2015-06-19, 22:31
Well you can choose to pay in GBP on Amazon but yeah Amazon exchange rate is not good.
(2015-06-19, 14:07)tredman Wrote: Only certainties in life are death, taxes and getting screwed on gbp/usd exchange rate for electricals...
(2015-06-20, 01:01)snooters Wrote: If chromebox, should I be getting the i3 instead of celeron?Have a look here for details of exactly what a vanilla Chromebox can do:
(2015-06-20, 01:01)snooters Wrote: CHROMEBOX or NVIDIA SHIELD?
Kodi for mainly playing tv/movies (720/1080) off an SMB share, and some emulators. I'm fine with using the smart tv for netflix.
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I last used XBMC on gen 1 XBOX (STILL the best media player solution I've had) so I'm a little out of the game. Thanx!
(2015-06-22, 13:08)magic Wrote:(2015-06-20, 01:01)snooters Wrote: CHROMEBOX or NVIDIA SHIELD?
Kodi for mainly playing tv/movies (720/1080) off an SMB share, and some emulators. I'm fine with using the smart tv for netflix.
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I last used XBMC on gen 1 XBOX (STILL the best media player solution I've had) so I'm a little out of the game. Thanx!
Hi,
i'm in the same situation. Used XBMC on Xbox first generation until some days ago. Now i'm buying a sony android tv (4k), and i'd like to know the best solution for kodi.
(2015-06-23, 12:45)RockerC Wrote: Now that ASRock Beebox and Nvidia Shield Android TV is available should still outdated thread still be a sticky when poofyhairguy's original post is not constantly updated by forum mods?
Recommend either unsticking it or having several forum moderators updating it regularly.
(2015-06-23, 17:03)Matt Devo Wrote:It isn't, but isn't it a moderators responsibility to either unsticky threads that are no longer up-to-date or request the original posted to update? In this specific case I just think that original post is now outdated and no longer recommends the best options, which is why it was a sticky in the first place. Again it was only a recommendation, and no offense meant.(2015-06-23, 12:45)RockerC Wrote: Now that ASRock Beebox and Nvidia Shield Android TV is available should still outdated thread still be a sticky when poofyhairguy's original post is not constantly updated by forum mods?I didn't know it was the moderators' job to keep Poofy's post updated
Recommend either unsticking it or having several forum moderators updating it regularly.
(2015-06-24, 12:38)MediaPi Wrote: why not have a thread that points to a wiki in the first postYou mean precisely like this sticky thread http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=216327 and this existing wiki page => http://kodi.wiki/view/Devices ?
(BEST KODI BOX AND WHY BY KODI COMMUNITY)
this way users that are passionate such as RockerC can update as they see fit
and the rest of the thread (and the wiki :p ) can still let users discuss...
RockerC why don't you start the thread and ask for a moderator to have it sticky?
Quote:For the cost of entry now (compared to what you are dropping on that 4k tv), get a pi2 (and its accessories) or a chromebox. I have 3 pi's (non 2's) for all my tvs. They all work great, aside from the SD card sometimes acting up (resolved in new pi's by going with a snap in microSD).
If I were spending money today though, I'd probably get a chromebox, since its x86, fast, and comes with ram/ssd/etc and is all ready to go, other than a remote. Since i have FLIRCs for all my pi's, I'd just recycle one of them.
(2015-06-24, 18:05)magic Wrote:Quote:For the cost of entry now (compared to what you are dropping on that 4k tv), get a pi2 (and its accessories) or a chromebox. I have 3 pi's (non 2's) for all my tvs. They all work great, aside from the SD card sometimes acting up (resolved in new pi's by going with a snap in microSD).
If I were spending money today though, I'd probably get a chromebox, since its x86, fast, and comes with ram/ssd/etc and is all ready to go, other than a remote. Since i have FLIRCs for all my pi's, I'd just recycle one of them.
If i don't care (for now) for 4k playback, which minimum chromebox specs do you suggest for perfect 1080p playback and smooth kodi interface?
Thanks!