I apologize for this kind of thread, as I know there are many. I am just asking myself as everyone has different desires/issues as to what they want to get out of Kodi.
My Internetz: 50 Download / 5 Upload (Time Warner Cable)
My Modem: Motorola SURFboard SB6141
My Router: TP‑LINK ARCHER C9 AC1900 Wireless Router ‑ 2.4/5 GHz
My TV: 50 Inch Vizio LED SmartTV with Vizio 2.0 Channel Sound Bar
I currently have an Amazon Fire Stick connected through the 5GHz wifi band. I have it setup on Kodi and use it to stream movies and TV shows through Video Addons. BUT... it has buffering issues. 70% of the time when I try to stream movies and some TV shows, it just won't buffer, or it will randomly freeze up and buffer throughout the movie and it is very frustrating. Also I have plenty of live tv buffering too. BUT, I did recently just mess with the cache settings and whatnot, and since then I haven't done any movie/livetv testing, but it has been streaming Game of Thrones (1080p) very well.
I am wanting to get another streaming device for my main TV downstairs, and move the FireStick to my smaller TV upstairs. I do have a nice Asus Laptop plugged into my main TV downstairs that I could even use, I was just hoping for the easy/convenience as firing up the FireStick and picking a show/movie (as my gf uses it too).
So I guess my questions are...
1.) Is there a clear issue in my current equipment/setup as to why I am having buffering issues?
2.) Should I just get another FireStick for my main TV downstairs? or another device such as a FireTV? Chromebox? etc. or just use my Asus Laptop I have plugged into main TV?
I am hoping to achieve a setup that is very easy to use, and will clear up the buffering issues.
Thank you for the help.
My Internetz: 50 Download / 5 Upload (Time Warner Cable)
My Modem: Motorola SURFboard SB6141
My Router: TP‑LINK ARCHER C9 AC1900 Wireless Router ‑ 2.4/5 GHz
My TV: 50 Inch Vizio LED SmartTV with Vizio 2.0 Channel Sound Bar
I currently have an Amazon Fire Stick connected through the 5GHz wifi band. I have it setup on Kodi and use it to stream movies and TV shows through Video Addons. BUT... it has buffering issues. 70% of the time when I try to stream movies and some TV shows, it just won't buffer, or it will randomly freeze up and buffer throughout the movie and it is very frustrating. Also I have plenty of live tv buffering too. BUT, I did recently just mess with the cache settings and whatnot, and since then I haven't done any movie/livetv testing, but it has been streaming Game of Thrones (1080p) very well.
I am wanting to get another streaming device for my main TV downstairs, and move the FireStick to my smaller TV upstairs. I do have a nice Asus Laptop plugged into my main TV downstairs that I could even use, I was just hoping for the easy/convenience as firing up the FireStick and picking a show/movie (as my gf uses it too).
So I guess my questions are...
1.) Is there a clear issue in my current equipment/setup as to why I am having buffering issues?
2.) Should I just get another FireStick for my main TV downstairs? or another device such as a FireTV? Chromebox? etc. or just use my Asus Laptop I have plugged into main TV?
I am hoping to achieve a setup that is very easy to use, and will clear up the buffering issues.
Thank you for the help.
