2. "XBMC is your answer." In response to Reply # 0 Tue Jan-06-15 03:53 PM by initiationofplato
It's a bit tricky to set up, however, it will provide you with every live channel, every live sporting event, pay per view or not, all tv-shows, movies, and music.
XBMC was developed for XBOX and abandoned by Microsoft, at which point it became open source and was forged into the best streaming service there is.
I use it at home and I love it. Oh yeah, it has everything that is on Netflix as well.
60. "you don't think it's illegal to watch a streamed bootleg of a film" In response to Reply # 41
still in theaters?
Granted, the person doing the streaming would be in more trouble than you, but you could still very well be ceased & desisted if your ISP cared enough.
63. "Clicking on links is illegal?" In response to Reply # 60
I'm sorry, I don't know the ins and outs on this, but it seems the person hosting and providing the service would be the one they go after instead of the millions of users who simply click. You are also not in possession of the file when you stream.
65. "accessing unauthorized files via unauthorized services is illegal" In response to Reply # 63
if you download only enough megs to buffer for smooth playback or the whole thing.
The sites you speak of are generally all pirate sites that advertise themselves as offering illegal streams or downloads. Like I said, the site owners would get into more trouble than the users, but your ISP could very well issue a cease-and-desist for accessing those sites.
And yes, clicking on links can be illegal, for multitudes of other reasons beyond just watching bootlegged movies.
66. "If you're not watching a movie or a program on a site" In response to Reply # 64
where the content owner themselves has authorized it to be located, you're accessing an illegal stream and depriving that content provider of revenue needed to pay for said content. It doesn't matter if it's content from a big company or a single person; the copyright laws work the same in this case as far as proper vs improper access is concerned.
If you would like to watch a movie or program without paying for it, you should wait for it to come on broadcast television. If you want to see something but are low on money, you can wait until it becomes available for rental. Redbox movies are only $1.50 each; digital rentals are a little more.
11. "Instructions:" In response to Reply # 2 Tue Jan-06-15 04:30 PM by initiationofplato
Like I said, this can be tricky. It took me a couple of hours of troubleshooting and watching YouTube videos, but trust me, it is worth it. It is basically a giant repository of all streaming media at your finger tips.
17. "Good luck!" In response to Reply # 16 Tue Jan-06-15 04:41 PM by initiationofplato
Like I said, it's not that easy because it's open source and developed by users. So sometimes things don't go according to plan. Let me know if you get stuck on anything.
A buddy of mine hooked up his TV to his XBMC setup and doesn't pay for any tv at all anymore. All you need is the internet. XBMC also tracks what you have watched so it's easy to watch an entire show without getting confused about the episodes. It also has a resume feature incase your power goes out or something, from the exact time it got cut off.
20. "is mashup back up?...the creator was issued a cease and desist letter no..." In response to Reply # 11 Tue Jan-06-15 04:50 PM by Fishgrease
too long ago. I used to follow him on twitter and he shut sh*t down when the feds sent him some mail. he pushed an update to the repo that shut sh*t down.
to get it back you had to go through install a version of the repository before the update push was released and even then not everything was workin' like before.
58. "Y'all using windows or linux?" In response to Reply # 2 Wed Jan-07-15 12:37 PM by placee_22
I had it installed on a linux box a few yrs ago, but could never get the OTA tv and PVR thing working b/c of my tv tuner card and I refused to buy a new one.
72. "Pre-Configured XMBC (Easy Install)" In response to Reply # 2 Mon Jan-12-15 08:34 AM by dapitts08
I haven't done it yet ( i'm on plex/plexconnect/sickbeard ) but since it is mad easy I plan to go ahead and add it.
Description: this install of XBMC (kodi) is as easy as installing a program on your computer. it comes pre-configured with addons like 1channel,projectfreetv, icefilms and navi-x and so much more including tools
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3. "Have friends/family with cable" In response to Reply # 0
The watch ESPN app on Roku is great. Coupled with league pass (which I paid for) and a digital antenna the only sports I miss out on are the TNT games.
23. "we dont really mean cut the cord" In response to Reply # 6
just the cord to our wallets ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
this aint right atall ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
espn disney nickelodeon tbs/tnt for my nba & law & order fix A&E (for walking dead) one of the nature channels to get my animals hunting or being cute on HBO
so $20 for this + the fastest internet speed i can get from verizon fios @ prolly another $75 or so
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i will cut cable but i NEED wifi ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
27. "I just heard about a dish deal called Sling TV" In response to Reply # 0
Dish Network is launching Sling TV, a cheaper "over-the-top" (OTT) Internet TV service. For $20 a month customers can get channels like ESPN, Food Network, HGTV, TNT, CNN and TBS without paying for a full package.
39. "i'd say so b/c u can use your phone while it streams to the chromecast--..." In response to Reply # 37
the cast screen option IS good to have & works way better than the cast screen option in windows (which still fucking blows imo) - i use it for xfinitygo (i got tha hook up! uuugggghhh!) and in case of emergency
i've been using it for a couple of years, get all the recent releases and whole seasons of tv shows...it has chromecast capabilities and it's available for Android, IOS, PC, MAC and it has a built in VPN to access it anonymously.
75. "me too..BUT...i've yet to get it to discover files on my local network." In response to Reply # 74
can't figure this out for the life of me... when I go to Video> Browse> it sees the 1TB hard drive attached to my router just fine...it sees all the folders...but when I go into the Videos category, it won't see the video files that I have in .m4v format. this is really bugging me....
installed Plex and run into the same problem....I'd much rather use Kodi than Plex though because I don't need anything to transcode and I don't want to run a server....
81. "if i could get VLC to properly works as an external player for some of ." In response to Reply # 75
the add on's that won't properly load in XBMC/TVMC, I'd be set.
I'm sure there's something Im not pointing to properly in the playercore.xml file. Schedule permitting, I'll work on it and adjust it all sometime this evening. It's just dealing with that adb client and ES File Explorer with the firestick remote and or phone app keyboard can be a bit cumbersome and requires more patience than I'm willing to throw at it considering. It's an easy task, it's just the steps to navigate to the user data files embedded in the android section of the FireTv stick is the issue. Then you find the file and realize that you didn't click on it to copy it to the new location---leaving you to have to do all the steps over again.
84. "ES Chromecast extension is PERFECT actually....." In response to Reply # 81
browse to the file anywhere it resides on your network from ES File Explorer on your phone Select the file Share to Chromecast and BOOM...it's playing... but the Fire TV Stick remote is just so nice and convenient.....
I'm still using both.... but it'd be nice to just par down to one device...
85. "yeah, i get that but i'm not trying to play an actual file like an....." In response to Reply # 84
mp4 or dvd rip...I'm trying to play an xbmc extension that plays live network cable channels but some only load in an external browser (i.e, the Woody VLC file extensions). I can get them to play perfectly on an actual pc and/or android tablet but I can't get them to open on the FireTv stick. I'm thinkin' it's more of a hardware issue and the device not being able to open one program while another runs in the background (even if it's suspended as in most android based devices). I'll have it working soon if it's possible, I just haven't devoted an ample amount of time to the task at hand.
>browse to the file anywhere it resides on your network from >ES File Explorer on your phone >Select the file >Share to Chromecast and BOOM...it's playing... >but the Fire TV Stick remote is just so nice and >convenient..... > >I'm still using both.... >but it'd be nice to just par down to one device...
79. "yeah especially with the adb client and the tvmc port of XBMC. I " In response to Reply # 77
had originally had the regular XBMC on it until this weekend, which took a task to get everything (add-on's and etc) installed. I wish I had found out about TVMC early on and saved myself the trouble.
Now if I could just find a true android rom (with everything working) for this Nexus Player that I have life would be grand.
But it sure is going to be awesome during this storm ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
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