I fee so dumb i bought a Roku around xmas.

Firestick + Kodi + Beast = Greatness


I watch 90 percent of my tv off the computer either I download, put to usb, plug in tv watch....or just watch it off the computer...

I ONLY watch cable for the dvr. I dvr shit like Jamie Foxx, Martin n shit like that...just for if cable and internet goes out i got something to watch on tv to be lazy

but i REALLY dont need cable at all.......

at

all....

once it arrives i'll be searching the boards for stuff to put on it. i know i wasn't trying to pay $150-$200 for some shit i can figure out how to do myself...


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guaranteed to work.

goofy stuff.

i was supposed to buy one and figure out how to load it and sell them myself but i never got around to it.

and the people who pay for it are people that can't/don't want to figure out what to put on it.




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I'm tryna be better off, not better than...

it literally takes 20 mins...damn...i might need to start caking up

my biggest beef with cable was the UI.

X1 nailed the UI.

...

i've installed kodi and the beast on my fire stick. it's ok.

the beast got me cracking up with the menus.

i showed the old lady like, 'look honey there's a whole section for you ... chick flicks, romance, drama ... isn't this cool?'

she's like 'great ...'

we get to clicking and most stuff doesn't seem to work all the time.

that makes the experience suck.

and not worth it.

"Get ready..for your blessing..."

Shit still requires a tad too much massaging for the casual user...


BUT.... if you don't own a Fire Stick or plan on buying a Fire Stick in the near future.....you should rethink things...


"Get ready..for your blessing..."

When I was adding repos myself, I had issues here and there, but since I got that Beast, shit's been smooth sailing.

lol maybe i dont watch the same shit he does but the tv shows be on point for me..

because I'm not sure I trust using Wi-Fi in my place. I'll stubbornly stick with my Ethernet connected Roku 3 at the moment.

Are you able to get PPV events live with the Wi-Fi piracy route?

only thing that sucks is watching sports live and the signal fucking up...

but the only reason it doesn't suck is because I have 2 family members cable passwords.

so I really haven't cut cable but that bill is gone.

the only thing i cant get are NBC sports because Im not a cable user so.....I just wait and torrent shit

kinda crazy how they make it hard for us to give them our money

>the only thing i cant get are NBC sports because Im not a
>cable user so.....I just wait and torrent shit
>
>kinda crazy how they make it hard for us to give them our
>money


Are you referring to NBC Sports Network?

and its only available through NBC LEGALLY

otherwise I gotta go through BBC or SKYsports

You have to pay $5 extra over the $15 base package because it's in the $5 sports package, but it's available for you.

If you can use someone's cable account info, you can stream/replay the races on NBC Sports Live Extra. But one of the main reasons I still have cable is for F1. I don't want to watch it on my computer screen, and I need to DVR so I don't have to get up at 3AM to watch.

caught out there....


"Get ready..for your blessing..."

been torrenting for close to ten years

never has issue

you can still get caught, seeding or no seeding. As long as the torrent you are part of is tracked and watched for by companies you are potentially pirating from, you can get caught.

Apparently you are just fortunate enough not to get caught yet.

good....

My torrent client was set to NEVER seed....

So they can't track it back to you

my shit looks like someone overseas downloaded it

I have got an e-mail from Fios twice on that. Likely the items that was downloaded, as I rarely have that issue. But yeah, do it at your own risk

if the Tor Project gave away free proxy services ala their Tor Browser, but I suppose they are aware folks would abuse a free proxy service for piracy purposes and would put them in the crosshairs for content providers, so I can see why they wouldn't do such a thing for free.

With my internet bill, I pay $113/month for all of that.

For my viewing habits, I see no reason in paying for cable.

with Internet about $80 for TV
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Sling is 20
Netflix is 10
Hulu is 10
Hbo now is 16

You got wifi internet for 25 dollars that can stream HD?

Who you wit?

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really looking at Sling Tv too, but not sure if I watch enough anymore to justify it. But I like what they offer.

http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Ultra-Thin-Amplified-Indoor-Antenna/dp/B00DIFIP06/

I know you're asking about the digital stuff, but FYI you can get all major networks, public access, Spanish channels, and even some nature/Nat Geo type stuff free gratis.

Edit - you can also get a DVR that will record OTA (over the air) channels, standalone subscription-free.
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we use it, it's on point, we pay less than $50 for the internet

but she needs a stream for BET to watch Being Mary Jane

otherwise we're living

i will tonight

which is under TV Shows, I'll look when I get home too.

look for it in Genesis or 1channel and watch it like you would if you DVR'd it

its a big plus watching the shows at the same time with folks and tweeting


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stuck with dsl

I add NBA League Pass around all-star break.

Anyways, me and the gf live in Arizona, top floor of an apartment with no trees or buildings blocking reception and of course AZ has no weather so keep that in mind but for us it's been pretty easy. The antenna was I think $20 to $25. So local stuff is covered.

SlingTV w/ HBO added is $35 monthly. Runs through XBox One, phone, tablet, computer, and I think Roku. It has had some hiccups since launch, but has been a whole lot better the past month or so (there was an app update). Channels are A&E, ABC Family, Adult Swim, AMC, Bloomberg, Cartoon Network, CNN, Disney Channel, El Rey, ESPN, ESPN2, Food Network, Galavisión, H2, HGTV, History, IFC, Lifetime, Maker, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, and as mentioned we added HBO. If you don't add HBO it's $20 a month. No contracts.

Hulu w/ no commercials option is $12; Netflix I believe is $10. Again, both have no contracts so can cancel whenever.

And I pay $30 once every 3 months for a proxy server when I have to get illegal. :)
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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

http://popcorn-time.se/

I just be chillin watching the news on BBC One, just because I can.

The downside is there's just too much to choose from...so sometimes I take more time to settle on something than I do actually watching it.

it's out there on google Kodi + The Beast

not sure what that's about but it's not enough for me to stop using it. i still love that shit.

i should really cancel cable but my wife would never pick up using Beast so it's pointless.

damn.

this sis my issue...not down with searching sites with mega pop ups every time im trying to watch a live sporting event

>this sis my issue...not down with searching sites with mega
>pop ups every time im trying to watch a live sporting event

Some of the channels include ESPN, TNT and TBS in its baseline package and a separate add-on sports package for $5.

that's all I'll say about it here.
probably too much going on in here as is.

ESPN/2 / TNT / TBS
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something better

Well, for those who want to go the legal route.

ESPN
ESPN2
TNT
TBS

That and NBA League Pass and I have all the games I want.

>Well, for those who want to go the legal route.
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>ESPN
>ESPN2
>TNT
>TBS
>
>That and NBA League Pass and I have all the games I want.

HD antenae would bring in whatever NBC, ABC, and CBS is showing.


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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)

no complaints here, but shit just seems too good to be true.

I'm surprised the powers that be havent gone after them alredy.. like Napster & nem

when one day they suddenly stop working

u can do the shit yourself. One goes down another pops up...

but Kodi is open source if i'm not mistaken (i probably am) and folks can write their own apps for it.

what most of these apps do is they aggregate (is that the right word?) a bunch of streaming URLs so they're not really hosting anything. similar to napster i guess but the issue isn't Kodi's it's the app developers who continue to write the apps and maintain them. one app may go down then another will pop up (think popcorn time) in it's place.

So kodi itself won't get taken down, but the plug-ins people use may very well stop working.

plus the plug-ins that bootleg movies are not offical kodi apps, you have go out of your way (not really that hard tho) to install those repos.

Why shouldn't Kodi be legal? If I pay for a NAS unit and want to "backup" the movies I legally purchased digitally then why can't I do it?

I have a media server with thousands of "legally purchased" dvds over the years that I watch. I can stream from my tablet, notebook, smartphone any time I want, anywhere I want.

still too scared to make the leap
i watch way too much tv
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You cannot hate people for their own good.

even notice a difference except when that big ass cable bill don't show up no mo.

once you figure out where everything is...everything is there.

i really might be paying for convenience

*sigh*


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oh wait, you need it to watch the latest episode...

it should be available in a few days without it tho..

free

tee

vee

dot

com

A co worker.

They asked if I knew how to do it.
I didn't even feel like using my time home to mess around with it so I told them I do it for $200 just so they don't bother me anymore.

Dude comes back from his lunch break with one he copped from best buy and gave me the money and told him to hook him up. Easy money.