IPTV VOD and Kodi

[thecubasekid]

Hi All,

my IPTV provider just added a bunch of VOD content, so i deleted my device and created a fresh one from my m3u to include the VOD groups. NPVR picked up which channels are VOD, and i see them all in the browser in the new VOD section and can play, which is pretty nifty actually   however, as they are picked up as VOD they don't show in the channel list in NPVR, although NPVR seems to have assigned them channel numbers in the background as there is a gap in the channel numbers where i configured the groups/VOD channels in my m3u, and they they don't seem to get passed to Kodi as groups and channels.

it has been over a year since my provider had any VOD content, and back then if i added to NPVR they showed up as groups and channels in Kodi and i could access and play them from the guide in Kodi, but that does not seem to be happening anymore

is there some special way to get to the VOD content in Kodi i am missing? i checked in Nox Silvo to see of there is some option to access a VOD menu or something by adding a menu item, but i could not find anything so can only assume Kodi PVR does not have a VOD option, only guide and channels, and to use VOD it should be accessed via group/channel (Simple IPTV client is working this way and i can get them in the guide in Kodi and play, but would prefer to be able to do that from NPVR and just have one client running in Kodi.)

if as i suspect the functionality does not exist to have VOD separate to channels in Kodi, is there  some setting in NPVR i can change so that VOD is sent as groups and channels as they appear in my m3u, so i can reach them in the guide like i do with simple iptv client?


Thanks!

[mvallevand]

I would recommend using NextPVR's VOD ability and download them as recordings. PVR barfs at large channel lists.

Martin

[thecubasekid]

OK thanks Martin,

would work fine for me but will be lost on the wife! i am only interested in the 4k VOD so only imported the 4k groups to my m3u, there is only bout 500 extra 'channels' in the m3u. i guess i will make a second playlist in my online editor for the 4k groups and feed the url to IPTVsimple as second client, so the wife can browse and play....and make my life a little easier!

[mvallevand]

I think only an IPTV users would say "only" 500 extra channels. If you only want to watch them live IPTVSimple is a better choice and you don't get into fiddling with disabling the EPG etc.

I feel that showing your wife how to use the NextPVR VOD menu with download feature would not be too hard. It's point and click and easier to use then viewing a static channel list of 500 channels. Plus she can exit and resume, skip, pause without using the Kodi cache etc. It probably works from a tablet or phone too.

Martin