Playstation Vue

[TechBill]

I started using Playstation Vue after getting rid of DirectTV and the TV networks on PS Vue are pretty good quality but the built in DVR are questionable since I haven't really use it much and still learning.

But it a whole lot cheaper than DirectTV and no contract either. I can start and stop Vue subscription anytime I want.

I wish there was a way to use SageTV DVR to record shows from Playstation Vue or SlingTV.

Is that even possible?

Bill

[buyleonard]

Bumping this, because I would also like to know the answer. Wife wants to switch to Vue, wanted to know if it can work with SageTV

[NetworkGuy]

I use PlayOn to record shows and play them back in SageTV. PlayOn does NOT record from Playstation Vue or SlingTV, but there is an interesting work-around.

https://www.facebook.com/playontv/ph...845672/?type=3

PlayOn from MediaMall Technologies
Many of you have asked about support for the Playstation Vue service now that it's rolled out to all regions. Unfortunately, given there is currently no browser interface, it won't work directly with PlayOn...BUT...we do have pretty cool news to share. You can use your Vue credentials to authenticate on many cable network websites (AMC, FX, USA, etc)...which means, you can use PlayOn to stream or record videos from those channels with your Vue credentials. We've tested it and it works well.

PlayOn records the shows in a SageTV import directory, so the next time it scans, the shows appear.

[SWKerr]

Originally Posted by TechBill

But it a whole lot cheaper than DirectTV and no contract either. I can start and stop Vue subscription anytime I want.

Bill

So I was all set to do this but when I called to cancel DirectTV cut my bill in half for the next year. Now within $5 of PlayStation with more channels etc.

There are aspects of the PlayStation Vue service I like but recordings will fall off after a period of time so no full season binge watching. Also: You can not extend recordings past the end time (Padding) so sports recording can end badly if you do not record the show after manually. I do not like that it starts playing something when you login and you can not stop it while you look for something to watch. There is no CBS. And the interface is god awful. I would put up with all this if the discount from DirectTV did not happen but the app is not ideal.

At this point I am keeping both since the cost is still below what I was paying but one will be going soon and it will probably be PlayStation at least for the next year. Am going to look into this using your login for Network apps. That may be useful.

[valnar]

I came to ask this question too. Is there a way to record shows from VUE into SageTV with any hardware?

[panteragstk]

Originally Posted by valnar

I came to ask this question too. Is there a way to record shows from VUE into SageTV with any hardware?

There is, but SageTV won't be able to control VUE since it isn't a "conventional" source. You'd basically have to find the channel you want to record and manually record everything. Even then you'd have to manually stop the recording.

VUE is meant to replace things like SageTV so it won't be likely to play nice.

[Monedeath]

Originally Posted by panteragstk

There is, but SageTV won't be able to control VUE since it isn't a "conventional" source. You'd basically have to find the channel you want to record and manually record everything. Even then you'd have to manually stop the recording.

VUE is meant to replace things like SageTV so it won't be likely to play nice.

Well, if you setup the right kind of scripts, possibly put the VUE client on a NUC or something like that, and then hooked up a HDPVR to it(probably through an intermediary to bypass any HDCP), you could probably get away with a fair bit. But you're talking about a lot of moving parts, and someone would need to work out the scripting. Assuming there even is a way to control the VUE client via software.

Another option is screen scraping, but still a high "tech factor" involved in setup and the ongoing implementation, and still brings up the question of if you can remotely control the VUE client.

Which isn't to mention getting into the legal aspects of (publicly) pursuing such a path. If you home brew it, that's one thing, but if you start sharing how to do it, the response you get back may be unkind, to say the least.

[panteragstk]

Originally Posted by Monedeath

Well, if you setup the right kind of scripts, possibly put the VUE client on a NUC or something like that, and then hooked up a HDPVR to it(probably through an intermediary to bypass any HDCP), you could probably get away with a fair bit. But you're talking about a lot of moving parts, and someone would need to work out the scripting. Assuming there even is a way to control the VUE client via software.

Another option is screen scraping, but still a high "tech factor" involved in setup and the ongoing implementation, and still brings up the question of if you can remotely control the VUE client.

Which isn't to mention getting into the legal aspects of (publicly) pursuing such a path. If you home brew it, that's one thing, but if you start sharing how to do it, the response you get back may be unkind, to say the least.

You could potentially use something like autohotkey to control the interface, but that would take quite a bit of work and if sony changed ANYTHING with the interface it would totally break the script.

This method was done using the very old netflix plugin with sage v6.