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**007** · 02-06-2014, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

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.

I guess I am not seeing what the bloat is on my gbox. I'm all for installing directly from xbmc but what real difference is there between the gbox xbmc and normal xbmc?

NewChief · 02-06-2014, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

I guess I am not seeing what the bloat is on my gbox. I'm all for installing directly from xbmc but what real difference is there between the gbox xbmc and normal xbmc?

I didn't have the initial gbox install. I ran into a problem due to the Aeon Nox skin and had to do a firmware update. I was having problems with my source and ended up using some other place's update and install (which was an old install with a ton of extra stuff added to it).

**007** · 02-06-2014, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NewChief

I didn't have the initial gbox install. I ran into a problem due to the Aeon Nox skin and had to do a firmware update. I was having problems with my source and ended up using some other place's update and install (which was an old install with a ton of extra stuff added to it).

did you delete the gbox install as soon as you got it then?

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.

NewChief · 02-07-2014, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

did you delete the gbox install as soon as you got it then?

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.

No. I ran it as was for a while with decent results, though it was still crash prone. Then I ran into an issue where I had to fix the firmware. That was when I got my bad install. I will say that it's been more stable with this "clean install" than at any other time. Like I said, I watched like 5 movies without a crash the other day. I couldn't get through a single movie without crashing at one point with the previous install.

NewChief · 02-08-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Guru

did you delete the gbox install as soon as you got it then?

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.

Have you added them to your library yet? Here are the instructions:

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

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The userdata folder and debug log is located on external storage/sdcard at one of the following locations (depending on your device):
userdata folder
/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/userdata/
/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/
/data/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc/

NewChief · 02-06-2014, 05:43 PM

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

Fish · 02-06-2014, 09:13 PM

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.

sfchief · 02-06-2014, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

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.

I would plAy games on the htpc listed on post 160
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

Skyy God · 02-08-2014, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

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.

And the price just dropped to $70 (until Monday).

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/07/ou...-limited-time/

ragedogg69 · 02-08-2014, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

And the price just dropped to $70 (until Monday).

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/07/ou...-limited-time/

limit one

**007** · 02-08-2014, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

And the price just dropped to $70 (until Monday).

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/07/ou...-limited-time/

Damn $15 for shipping? thats nuts.

Skyy God · 02-07-2014, 06:58 PM

So my Ouya came in today. What plugins, other than Icefilms & 1channel, should I dl?

ragedogg69 · 02-07-2014, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cave Johnson

So my Ouya came in today. What plugins, other than Icefilms & 1channel, should I dl?

Sportsdevil. I am in love with the ESPN addon. I watch on demand highlights everymorning. Beats trying to wait for highlights on sportscenter.

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.

Fish · 02-07-2014, 09:55 PM

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.

Skyy God · 02-08-2014, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

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.

Mashup and iStream are great, but I'm having buffering issues with both. Is Furk better in that department?

02-06-2014, 05:43 PM	#6
NewChief In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR Casino cash: $9640204	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 __________________ In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. - H. L. Mencken
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02-06-2014, 09:13 PM	#7
Fish Ain't no relax! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2128919	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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02-07-2014, 09:55 PM	#14
Fish Ain't no relax! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2128919	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. __________________
Posts: 47,593