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Battle of the Streaming Boxes
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:36 pm
I currently have an ATV2 jailbroken, running XBMC Frodo. I'm streaming HD movies and TV shows from 2 3TB NAS external HDs. I use Hulu Plus, Netflix, HBO Go, & WatchESPN.
The ATV2 is REALLY starting to show it's age.
What should I replace it with, Tech Board?
The ATV2 is REALLY starting to show it's age.
What should I replace it with, Tech Board?
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Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:39 pm to IPlayedGreatTonight
Amazon Fire TV
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:59 pm to WONTONGO
yeah i almost pulled the trigger, but no HBO Go.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 6:20 pm to IPlayedGreatTonight
I run refurb ROKU's in my bedrooms and living room. Have PLEX on each that reads from the plex server running on the HTPC in the theater room.
Gives me netflix, hulu, pandora, hbogo, and access to all my content on the htpc. The refurb roku's typically can be had for $50-60 on woot or newegg, they're normally $99 each retail.
Gives me netflix, hulu, pandora, hbogo, and access to all my content on the htpc. The refurb roku's typically can be had for $50-60 on woot or newegg, they're normally $99 each retail.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:12 pm to IPlayedGreatTonight
Raspberry PI B+ running Raspbmc or OpenElec with XBMC.
This post was edited on 12/21/14 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:23 pm to IPlayedGreatTonight
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yeah i almost pulled the trigger, but no HBO Go.
You may want to recheck that. Hbogo app was released last week.
For xbmc, amazon fire tv runs it like a champ. I have both the box and stick and would recommend the box
Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:26 am to jennyjones
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You may want to recheck that. Hbogo app was released last week.
For xbmc, amazon fire tv runs it like a champ. I have both the box and stick and would recommend the box
This. I only have the stick and love it, but would strongly consider the box if I ever wanted to upgrade. Having XBMC (or TVMC) is great
Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:53 am to bbrou33
I am down to roku3 or amazon fire.
Tell me why I should choose one over the other
Tell me why I should choose one over the other
Posted on 12/22/14 at 7:55 am to IPlayedGreatTonight
Amazon has a very locked down ecosystem. I would go with Roku or even Google TV. LINK
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:07 am to jivy26
I've got a FireTV that is rooted. Not sure if the newest-released boxes are capable of that (depends on what firmware is on the boxes when they ship) but it is a beast. And now HBO Go is available so I can't think of a reason not to get one. Rooted allows you to hook up an external drive for XBMC and install the play store (which is hit or miss as far as apps) but the thing is snappy as all get out.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:15 am to jivy26
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Amazon has a very locked down ecosystem
You can side load apk's on it...and it runs xbmc Roku can't do that.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:24 am to bbrou33
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I only have the stick and love it, but would strongly consider the box if I ever wanted to upgrade. Having XBMC (or TVMC) is great
Same here.
You ever find a workable sports app? I think sportsdevil was TKO'd. I saw others mentioning "Digital Sports" but haven't tried it yet.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:44 am to Oenophile Brah
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You ever find a workable sports app? I think sportsdevil was TKO'd. I saw others mentioning "Digital Sports" but haven't tried it yet.
Not yet. I came to the same conclusion about sports devil.
I setup something that has over 2000 random channels, can't remember the name though, many of which are sports, but it's not easy to navigate and not all the channels work.
Still doing some research.
Posted on 12/22/14 at 10:59 am to bbrou33
Just ordered an Amazon Fire TV for my brother in law. How do I get XBMC and Plex on it?
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:27 am to Neauxla
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:31 am to Neauxla
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Just ordered an Amazon Fire TV for my brother in law. How do I get XBMC and Plex on it?
Step 1 LINK
The process is the same for the stick and box version
Step 2**** Also once XBMC/ TVMC is installed, use the below link to install Llama which allows you to configure a redirect where the app shows up on the home screen instead of having to pull up from the settings menu each time
LINK
Step 3- getting the XBMC Logo on your home page
LINK
This post was edited on 12/22/14 at 11:39 am
Posted on 12/22/14 at 11:37 am to jennyjones
Posted on 12/22/14 at 12:16 pm to Oenophile Brah
quote:
Oenophile Brah
Try Pheonix. I'll test it tonight
Posted on 12/22/14 at 9:12 pm to jennyjones
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Step 2**** Also once XBMC/ TVMC is installed, use the below link to install Llama which allows you to configure a redirect where the app shows up on the home screen instead of having to pull up from the settings menu each time
In the steps, it tells you to choose Classic TV as the condition...that's not an option that I see. Any ideas?
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