videostorm Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Ever wanted to push your C4 notifications to your TV screens as an on-screen transparent overlay? It's here now Full Demo Video <===== this one shows what it can do Tutorial video showing programming and setup Driver / app combination can be setup for 1 way notifications from C4 to any/all of your TVs or sources (easiest). With a little more setup to can even do full real time 2 way control using definable on screen buttons back to your C4 system. I would love to get your feedback on this. Love it? Hate it? Meh? Is it missing anything that you really need? How to try it out (for free): Sign up for an account at splash-tiles.com Free accounts don't need a CC and can do the notifications in full screen (not transparent overlay). Works fine for testing Lite accounts do need a CC to get a 14 day trial. Fully functionality. Pricing is $25/yr afterwards if you keep it (for up to 5 devices). Download our free NetPlay Cloud driver (video-storm.com) Get the free SplashTiles app on your TV on Android TV/Fire OS streaming device Follow the tutorial above, should take about 15 minutes or so for 1 way notifications. tdougray and msgreenf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudel Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Looks cool - I wish this was supported for Roku TVs. (i.e.: TCL models) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videostorm Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, chudel said: Looks cool - I wish this was supported for Roku TVs. (i.e.: TCL models) Only Android or FireTV models right now (TVs that allow our overlay on their HDMI inputs). You CAN overlay over any source or on unsupported TVs by using an extra hardware piece (Z9X android streaming box with HDMI in / out). https://splash-tiles.com/help/hdmioverlay.php It also works on Shields or Firesticks, but in that case you are putting the overlay on that device output. chudel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 26 minutes ago, videostorm said: Only Android or FireTV models right now (TVs that allow our overlay on their HDMI inputs). You CAN overlay over any source or on unsupported TVs by using an extra hardware piece (Z9X android streaming box with HDMI in / out). https://splash-tiles.com/help/hdmioverlay.php It also works on Shields or Firesticks, but in that case you are putting the overlay on that device output. That is pretty cool but wouldn't work for native Roku tvs and streaming on the tv itself...dang... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chudel Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, msgreenf said: That is pretty cool but wouldn't work for native Roku tvs and streaming on the tv itself...dang... I know, right? Roku gotta open up their API so we can get these cool features natively ... increasingly I am using only the Roku and its mini-apps. I'm only using the Roku now for Tivo and the odd BlueRay/DVD. It sucks I can't get visual volume control (I don't have an SR260). msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmj4 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 This is really slick! Glad to see someone is tackling this. This is something Apple allows via HomeKit on ATV's for cameras and doorbells as an overlay and it's really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videostorm Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 Roku "apps" are built using Brightscript and are really limited in what they can do. SplashTiles app is simple compared to NetPlayTV, but still outside of what is possible given their limitations. If they ever modernize their OS we could port to that platform msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 @videostorm Any ideas on making this idea work on Samsung TV's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanDad Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 This is a killer feature for Videostorm. Love it. I love Sony TV's but I always wish they could display LG style toast messages. msgreenf and videostorm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videostorm Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, msgreenf said: @videostorm Any ideas on making this idea work on Samsung TV's? Possible. HTML5 web apps are supposed to work on Tizen. SplashTiles is a web app. The transparent overlay is framework dependent though, so may not be available on the Samsungs. Plus the messaging framework is different. If enough people find it useful we could look into it. msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwbball88 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I have a Samsung tv in c4 So I would be interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybuppie Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 This is cool as hell. Roku support would be the best, as that seems to be the most used platform for C4 integration. I get that Roku doesnt allow for this currently, but damn i hope they make it possible some day. This is a great feature. Dueport 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinom Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 So I have a Sony XBR 900E, just checking that this would be compatible? I use all external source devices (Roku and TiVo), so the overlay would work on both of these? Looks really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanITman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 This is very cool and I might pick up a firestick to test it. I was looking at doing something similar with NeTV. https://www.adafruit.com/product/609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dueport Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 22 hours ago, videostorm said: Only Android or FireTV models right now (TVs that allow our overlay on their HDMI inputs). You CAN overlay over any source or on unsupported TVs by using an extra hardware piece (Z9X android streaming box with HDMI in / out). https://splash-tiles.com/help/hdmioverlay.php It also works on Shields or Firesticks, but in that case you are putting the overlay on that device output. This is insanely cool - will have to explore this option - would be great to overlay camera video alerts over the Roku output using a third party device. This also seems like a great opportunity for an integrator to sell this extra hardware piece setup with your software so the end user just orders it, plugs it in - little remote programming and you're off to the races. videostorm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videostorm Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 37 minutes ago, DanITman said: This is very cool and I might pick up a firestick to test it. I was looking at doing something similar with NeTV. https://www.adafruit.com/product/609 The Zidoo Z9X is similar to the NeTV (HDMI in to HDMI out OTT box). Works with SplashTiles of course. https://splash-tiles.com/help/hdmioverlay.php For standalone, IMO the new Chromecast is my choice right now over the Fire Sticks. Super fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazybuppie Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, videostorm said: For standalone, IMO the new Chromecast is my choice right now over the Fire Sticks. Super fast Now we need a proper C4 driver for the new chromecast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanITman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Does the Chromecast have IP control or a documented API? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, DanITman said: Does the Chromecast have IP control or a documented API? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videostorm Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 22 minutes ago, DanITman said: Does the Chromecast have IP control or a documented API? Yes, when using our IRUSB. Full IP control with all the bells and whistles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, videostorm said: Yes, when using our IRUSB. Full IP control with all the bells and whistles Well that's fair. But it's not native Chromecast api. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videostorm Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 1 hour ago, dinom said: So I have a Sony XBR 900E, just checking that this would be compatible? I use all external source devices (Roku and TiVo), so the overlay would work on both of these? Looks really cool! All the Sony Android TVs we have tested work well with our overlay on the HDMI inputs, so most likely the answer is yes. Easy enough to try it and find out. You can test it without any C4 integration by using the "Control" screen in your Splash-tiles.com account. Just setup your test screen, install and link the app on your TV, then select an HDMI input (on the TV) and trigger "show overlay" via the splash-tiles.com "control" screen. If it works as expected it will also work when integrated with C4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 @videostorm - Is there any possibility of this working on non-Android platforums like Roku? Or is that unlikely to ever happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, zaphod said: @videostorm - Is there any possibility of this working on non-Android platforums like Roku? Or is that unlikely to ever happen? read up like 6 messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanDad Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Where is the 'Netplay Cloud Driver' on the Videostorm site ? I see the 'Full Netplay Pro/Home system driver' if that's the one. The site is a little jumbled, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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