ShowMax

Dan C said:
Nice ... I have tried about 5 others and finally settled on the one gfmalan posted. I guess if you type a lot, that microsoft one will work better.

Mine works well as an airmouse with Kodi.
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True, i am typing this from my couch in front of the tv. I basically wanted a device to turn my desktop PC or laptop into something i can use in front of the TV without feeling i need to move to my desk for certain tasks. It's one thing to have a controller for media players, but the moment you are just on the windows desktop, it helps being able to type and use a mouse/touchpad.
 
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maumau said:
What's that little PC called gfmalan?
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Intel brought out this small form factor pc stick
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html

Then some other vendors bought it, and brand it
http://mecer.co.za/mecer-pc-on-stick-s01/
or
Proline pc stick

The price range from R1600 - R2700
Takealot has the proline and intel one.
I bought mine from Mustek, and Frontosa also has the Intel one.

Just take note, you get a MS Windows one and Linux one, Linux one has less ram if I remember. The OS price included in the deal!
 
Apparently there was an update on Showmax (Application)

Can anyone feedback on the changes and if it made a MASSIVE difference to how it was?
 
gfmalan said:
Intel brought out this small form factor pc stick
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-compute-stick.html

Then some other vendors bought it, and brand it
http://mecer.co.za/mecer-pc-on-stick-s01/
or
Proline pc stick

The price range from R1600 - R2700
Takealot has the proline and intel one.
I bought mine from Mustek, and Frontosa also has the Intel one.

Just take note, you get a MS Windows one and Linux one, Linux one has less ram if I remember. The OS price included in the deal!
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Cool thank you.
 
I'm tempted to subscribe, even if just to show some appreciation for some moves in the right direction.

Next step would be pay per view sport on ShowMax.
 
Just tested Showmax and the 720p quality is really bad on a 40" LED. Videos look very jerky and blocky especially around peoples faces. Netflix 480p quality looks 3 times better. Showmax might be okay on tablets and phones but for enjoying it on a TV it's a no go unless they increase their bitrate or start using x265 encoding.

Just compare a show on Netflix in 720p on your PC and then the same show in Showmax, can't believe the difference in quality.
And only season 1 or 2 available for shows on Showmax that are already at season 5, doesn't impress me.
 
xbmcfan said:
Just tested Showmax and the 720p quality is really bad on a 40" LED. Videos look very jerky and blocky especially around peoples faces. Netflix 480p quality looks 3 times better. Showmax might be okay on tablets and phones but for enjoying it on a TV it's a no go unless they increase their bitrate or start using x265 encoding.

Just compare a show on Netflix in 720p on your PC and then the same show in Showmax, can't believe the difference in quality.
And only season 1 or 2 available for shows on Showmax that are already at season 5, doesn't impress me.
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No quality problems on the Samsung app. Runs smoothly on 4mbps line.
 
Madhawk said:
^^^ Now that is what I call smart.
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Indeed. I saw it in PnP Canal Walk a short while ago.

It's a great way to expose your product to the masses as well as offering a very handy & convenient way to pay.

Not everyone is comfortable trading Card details online.
 
So I've recently helped a friend setup Showmax and found that Widevine plugin needed to play videos on the site didn't work on Firefox (kept saying it was corrupt). Got it working in Internet Explorer (IE, Firefox and Safari apparently the only browsers that support this). Anyone else having this issue?
 
Agent_Smith said:
So I've recently helped a friend setup Showmax and found that Widevine plugin needed to play videos on the site didn't work on Firefox (kept saying it was corrupt). Got it working in Internet Explorer (IE, Firefox and Safari apparently the only browsers that support this). Anyone else having this issue?
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Yes, not working on Firefox.
They can't even get the basics right.
 
My LG tv app stopped working after update, no SM over the last week, their support quick to answer, but I guess the developers are on holiday,
 
Agent_Smith said:
So I've recently helped a friend setup Showmax and found that Widevine plugin needed to play videos on the site didn't work on Firefox (kept saying it was corrupt). Got it working in Internet Explorer (IE, Firefox and Safari apparently the only browsers that support this). Anyone else having this issue?
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Works in Chrome since Widevine is owned by Google. Maybe try this full installer in Firefox http://www.widevine.com/download/videooptimizer
 
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