TimTDP
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Does this work in South Africa?
Do I need to use Unotelly to get the most out of XBMC?
What hardware do I need?
Do I need to use Unotelly to get the most out of XBMC?
What hardware do I need?
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labratza
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think a 386 dx2 should work... and 2mb of ram and a 200MB hard drive..... as long as you got 9600Bps modem it will all work 100%
XBMC is now Kodi.
The Raspberry Pi 2 plus a few accessories is good low cost solution. Pi 2 build here.
Lots of addons to add whatever else you wish.
The Raspberry Pi 2 plus a few accessories is good low cost solution. Pi 2 build here.
Lots of addons to add whatever else you wish.
+1 , I was even able to use my Samsung tv remote to control everything.
diephoenix08
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Been running XBMC and now Kodi for years as my HTPC. You can't go wrong, it is the best. Hardware can't be too low, especially if you are going to play HD content. Currently running on core2duo with 6G Ram and nvidia gpu with hdmi out, and old hauppauge media remote.
What I like the most is the appearance skins. If you get tired of the look you can grab new skin. and lots of add-ons
What I like the most is the appearance skins. If you get tired of the look you can grab new skin. and lots of add-ons
You can also look at OSMC (previously called RaspBMC) for the Pi. I've been running it on a B+ Pi for almost two years I think with a Flirc to add remote control... Works fantastic. Will be upgrading to a Rpi 2 shortly.
TimTDP
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Can I access overseas content with Kodi? Netflix, BBC etc
How easy / complicated is it?
How easy / complicated is it?
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This has been covered in a few threads already. There are very good tutorials on this link, just scroll: https://seo-michael.co.uk/tag/xbmc/
gregmcc
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SilverNodashi
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Are there any alternatives to KODI / OSMC / etc? The Youtube app is very basic and hardly ever returns the same content as on my PC. My wife started watching Youtube exclusively and don't like the Raspberry Pi as much as the XBOX for this reason. But since we're living off-grid, I want to cut down on unnecessary power draw at night. The Xbox uses 300W, as apposed to the Pi only about 2W!
SirFooK'nG
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search for your youtube videos with your phone, then cast them to the kodi device....
diabolus
Executive Member
Have you tried Plex ?
https://plex.tv/
I've seen versions of it run on almost everything these days.
https://plex.tv/
I've seen versions of it run on almost everything these days.
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ODTech
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http://www.takealot.com/intel-compute-stick-with-windows-8-1-32-bit/PLID38678603
or
http://www.takealot.com/intel-atom-compute-stick-8gb-with-ubuntu-14/PLID40638755
You can install kodi on either model as their mini computers with intel atom cpu's.
Storage is limited, if you intend to store instead of streaming you will have to add a external hard drive.
or
http://www.takealot.com/intel-atom-compute-stick-8gb-with-ubuntu-14/PLID40638755
You can install kodi on either model as their mini computers with intel atom cpu's.
Storage is limited, if you intend to store instead of streaming you will have to add a external hard drive.
SilverNodashi
Expert Member
Is it any better than a Raspberry Pi 2 b+? I currently have a Raspberry 1 B+ but am very disappointed with the performance. Playing videos over the LAN isn't too bad, but streaming from Youtube is just plain impossible. At the very same moment I wife would search for something on her laptop or the xbox and play it. Yet the Raspberry takes ages to search something and then playback either never happens or only after about 10 minutes.
Sadly I couldn't get showmax to work on it either.
SilverNodashi
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That's a bit pricey for what it does.
WAslayer
Honorary Master
the slowness is mostly to do with the plugin used for interfacing with youtube, and somewhat on the hardware side, although not as much.. i am running osmc on my pi 2 b+ and i dont have any issues streaming videos from other plugins..