Virgin Media TiVo iPad app - Page 13

Kymmy · 01-12-2011, 20:55

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Originally Posted by idbirch

Yeah, guess I cocked that bit up then! Here's a fixed link with the correction already made.

Fixed tivofiles.zip

I can't edit my original post to fix the link for some reason

Original link changed on request

graeme2b · 01-12-2011, 21:44

anything for MAC users?

Doz007 · 01-12-2011, 21:55

I'm really enjoying this! It's instantly turned my TiVo into a new beast.

I've just recorded a very quick video for those wondering what the app looks and works like.

http://youtu.be/Yxdzo2ur2tQ

foddy · 01-12-2011, 21:55

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Originally Posted by graeme2b

anything for MAC users?

It's all in python - OS X ships with python, so it should work without any downloads except zeroconf.

Foddy

Helix · 01-12-2011, 21:56

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Originally Posted by graeme2b

anything for MAC users?

I have it running on Mac, you can use the same files and Mac has python preinstalled.

zantarous · 01-12-2011, 22:06

Am I missing something but i can't see anywhere to set up or edit wishlists?

zekeisaszekedoes · 02-12-2011, 00:34

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Originally Posted by Doz007

Mine is fully operational now thanks to a massive helping hand from idbirch.

I can't get over how fast this makes navigating the TiVo. This is hands down the best way to use the TiVo!

I feel the same way about TiVo Commander Android app. The benefit of the iPad app now hacked to work is that you must have far more features.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doz007

I'm really enjoying this! It's instantly turned my TiVo into a new beast.

I've just recorded a very quick video for those wondering what the app looks and works like.

http://youtu.be/Yxdzo2ur2tQ

Whoa, that is pretty slick. Love the original US TiVo blue menu style too!

earth · 02-12-2011, 14:38

Oh wow, I've managed to get it working too. Virgin badly need to release the proper version of this - it's awesome!

Doz007 · 02-12-2011, 15:53

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Originally Posted by zekeisaszekedoes

I feel the same way about TiVo Commander Android app. The benefit of the iPad app now hacked to work is that you must have far more features.

Whoa, that is pretty slick. Love the original US TiVo blue menu style too!

Yeah, it's crazily good! Suddenly the TiVo becomes blazing fast, instantly changing channels or watching recorded shows. Very impressive!

I like the blue menu style also but it's too close to the colour scheme from the Sky+ app I guess....

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Originally Posted by earth

Oh wow, I've managed to get it working too. Virgin badly need to release the proper version of this - it's awesome!

This can't be said enough. Amazing app & everyone involved deserves a pat on the back.

idbirch · 02-12-2011, 21:20

The Mrs has uncovered an interesting bug (which has to be expected when we're using such a dirty hack to make it work) that crashes the app every time.

She was searching for "The fight of their lives" and it would crash on her iPhone 4 while typing in the search term. After a minute of testing, I found that the word "their" was causing the problem. Even if I enter just that word, it bombs and it's the same on the iPad! Can anyone else who's got this running try the same thing and see if they get a crash too?

Just hit search and type "their".

earth · 02-12-2011, 21:31

Does the same on my iPad, what a strange bug!

idbirch · 02-12-2011, 21:42

Thanks for confirming, she found another one immediately after that too. Browse -> Movies -> Musical Movies -> Crash!

I've been using it quite a lot and not managed to crash it once, she picks it up and kills it twice in 2 minutes. VM, if you need any testers for you version of this, I recommend my Mrs!

zantarous · 02-12-2011, 23:06

Mines crashed a few times, last night I was looking at my to do list and deleting Sundays episodes of friends and then looking at stuff latter in the week each time I tried to look at Pineapple Express from a movie wish list it crashed the app.

fixerman · 02-12-2011, 23:57

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Originally Posted by zantarous

Mines crashed a few times, last night I was looking at my to do list and deleting Sundays episodes of friends and then looking at stuff latter in the week each time I tried to look at Pineapple Express from a movie wish list it crashed the app.

Maybe that is why the VM version is still under development!

sn00p · 03-12-2011, 12:08

Great work!

Now the tivo actually becomes awesome.

I've made some changes to the script:

http://pastebin.com/hgQ1DbU4
http://pastebin.com/YYQsaF5z

First paste bin is the modified mDNS proxy, second paste bin is a modified version of the Zeroconf.py which fixes a bug which prevents my modifications from working.

Basically I've cobbled together a few bits and bobs from the net and the script now:

* uses zeroconf to find your boxes on the network.
* automatically creates a mDNS entry for each device which the app will be able to see.
* doesn't require you to modify the script or enter in TSN values or ip addresses, it gets these from the real box.

As an added bonus, you can modify the tivo_nicenames at the top of the script and replace the tivo service name (these are what you see in multi room streaming and are also displayed on the console when the script rungs) with a more friendly name, so e.g A123 becomes "Tivo Bedroom".