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ELI5: XBMC Streaming
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:47 pm
I'm still trying to figure this whole XBMC/Kodi thing out. I followed the instructions on a couple of youtube channels I found and figured out how to get Kodi (this seems to be what it's called now, right?) on my android phone. Videos also showed how to stream it directly to my Chromecast and add a couple of add-ons like Genesis.
But surely Genesis is not legal, right? I mean, I found a whole bunch of movies on there that are still in the theater, and the streams actually work. I was able to start watching Gone Girl (just to test to see if it actually would work), and sure enough it started playing the movie.
Am I now going to get a letter from Comcast or some movie studio? Can an ISP even see what you stream while on Kodi, or do people use this service because they can easily get movies without having to illegally download them? I'm so confused.
But surely Genesis is not legal, right? I mean, I found a whole bunch of movies on there that are still in the theater, and the streams actually work. I was able to start watching Gone Girl (just to test to see if it actually would work), and sure enough it started playing the movie.
Am I now going to get a letter from Comcast or some movie studio? Can an ISP even see what you stream while on Kodi, or do people use this service because they can easily get movies without having to illegally download them? I'm so confused.
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Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:54 pm to AnonymousTiger
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But surely Genesis is not legal, right? I mean, I found a whole bunch of movies on there that are still in the theater, and the streams actually work. I was able to start watching Gone Girl (just to test to see if it actually would work), and sure enough it started playing the movie.
Am I now going to get a letter from Comcast or some movie studio? Can an ISP even see what you stream while on Kodi, or do people use this service because they can easily get movies without having to illegally download them? I'm so confused.
Posted on 1/26/15 at 8:56 pm to AnonymousTiger
It is sort of scary. I'm worried about getting busted as well but it's just so easy and convenient.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 7:05 am to Eighteen
Been running XBMC for years and haven't had any "issues". Much better than torrents
Posted on 1/27/15 at 7:22 am to skuter
So, are you saying that it should be safe to watch movies on the Genesis add-on? Keep in mind that I can't use a VPN when streaming to chromecast from my phone.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 8:05 am
Posted on 1/27/15 at 10:02 am to AnonymousTiger
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So, are you saying that it should be safe to watch movies on the Genesis add-on? Keep in mind that I can't use a VPN when streaming to chromecast from my phone.
The only time I ever received a warning from my ISP was when my wife torrented a book and left it seeding after download. I don't worry about streaming one bit.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:34 am to AnonymousTiger
ISPs catch mostly people that are seeding. Streaming shouldn't be an issue.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:50 am to Hulkklogan
Seems too good to be true.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 11:53 am to AnonymousTiger
I'm not going to tell you that you won't get a letter from your ISP but I haven't heard of anyone getting one just for streaming.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 12:29 pm to junkfunky
Does genesis only stream? Or does it work like Popcorn Time, where you are streaming but it's through a torrent which you continue to seed until you're done watching the movie and the files are removed from your cache? The latter method can get you a letter from your ISP if you don't do it safely.
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:07 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I don't think so. The fire stick I'm running it on doesn't have enough space to download an HD movie. Also, the only thing I've seen about torrents are plugins that allow you to play a magnet stream as it downloads and seeds in the background (like Popcorn Time).
Posted on 1/27/15 at 1:31 pm to junkfunky
Navi-X is a better addon. I have a android box I run XBMC on and also have it installed on a laptop.
This post was edited on 1/27/15 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:04 pm to AnonymousTiger
Can you link the guides you are using to set everything up for chromecast streaming?
Posted on 1/27/15 at 9:40 pm to Creamer
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Can you link the guides you are using to set everything up for chromecast streaming?
I would like to know this as well. The only method I found was to use screen mirroring with chrome's cast extension, and the end result is shite.
Posted on 1/28/15 at 9:57 am to Creamer
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Can you link the guides you are using to set everything up for chromecast streaming?
LINK
Like I said above, I'm using Kodi (XBMC, whatever) on my andoid and just streaming it straight to the chromecast from my phone. This method works for me with no problems at all.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 6:06 am to AnonymousTiger
Wow, I can't believe hoe easy that process was. I used the guide to install xbmc and the caster, then used LINK to automatically setup all the add-ons. Within 30 minutes I was streaming the workaholicss episode that aired last night to my chromecast. Thanks.
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:01 pm to AnonymousTiger
First of all, delete Kodi from your phone and install TVMC.
It's Kodi/XBMC with tons of add ons already installed.
Genesis is one of my favorites though. You are streaming from another source. I think the law states the it isn't the person receiving the streams responsibility to know whether or not it's coming from a verified source.
All these streams are hosted all over the internet anyway. These add ons just make it easy and convenient to find and stream them.
Stop worrying and enjoy the show
It's Kodi/XBMC with tons of add ons already installed.
Genesis is one of my favorites though. You are streaming from another source. I think the law states the it isn't the person receiving the streams responsibility to know whether or not it's coming from a verified source.
All these streams are hosted all over the internet anyway. These add ons just make it easy and convenient to find and stream them.
Stop worrying and enjoy the show
Posted on 1/29/15 at 3:39 pm to bbrou33
Does the Firetvstick allow streaming of local files out of the box? Or do I have to have TVMC installed to do that?
Posted on 1/29/15 at 5:07 pm to GeauxTigers2007
How would I go about casting from my XBMC on my Mac to my Xbox One?
This post was edited on 1/29/15 at 5:08 pm
Posted on 1/31/15 at 1:47 pm to bbrou33
So I got the Fire TV and I'm running TVMC on it. Super easy setup, easier than I expected. But when I try to watch a stream from a recent episode (aired last night), I keep having buffering issues/freezing. All other stock apps work fine, so I assume it's not my network. Would it be an issue with TVMC or something else? Maybe just the servers getting overloaded for a recent episode?
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