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The required open protocol already exists along with support in Netflix and some other apps, DIAL. What is needed is a convenient packaging of a DIAL server alo
by tssva 7y ago
The required open protocol already exists along with support in Netflix and some other apps, DIAL. What is needed is a convenient packaging of a DIAL server along with an open platform for developing applications for use on the TV.
- _puk 7y agoDoesn't DIAL simply cover "Discovery And Launch"? As I understand it, even the Netflix TV client has custom extensions to perform more than the most basic functionality. You also need to get that app approved onto the TV, which, chances are, require an update. Sadly that means that you're likely never getting support for the majority of the devices already in the field. DIAL's time has come and gone. Adoption during the SmartTV hey day 5+ years ago may have made it a contender.
- tssva 7y agoDIAL provides discovery, launch and provides a mechanism to establish connectivity between the client app and the app running on the media device. This functionality and a open development platform for apps on the media device are the key functionality required. There is no need to get anything approved onto a TV. The apps would run on a media device, such as a Raspberry Pi with the appropriate software, connected via HDMI to the TV just as the Chromecast does.
- opencl 7y agoA lot of TVs already support DIAL, unfortunately about the only streaming services that support it are Netflix and YouTube.