Remote TV (Remote Potato)
Free AppAbout Remote TV (Remote Potato)
RemoteTV is a TV guide client for RemotePotato (a plug-in for Windows Media Centre) allowing easy browsing and searching of guide listings as well as easy management of Windows media centre recordings from a mobile device.
Current features:
- Browse vertical guide.
- Swipe Left/Right to go to next channel in the guide.
- Schedule Recording/Series recording.
- Browse/manage series recordings.
- Browse/manage scheduled recordings.
- Search for programmes to view/record.
- View programme details(including description, ratings, guide images) and other showings.
- Download compression (helps speed up data transfers on slow networks).
- Option to disable image loading to reduce bandwidth used.
In order to use RemoteTV you must:
- Be running a fully configured RemotePotato on a Windows Media Center PC from here: http://www.remotepotato.com/downloads.aspx.
- Have an enabled username and password setup to access RemotePotato (currently anonymous authentication is not supported in this application).
Setup:
1. Open the RemotePotato server settings application.
2. Click on the link "How do I connect to this server".
3. Click the appropriate show these settings below button (i.e. either remote or local).
4. Enter the *Web Browser* example URL displayed into the "Remote Potato Server Url" settings in RemoteTV.
5. Ensure you have setup a username and password in the RemotePotato server.
6. Enter the username and password setup for connecting to the RemotePotato server into the RemoteTV settings.
7. Ensure the RemotePotato server is started and press back to go to the main screen in RemoteTV.
8. If you still have issues follow the hint displayed in RemoteTV error message to fix this issue (This will more than likely be a mistyped setting).
9. If you still can't connect, try upping the server timeout in the RemoteTV settings, it may be a severely slow connection.
For optimal experience:
- If you are using a local WIFI connection, try disabling compression, it may lead to a faster experience.
- Enable channels as favourites on the Remote Potato Server to enable more information to be retrieved for programmes (this fills in the other showings dialogue).
- This application works well with standard guide information, but can work better with guide information that includes as much information as possible (e.g. ratings/thumbnails/programme types etc...). There are several ways of getting this information into Windows Media Centre including XmlTv.
*Please note: Due to a limitation/bug in remote potato server, passwords cannot be hashed for transmission (they are simply encoded), this will be the same for all client applications (not just RemoteTV), this is also likely only to protect the password rather than add extra security to the server as such.
Current features:
- Browse vertical guide.
- Swipe Left/Right to go to next channel in the guide.
- Schedule Recording/Series recording.
- Browse/manage series recordings.
- Browse/manage scheduled recordings.
- Search for programmes to view/record.
- View programme details(including description, ratings, guide images) and other showings.
- Download compression (helps speed up data transfers on slow networks).
- Option to disable image loading to reduce bandwidth used.
In order to use RemoteTV you must:
- Be running a fully configured RemotePotato on a Windows Media Center PC from here: http://www.remotepotato.com/downloads.aspx.
- Have an enabled username and password setup to access RemotePotato (currently anonymous authentication is not supported in this application).
Setup:
1. Open the RemotePotato server settings application.
2. Click on the link "How do I connect to this server".
3. Click the appropriate show these settings below button (i.e. either remote or local).
4. Enter the *Web Browser* example URL displayed into the "Remote Potato Server Url" settings in RemoteTV.
5. Ensure you have setup a username and password in the RemotePotato server.
6. Enter the username and password setup for connecting to the RemotePotato server into the RemoteTV settings.
7. Ensure the RemotePotato server is started and press back to go to the main screen in RemoteTV.
8. If you still have issues follow the hint displayed in RemoteTV error message to fix this issue (This will more than likely be a mistyped setting).
9. If you still can't connect, try upping the server timeout in the RemoteTV settings, it may be a severely slow connection.
For optimal experience:
- If you are using a local WIFI connection, try disabling compression, it may lead to a faster experience.
- Enable channels as favourites on the Remote Potato Server to enable more information to be retrieved for programmes (this fills in the other showings dialogue).
- This application works well with standard guide information, but can work better with guide information that includes as much information as possible (e.g. ratings/thumbnails/programme types etc...). There are several ways of getting this information into Windows Media Centre including XmlTv.
*Please note: Due to a limitation/bug in remote potato server, passwords cannot be hashed for transmission (they are simply encoded), this will be the same for all client applications (not just RemoteTV), this is also likely only to protect the password rather than add extra security to the server as such.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
:-) Christmas Update ...
Added much better reporting of problems when the app cannot connect to the server.
- Error messages for
- Invalid URL.
- Missing credentials.
- Login failed.
- Cannot connect to a server.
Changed settings naming to be consistent
Fixed several user interface annoyances
- Clicking search now shows the keyboard immediately.
- Removed menu items that shouldn't exist.
- Cleaned up the settings page.
:-) Christmas Update ...
Added much better reporting of problems when the app cannot connect to the server.
- Error messages for
- Invalid URL.
- Missing credentials.
- Login failed.
- Cannot connect to a server.
Changed settings naming to be consistent
Fixed several user interface annoyances
- Clicking search now shows the keyboard immediately.
- Removed menu items that shouldn't exist.
- Cleaned up the settings page.
Version update Remote TV (Remote Potato) was updated to version 0.8.2.0
More downloads Remote TV (Remote Potato) reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
More downloads Remote TV (Remote Potato) reached 10 000 - 50 000 downloads
Version update Remote TV (Remote Potato) was updated to version 0.8.1.11
What are users saying about Remote TV (Remote Potato)
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Using 4.3 on a Nexus 7, the app does not connect. The alternative product, which looks like it was made in the 1990s, does connect, but then charges you to see anything. Poor showing for Remote Potato on Android. Oh and since dev keeps saying it's a username/password issue: there is none set up on my server, and more importantly, the identical settings work on Remote Media Center, just not on RemoteTV (this app). Using 1.0.6 on Win 7, x64.
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good
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good
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Keep getting invalid server url error. Might help to add an example url.
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Does not connect
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Nice
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Using 4.3 on a Nexus 7, the app does not connect. The alternative product, which looks like it was made in the 1990s, does connect, but then charges you to see anything. Poor showing for Remote Potato on Android. Oh and since dev keeps saying it's a username/password issue: there is none set up on my server, and more importantly, the identical settings work on Remote Media Center, just not on RemoteTV (this app). Using 1.0.6 on Win 7, x64.
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Nicely done, works great with MC. If you can integrate streaming in I think you'll have it all!
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UI is excellent and very functional. Biggest downside is it cannot start a streaming session like Remote Media Center app can.
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While it's not full-featured at present, it works well and allows easy scheduling of programs via remote potato.
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Junk. Kept asking to ensure server settings correct in preferences. No preferences, only settings. Correct server info input.
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Constant force close on connection to server. Reinstall does nothing. (Huawei Ascend G300 gingerbread)
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Not matching
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Does what it says. Would like to have it support mychannel logos and not require a password to connect to server
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Great idea and is a much nicer app than the remote patato app. The app continues to crash when I view series or try to search for a show. The user interface could be made a little simpler. Please add a wol option as well as the pc isn't always on. Overall good start and it is what I'm looking for but too buggy for me to use it reliably. Keep up the good work ;)
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I recently switched from an iPhone, and I'm super pleased there was a replacement for remote potato. It's a beautifully clean app that works very well! My bit of feedback is, I do wish you could set more than one server...so I don't have to disconnect from the local network to access my guide (server is set for accessing remotely). And I also wish selecting a program immediately took you to the program description, with recording buttons. But still, a very nice app.
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every time I try to sign in nothing happens i even put in the correct url I'm running android 2.2 or froyo I've singed in on my pc and everything works fine but whenever I try on my cellular device nothing happens
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Clean, simple, efficient and perfect at what it does. If you can't connect it won't be down to the app.
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Very cool
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Like most people I had a lot of trouble connecting with this in the first place, the ultimate cause was the format, you have to do the URL as http://server:port Once I got past that, no thanks to emailing the developer, I found it really doesn't do anything useful. I can search programing and see what is scheduled to record but I can't add any recordings or cancel them.
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Using 4.3 on a Nexus 7, the app does not connect. The alternative product, which looks like it was made in the 1990s, does connect, but then charges you to see anything. Poor showing for Remote Potato on Android. Oh and since dev keeps saying it's a username/password issue: there is none set up on my server, and more importantly, the identical settings work on Remote Media Center, just not on RemoteTV (this app). Using 1.0.6 on Win 7, x64.
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Can't log in with this app. I know remote potato is set up properly and the url is entered correctly. I was able to sign in with another app no problem, but that one was buggy so figured I'd give this one a try. I guess it's a no go.
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Works well but needs to be updated.
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Wouldn't connect to the server from nexus 7
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On ICS, does not connect to the web service either with a local network address or with a internet address.
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Keep getting invalid server url error. Might help to add an example url.
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Like most people I had a lot of trouble connecting with this in the first place, the ultimate cause was the format, you have to do the URL as http://server:port Once I got past that, no thanks to emailing the developer, I found it really doesn't do anything useful. I can search programing and see what is scheduled to record but I can't add any recordings or cancel them.
D
by D####:
by D####:
Using 4.3 on a Nexus 7, the app does not connect. The alternative product, which looks like it was made in the 1990s, does connect, but then charges you to see anything. Poor showing for Remote Potato on Android. Oh and since dev keeps saying it's a username/password issue: there is none set up on my server, and more importantly, the identical settings work on Remote Media Center, just not on RemoteTV (this app). Using 1.0.6 on Win 7, x64.
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by D####:
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Can't log in with this app. I know remote potato is set up properly and the url is entered correctly. I was able to sign in with another app no problem, but that one was buggy so figured I'd give this one a try. I guess it's a no go.
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Works well but needs to be updated.
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Wouldn't connect to the server from nexus 7
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On ICS, does not connect to the web service either with a local network address or with a internet address.
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by D####:
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every time I try to sign in nothing happens i even put in the correct url I'm running android 2.2 or froyo I've singed in on my pc and everything works fine but whenever I try on my cellular device nothing happens
D
by D####:
by D####:
Clean, simple, efficient and perfect at what it does. If you can't connect it won't be down to the app.
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by D####:
by D####:
Very cool
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Not matching
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Does what it says. Would like to have it support mychannel logos and not require a password to connect to server
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by G####:
by G####:
Great idea and is a much nicer app than the remote patato app. The app continues to crash when I view series or try to search for a show. The user interface could be made a little simpler. Please add a wol option as well as the pc isn't always on. Overall good start and it is what I'm looking for but too buggy for me to use it reliably. Keep up the good work ;)
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by D####:
by D####:
I recently switched from an iPhone, and I'm super pleased there was a replacement for remote potato. It's a beautifully clean app that works very well! My bit of feedback is, I do wish you could set more than one server...so I don't have to disconnect from the local network to access my guide (server is set for accessing remotely). And I also wish selecting a program immediately took you to the program description, with recording buttons. But still, a very nice app.
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