Blue Iris

Looking find out if there is an official BI app that can display multiple cameras on at a HDTV (FireTV, Roku, Apple TV)

Something simple that can quickly be accessed, even if the app needs to be configured using the main BI application using Windows. If I am the family room or bedroom watching TV, on a regular basis I want to quickly check the cameras.

I am not aware of any 3rd party apps that will show multiple cameras.

tinyCam works great if you don't mind a reduced frame rate. Image quality is still very good. The key is to use a decent streaming device with a little more horsepower than just a basic Firestick. The 4K Firestick will do the job as will the current GoogleTV and AndroidTV devices. The earlier and cheaper sticks just don't have quite enough processing power to be anything but frustrating. (And it's an Android only app with no Roku version available.)

The BI app itself is a phone only app for Android and iOS that leaves much to be desired by most accounts with many simply using the UI3 web server instead -- which by the way is also a way to view BI on a TV given an adequate web browser. I personally just use the browser in Downloader (just save the URL as a Favorite) when I want to actually use the BI interface for something. Otherwise tinyCam it is. 24 cameras across six 4 camera screens in a 20 second per screen sequence..., or however you want to configure it which can also be changed on the fly to view a single camera or manually cycle through everything a click at a time with your remote.

Very flexible. Very Cool. $3.99 one time charge for life on unlimited devices. No latest stable releases to screw it all up. Wouldn't be without it myself.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... n_US&gl=US

For Firesticks, I use UI3 in the Silk browser, as this browser has a cursor. Just set up UI3 as the favourite.

nrnoble wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 11:24 pm Looking find out if there is an official BI app that can display multiple cameras on at a HDTV (FireTV, Roku, Apple TV)

Something simple that can quickly be accessed, even if the app needs to be configured using the main BI application using Windows. If I am the family room or bedroom watching TV, on a regular basis I want to quickly check the cameras.

I am not aware of any 3rd party apps that will show multiple cameras.

The only app that I am aware of for Roku is IP Camera Viewer Pro. It works fine for casual live viewing, although it doesn't include audio and there is no way to view alerts. On the plus side, it can be configured to use Blue Iris camera groups, and it that way, it easily shows multiple cameras. It also has several split screen modes, although that would make more demands on the Blue Iris server. The configuration and maintenance is really clunky. For example, there is no obvious way to change the order of the cameras list after the fact. Some have suggested that it is not secure, but the way I have mine, it's fine.

What we REALLY need is a native Blue Iris app for Roku. Failing that, it seems like it might be pretty easy to come up with a native tvOS app for Apple TV, since an iOS app already exists.

The last time i asked Ken about a Leanback (Android TV) version, he said it wasn't on the plan. IFIRC he said an external developer could take it on. I still use Silk browser with UI3 on Firestick 4K and on Nvidia Shields and it works well enough for me not to worry about it, as that browser has a useful cursor that can be moved with the remote control. Silk browser is native to Firesticks, but I have sideloaded it onto the Shields.

For the Shields I also use Homeseer HS4 with AK AndroidTV. That allows me to have an ONVIF doorbell pressed command trigger HS4 to put a video image of the doorbell camera on the screen for 15 seconds.

I simply put in a small $20 HP Linux CPU with a browser, and connected it to one of the HDMI ports on the TV. It uses UI3 and works perfectly, with no apps needed.

That's too simple. LOL

What actual device are we talking about and what is the user inteface?

I just use an android box and chrome with the UI3, works great.

https://a.co/d/2kiBhh4