Kodi TV boxes

[M.C]

Yes I can use one of those with lots of ads, or an ad-free VPN (which's good for other sites/uses).

[Shinigami]

Amazing
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[CaNsA]

[M.C]

I must be, 1-click to turn on the vpn and go to whatever website/geo-locked streaming site, or sifting through proxy lists which normally are dead and/or full of advertising.

[CaNsA]

You know what, you clearly have everything sussed and everyone else's advice and opinion is wrong.


TBH, if i were you, I wouldn't listen to what other people have to say either.
Especially the people who know alot more than I do, because fvck them innit.

[Ste]

[CaNsA]

But Ste, he has got time or interest in doing it.

He is probably also using the Hola addon for chrome and telling everyone he is using VPN to make himself sound less retarded than he actually is.

[M.C]

[Sload]

Well that went downhill rather fast.
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[Ste]

What sites do you need a VPN to access that aren't available on unblocked.ink ?

[Pjay]

[M.C]

[Ste]

lol, tehparadox is a waste of time, their downloads are on rapidgator and other such sites where you have to either pay or fuck around waiting before you can start your download which goes incredibly slowly.

You can very easily get all of the content of the sites on that list from piratebay, KAT or any of the other torrent site proxies.

Stop making things complicated for yourself.

[M.C]

[metalangel]

Bought an MXQ Pro 4K and it's okay. Missus wanted it because we are hoping to cut the cable.

Kodi app crashed all the time until we disabled the topmost video acceleration option (AMV I think it is)

Play Store app still crashes all the time, complaining that this version (the current) is not compatible with the device and to roll back to an older version. Alas, the factory installed version is the newest and setting to that makes Play Store work once before it starts crashing again.

Having an external USB drive attached also causes a window to pop up and take focus away from whatever you were doing, though it's not obvious how to stop this and it isn't consistent how soon after starting it up that it'll happen.

For the money (80 Justin Trudollars) it's decent enough for just Kodi. Personally, I wanted to build a mini PC as that's more futureproof but whatever.
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[toby1]

If I can stick my head up above the ramparts........

Noobie here.....does the fire tv box just plug into the hdmi socket like the amazon firestick? Has it got a remote to control it? Is it pre loaded with the same Kodi add ons etc.

Thank you

[Barnoe]

Toby,

Yes it plugs in the HDMI socket and it has a remote with voice control.
The fire TV as far as I can see is slightly better hardware with the extra option of using a cat5 network cable straight from the box to the router so your internet streams faster (no need for wifi)

other than that its the same as the stick.

I own a Firestick with Kodi loaded
I have a Vu+ Box with Sky, Kodi and IPTV on it including a motorised 1.1m satellite dish
Also have a subs paid plex server through the plex app (smart TV)
Also have IPTV through other TVs in the house for 3pm kick off etc

The Firestick is good for non technical people who just want a reliable service with nice icons and easy to use
Even the remote is simple with 6 buttons and a dial
The truth is, that's what most people want... so its good.

If you want the dogs danglies and something more complicated then the Vu+ box is the way to go..... but you get what you pay for. Mine cost £250 just for the box!
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[bugeye_bob]

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/kodi-warning-new-law-means-illegal-kodi-box-now-carries-10-year-jail-sentence-1-7945500

A new law passed yesterday means people using streaming devices like the Kodi box could now be jailed for up to 10 years.

[M.C]

^ Well that's an informative article.

[Pjay]

It's not ever likely that anyone will ever get prosecuted for watching a movie at home.
The bill now covers loss of money for the copyright holder.
This is aimed at box sellers and the people that supply the streams, as in court it's quite hard to argue that you are causing a loss for a company by looking at its product. You can easily just say that there is no loss to be had, as you most certainly would never have paid for the movie/tv show/sports.
What it's inplace for is to use as a clear cut way of prosecuting people that sell the boxes and supply the streams, as they clearly are causing a loss to the copyright holders.

Nobody has or probably ever will be prosecuted for streaming a movie at home.
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[NeverAgain]

[GSTEEL32]

My 2 penneth.

I've several fire sticks. I find them faultless. They have a massive advantage over large boxes as they are more compact. With a micro USB from the TV itself for power, they are incredibly neat and portable.

We've used them abroad as well, I can confirm they work very well. They have just enough storage to store a couple of films if you're worried about the legality of streaming.....

I've tried other boxes and didn't get on with them to be honest. I think software plays a much larger part than hardware, in terms of stability. A crack-a-jack internet connection is probably the overriding reason for decent performance ....

[Pjay]

[iooi]

[Pjay]