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post #61 of 98
1/9/13 at 4:50pm
Pretty cool. My InfiniTV is installed in my server running Windows Home Server 2011 and the tuners are shared via network bridge with two other HTPC's. Will the companion app work in that scenario? Would it connect directly to the server, or to one of the HTPC's?
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post #62 of 98
1/9/13 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by ajkrishock View Post

Pretty cool. My InfiniTV is installed in my server running Windows Home Server 2011 and the tuners are shared via network bridge with two other HTPC's. Will the companion app work in that scenario? Would it connect directly to the server, or to one of the HTPC's?

Yep this will work fine. You would install the companion services on whichever HTPC you would like to control/schedule recordings on.

We support multiple HTPCs, so if you are sharing between multiple PCs you can install the services on all of them. Then when you launch the app you just control which PC you want to control.

If you have all of your recordings and such on the server in our config on the HTPC you just specify username/password of where your files are located.
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post #63 of 98
1/9/13 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by th3Pil0t View Post

I have a bit of a work around. Browsing to another section of the app that clearly communicates with the WMC PC (e.g. recorded TV) to pull data, then going back to the remote seems to fix it. It's definitely like the app is losing the communication link to the server until I prompt it back into action by doing the work around. Otherwise, I can just be sitting there pressing buttons with nothing happening...

Might be a good opportunity for a future fix/update if others are experiencing this.

Edit: I would like to know if this is a problem only for me, so I can troubleshoot as required. Anyone else having this issue?

I have never seen it where you have to press it that many times at all. On rare occassions I will press things twice, but I am usually 30 second skipping so it is alright.

We do have anti button mashing code in there that only send the remote commands so often... but it is like every 5th of a second or something small.
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post #64 of 98
1/10/13 at 5:54am
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Originally Posted by motz2k1 View Post

I have never seen it where you have to press it that many times at all. On rare occassions I will press things twice, but I am usually 30 second skipping so it is alright.

We do have anti button mashing code in there that only send the remote commands so often... but it is like every 5th of a second or something small.

Interesting. I'll see if I can narrow it down over the next few weeks with some use and get a feel for when it is occurring and what might be causing it. Thanks for taking the time to reply, I'm very impressed that Ceton are so active on all the forums.
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post #65 of 98
1/17/13 at 6:26pm
Thread Starter 
Windows 8 app smile.gif
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post #66 of 98
1/17/13 at 7:56pm
Official news today!

Re-name, re-launch, and Windows 8 app. Welcome to My Media Center!
http://cetoncorp.com/blog/welcome-to-my-media-center/
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post #67 of 98
1/17/13 at 8:03pm
I decided to give this a try (even though it'll be more useful for me whenever the version that lets me use MediaBrowser metadata) since I had a free $5 for WP8 apps from Bing Rewards.

My Media Center PC is running Windows 8. I noticed that if I don't already have Media Center running, a lot of the commands don't actually do anything. Is this how it's supposed to work? I would think that for example if I told it to tune a certain channel, it would be able to open Media Center / start ehshell and then tune that channel.
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post #68 of 98
1/17/13 at 8:04pm
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Originally Posted by jhoff80 View Post

I decided to give this a try (even though it'll be more useful for me whenever the version that lets me use MediaBrowser metadata) since I had a free $5 for WP8 apps from Bing Rewards.

My Media Center PC is running Windows 8. I noticed that if I don't already have Media Center running, a lot of the commands don't actually do anything. Is this how it's supposed to work?

Right now that is how it is designed, but we are going to fix it up in the future with new services. We have a lot of new features for the services...
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Windows 8 app smile.gif

Thanks for updating the thread. Much appreciated smile.gif
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post #69 of 98
1/17/13 at 8:06pm
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No problem smile.gif

Btw, Motz, do you know how scrolling works in Windows 8 apps? If some apps, the scroll wheel will allow me to scroll from left to right. In others it does nothing. It's a weird inconsistency. Does this have to be enabled in each app? I can see it doesn't work in My Media Center.
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post #70 of 98
1/17/13 at 8:27pm
Looks great James and crew! Fantastic job! I guess I'll need to buy a surface pro biggrin.gif
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post #71 of 98
1/17/13 at 8:40pm
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Originally Posted by lockdown571 View Post

No problem smile.gif

Btw, Motz, do you know how scrolling works in Windows 8 apps? If some apps, the scroll wheel will allow me to scroll from left to right. In others it does nothing. It's a weird inconsistency. Does this have to be enabled in each app? I can see it doesn't work in My Media Center.

I use the scroll wheel throughout the app currently. I believe you need to click on the background of the list view or grid view first though. It is not 100% straight forward and is inconsistent between apps. I think it is a framework issue, but I will look into it.
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post #72 of 98
1/17/13 at 8:55pm
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Originally Posted by motz2k1 View Post

I use the scroll wheel throughout the app currently

Ditto.
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post #73 of 98
1/18/13 at 5:47am
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Thanks guys. That's so strange. I guess maybe there's something wrong with the driver for my Logitech mouse. Very weird that scrolling works in some applications but not others.
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post #74 of 98
1/25/13 at 11:55am
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Btw, finally found the source of my scrolling problems: WizMouse. Turned it off and scrolling works fine now.

An alternative called KatMouse doesn't cause the same issue with Windows 8 apps.
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post #75 of 98
1/27/13 at 3:50pm
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Originally Posted by lockdown571 View Post

Btw, finally found the source of my scrolling problems: WizMouse. Turned it off and scrolling works fine now.

An alternative called KatMouse doesn't cause the same issue with Windows 8 apps.

Interesting, yeah I have seen my scroll wheel act different depending on the app, who knows really. It ill be an issue for anything not touch based it seems like on Win 8 as Metro apps are better with touch IMHO. Glad you got it working though
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post #76 of 98
2/20/13 at 4:23pm
For someone who's been missing his old BeyondTV web interface, this looks like a vast improvement over the very limited RemotePotato setup I've been using with WMC 7 (which I had to start using for CableCard access). Now I just have to figure out my best angle on the client app side: We're a Mac and Linux household primarily, and there are no Android, iOS, or Win 8 devices in the house.
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post #77 of 98
2/20/13 at 5:43pm
It isn't going to work for you unless you have a smartphone that you did not mention in your post.
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post #78 of 98
2/21/13 at 9:22am
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Originally Posted by mudgen View Post

For someone who's been missing his old BeyondTV web interface, this looks like a vast improvement over the very limited RemotePotato setup I've been using with WMC 7 (which I had to start using for CableCard access). Now I just have to figure out my best angle on the client app side: We're a Mac and Linux household primarily, and there are no Android, iOS, or Win 8 devices in the house.

Ask Apple to make their so called Apple TV to actually work with TV signal. Otherwise it is just an overpriced Roku/WD Player with a shiny Apple logo on top.

You need a smart phone or a tablet to work with the app.

Perhaps someone from Ceton can shed some light if it will work with Chromebook, which runs on android.
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post #79 of 98
2/21/13 at 10:22am
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Originally Posted by mudgen View Post

For someone who's been missing his old BeyondTV web interface, this looks like a vast improvement over the very limited RemotePotato setup I've been using with WMC 7 (which I had to start using for CableCard access). Now I just have to figure out my best angle on the client app side: We're a Mac and Linux household primarily, and there are no Android, iOS, or Win 8 devices in the house.
Other than no web browser interface, the main limitation that the Ceton app has compared to RemotePotato is that there's no streaming available (yet), so you can't watch anything. Ceton has hinted that streaming is on their to-do list, but hasn't promised any delivery date for that functionality. That said, the Ceton app is light-years ahead of RemotePotato for managing recordings.
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post #80 of 98
2/21/13 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by gsr View Post

Other than no web browser interface, the main limitation that the Ceton app has compared to RemotePotato is that there's no streaming available (yet), so you can't watch anything. Ceton has hinted that streaming is on their to-do list, but hasn't promised any delivery date for that functionality. That said, the Ceton app is light-years ahead of RemotePotato for managing recordings.

http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=4546
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post #81 of 98
2/22/13 at 5:55am
I just installed the app on my iphone and it looks pretty good. I got it working and connected to my PC but all the functions are not working..

I get no response when trying to use the remote and It does not change the channel when I click on the Tune buton . I can record shows but just cant change the channel with the app.... Movies are there and guide is there.
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post #82 of 98
2/22/13 at 6:00am
You might want to search or post here.
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post #83 of 98
2/22/13 at 8:21am
Thanks for the reply. Actually, I was going to post on TGB but I couldnt register... I am at work and it said my IP is recognized for spamming... lol.. So I figured I would post here instead. I will try and register when I get home.
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post #84 of 98
2/22/13 at 1:46pm
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Thanks for the reply. Actually, I was going to post on TGB but I couldnt register... I am at work and it said my IP is recognized for spamming... lol.. So I figured I would post here instead. I will try and register when I get home.

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Originally Posted by doozer12 View Post

I just installed the app on my iphone and it looks pretty good. I got it working and connected to my PC but all the functions are not working..

I get no response when trying to use the remote and It does not change the channel when I click on the Tune buton . I can record shows but just cant change the channel with the app.... Movies are there and guide is there.

I would just go ahead and reboot the HTPC real quick, should fix up the remote control issues.

if you PM me your IP/Name you registered with I can pass along to TGB admins if you want.
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post #85 of 98
2/22/13 at 1:47pm
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Originally Posted by gsr View Post

Other than no web browser interface, the main limitation that the Ceton app has compared to RemotePotato is that there's no streaming available (yet), so you can't watch anything. Ceton has hinted that streaming is on their to-do list, but hasn't promised any delivery date for that functionality. That said, the Ceton app is light-years ahead of RemotePotato for managing recordings.

Much appreciated, really love hearing feedback on the apps. I still regularly visit this thread. usually i just search for "ceton" and look at the post counts smile.gif
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post #86 of 98
2/22/13 at 3:45pm
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Originally Posted by motz2k1 View Post

Much appreciated, really love hearing feedback on the apps. I still regularly visit this thread. usually i just search for "ceton" and look at the post counts smile.gif
Just being honest biggrin.gif. But you guys have done a great job with the My Media Center app - I've shown the app to a few friends on my iPhone and they're just blown away. If you guys ever add the ability to actually play recordings and/or live TV within the app, that will be icing on the cake.
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post #87 of 98
3/14/13 at 3:14pm
i installed the app on my computer today and noticed after i installed it and went to my recorded tv content in mce, that i lost all my thumbnails. the content is still there and playable but no images.

anybody noticing similar?

also when i try to use the guide on my android tablet the guide is empty i can see the channels but no info...
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post #88 of 98
3/21/13 at 1:50pm
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Originally Posted by alspoll View Post

i installed the app on my computer today and noticed after i installed it and went to my recorded tv content in mce, that i lost all my thumbnails. the content is still there and playable but no images.

anybody noticing similar?

also when i try to use the guide on my android tablet the guide is empty i can see the channels but no info...

I kind of have the same problem.......but with my movies I have ripped, I have lost the cover art when scrolling through, the backgrounds are still there and change every few seconds. Also, I don't see ALL my movies in the Gallery on the app for my Sammy S3.......

Trying to figure it out and troubleshoot........anyone have any suggestions?

I will say the app is pretty cool otherwise, the remote is faster than the Harmony I currently have setup! Like the other features with the guides, series recordings, etc......

Toys
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post #89 of 98
3/21/13 at 2:22pm
i dont know about the recorded tv but i bet regarding the movies i bet their yammm software screwed up your local metadata
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post #90 of 98
3/21/13 at 4:30pm
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Originally Posted by alspoll View Post

i installed the app on my computer today and noticed after i installed it and went to my recorded tv content in mce, that i lost all my thumbnails. the content is still there and playable but no images.

anybody noticing similar?

also when i try to use the guide on my android tablet the guide is empty i can see the channels but no info...

For thumbnails see this thread:
http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?p=37894#p37894
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