Loving JRiver MC17 as usual.
While the Netflix, HULU, and Youtube access are great, I think there are a few things that can make theater view even better for those of us primarily relying on streaming content rather than Blue-ray or Rips.
First, additional plugins for sites like HBO Go, MOG, and Amazon Instant would be fantastic. Realizing that that takes a lot of work on the developers end, there are a few things that could help make the experience better in the meantime. For example:
Second, It would be great if external sites could be nested under audio. I would much rather have MOG under audio than as a separate top-level category in Theater View. It seems that this is possible for Video (I can nest my HBO GO external site for instance). Similarly, I would love the ability to create a subcategory under Video under which I put all of my streaming services (Netflix, Hulu, etc and my external sites such as HBO Go).
Third, It would be much preferred if we did not have to login to these serves as often. This may be out of JRiver's control, but, for instance, every time I select the External Site I created for HBO GO, I have to sign back in, which is a real hassle.
Fourth, for streaming services like Netflix and Hulu and Youtube, it would be great if we could edit the subcategories that are displayed. For instance, for Youtube, I would prefer to start with the search menu rather than Top Rated, and for Hulu, I would want to remove the popular trailers category as I never use it. Obviously different people have different needs, so making this editable would be great.
I of course have some requests for the individual hulu and netflix plugins (showing the show title, not just the episode title for Hulu shows for instance, and allowing us access to our queue for Hulu which would require logging in), but I imagine these take more work.
All in all JRiver is a fantastic program and MC17 has made great strides in from-the-couch viewing by improving Theater View. Hopefully you can take it to the next level for streaming services in the new year, allowing users to replace added devices such as Rokus and apps on blue-ray players.
Thanks!!