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popping in here to keep an eye - son got me a secod hand tv for my spare room - no aerial but can play laptop through it which is fine for watching stuff on my external hard drive etc - he also bought an android box so that i can watch tv - it failed - just didnt pick up the internet signal enough so sent it back - i know there are things you can buy but dont want a monthly fee thing |
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I've recently bought a box, seems to work fine for movies, in fact great for movies..
I've not really experimented with other features as it's quite complicated..
I bought an extra double sided remote: that I would really recommend as it makes life a lot easier... qwerty keyboard on 1 side, other features on the other.. A must buy IMO.
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"I have an android box which is really slow and sluggish, I've just put kodi on my fire tv box and it great. Much faster than the android box. "
If you bought a cheap Kodi box, its probably a dual core, with a smaller amount of memory. For best performance you need a quad core unit (preferably wired into your router to minimise wifi isuues and bottle necks from all your other wifi stuff) |
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Nvida sheild is currently the best (plus 4k support) but theres a new model comming out aoon so that should mean a price drop.
Plus the other features like gamestreaming etc |
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"popping in here to keep an eye - son got me a secod hand tv for my spare room - no aerial but can play laptop through it which is fine for watching stuff on my external hard drive etc - he also bought an android box so that i can watch tv - it failed - just didnt pick up the internet signal enough so sent it back - i know there are things you can buy but dont want a monthly fee thing "
Chrome cast?
Stream from the tablet/phone/laptop |
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"Got an Amazon stick but also looking into a Mag250 for the sports. Will have a look at the Nvida too.
What is nvida?"
It's the Nvidia Shield.
Mine has...
Kodi and SPMC, both using Retromania.
RetroboxTV for my retro games.
Plex, for streaming stuff I legally own
Steam's Gamelink will be added in an update.
If you own a PC with a compatible Nvidia graphics card, you can stream games as well.
Another update will add Google Assistant that you can talk to hands free using the games controller.... Or buy the Spot.
It is hands down, the best streaming box out there.
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"popping in here to keep an eye - son got me a secod hand tv for my spare room - no aerial but can play laptop through it which is fine for watching stuff on my external hard drive etc - he also bought an android box so that i can watch tv - it failed - just didnt pick up the internet signal enough so sent it back - i know there are things you can buy but dont want a monthly fee thing "
Buy a WiFi range extender around £25 then get a android box off ebay around £25 UK seller and only £17.50 from China but it will take a few weeks to arrive on the latter option.....then you are sorted with all the latest box sets...movies and sport you can eat with no monthly costs. |
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"popping in here to keep an eye - son got me a secod hand tv for my spare room - no aerial but can play laptop through it which is fine for watching stuff on my external hard drive etc - he also bought an android box so that i can watch tv - it failed - just didnt pick up the internet signal enough so sent it back - i know there are things you can buy but dont want a monthly fee thing
Buy a WiFi range extender around £25 then get a android box off ebay around £25 UK seller and only £17.50 from China but it will take a few weeks to arrive on the latter option.....then you are sorted with all the latest box sets...movies and sport you can eat with no monthly costs."
thas what he bought - an android box - not the wifi extender though - will look at that - thanks x |
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"popping in here to keep an eye - son got me a secod hand tv for my spare room - no aerial but can play laptop through it which is fine for watching stuff on my external hard drive etc - he also bought an android box so that i can watch tv - it failed - just didnt pick up the internet signal enough so sent it back - i know there are things you can buy but dont want a monthly fee thing
Buy a WiFi range extender around £25 then get a android box off ebay around £25 UK seller and only £17.50 from China but it will take a few weeks to arrive on the latter option.....then you are sorted with all the latest box sets...movies and sport you can eat with no monthly costs.
thas what he bought - an android box - not the wifi extender though - will look at that - thanks x"
Make sure you get a powerline extender whereby it runs with a transmitter from your router to a receiver hotshot plug close to where your putting the box....BT ones are good and around £25 is x |
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"Fine for movies, tv shows etc.
But i find mine very stuttery when watching live sports"
I use SPMC, Kodi's lesser known cousin, as there's issues with Kodi 17 and streaming. With, again, the Retromania build and SmashIPTV, and have zero issues. |
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"Fine for movies, tv shows etc.
But i find mine very stuttery when watching live sports
I use SPMC, Kodi's lesser known cousin, as there's issues with Kodi 17 and streaming. With, again, the Retromania build and SmashIPTV, and have zero issues.
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"Fine for movies, tv shows etc.
But i find mine very stuttery when watching live sports"
On the live sports on kodi....you will always get some good links and some bad ones....there is no guaranteed links but I vary from sports devil and zem tv
The latter you will find mama HD which is good when it has a link. |
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ok so kind of related - anybody use an indoor aerial - im playing with ideas as im happy to watch on my lappy but son gave me this other tv for the snug room ive done out and just looking at ways to use it |
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"ok so kind of related - anybody use an indoor aerial - im playing with ideas as im happy to watch on my lappy but son gave me this other tv for the snug room ive done out and just looking at ways to use it"
It you have a good signal the pound shop....if not a one for all booster aerial but keep your receipt to take it back if it does not work x |
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"ok so kind of related - anybody use an indoor aerial - im playing with ideas as im happy to watch on my lappy but son gave me this other tv for the snug room ive done out and just looking at ways to use it"
whack a chrome cast in it and fuck off the ariel?
asuming your not an iphone user and so crippled by apples walled garden. |
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