NZB's to go ?

Think there's a confusion between an Indexer and a Provider. I pay a provider, I don't pay an Indexer.
 
YingYang said:
Can someone please explain to me how you manage to pay your subscription with Netflix? After weeks of struggling with both my Standard Bank credit and cheque card, I pretty much gave up on the idea.
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See this http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=12780579

The post code trick is to find a valid 5 digit US code that ENDS with the same 4 digit SA post code that your bank has for your address ie see your bank/credit card statement. eg SA code 7800, US code 97800
 
Tried it again last night using the zip code trick and it worked! :)

I connected my wife's lappie to the tv, but that's not really a viable way to watch stuff. So I need a media player. Any ideas? I don't reeeaaaally have that much to spend.
 
Didn't even know Takealot stocked the Roku.

Somebody asked me to order one for them, got it from Amazon and arrived this morning. A few rands cheaper and only took 2 weeks to get here so not really an issue but will probably use Takealot if I need to get another.
 
You guys want me dead? Because that's how you'd get me murdered by my wife. :p

In all seriousness, its a bit more than I anticipated, so I'll continue using the laptop for a few more days/weeks until the end of next month when I can buy it.
 
YingYang said:
Nope, I want that Roku 3. I'm interested in the games aspect of it as well, which would be nice for my two girls (4 and 7). Perhaps I should use this as a selling point to the wife. :whistle:
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Oh definitely - how do you think I managed to get all my camera gear :)
 
YingYang said:
Nope, I want that Roku 3. I'm interested in the games aspect of it as well, which would be nice for my two girls (4 and 7). Perhaps I should use this as a selling point to the wife. :whistle:
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Playing games is not the Roku 3's strong point. It's a pity that there aren't many options though that do everything well. The FireTV would be a better option if light gaming is something that is needed but it's not available in SA (although you can import it at a price).

Here are some options with their pros and cons:

Roku 3:

Pros: Fast, lots of apps, easy to set up, headphone jack in the remote (excellent remote).
Cons: Some apps that use the standard SDK are ugly, gaming not a strongpoint, only HDMI output (no optical)

FireTV:

Pros: Fast, lots of apps, very good for casual gaming (you can connect a gamepad too), can run XMBC (with some "hacking").
Cons: Availability, cannot play media from external source (e.g. hard drive), very Amazon-centric

Android TV boxes (e.g. Q7, Matricom Gbox, etc):

Pros: Fast, all the apps! (Google Play store), familiar if you use Android, functional web browser (stream stuff from any webpage), can run XMBC, pretty great for gaming (mobile games), can plug in many USB devices (hard drives, keyboards, mouse, webcam, etc).
Cons: Android interface is not TV friendly, few apps can run at 1080p (Netflix limited to 480p), very finicky when working with 5.1 receivers, bluetooth remote is sold separately (bundled with cheap iR remote), software update system is very lacking (unless you ok with tinkering).


My first choice is still with the Roku. The Android players are closing in quickly but their software is still what brings them down, however we are close to getting a proper Android TV interface (going to be great: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/28/googles-android-tv-emulator-is-now-available-for-developers/). If however you plan to use XMBC as your dedicated media center than I would definitely recommend one of the Android boxes (I have a Q7 at the moment: check out www.avsupply.co.za).

I am completely just ignoring the FireTV for now as it's difficult to get here and there is no 5.1 audio support in the Plex app (known bug on Amazon's side).
 
bwana said:
Oh definitely - how do you think I managed to get all my camera gear :)
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:D

DrJohnZoidberg said:
Playing games is not the Roku 3's strong point. It's a pity that there aren't many options though that do everything well. The FireTV would be a better option if light gaming is something that is needed but it's not available in SA (although you can import it at a price).

Here are some options with their pros and cons:

Roku 3:

Pros: Fast, lots of apps, easy to set up, headphone jack in the remote (excellent remote).
Cons: Some apps that use the standard SDK are ugly, gaming not a strongpoint, only HDMI output (no optical)

FireTV:

Pros: Fast, lots of apps, very good for casual gaming (you can connect a gamepad too), can run XMBC (with some "hacking").
Cons: Availability, cannot play media from external source (e.g. hard drive), very Amazon-centric

Android TV boxes (e.g. Q7, Matricom Gbox, etc):

Pros: Fast, all the apps! (Google Play store), familiar if you use Android, functional web browser (stream stuff from any webpage), can run XMBC, pretty great for gaming (mobile games), can plug in many USB devices (hard drives, keyboards, mouse, webcam, etc).
Cons: Android interface is not TV friendly, few apps can run at 1080p (Netflix limited to 480p), very finicky when working with 5.1 receivers, bluetooth remote is sold separately (bundled with cheap iR remote), software update system is very lacking (unless you ok with tinkering).


My first choice is still with the Roku. The Android players are closing in quickly but their software is still what brings them down, however we are close to getting a proper Android TV interface (going to be great: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/28/googles-android-tv-emulator-is-now-available-for-developers/). If however you plan to use XMBC as your dedicated media center than I would definitely recommend one of the Android boxes (I have a Q7 at the moment: check out www.avsupply.co.za).

I am completely just ignoring the FireTV for now as it's difficult to get here and there is no 5.1 audio support in the Plex app (known bug on Amazon's side).
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Thanks for the mini review! I'm also leaning toward the Roku, and the gaming thing is only to keep them busy while I'm gaming on the PC :) They have a Wii in a spare room, but since I put my TV in the family area, they now want to "help me shoot that guy". So if they get bored of the cartoons I'll let them burn some energy :)

I also like the LAN interface since I installed a LAN point right behind my TV unit while I had my HTPC. I've never been a fan of streaming over Wifi
 
bwana said:
People pay for NZBs? :eek:
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I have two paid nzb indexer accounts. The reason is you can download a lot more nzb's and make a ton more API calls.

The south african nzb indexers also miss a lot of stuffs, and don't have any porn. Oznzb for instance has SABnzbd integration which actually tells the indexer if your downloads failed in SAB - so when the hive gets failures in their SAB downloads, it automatically gets marked on the indexer (even with which usenet provider). This ensures when you grab a nzb from them it will work perfectly.

You even get to rate the files quality right inside SAB, which again, gets updated indexer side.

It's really not that expensive man, and is way worth it.

no use in paying for usenet access and then freeloading on the nzb side. It's like paying for a Ferrari and putting on 13" wheels.
 
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