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Test Driving XBMC - Need some advice
Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:41 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:41 am
I run Plex on a dedicated machine built for transcoding up to 5 streams of 10Mbps/1080p media at once and want to test drive XBMC. OS is Ubuntu 14.04 Server. What should I know before getting into this? I read somewhere that XBMC is great for streaming media like television shows and movies through channels rather than building a huge library, is this true? Any discussion is appreciated.
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Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:50 am to TheJacer
its true, ive been using it since this weekend. Add Genesis and it has every movie/tv show you could want. It can even sort by years. I watched star wars IV the other day in HD, it was the same as watching a downloaded HD version.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:14 am to LEASTBAY
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Add Genesis
It really is awesome. I've built my favorites up and it's so easy...easier to navigate than uverse on demand. You may have to try a frw different streams to get one to work, but it's pretty painless.
OP, I use XBMC/Kodi to run Plex on my firestick because the dedicated firestick app is pretty glitchy. The add-on is PleXBMC.
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 10:16 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:45 am to STBTigerr
Excellent, thanks. I'll get this set up this weekend with Genesis.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:18 pm to TheJacer
I agree. Genesis is my primary add on. I don't really use any of the others much.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:18 pm to TheJacer
Install the TVMC build of XBMC and it will have a bunch of the channels, including Genesis, loaded for you already.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 1:13 pm to ithad2bme
Even better. I googled TVBMC this morning before posting this but couldn't find anything. Must be because I added a letter lol. Thanks.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:58 pm to bbrou33
How is Genesis legal? I just loaded it on my Fire Stick and it lets me watch American Sniper....
Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:38 am to Jimbeaux28
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How is Genesis legal? I just loaded it on my Fire Stick and it lets me watch American Sniper....
Obviously it isn't legal. That's why I haven't referred people to the official Kodi forum in all these threads; they forbid discussion of shite like this. Here's the blacklist of addons, Genesis among them:
LINK
Posted on 1/23/15 at 8:04 am to Spock's Eyebrow
Haha...that blacklist is everything that I love about xbmc. In my experience, that IS xbmc. I've been riding this platform for close to a year now...cable free
Posted on 1/23/15 at 12:15 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
What about downloading through XBMC add-ons. Can I expect a letter from my ISP or is it anonymous? I currently pay $20 a month for Graboid with no legal implications over the last 4 years.
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