AutoStart Live TV when starting Kodi
#1
My desired end result is, like many others, to replace my STB with a KODi based system. Is it possible to configure Kodi so that when I start/wake it up it will automatically tune into live TV channel like a normal TV?

If this can't be done with settings does anyone have any idea how I could do it using a Harmony remote?
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#2
System>Live TV>Playback>Continue last channel on startup - set to foreground/background
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#3
EDIT: Nevermind the above option does exactly what I wanted, THANKS!

Thanks for the reply. I have that enabled and it gets me halfway there. What I am hoping to find is a way to have it so when I start/wake KODi it will automatcally start in "LiveTV" mode. Power the TV on and it tunes a channel and if I want to watch any other media I back out to the home menu and go from there.

I am trying to avoid somebody having to turn the TV on, then navigate and choose TV, then pick a channel.
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#4
PseudoTV Live set-top box mode.
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#5
its actually under settings, INTERFACE, startup, perform on startup, play tv
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#6
And what about if I want to autostart tv playing when TV on? I don't let the media box turn off, so the above option (play tv on startup) is not enough. I want something what detects that I powered on the TV and it connects to the box via CEC.
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#7
(2019-01-13, 15:44)abandannadan Wrote: its actually under settings, INTERFACE, startup, perform on startup, play tv
It moved here in Kodi 18. I thought I lost it, uff.. Thanks!
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#8
(2019-08-03, 09:38)Speederer Wrote: I want something what detects that I powered on the TV and it connects to the box via CEC.

Have you managed it? There is CEC Kodi plugin, probably in-built. I think it has all the settings you need.
By the way, if you have CEC - you could put the box to sleep and wake up alongside with your TV.
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#9
(2019-01-13, 15:44)abandannadan Wrote: its actually under settings, INTERFACE, startup, perform on startup, play tv

Unfortunately, it doesn't start playing on waking up from suspend, as it was in Kodi 17
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