Android TV Boxes - Info and Legality?

spud17

hans_2 wrote: »

Must be old age but why would I need kodi on my computer.I can find all sport/film streams myself.

What else can it do?

I'm not really into tv/films, but out of curiosity tried Openelec on a 8GB flash drive and found that it streamed better than using the pc.
No real explanation, just my experience.

JJ_Egan

hans_2 wrote: »

Must be old age but why would I need kodi on my computer.I can find all sport/film streams myself.

What else can it do?

A lot of streams have adverts and x all over the place on a PC unless you set up correctly .
Kod// on a PC allows you to test without buying a box first .A lot of the streams are just the same streams and as its now more popular often the service is slower .
Movies TV shows that are held on a server are generally ok sport is more problematic with a general rule the slow sports like bowls cricket and soccer are ok but expect buffering on faster sports like rugby .

almillar

To answer the OP's question, there's nothing illegal about the devices themselves, it's basically phone/tablet hardware in a box that you plug into a TV. Kodi and similar software is perfectly legal, and simplifies access to lots of internet content. Some of this content is illegal. If you're watching a boxing match, for example, on one of these streams, it could be someone re-'broadcasting' it without permission from the rights holder. As has been touched on in the thread, you also have absolutely no guarantee of quality.

hans_2

JJ_Egan wrote: »

slow sports like bowls cricket and soccer are ok but expect buffering on faster sports like rugby .

Only if Manchester Utd fan :rotfl::rotfl:

forgotmyname

Had XMBC for years and now KODI, have it on our desktop PCs and a dedicated media centre PC. You can adjust the settings to restrict buffering during playback, buffer a larger amount at the start or create a larger buffer.

Yes there is 4K content, but you need to know its not openly available, the issue is your internet speed, I think proper 4K video is something like 32GB a minute? Thats some internet connection.

J_B

hans_2 wrote: »

Only if Manchester Utd fan :rotfl::rotfl:

Following his MBE, Dennis law was asked what the score would be if his ManU team played the current one.
"We'd beat them 1-0"
"Why such a low score?"
"Well, most of us are over 70 now ...."

lawtz04

Wow thanks for all the replies/opinions, most of which were over my head a little!

Ive ordered this:
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-MXQ-Quad-Core-Android-4-4-TV-Box-Fully-Loaded-KODI-XBMC-Free-Sports-Movies-/361432033518?nav=SEARCH

Hopefully it will be okay but if not its not the end of the world at 35 quid!

As I now understand it apps are used to stream content via the internet (ill be connecting wired not by wifi), so any recommended apps? Thanks again!

pappa_golf

and its jail broken as well:j

bob_a_builder

so any recommended apps?

Seems to have a lot already installed - Showbox etc
For an easy pre confined version of of Kodi - try TVaddons

That box looks a steal - Some time ago I paid 3 times that for a not dissimilar MiniX box - maybe time to update the other TVs with some of these

lawtz04

My box came today and I have set it up. My mrs is happily watching scorpion season 2 now. Its buffered a couple of times but nothing serious.

At the moment we have it running by wifi (about 5 inches from homehub!) - is it worth buying a cable for a wired connection?

Overall the box seems goid, just need some patience trying to find things!

My friends told me he has found pheonix and genesis to be the best apps.