Feature Request: will there ever be picture in picture support for Roku TV?
or is it too much for the cpu and software to handle
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I imagine if the Roku TV ever gets PIP, it would not involve decoding multiple streams at the same time (which the hardware may not be able to handle)?
But perhaps they could do PIP between two HDMI inputs, or between an HDMI input and any Roku streaming app (as a group), or between an HDMI input and the Antenna. Anyone thinks this is achievable with current models? A goal for Roku OS 9?
P.S. I see that Apple TV enables some sports/news apps to play 4 feeds at once within the same app, but they do have beefier hardware. Is this even possible to do when coding a Roku app?
Regardless, running and displaying multiple TV apps concurrently sounds harder still.
But perhaps they could do PIP between two HDMI inputs, or between an HDMI input and any Roku streaming app (as a group), or between an HDMI input and the Antenna. Anyone thinks this is achievable with current models? A goal for Roku OS 9?
P.S. I see that Apple TV enables some sports/news apps to play 4 feeds at once within the same app, but they do have beefier hardware. Is this even possible to do when coding a Roku app?
Regardless, running and displaying multiple TV apps concurrently sounds harder still.
beq wrote:
I imagine if the Roku TV ever gets PIP, it would not involve decoding multiple streams at the same time (which the hardware may not be able to handle)?
But perhaps they could do PIP between two HDMI inputs, or between an HDMI input and any Roku streaming app (as a group), or between an HDMI input and the Antenna. Anyone thinks this is achievable with current models? A goal for Roku OS 9?This would be exactly what I was hoping the TV could do. I'm a software developer. I use two of these awesome TCL Roku TVs as dual-display. One of them has inputs connected to my PS4 and cable TV. I'd love it if this TV could PIP one of the other two inputs in the corner of the screen while I'm developing on the other screen.
I hope the devs read these boards. That would be an awesome feature!
I'd love to have PiP via my Roku box so I can keep an eye out for guests arriving at the front gate camera while finishing out a movie or TV show. 2 IP streams.
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Tanner
This isn't a gimmick. It is super helpful for a lot of applications and I was looking everywhere for this feature on a 4k TV. Couldn't find one in my price range and no idea why! Definitely need this feature.
