E2Stream - Samsung SMART TV Streaming App

pembo · Jan 2nd 2015

Thought I'd post this for those here who aren't already aware of this.

I've released (currently up to v4.0) a Smart TV app for Samsung E,F and H series TVs to allow you to stream from your E2 box to your Samsung smart tv.

Current feature set includes:

Configuration of IP Address and ports on startup
Filter of number prefixes when channels have a number in their name
Selection of bouquet to use on startup
Channel/Bouquet Selection
Now/Next channel information
Picons based on Service ID or Service Name
Stream or Transcode
Full Screen playback
Full screen channel change with now/next on info bar
View/Playback of recordings
Zap to channel
Multiple Audio Stream selection

You can get the full information, downloads, instruction/etc from my website where this is hosted:
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/

The installation and setup requires you to enable a ‘develop’ account on your TV. You also need Java v7 or v8 to run the installer.

I've attached a screenshot to this, and also below is a link to a video of an earlier version I recorded from youtube so you can see what this is about.
Note - the video stream quality in youtube is poor due to it being a recording from the emulator and not a TV!

pembo · Jan 4th 2015

For 95% of people a self contained installer is a better option and also you can provide an additional apps directory through the installer to sync other widgets at the same time. You can extract the widget if you want from the installer if needs be.

To be on the same network - this could be two networks bridged via the internet of course, but it doesn't work with authentication on openwebif or the streams, so you'd have to secure access to the streams through IPs or a forwarding php/etc for security.

- - - Updated - - -

E2Stream v5.0 is now available to download from here:
http://www.pembo.co.uk/2015/01/04/e2stream-v5-0/

This is a major release (hence the jump to v5.0)

Features to highlight

Confirmation on exit dialog to allow suspend/deep suspend of the E2 box if you choose
Parental control pin to protect settings/lock starting bouquet
Experimental 'legacy' player implementation for possible D/C Series compatibility

Full Changelog:

Code

v5.0 - 04/01/2015 
* Added system sounds to the various functions within the app 
* Return now exits from full screen back to the channel list 
* Implemented a dialog control to handle new functionality 
* Added confirm dialog when using return from channel list 
to exit. This allows you to make the choice to: 
- A: Cancel the exit request 
- B: Exit E2Stream App 
- C: Suspend the E2 box and Exit E2Stream 
- D: Deep Suspend the E2 box and Exit E2Stream 
Obviously, if you deep suspend the E2 box, you won't be able 
to use the app again until you wake it up again. 
* Added parental control pin and settings to allow you to 
- lock to the starting bouquet only 
- lock the settings options. 
The PIN is currently visibile in the settings screen when 
unlocked and will be masked in a later release. 
* Re-architected player encapsulation and startup to allow for 
an inline switch to the 'legacy' player to try and help with 
compatibilitiy on older model Samsung SMART TVs 
* Added Advanced settings to allow you to change from the 
default video player to the legacy player that *might* be 
compatible with C/D Series SMART TVs. The legacy player is 
only recommended for those with older model TVs, and is 
considered experimental with limited testing right now and 
comes with some known restrictions/limitations. 
- The info-bar overlay doesn't work 
- You have to return to the channel list (enter button) to 
select another channel 
- Skip doesn't work in recordings 
- Player doesn't buffer so might be susceptile to pauses 
if network is congested or slow 
* Due to the large number of changes, the app will require you 
to re-input your settings on first execution following an 
install/update.

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pembo · Jan 5th 2015

E2Stream v5.2 is now available to download from here:
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/e2stream-download/

Change log:

Code

v5.2 – 05/01/2015
* Fixed 'Enter' button on H-Series TVs




v5.1 – 04/01/2015
* Fixed Audio Class issues with C/D Series preventing input of
   IP on startup.

pembo · Jan 9th 2015

v5.3 is now available to download from here:
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/e2stream-download/

Change log

Code

v5.3 - 09/01/2015
 * Moved transcode to settings screen
 * Added 'multi-transcoder' settings to the advanced settings 
   screen  for those receivers that use this.  Note:
   - On enabling multi-transcode it disables the default 
     transcode mechanism as it's not relevant
   - Doesn't apply to recordings as this is a different e2 api
 * Fixed(hopefully?) return button for H-Series TVs to enable
   the exit dialog, and return to exit from full screen player.
 * Fixed advanced/parental settings to return to the settings
   screen rather than back to the main screen
 * Made Rewind button delete a character on number entry in
   settings/advanced settings screen
 * Following resolution of enter issue in v5.2, changed the help
   bar to reference the enter button now.
 * Improved error handling on some network/stream communications

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pembo · Jan 17th 2015

v5.4 is now available to download from here:
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/e2stream-download/

Change log

Code

v5.4 - 17/01/2015
 * Added now/next description when in full screen mode.  To
   show press the 'info' button when the info bar is showing.
   The info bar has a 6 second timeout and will hide after 
   this timeout unless you show now/next detail which cancels
   the timeout.
 * Moved alert bar, audio bar and changed z-index
 * Changed z-index on volume/mute OSD.
 * Altered debug view to highlight the more important log
   messages ('tools' button).
 * Separated CSS into separate files for ease of change

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- - - Updated - - -

v5.4 is now available to download from here:
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/e2stream-download/

Change log

Code

v5.4 - 17/01/2015
 * Added now/next description when in full screen mode.  To
   show press the 'info' button when the info bar is showing.
   The info bar has a 6 second timeout and will hide after 
   this timeout unless you show now/next detail which cancels
   the timeout.
 * Moved alert bar, audio bar and changed z-index
 * Changed z-index on volume/mute OSD.
 * Altered debug view to highlight the more important log
   messages ('tools' button).
 * Separated CSS into separate files for ease of change

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pembo · Jan 19th 2015

E2Stream v5.5 has been released and can be downloaded from the normal location
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/e2stream-download/

change log

Code

* Updated return button to also cancel infobar when active
* Added last channel/bouquet cache to store last active  
  channel/bouquet to enable further functionality
* Added '### Last Active Bouquet' as an option to the startup
  bouquet choice so that the app can startup in the bouquet
  you last browsed from the previous run of E2Stream.

pembo · Jan 26th 2015

E2Stream v5.6 is now available to download from the usual location
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/e2stream-download/

Change log

Code

* Resolved issue with return button and infobar cancel
* Resolved issue with now/next detail showing when constant
   buffering occurs
* Moved the 'buffering' text just slightly to make it more
   visible
* Removed redundant code for infobar in preparation for
   coming changes
* Extended debug view to fill the pane with lines
* Reduced font-size in NOW/NEXT detail and stopped text from
   overflowing the container

pembo · Feb 7th 2015

E2Stream v6.3 has been released.
This is a major release and adds now/next channel browsing and selection during streaming.

v6.3 can be downloaded from here:
http://www.pembo.co.uk/e2stream/e2stream-download/

Change log

Code

* Added option in installer to download the app as a zip

  for installation from other software

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