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I had cooled on XBMC, because it always seemed like I was having problems with it.
The problem was a shitty version of XBMC I'd installed that was loaded with all kinds of bloat. I went straight to the source and did a clean install. I went on a movie binge yesterday and into last night without a single crash and zero buffering issues once I found a good stream for them. Watched: Inside Llewyn Davis Dallas Buyer's Club Wolf of Wall Street Ender's Game First three were excellent, and I was ambivalent about Ender's Game. |
Okay, here's another issue:
The audio jack in the Gbox is labeled SPDIF but it looks like a regular AV jack. To make matters worse, I have a really old amp that only takes RCA inputs. I don't think it will work if I do just an AV to RCA (I've tried this with an AV to a red/white/yellow RCA cord, and it produces audio fuzz over the speakers and no sound, which might be a result of the yellow video cord in there and not being connected to anything, don't know). So I'm trying to figure out the easiest/cheapest way to get my GBOX hooked to my crappy home stereo. Do I need to go AV->SPDIF->converter->RCA? Should I just go buy a new home stereo?:P |
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On another note, I am still trying figure out how to get my subscriptions to update automatically. Drives me nuts that I have to go to 1channel, TV Shows, supscriptions, update subscriptions to get it all to update. |
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I guess I'm looking to find the best and least expensive to access the media inthe nas. The main comp would go downstairs in our den, hook directly into our AV receiver and TV. I wil also do some lite gaming w the kids on it. |
If you're wanting to do it cheaply, you might look at the RaspberryPi. Probably the cheapest option, and they run XBMC just fine.
No real gaming on a RPi though. You might consider the Ouya if you're wanting games. They run XBMC about as well as the GBox, and you can play games with it. I've heard there aren't tons of games, and the controller isn't the best. But it's pretty cheap. |
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Using a pi on tv upstairs is what I thought about also we use the downstairs tv the most as it has our home theater setup. Upstairs is just our bedroom tv. I think I understand how the pi would access the nas and the htpc, I don't really how the OTA signal from the antenna/dvr function would work Also am I spending to much on the htpc I would use it for lite gaming w kids Bluray playback/ripping Audio quality is important downstairs bc of my investment/hobby W audio equipment and play will a lot of music on it |
So my Ouya came in today. What plugins, other than Icefilms & 1channel, should I dl?
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Pandora add on is pretty cool. @NewChief That is my biggest frustration with XBMC. Because it is open source, these manufactures can uses it and mod it the way they see fit. Conversely, they can send it out broken and expect the community to fix it for them. Which is exactly what happened on the G Box. |
Sportsdevil is the shit.
There's also a plugin called VideoDevil, which is a similar setup except just porn. Mashup is a good one too. It does pretty much everything that 1Channel does, with the addition of extra stuff like live streaming TV, Kids only media, concerts, etc. An incredible up and coming plugin is called iStream. This plugin can do anything. If you tinker with it enough, you could customize iStream to do everything your other plugins do and centralize it into one location. You can use functions of other plugins. Like if you searched for a movie, it would present results from multiple plugins, like 1Channel, Icefilms, and others. Hard to describe in text, but it's awesome. Here's a video example, might give you an idea, but I haven't watched it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMKiWllVLrI&noredirect=1 My favorite is What the Furk, but it requires a monthly subscription to Furk.net. |
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Makes me wonder what was so special about their "enhanced edition" |
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Here's one of the reviews with the claims about the xbmc install that comes with gbox:
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<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WEybf16flsI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The GBOX path to your app data files is insane. To find them, you'll need to enable "show hidden files" in your settings. Here is some information on finding the userdata file on the gbox. It's buried like a mofo: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title...older_and_logs Quote:
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I've never been a big fan of the pre-configured versions of XBMC. Always been trouble. There's an XBMC Hub Wizard from xbmchub.com, that has a setup like this. I used it once to setup a friends system, and it sucked balls. I've always stuck with the official XBMC versions. I've used some Nightly versions in the past. But these days I just stick with latest stable version. |
FYI... there's a nifty new feature called the XBMC App Store. This let's you install plugins via repositories, done through a slick looking GUI. It's all automated. For example you basically see the 1Channel logo and description, and say Install, and it will install the repo so that you'll receive future updates when available.
Check it out: http://www.xbmchub.com/forums/announ...app-store.html |
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When I was having all the problems with mine, I had a bunch of crap on it from xbmchub wizard. It looks really nice on the surface, because it has "apps" with a GUI that allow you to change your buffer limit, clear your cache, and do all kind of other "fixes" via their wizard app. I almost gave up on XBMC when I was running that piece of shit. That was when I was crashing like twice during the course of a movie. |
Yeah. XBMC Hub Wizard is a piece of shit. I've never been so frustrated.. I'm surprised that it's so bad, considering the talent of some of their developers.
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Having issues getting spotimc going. May need to post in thread on xbmchub, but I'll try here first:
Full log here: http://xbmclogs.com/show.php?id=127336
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this is one of the reasons I wanted to know if I could just install the base version from the website because I think subscriptions might be broken on this build. I just don't know if that will break some of my files for HW playback |
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Furk is really incredible, in my opinion. Not just for XBMC either. You can also use it on your computer for downloading anything you need. If what you're looking for can be found on any available torrent site, Furk will be able to play it. For video files, you can stream them directly from Furk in your computer's web browser too. So you can watch it from XBMC on any device, or do the same from any web browser. Furk is a torrent aggregator. You type in what you want, and if it's not already on Furk's servers, it will scour torrent sites for it, and copy it to Furk's server and notify you when it's ready. But nearly everything I want is already on Furk's server. If any other Furk member has previously requested the file(s), it will be available as a cached copy instantly. So anything remotely popular will be there waiting already. Not sure if that makes sense or not. But when you see it in action, it's very impressive. |
this thing looks interesting but lil pricy yet.
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-35296_1-576...ices-hands-on/ |
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Well, I tried installing the latest XBMC from the XBMC website and it was not a good experience at all. HD video played jerky as hell. Going back to the Enhanced XBMC that came with the gboxl.
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And its an appliance so you dont have the wife factor calling you when your away the TV is broke how do i fix it. Simple TV has a simular product coming out also a little cheaper ive herd so stay tuned for it. |
Just as an FYI: Spotimc doesn't work with Android currently, which sucks for me as I'm an avid spotify user.
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Question: is there a way to bookmark a movie so that it will queu up in your library and be ready to play from that exact point and that stream via one click?
Example: I'm watching Thor. Wife comes in and wants to watch breaking bad. I hit the bookmark. We watch BB and then I can easily resume where I left off wit my movie? I know 1channel has a bookmark feature, but I don't think it integrates with XBMC in that way? |
http://www.xbmchub.com/blog/2013/09/...-running-xbmc/
Anyone have any thoughts on this? Says they tested many boxes, including the gbox I was planning on getting and OUYA is hands down the way to go. I've watched a few videos, and read a couple web forum reviews, and the only problems people seem to encounter are with high end audio streaming, which a fix is said to be in the works. A couple pluses are that I could run emulators and play sweet ass NES, SNES, SEGA games. Seems responsive, stable, XBMC downloadable straight from OUYA store, and right now they have a Valentines deal to get an OUYA for $70. They also say they figure noobs into the equation for their ranking. Thoughts? |
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Edit: I just tested the wifi connection, and it blows. 1Meg on a 6Meg line. For $85 total, it's a good option (if you're using ethernet). Has way more processing power than the Gbox. |
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Thats a bummer. 1st Gens allow you to pop a crystalHD card in it and it will play 1080p flawlessly.
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FYI.. it's cheaper the longer term you buy. And you get a 10% discount using Bitcoin. Still easily worth it for me. |
Finally got my Ouya. Stock XBMC from the store installed(I know this should probably change). Installed some add ons, lots of fails. Need to figure this pay out a bit better.
On the plus side, installed NES, SNES, and SEGA emulators. Suggestions welcome, but think I got the bulk of what I like. Never owned SNES our SEGA, so not sure there. Simpson's: Bart's Nightmare is going to get the duck played out of it. Underrated. |
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Aren't even tried that yet. Haven't gotten a chance to research or fine tune anything really.
Installed SuperRepo, half the plugins seem to be broken. Really only used 1Channel and Icefilms so far. Crackle is broke from my repository, and am contemplating Furk. Do need to get Google Play though, as I'm sure it's the best way to get Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Go going. |
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Love it. Haven't had any trouble yet. Been busy lately, hope to find time to customize it a bit more soon.
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We cancelled Dish before we left for vacation. We've been doing Amazon Instant Video for the past few days and don't really feel like we're missing anything...
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I'm planning on cancelling DTV. I called but I'm under contract for another year and a half. They want to charge me $340 to break the contract.
Does anyone know how to get out of these contracts without paying a cancellation fee? |
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Outside of very very specific circumstances, you're not getting out of it. You signed the contract that specified this in legal terms. They pay a stable of lawyers to write and enforce these things. They will persist and get that money. Google your question and read some responses... |
In order to get out the early term fee, you need to be AT LEAST 12 months into your contract, if not 18 months.
We got out of our early term with Dish Network but we only have 6 months left. By signing up for basic service ($10 a month) for the next 6 months, they waived the disconnect charges on all of receivers. So essentially we're saving $120/month for the next 6 months. |
How long after a show airs are you having to wait to watch it without cable? Instantly? 24 hours?
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I don't watch network TV and never have, so I can't really answer that.
I know some of the kids' shows are on Amazon a week after they initially air. |
If I was going to dump DirecTv....it would have to be for something that would be simple for my wife to operate. I'm not dumping something just so I can hear her bitch about how she can't watch her shows. Everything she watches is on network TV. The only thing I'd really be giving up would be Sunday Ticket....but I could just stream those....at least I'm assuming that I could.
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If you're getting media from illegal sources, streaming from Primewire or downloading torrents or something, it's usually available within 4-6 hours of airing. The more popular it is, the faster it will be available. There's also direct streaming sites that let you stream content live as it airs.. |
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Honestly, if anyone is interested in cutting cable and getting an XBMC box, it is an Amazon Fire TV. I am amazed at how quickly and well they are developing for it. |
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Its not a big issue but when the thing crashes in the middle of a show it is kind of annoying spending the extra few minutes to get it booted back up and back to where I was in my program. |
Yeah it is really lame how Matricom doesn't support their boxes. Don't get me wrong, Amazon isnt exactly supporting XBMC on the Fire TVs either, but they are not advertising them as the end all be all of an XBMC box.
I am of the opinion that the Fire TV is the best thing to happen to XBMC since AMD's APU. Why buy a no support, chinese, piece of crap for $100 when you can get the Fire TV, run legit apps, run XBMC and play an impressive amount of games for the same price? |
I'm probably going to get a Fire TV box just so I can yell find Gary Busey at it all the time. The only thing holding me up is I read the USB doesn't support external storage. Right now I'm rocking the Ouya since I got it cheap on Amazon a few months ago. If it wasn't for the Wifi just flat out not working at times, it'd be all I need. I figure if I get the Fire TV, I'll have a box for my bedroom and the livingroom.
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First off: how is Gotham? Considering upgrading my GBOX, but I've held off for now.
Secondly, anyone have any thoughts about flashing a linux XBMC install vs. the Android XBMC install on the Gbox? Found this video that shows how to do it, but I'm not sure that it's really worth it. Thoughts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp2CWBcEd8I |
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