Kodi / XMBC

[SHAMZ84]

I bought a Kodi box off Ebay for about ?45 and then following some advice on another forum, took out a SportsMania.eu subscription. All the sport works perfectly, never any issue with any of the feeds.

I'm looking at that as back up once my TV subsection runs out next month if they don't give me a good deal for the next season

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[Rich B]

I bought a Kodi box off Ebay for about ?45 and then following some advice on another forum, took out a SportsMania.eu subscription. All the sport works perfectly, never any issue with any of the feeds.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Anyone buying Android boxes make sure you know what system chip it uses and check what it supports on the Kodi Wiki otherwise you might have no hardware acceleration.

http://kodi.wiki/view/Android_hardware

The above Tonbux has a very well supported Amlogic S805 so should run fine.

The only other issue to consider with these chinese Android boxes is ongoing firmware support. The company might support it going forward or you might be ShitOutOfLuck. But thats the chance you take.

[SHAMZ84]

It can't cope....

I was speaking to a few mates today

Alot use and don't have any issues....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tonbux-Streaming-Streamer-Android-AmLogic/dp/B00USUC5KK

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[groundhog]

You said you got a fire stick what's your issue with it?
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It can't cope....

[tommy_tucka]

Brilliant. Thanks mate

[SHAMZ84]

Is it in English? That was the best bit about the PLP

Yea
Try these instructions.

https://seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how-to-install-njm-soccer-kodi-xbmc/

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[tommy_tucka]

Give njmsoccer a go... It's not bad...I use it now and then...and seems to work ok

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Is it in English? That was the best bit about the PLP

[SHAMZ84]

I've got a stick with Kodi on just for 3pm football but the links don't work anymore so kind of given up on it

Give njmsoccer a go... It's not bad...I use it now and then...and seems to work ok

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[SHAMZ84]

Exodus replaced Genesis. Geneses is no longer supported by the people who make it, so it will just get worse and worse.

I did read something about that...but wasn't sure what was going on

At the moment, I use a wdtv box to play stuff from my NAS and I use the firestick for streaming.
But it's cack.
I need something that's wife and child friendly, which is another reason why a pi or media pc is out.
Ideally I'd like something that can replace the wdtv and firestick and do both jobs. If I can use it for Netflix and Amazon Prime, all the better (cos it means I won't have to get the PS going)...

O OK...if you want stuff like Amazon prime Netflix...I would go either for a Amazon fire box or a decent android TV box...as you have the best of both worlds...apps for Netflix etc but can have kodi to manage most of your local content

You said you got a fire stick what's your issue with it?



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[groundhog]

The problem with the Android boxes and derivatives is that almost all of them dont have hardware accelerated video decoding, so it becomes a job for the CPU directly.... And lots of them are on fairly puny older CPU's and not much RAM.

All Pi's are hardware accelerated, the newer Pi's have CPU's multiple times faster and more RAM than the older ones.

Once a Pi is set up and going its no less easy to use than anything else and is almost as small as a Fire Stick. Still a decent X86 based PC with a few Gig of RAM will provide an overall smoother experience in my experience. But at the expence of a bigger footprint.

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[ValeTudoGuy]

The problem with the Android boxes and derivatives is that almost all of them dont have hardware accelerated video decoding, so it becomes a job for the CPU directly.... And lots of them are on fairly puny older CPU's and not much RAM.

All Pi's are hardware accelerated, the newer Pi's have CPU's multiple times faster and more RAM than the older ones.

Once a Pi is set up and going its no less easy to use than anything else and is almost as small as a Fire Stick. Still a decent X86 based PC with a few Gig of RAM will provide an overall smoother experience in my experience. But at the expence of a bigger footprint.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Best add on to stream movies and TV shows the best two are genesis and exudos...for sports that's a different story...you have decent streams and 8 / 10 times you won't have a problem... But when there is a problem the streams can be annoying with its constant buffering etc.

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Exodus replaced Genesis. Geneses is no longer supported by the people who make it, so it will just get worse and worse.

[groundhog]

I love kodi/xbmc...I've been using it for years and it's never let me down.
@groundhog it really depends on what you want..out of your media centre...ie do you like downloading? Or do you like to stream.
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At the moment, I use a wdtv box to play stuff from my NAS and I use the firestick for streaming.
But it's cack.
I need something that's wife and child friendly, which is another reason why a pi or media pc is out.
Ideally I'd like something that can replace the wdtv and firestick and do both jobs. If I can use it for Netflix and Amazon Prime, all the better (cos it means I won't have to get the PS going)...

[tommy_tucka]

I've got a stick with Kodi on just for 3pm football but the links don't work anymore so kind of given up on it