[Original Thread] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support (2 Viewers)

[TankGirl]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Everything works perfectly with this plugin except one extremely annoying little issue. Volume control via remote is non-existant for me.
Remote volume controls work on everything else in MP accept this.
My keyboard volume however does work with netflix, but this is also useless from 20' away. lol

Media Portal 1.1.0.0
Window 7 Ultimate
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1950 Remote

 

[gserg]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Wile E,

Very sorry to hear you are leaving MP. I had talked with you months ago about doing some joint development on this plugin. Unfortunately, due to my work and travel schedule, I have still never gotten to play with MP plugin coding. I did get a few hours this weekend and upgraded to MP 1.1.0 and installed your latest version of the plugin (I was still on a version from last year) and it is GREAT. You have made so much progress. It is a real shame to loose you on this project.

Can you send me the link for PayPal. I would like to see this hang around for a while longer in hopes that someone will pickup the torch. I would like to say it is me but I don't know if that is possible or not for me right now.

You mention that there is a backend database and/or components. Can you give me an idea what those are and what functionality they support? Feel free to PM me if you wish.

Thanks
Greg

 

[winterescape]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Wile E.,
Happy to chip in another $10 towards hosting... Just sent you a paypal...

 

[WileECoyote]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Wile E.,
Happy to chip in another $10 towards hosting... Just sent you a paypal...

Hey Winterescape,
I have collected more than enough for the first year of hosting. Any money collected exceeding the first year will go towards the second year of hosting.

Thanks,
Wile E.

Wile E,

Very sorry to hear you are leaving MP. I had talked with you months ago about doing some joint development on this plugin. Unfortunately, due to my work and travel schedule, I have still never gotten to play with MP plugin coding. I did get a few hours this weekend and upgraded to MP 1.1.0 and installed your latest version of the plugin (I was still on a version from last year) and it is GREAT. You have made so much progress. It is a real shame to loose you on this project.

Can you send me the link for PayPal. I would like to see this hang around for a while longer in hopes that someone will pickup the torch. I would like to say it is me but I don't know if that is possible or not for me right now.

You mention that there is a backend database and/or components. Can you give me an idea what those are and what functionality they support? Feel free to PM me if you wish.

Thanks
Greg

Hey Greg,
It would have been fun to work on this project jointly... Sorry we didnt get the opportunity...

As far as the backend components go, it is a c# web service with a SQL Server backend. (kind of moot now, since the hosting costs have been paid for the next year though )

Hopefully it will give you guys a little time to get someone to take over the project and keep moving it forward...

Thanks,
Wile E.

 

[tamvegas]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Great to hear that costs are now covered to keep MyNetFlix alive.
Please keep us posted on anything you need, WileE.

 

[gserg]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Wile E,

Any chance of moving this to a Google code project or something like that so that we might get more people involved or is it a project that would need to move to one developer?

Thanks
Greg

 

[WileECoyote]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Wile E,

Any chance of moving this to a Google code project or something like that so that we might get more people involved or is it a project that would need to move to one developer?

Thanks
Greg

Hey Greg,
I have a version of the code I could publish publicly, but it wont run as it needs a Netflix Developer Key, and a web reference to the site hosted with Go Daddy. I dont want to publish the Key as it was issued directly to me from Netflix and I dont want to publish the web reference specifics simply because I dont want anyone hitting the web service directly, only through the My Netflix application (I hope that makes sense.)

All that to say yes, I would prefer to pass the code on to an individual.

Just as FYI, I continue to monitor the forums and plan to do so well into the future. I dont plan to leave everyone "high and dry" if issues arrise with the plugin. I will do what I can to help and keep everything running as long as I can. I was just hoping there would be someone who wanted to take over development and I could transition for a while until such a time they would take over the development. If not, I will continue on where/when I can...

Wile E.

 

[gserg]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

That all makes perfect sense. I'm glad to hear you are going to hang out for a while. I am trying now to free myself from one of the things in my life that consumes way too much time and resources, that is my 215 gallon saltwater aquarium. I have been running saltwater for over 10 years but I just don't have the time anymore. I'm hoping by getting rid of a few of these types of things I can have some time to do other projects. Maybe even MP plugin development. ;-).

As always, thanks for all your efforts.

Greg

 

[WileECoyote]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

Well, It appears it might be a good while before you guys get rid of me... I have been testing the XBMC version that uses the MediaPortal TV server backend and since I have the MP backend installed, I gave my daughter the option to keep the MediaPortal client or switch to XBMC. Since she loves this plugin and the only skin available on XMBC right now is Confluence, she wanted to keep MediaPortal with the Green Maya mod I created (damn the options )

SOOOO, since she wants to continue to use the plugin and many of you were kind enough to pay for the hosting, I feel obligated to finish the new NetFlix plugin re-write I was working on (to use the new NetFlix OData API's.) It will be a month or so before it will be ready for beta, but I will keep you guys posted.

Wile E.

 

[jmvaughn]

Re: [plugin] "My NetFlix" Plugin with Watch Now Support

That's great news, WileE. Can't wait to check out the new version.