Xibo on an andriod IPTV box (Cable integration with signage)

[J_Borwn]

Hi All,

I have an IPTV android box, which i installed Xibo on, however, Xibo has no option for tuner/cable integration within the software. Is it possible to integrate an IPTV feed into the signage without a tuner card?

The android box is connect via HDMI to TV.

Thanks,

[alex]

If there’s an IPTV stream in an Android-friendly format, you can simply use the LocalVideo module to display the stream in the Player in the same way as we do in the following article:

Stream CCTV IP Camera in to Xibo for Android

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