2014-11-04, 00:43
Fell in love with Kodi on my Android tablet. I'm looking to cut my cable, and I'm amazed at the amount of content. Have a lot of questions, but just looking for high-level overview type answers.
1. I want to build a separate media service running Kodi. I have used LInux and Unix for years, so Linux to me sounds like the best way to go. Comments? I also have a Synology, might keep a lot of the downloaded media there. It is on the network as would be this machine.
2. I've read about OpenELEC as the OS. Is that a good option. I don't want to run it on Windows or Android.
3. As far as hardware, do you recommend building a PC, or buying one of the preconfigured media PC's. It has to be small, don't want it to take up a lot of space. I like the idea of an SSD, money is not really an issue for me.
4. Real stupid sounding question, where does the box have to be in relation to the flat screen TV, do these boxes have HDMI output, is that how you connect?
5. I assume I need an IR remote for the box, how does that work, is there a USB receiver it plugs into?
6. And finally, if I want to have an over the air tuner or some other tuner hook into this box and input into the Kodo media server, does that change the nature of the box, what would I need.
Thanks, know it's a lot of questions. Really appreciate your help.
1. I want to build a separate media service running Kodi. I have used LInux and Unix for years, so Linux to me sounds like the best way to go. Comments? I also have a Synology, might keep a lot of the downloaded media there. It is on the network as would be this machine.
2. I've read about OpenELEC as the OS. Is that a good option. I don't want to run it on Windows or Android.
3. As far as hardware, do you recommend building a PC, or buying one of the preconfigured media PC's. It has to be small, don't want it to take up a lot of space. I like the idea of an SSD, money is not really an issue for me.
4. Real stupid sounding question, where does the box have to be in relation to the flat screen TV, do these boxes have HDMI output, is that how you connect?
5. I assume I need an IR remote for the box, how does that work, is there a USB receiver it plugs into?
6. And finally, if I want to have an over the air tuner or some other tuner hook into this box and input into the Kodo media server, does that change the nature of the box, what would I need.
Thanks, know it's a lot of questions. Really appreciate your help.