on xrs 4000 version 5.0.796 01/16/2023 build v20220919.20220919 test-keys
i hit rewind and it works takes a min to start but starts i select a show from guide back few hours starts fine

the recorded files are in .ts format

[Emporium]

catchup is working for me on xrs 4000 version 5.0.796 01/16/2023 build v20220919.20220919 test-keys
i hit rewind and it works takes a min to start but starts i select a show from guide back few hours starts fine

the recorded files are in .ts format

Thanks.. I don't have a 4000, but I tried on an xrs4500, xrs4900 and E2, all running the same buzz 5.0.796 and all give me a "media format is not supported" error. Same with X5 (x5 running 5.0.775). Also tried on my E1 (running 4.0.489).

Tried changing stream types to/from TS /M3U/HLS and made no difference. Also tried changing media players to/from Primary and Backup. No difference

Before the server change it worked on all boxes. Like you said, it used to take a minute to start (and sometimes you could not skip fwd or back during playback on some streams), but it worked for the most part.

Guess we'll see what Buzz says. Thnx

[Highwayman]

catchup is working for me on xrs 4000 version 5.0.796 01/16/2023 build v20220919.20220919 test-keys
i hit rewind and it works takes a min to start but starts i select a show from guide back few hours starts fine

the recorded files are in .ts format

im bored today rain rain
im going to load this onto my walfart onn box
i know some have the buzz app on theirs
catch up is working in the iptvstream player
but when i load it i get this message
i notice a few categories are outta whack

[sat9182]

im bored today rain rain
im going to load this onto my walfart onn box
i know some have the buzz app on theirs
catch up is working in the iptvstream player
but when i load it i get this message
i notice a few categories are outta whack

can you type that out or give me a clearer pic i cant see what it says

[sat9182]

Thanks.. I don't have a 4000, but I tried on an xrs4500, xrs4900 and E2, all running the same buzz 5.0.796 and all give me a "media format is not supported" error. Same with X5 (x5 running 5.0.775). Also tried on my E1 (running 4.0.489).

Tried changing stream types to/from TS /M3U/HLS and made no difference. Also tried changing media players to/from Primary and Backup. No difference

Before the server change it worked on all boxes. Like you said, it used to take a minute to start (and sometimes you could not skip fwd or back during playback on some streams), but it worked for the most part.

Guess we'll see what Buzz says. Thnx

x5 is trying to pull in hls no matter what i try in xcapi mode so i can see why it wont play the .ts catchup

in mac live tc it pulls mpgets for live stream and when i try catchup it tries to pull hls_arc format

[sat9182]

CA : AMC on x5 catchup works for me in primary or backup in mac hum more digging to do

if buzz could pull hls_arc for catchup in xcapi it would play

[Highwayman]

can you type that out or give me a clearer pic i cant see what it says

yup its

the "xml"start tag on line 1 position 2
does not match the end tag of "tv".line 1
,positon 54584955.please try again.

[pajamiss]

could you have a look at fetv not on..thx