Slim Jim
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i use Kodi on my surface and my dell laptops, why waste money on a box.
Android Boxs - whose got 1?
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I use this one - just search amazon for wireless android keyboard
you know there is an app for phone for example official kodi remote and you can use ur phone for everything It takes a little setup but very easy to do.
Some people have different needs,or don't have spare computers kicking about.
I have done it. Pain in the ass to use my phone as a remote, much rather have a dedicated remote, plus my wife needs it when I go to work.
Same with using kodi on my laptop, much rather have a dedicated device for my movies and TV and not have to plug and unplug from my TV. I use kodi for 95% of what I watch, a $70 dollar android box is cheaper than s separate laptop
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Also laptops aren't really meant to be run 24/7 non stop. These little boxes are cheap and can take a beating.
Thanks for the heads up on the ameridroid Cruissingirl, looks to be a better option than the pi
I'll have links on what I did to set up kodi when I get home. I forgot to hit post on the computer.
Ok so I bought the odroid c2 made by hardkernal from http://ameridroid.com/products/odroid-c2
I added the case, power supply (the non USB one) and the cheap remote. the cheap remote emulates key presses, arrow keys, enter, escape, backspace, mute and volume. I think getting the $20 keyboard with trackpad may be better as i've plugged a usb keyboard in to help set it up. I didn't bother with the wifi adaptor as I have an ethernet switch at my media center for all the various network ready devices and gigabit > wifi
I've found while I can power off the unit with the remote I can't start it up with the remote, though i suspect i could go into standby and recover (which is what your average device actually does).
To setup kodi i downloaded the image from here http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=144&t=20415 and followed the directions from http://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=Installation replacing the name with the image i downloaded.
Adding sources and skins was fairly painless, I've discovered I've got over 56,000 songs on my music media drive, dunno how many of them are duplicates.
The web interface is pretty cool, I've tried out some of the skins, the one i'm currently using shows the movie posters which helps with finding a movie
I added the case, power supply (the non USB one) and the cheap remote. the cheap remote emulates key presses, arrow keys, enter, escape, backspace, mute and volume. I think getting the $20 keyboard with trackpad may be better as i've plugged a usb keyboard in to help set it up. I didn't bother with the wifi adaptor as I have an ethernet switch at my media center for all the various network ready devices and gigabit > wifi
I've found while I can power off the unit with the remote I can't start it up with the remote, though i suspect i could go into standby and recover (which is what your average device actually does).
To setup kodi i downloaded the image from here http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=144&t=20415 and followed the directions from http://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=Installation replacing the name with the image i downloaded.
Adding sources and skins was fairly painless, I've discovered I've got over 56,000 songs on my music media drive, dunno how many of them are duplicates.
The web interface is pretty cool, I've tried out some of the skins, the one i'm currently using shows the movie posters which helps with finding a movie
the odroid board came sans os (i didn't bother with a preloaded memory card), openELEC is a stripped down version of android optimised for Kodi.
LibreELEC has worked well so far, it's linked up to my NAS and cataloged my music, tv shows and movies and organized them in it's database. I probably won't use the streaming features of Kodi as much as my internet has limitations (download restrictions and prime time bandwidth is meh).
It's fairly easy to set up if you are tech savvy. LibreELEC is a fork off of OpenELEC so maybe it will be better, this release appears to have support from the board manufacturer from the attention it has on the forum.
Xhumeka
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So - it's been awhile since many of us have ventured into the world of IPTV subscriptions, let's share our results! I'm thinking about a 2nd subscription for another TV in my place, but want to use a different provider for redundancy purposes 
I'm currently with reustv.net and am generally very happy. There have been a few days where one or two of my favorite channels have went offline though, which is why i'm considering a different provider for the "problematic" days. I'd love to hear from others that are happy with their service, and discuss the pros/cons.
For my provider (reustv.net):
Pros:
-Is not tied to a MAC address nor device, you can stream from basically anything including VLC (biggest PRO in my book since I watch from multiple devices) as long as you're not streaming from multiple devices simultaneously
-has pretty much all the channels I'm interested in including a good selection of local Canadian channels
-has been what I consider fairly reliable, with about 95 percent uptime on the channels I watch
-instant access (userid/passsword and all info provided immediately) including a 2-day trial period for $2 to let you test their services
Cons:
-the website you buy your subscription from isn't "secure" (ie data not encrypted - no padlock icon in address bar), so I have used pre-paid VISA cards to pay
-reaching support is next to impossible, have never received a reply to any of my emails asking about channel downtime
The main players in the Toronto market (from my kijiji research) currently seem to be Express, CrownTV, Voodoo, Superiptv, blitz, emerald, wowtv, soopertv, starttv, mytv, ipguys, and machtv (these are suppliers as far as I know, not resellers). Most (if not all) need to be tied to a MAC address, which is not horrible if you just want to use an android box, but kinda sucks if you watch from multiple devices.
Any suggestions??
I'm currently with reustv.net and am generally very happy. There have been a few days where one or two of my favorite channels have went offline though, which is why i'm considering a different provider for the "problematic" days. I'd love to hear from others that are happy with their service, and discuss the pros/cons.
For my provider (reustv.net):
Pros:
-Is not tied to a MAC address nor device, you can stream from basically anything including VLC (biggest PRO in my book since I watch from multiple devices) as long as you're not streaming from multiple devices simultaneously
-has pretty much all the channels I'm interested in including a good selection of local Canadian channels
-has been what I consider fairly reliable, with about 95 percent uptime on the channels I watch
-instant access (userid/passsword and all info provided immediately) including a 2-day trial period for $2 to let you test their services
Cons:
-the website you buy your subscription from isn't "secure" (ie data not encrypted - no padlock icon in address bar), so I have used pre-paid VISA cards to pay
-reaching support is next to impossible, have never received a reply to any of my emails asking about channel downtime
The main players in the Toronto market (from my kijiji research) currently seem to be Express, CrownTV, Voodoo, Superiptv, blitz, emerald, wowtv, soopertv, starttv, mytv, ipguys, and machtv (these are suppliers as far as I know, not resellers). Most (if not all) need to be tied to a MAC address, which is not horrible if you just want to use an android box, but kinda sucks if you watch from multiple devices.
Any suggestions??
J_F
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responding to OP, I had a Matricom G box for awhile, fairly decent quality, didn't crash that often
was a fantastic media player for use with an external HDD, and did well with legit streaming services,
netflix, youtube, amazon prime etc.
most people buy these boxes to run Kodi, or XBMC when I was playing with it, and I think it's important to understand
that Kodi is no magical solution for free TV. All it is, is a very polished front end for links to free content that is all on the
internet anyway. It's great for back catalogues of movies and TV shows, not so good for live content (news and sports)
So for the average not so techy person looking to chord cut, A Kodi box is a lot of work to keep updated and will be a frustrating
experience for live content. Situation has gotten worse as there's a full court press going on to keep licensed content off the internet
but as a geek toy, highly recommended as you can piss away mucho time with these things
was a fantastic media player for use with an external HDD, and did well with legit streaming services,
netflix, youtube, amazon prime etc.
most people buy these boxes to run Kodi, or XBMC when I was playing with it, and I think it's important to understand
that Kodi is no magical solution for free TV. All it is, is a very polished front end for links to free content that is all on the
internet anyway. It's great for back catalogues of movies and TV shows, not so good for live content (news and sports)
So for the average not so techy person looking to chord cut, A Kodi box is a lot of work to keep updated and will be a frustrating
experience for live content. Situation has gotten worse as there's a full court press going on to keep licensed content off the internet
but as a geek toy, highly recommended as you can piss away mucho time with these things
-D-
Banned
One of the best Kodi setups is Kodi 16 Jarvis with the Pulse add on.
Puts everything most ppl would want on the screen, ready to go.
Check Youtube for Kodi Pulse install.
Kodi 17 with the Schism or Spinz builds are decent too but I liked the layout and content of the Pulse build...waiting for them to release Pulse build for Kodi 17...
Add one of thos wifi or BT keyboards for $15 and you can add a Play Station 3 or 4 controller to play games and you have a decent machine.
Add a wifi keyboard and mouse and you have another computer to use Google Docs and other items for for school work or personal use.
Pretty impressive what you get for the price.
This is the better box
1. Leelbox M9S Pro S912 Octa-core CPU Android 6.0 TV Box 2GB Ram+16GB Rom WIFI 2.4G/5.0G Streaming Media Player
This is option 2, a bit cheaper:
RUPA M8S PRO Android 5.1 TV Box Amlogic S905 2GB/16GB 4K AP6330 WiFi Quad Core BT 4.0 DLAN 1000M Streaming Midea Player
Puts everything most ppl would want on the screen, ready to go.
Check Youtube for Kodi Pulse install.
Kodi 17 with the Schism or Spinz builds are decent too but I liked the layout and content of the Pulse build...waiting for them to release Pulse build for Kodi 17...
Add one of thos wifi or BT keyboards for $15 and you can add a Play Station 3 or 4 controller to play games and you have a decent machine.
Add a wifi keyboard and mouse and you have another computer to use Google Docs and other items for for school work or personal use.
Pretty impressive what you get for the price.
This is the better box
1. Leelbox M9S Pro S912 Octa-core CPU Android 6.0 TV Box 2GB Ram+16GB Rom WIFI 2.4G/5.0G Streaming Media Player
This is option 2, a bit cheaper:
RUPA M8S PRO Android 5.1 TV Box Amlogic S905 2GB/16GB 4K AP6330 WiFi Quad Core BT 4.0 DLAN 1000M Streaming Midea Player
I wouldn't take something free and pay for it.So - it's been awhile since many of us have ventured into the world of IPTV subscriptions, let's share our results! I'm thinking about a 2nd subscription for another TV in my place, but want to use a different provider for redundancy purposes
I'm currently with reustv.net and am generally very happy. There have been a few days where one or two of my favorite channels have went offline though, which is why i'm considering a different provider for the "problematic" days. I'd love to hear from others that are happy with their service, and discuss the pros/cons.
For my provider (reustv.net):
Pros:
-Is not tied to a MAC address nor device, you can stream from basically anything including VLC (biggest PRO in my book since I watch from multiple devices) as long as you're not streaming from multiple devices simultaneously
-has pretty much all the channels I'm interested in including a good selection of local Canadian channels
-has been what I consider fairly reliable, with about 95 percent uptime on the channels I watch
-instant access (userid/passsword and all info provided immediately) including a 2-day trial period for $2 to let you test their services
Cons:
-the website you buy your subscription from isn't "secure" (ie data not encrypted - no padlock icon in address bar), so I have used pre-paid VISA cards to pay
-reaching support is next to impossible, have never received a reply to any of my emails asking about channel downtime
The main players in the Toronto market (from my kijiji research) currently seem to be Express, CrownTV, Voodoo, Superiptv, blitz, emerald, wowtv, soopertv, starttv, mytv, ipguys, and machtv (these are suppliers as far as I know, not resellers). Most (if not all) need to be tied to a MAC address, which is not horrible if you just want to use an android box, but kinda sucks if you watch from multiple devices.
Any suggestions??
I watch everything streamed an hour or 2 later than when it airs.
I hate these providers, they take your money and then there is no customer service and no consequence if the service just ends .
use which ever version of kodi that works best for you. I've been running a customized version of jarvis that was written for my odroid android box, it is 64 bit and has better sound support, has some other features for use with PVR & USB DVB but I don't have them so I'm not going to worry about them.
Roadghost
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I use the Minix Neo U1 64bit Quad Core with Kodi 17. Got tired of my laptop being tied up with the TV. The Neo is a great box. As has been said, great for non-live content. Live TV is touch and go. Streaming live TV is not illegal so I can't see why it isn't more available. Cable providers like Rogers have been rebroadcasting U.S. channels for decades without paying royalties. As long as the commercials stay streaming live TV is legal. Pay TV is another matter.
