*** Official Kodi (née XBMC) Thread ***

[Goodie]

After seeing a friends android box in action I'm tempted to finally cave in and get one, has anyone got any recommendations of what to get? I've read that I'm better paying the little extra to get the 2gb ram as opposed to 1gb?

 

[kkelly]

I have an 'Amlogic S805' one that is pretty good, Netflix is a bit rubbish on it however

 

[rossk26]

Any other solutions to VdubTV for matches? 2 issues:

- Keeps knocking me out mid game, and I have to launch the stream again
- No match choice, so if it's a Saturday 3pm kick off, I can't watch my team

 

[Loki]

Any other solutions to VdubTV for matches? 2 issues:

- Keeps knocking me out mid game, and I have to launch the stream again
- No match choice, so if it's a Saturday 3pm kick off, I can't watch my team

AAA had a few matches in HD on Saturday.

Worth looking at Fox Sports 1 or BeIN sports, usually has a handful of Premiership Games

 

[chris74]

I finally took the plunge a couple of days ago and ordered a pi 2. I have setup openelec and whilst kodi could be a little more newbie friendly, I have to say I am so surprised at how great this little thing is. Moreso how easy it was for the wife to use.

Now there is one thing I know I am going to struggle with and that is how I would I be able to use my airvpn subscription.

For what its worth does anyone lnow if I can use airvpn/openvpn directly on an Asus RT-N56U router?

Cheers

 

[rs1800]

about to buy a pi2 or chromebox, cant decide. What are you using for control? I was thinking a flirc to go with my Logitech smart hub.

 

[bledd]

You can use your TV remote for basic functions, through cec via HDMI.

I've recently ordered an Apple remote to see how well it works over gpio IR connection. It was the nicest looking, functional remote I could find online.

I'll do a write up when it arrives

 

[FerretBoy]

You can use your TV remote for more than basic functions. But you might have to meddle with a remote.xml file If you need more than you get out of the box.

 

[bledd]

I'm hoping a dedicated remote will be quicker than a CEC passthrough. It works, but takes a while to get through large menus.

 

[meandu229]

about to buy a pi2 or chromebox, cant decide. What are you using for control? I was thinking a flirc to go with my Logitech smart hub.

I use a Flirc and its great, very fast and easy to customise. Only draw back is the slightly large price for what it is.

 

[killem]

Plenty of Kodi remote apps so you can use your phone or tablet as a remote over wireless network.

 

[BIGWEB]

Whats the best Box\Stick now to buy and mess around with this for a first timer?

 

[StevieP]

Whats the best Box\Stick now to buy and mess around with this for a first timer?

Either try it out on an existing PC or possibly get a Pi 2 and stick OpenElec on it?

 

[Dsteviedee]

Or Fire TV Stick?

 

[rs1800]

Im about toi get a Pi 2.

I was put off the Fire TV stick as like any android box they have issues playing 23.976fps (24p) videos

 

[Dsteviedee]

That's why I went for a NUC.
12 months use, never skipped a beat.

 

[NexusK]

I thought they fixed that with a recent update, or maybe i'm just remembering wrong.

 

[rs1800]

The common problem is many films are filmed at 23.976 frames per second. Android devices can only play this back at 24 frames per second so compensate for the different framerates and you get stuttering. Its a limitation in android that hasnt been solved yet

 

[BIGWEB]

Can you put Kodi on a fire stick or buy one of these Minix neo boxes?

 

[BIGWEB]

Deal on Fire Stick Today so just bought one to try Kodi on and will report back.