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ForumsRoku » New Roku Channel to try...New Roku Channel to try...#1 02/06/2012 - 09:14 AMkmm5538
SophomoreJoin Date: 02/09/2011
Location: United States
Posts: 14
edited by kmm5538 on 03/16/2012 - 09:57 AMNew Roku Channel to try...I'd like to welcome everyone to try my first (and probably only) attempt at a published private channel for Roku:
https://owner.roku.com/Add/hockeystreams
Features:
-requires valid username/password to stream
-displays useful error information if encountered during streaming
-archived games browseable by team and date
-automatically chooses HD or SD stream quality based on device display mode (480 vs 720/1080)
-**hosted service merges HockeyStreams live feed with ESPN live feed to integrate real-time scores
-**graphics include home and away logos, grayed-out if no stream available
To-Do List:
-code to generate IP exception is in place, though i dont think it is functioning correctly
-reverse-sort the streamable archive dates, newest to oldest
-do not own an HD device, guaranteed the HD UI will need tweaking
-publish source code somewhere (suggestions?)
NOTES:
-**the xml wrapper that integrates the logos and merges the live scores into the feed is hosted on my server, the disclaimer is that this service may be halted if bandwidth becomes unreasonable, at which point i will gladly publish a new version which uses the original hockeystreams-hosted content.
-the login does not make use of SSL, so if someone on your network cares enough, they could sniff out your login credentials
-the account login is deemed valid when the Set-Cookie response headers for hsuser and hspass are NOT blank. this works for incorrect passwords, though i am not sure how it will behave for expired subscriptions.
-this is my first channel, so please be gentle with your feedback. however, spare no effort stress-testing this channel!
-I'm not sure I will be much help for stream quality issues, once the video gets passed to the Roku, its out of our hands.
-Ive noticed many of the archived feeds are reporting HTTP 404 errors, this happens on web browsers and is not specific to the Roku or this channel.
-sadly i'm expecting a *brief* gap in my subscription renewal this week, so the quicker bug fixes and suggestions get reported, the quicker i can work on them.
Let me know if youd like any further technical details.
Thanks, I hope you enjoy!
UPDATE:
v1.1 published 3/10/12
- allows users to toggle live-scores ON or OFF
- all auth request now use SSL (site cookies still sent in cleartext, however)
- now distinguishes between premium members and regular members (in case of expired subscriptions)
- improved error handling and user feedback
UPDATE:
published source code 3/16/12
http://ken-meyer.com/roku/src/#2 02/07/2012 - 12:22 PMszakreski
Fourth LinerJoin Date: 10/09/2010
Location: United States
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I'll give it a shot tonight. How quickly do you think a game on demand will be available? I'm on the west coast and would like to watch Nucks Preds shortly after the game is over.#3 02/09/2012 - 06:47 PMszakreski
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I only had a chance to check it out for about 10 minutes for one of the live games on Tuesday night. It loaded up fine without issue. The main feedback I have is cosmetic. I think the Live Streams page would show the final and current score of live games. I'd recommend getting rid of that feature. I watch a lot of on demand games and appreciate not knowing the score ahead of time.#4 02/09/2012 - 09:12 PMpkcable
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edited by pkcable on 02/09/2012 - 09:16 PMLooks good! Quality of stream is better than the other working channel, BUT there were less available games.#5 02/10/2012 - 11:16 AMHonkyTonkHero
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Wow...glad to see another go at the Roku channel and with a new person
I was so hopeful with the channel Brokoli was working on...he was soo close to making it great. I think the resulting video quality issues on the Roku left him a bit soured.
I will check out the channel tonight and give my feedback. Great inititive kmm5538 !#6 02/11/2012 - 02:08 PMpleonard
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Location: United States
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Forced to use HS since my cable feed for NESN died today and your beta Roku channel works very well!
#7 02/14/2012 - 11:01 AMkmm5538
SophomoreJoin Date: 02/09/2011
Location: United States
Posts: 14
That's a good idea, I noticed the NHL Gamecenter channel lets the user choose whether to display live scores or not, i can try to do something similar.
speaking of cosmetics, has anyone tried using an HD setup? i wasnt able to test in HD mode, and Im curious to know if the logo-banner placement is ok, and that the streams activate normally.
thanks for your feedback!#8 02/14/2012 - 01:54 PMwechsler22
RookieJoin Date: 02/10/2012
Location: United States
Posts: 2
missing games on new channel
hoping you can answer for me why certain games are not on the ROKU feed (i imagine it has something to do with flash/bandwith). Any idea how HS decides which games to not stream to ROKU? that said, does the archives have the game that doesn't show up live?#9 02/14/2012 - 04:00 PMmeh3884
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edited by meh3884 on 02/14/2012 - 04:01 PM
Cosmetics look fine on my HD setup. Your app is quite a bit cleaner than the HS Beta one, so I favour it over that one. Performance wise, they're both (expectedly) the same.
Any ideas why VoD doesn't work for most games (on either app)? I can stream them from the website OK but I get an error on the Roku.#10 02/14/2012 - 05:09 PMkmm5538
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edited by kmm5538 on 02/14/2012 - 05:10 PM
it seems not all games are streamed in flash/hls format each night, sometimes they are only available in windows media format (wmv) which the roku does not support. even though these games arent streamable, i found it beneficial to at least display this game logo within the channel, but have it intuitively grayed out to let us know there is no stream available. (note: games are also grayed out if they havent started yet as well). the HockeyStream.com folks should be able to provide more information for you.
while using debug output during my testing, the on-demand feeds showing Error Index -3 are actually HTTP 404 errors (file does not exist). during the same debugging session, when i copy/pasted the stream link to a web browser, i got the same HTTP 404 error.
to replicate this error:
-navigate to this xml link in your web browser (roku channel uses same link)
http://xml.ken-meyer.com/roku_team.cfm?team=buffalo_sabres (customized)
OR
http://www4.hockeystreams.com/rss/roku_demand.php?team=buffalo_sabres (HS original)
-click on Sabres vs Blackhawks on 01/18/2012
whether i refresh or not, i always end up with 404 Not Found error.
sadly, this isnt something i can fix in the channel, the HockeyStreams.com folks will have to investigate that for us.
hope this helps...