[eyeamok]

I currently have a premium iptv subscription that I use KODI to play. I have 5.3 installed and use VDR for DVB Satellite, is there a way to play m3u playlist or stream in VDR??

I tried putting the url in network stream in VLC on MLD5.3 and get unable to open MRL even though the channel list shows up, but it works in a stand alone install and KODI iptv programs like potato tv and xtreamcodes iptv.?? For the guide info I have a link to an xml file that is updated and current and haven't tried xmltv2vdr yet.

here is a sample of my url
http://myiptvprovider.tv:80/get.php?username=anyone&password=anyone&type=m3u_plus&output=ts

there are about 1500 channels and VOD and I would like to incorporate it all into VDR if possible.

Any help would be appreciated.

[clausmuus]

you can use the iptv VDR Plugin for this. If you have install it, you will found a setup option for the channel list (m3u list) in the Setup at "TV / VDR / ..."

[eyeamok]

I installed the iptv plugin but am unable to make it work. here is a sample of playlist:

#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="001" tvg-logo="" group-title="-",
http://null
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="11331" tvg-name="CBS New York HD" tvg-logo="http://content.iptvprivateserver.tv/stalker_portal/misc/logos/240/92.png" group-title="Entertainments",CBS New York HD
http://p3.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/username/password/45.ts
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="003" tvg-logo="" group-title="-",
http://null
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="11705" tvg-name="NBC New York HD" tvg-logo="http://content.iptvprivateserver.tv/stalker_portal/misc/logos/240/965.png" group-title="Entertainments",NBC New York HD
http://p3.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/username/password/216.ts
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="11746" tvg-name="FOX New York HD" tvg-logo="http://content.iptvprivateserver.tv/stalker_portal/misc/logos/240/3220.png" group-title="Entertainments",FOX New York HD
http://p3.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/username/password/365.ts
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="006" tvg-logo="" group-title="-",
http://null
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="11259" tvg-name="ABC New York HD" tvg-logo="http://content.iptvprivateserver.tv/stalker_portal/misc/logos/240/3527.png" group-title="Entertainments",ABC New York HD
http://p3.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/username/password/393.ts
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="ABC Miami" tvg-logo="http://content.iptvprivateserver.tv/stalker_portal/misc/logos/240/2334.png" group-title="Entertainments",ABC Miami
http://p3.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/username/password/334.ts
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="NBC Miami" tvg-logo="http://content.iptvprivateserver.tv/stalker_portal/misc/logos/240/233.png" group-title="Entertainments",NBC Miami
http://p3.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/username/password/103.ts
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="FOX Miami" tvg-logo="http://content.iptvprivateserver.tv/stalker_portal/misc/logos/240/235.png" group-title="Entertainments",FOX Miami
http://p3.iptvprivateserver.tv/live/username/password/104.ts
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="011" tvg-logo="" group-title="-",
http://null
#EXTINF:-1 tvg-id="" tvg-name="012" tvg-logo="" group-title="-",
http://null


I have VLC installed and if I put the playlist network address in, everything works and plays,

http://myiptvprovider:80/get.php?username=000&password=0000&type=m3u_plus&output=ts

How does one make this work in VDR?? or can it be done?? I am just looking for full functionality of VDR playing iptv,    record,pause,...

[clausmuus]

Do you have put your list in the iptv setup in the webif?

[eyeamok]

I tried the playlist and nothing, no channels. I tried the direct link and nothing. When I put the direct link into VLC it loads the whole playlist and plays the channels. I tried creating and saving the playlist in VLC, but it doesn't actually save the file??

But in VDR it does nothing. I just don't know how to make it work.

I was hoping to play iptv in VDR and eliminate having to use Kodi/Xbmc as the front end with an addon as the backend

[clausmuus]

There was a bug in the IPTV channellist setup. I have fix it. Please make an update and than try it again in the webif at "System / setup / TV / Edit IPTV playlist".

[eyeamok]

the list loaded and shows up, but nothing plays.
here is what i got
an 11 23:12:23 lvgrm user.err vdr: video: display buffer empty, duping frame (8567/0) 0
Jan 11 23:12:23 lvgrm user.err vdr: video: display buffer empty, duping frame (8568/0) 0
Jan 11 23:12:23 lvgrm user.err vdr: video: display buffer empty, duping frame (8569/0) 0

[eyeamok]

CBS New York HD;IPTV|nfpsiptv:1:S=0|P=0|F=EXT|U=vlc2iptv|A=1:I:0:256=27:257=deu@4;258=AC3@106:2321:0:28106:0:0:0
NBC New York HD;IPTV|nfpsiptv:2:S=0|P=0|F=EXT|U=vlc2iptv|A=2:I:0:256=27:257=deu@4;258=AC3@106:2321:0:28106:0:0:0
FOX New York HD;IPTV|nfpsiptv:3:S=0|P=0|F=EXT|U=vlc2iptv|A=3:I:0:256=27:257=deu@4;258=AC3@106:2321:0:28106:0:0:0
ABC New York HD;IPTV|nfpsiptv:4:S=0|P=0|F=EXT|U=vlc2iptv|A=4:I:0:256=27:257=deu@4;258=AC3@106:2321:0:28106:0:0:0


This is how the channel list turned out once I copied it over, I fail to see how it sends my username and password to receive channels?? It is in the lines for the channels in the playlist. I checked the vlc2iptv file and all the others and see no reference to user/password.

When I look at the IPTV channel list the channels all have the user/pass in the line like I posted earlier, but the list it created in tv channels do not. I am assuming vlc is using the iptv list and serving it up to the tv channel list, but something isn't working. Got nothing.

[clausmuus]

until playback, the channel list will be used to get the url from the m3u list you have uploaded. So both files will be used until playback.

[eyeamok]

Well it isn't playing back, something isn't connecting or working. I can still put the network address into VLC and it gets playlist and plays just fine, but VDR is not connecting to VLC or it isn't doing something right because I get no playback on anything in VDR. All the channels are there so that part is working now, but no playback.

Can you help?

[clausmuus]

Can you give me access to one of your channels, so that I can test it myself?

[eyeamok]

Did you have any luck on figuring out the connection problem?

[clausmuus]

It seems that is a vlc bug. In my virtual macine the vlc crashes if it should transcode the video stream.
But maybe it's hardware specific, and will work on your system after an upgrade of all packages.