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[Question] Media Player Additional Features? #32

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When using a media player entity to represent a set-top-box, how is it best to facilitate the number buttons, record and recorded shows buttons? The set-top-box (TiVo) I use also has a "Thumbs Up" and "Thumbs Down" functionality, how could these also be represented?

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I would expect the CHANNEL_SWITCHER to also include number buttons.

Current Behavior or Design

Currently the feature for CHANNEL_SWITCHER does not facilitate number buttons that would be used for changing channels. I also cannot see a feature that would imply the ability to record.

Possible Solution

I guess the options I'm after could be provided as additional Button entities that are associated with the same entity_id. However, this could overwhelm the UI or become cumbersome.

One option would be to provide additional features: -

  1. NUMBER_BUTTONS - this would be responsible for the number commands for a media player
  2. DVR - this would be responsible for providing functionality for "Record" and "My Recordings"
  3. FAVOURITES - to expose a like and dislike option to mimic the thumbs up and down

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