[RELEASE] DStv Now KODI Add-on

WiseCrack said:
Well I for one am using your new version on my Amlogic s912 with coreelec 9.3 and performance is on par with the last release.

Everything including the new categories is working fine and I appreciate your work very much thank you.
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Also tested the new version on my raspberry pi B. @COMPUTEK the initial start was slow but once caching is done it works like previous versions. @BrettRussellZA thanks for the update.
 
Anyone managed to install 0.9.10 on a Raspberry Pi (3B).

I get ”failed to install addon from zip file".
 
cpu. said:
Anyone managed to install 0.9.10 on a Raspberry Pi (3B).

I get ”failed to install addon from zip file".
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Mine is working raspberry pi 3B with libreelec. Currently watching WWE RAW on the sport content.
 
Spiderman_RT said:
Mine is working raspberry pi 3B with libreelec. Currently watching WWE RAW on the sport content.
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I might have to update Kodi to the latest. Perhaps the version updates in the latest zip requires it.
 
Spiderman_RT said:
I have 18.1 Leia.
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I installed Kodi 18.3 and had the same problem... don't want to install. I downloaded Dstv Now using SSH and wget.

Then I downloaded to my tablet and used Solid Explorer and samba to copy it over. Success!

At least now I have a freshly installed Kodi with all the latest updates.
 
cpu. said:
I installed Kodi 18.3 and had the same problem... don't want to install. I downloaded Dstv Now using SSH and wget.

Then I downloaded to my tablet and used Solid Explorer and samba to copy it over. Success!

At least now I have a freshly installed Kodi with all the latest updates.
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I'm happy you got it sorted. What do you think of new content? It's awesome. Thanks @BrettRussellZA
 
0.9.11 just released.

Add Movies, Sport, Kids (thanks BrettRussellZA)
Add Country and package support (thanks BrettRussellZA)
Update to matthuisman latest common
Add new quality select
Fanart for Tv Shows
Add search
More info for video items (duration, genre etc)
Dont use io (fixes Xbox one errors)

You may need to logout and then login again after update

Get it here:
https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/release-dstv-now-kodi-add-on.977513/page-6#post-23242212

@chewiesw
This latest version allows you set a default quality in add-on settings
This value applies only to this add-on
You can also open context menu on any item and select "Play at quality" to play at a different quality

@BrettRussellZA
Neither myself or Matt Huisman had any messages from you - not sure what happend.
Anyway, I downloaded your code and merged in the changes.
I then did quite a big refactor / tidy up which removed a lot of duplicate code.
Also removed quite a few hard-coded errors etc.
Please make contact if you have any other improvements and we can get them in.
Please make sure they are based on this latest version.
And also don't make changes to anything in matthuisman folder as that's common code and updated independently.
 
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Thanks what does the passthrough setting do in quality settings? I have it set to best on my 50/50 fibre line should I change it to passthrough?
 
@WiseCrack

Pass-through just skips my whole quality selection stuff.
So inputstream would use the inputstream settings and ffmpeg would just do what kodi does
 
Thanks to all for the work put into the add-on.

Just wondering if there is a way to add the Movies, Tv Shows, etc. to a there own group in IPTV Simple Client?
 
I have noticed on my S912 Tv box using Coreelec 9.0.3 official stable version that when changing channels on the fly the buffer drops to 10-12% and I will have to press pause for a short while for the buffer to fill up before resuming otherwise I get skipped frames. This could be a simple pvr problem and nothing to do with the app.
 
Thanks for the reply, but I would not know where to begin :-)

I just press pause on my remote for a couple of seconds the buffer runs full when I view with ctrl shift O and I have no more issues.
 
js9241698 said:
0.9.5 just uploaded

New add-on setting for setting the Inputstream quality.
Find it under Addon Settings > Playback > Set Inputstream Quality.

Sort by Episode when listing seasons.
This makes Kodi show the episode number and puts in correct ordering.

The big feature is support for Matts IPTV Merge plugin.
This allows very easy EPG support via Kodi's TV menu.

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All you have to do is install his IPTV Merge plugin:
https://www.matthuisman.nz/2019/02/iptv-merge-kodi-add-on.html

1) Go into IPTV Merge add-on settings and click "Setup IPTV Simple Client".
2) Go to Playlist > Add Playlist > Addon > DStv Now
3) Go to EPG > Add EPG > Addon > DStv Now
3) Press "Merge Now"
4) Wait 30 seconds
5) Done.

You will now have full epg & kodi tv support via Kodi "Tv" menu (see images below)

Note:
DStv epg does not return EPG for the current day for some reason.
https://www.dstv.co.za/guide/ (won't show anything for today)

So, the EPG will start working from the day after you run it.
IPTV Merge will automatically grab new epg data every 24 hours.

Once again, huge props to Matt Huisman for his work.
IPTV Merge add-on makes it so easy to add EPG support to a plugin.

If you like his work, you can shout him a coffee via the Paypal link at the bottom of his post below:
https://www.matthuisman.nz/2018/12/dstv-now-kodi-add-on.html

For any questions / help regarding IPTV Merge, visit his IPTV Merge blog post above and click the reddit icon.

You can download this new version from my post below:
https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/release-dstv-now-kodi-add-on.977513/page-6#post-23242212

Thanks,

Jeremy
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do i still need to do this for it to work?
 
Hi there,

I am trying to load this on a firestick with kodi 19. I have added the latest version but when I try to open the zip file there is nothing there am I doing something wrong?
 
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