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Old 05-05-2015, 01:32 PM   #691
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KODI is our salvation . But I don't use it on the Amazon Stick, we use another box for it on another TV.
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KODI is the evolved and renamed version of XBMC.
With Windows Media Center headed for extintion, Kodi is going to be a lot more significant in the home theater space.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software)
Does it record shows like Media Center?
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KODI is the evolved and renamed version of XBMC.
With Windows Media Center headed for extintion, Kodi is going to be a lot more significant in the home theater space.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software)
That link didn't work for me. This one did - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodi_(software)

I think you missed the closing )

Edit - as did I until I fixed it.
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The most frequent comment I hear about the Fire Stick is that it's the perfect vessel for Kodi. Makes you wonder when or whether Amazon might address that security hole as Microsoft once did with the Xbox.
The Kodi app in the Amazon app store isn't compatible with the Fire stick. http://www.amazon.com/XBMC-Foundatio.../dp/B00TWM8IBA
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Which is why we're hoping it comes to the Stick, not just the STB.
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Which is why we're hoping it comes to the Stick, not just the STB.
I guess I missed that part.
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I guess I missed that part.
Actually, it *can* run on the Fire TV stick.
(Just found out.)

It's not a straight click and load but it can be done.
http://kodi.wiki/view/HOW-TO:Install_Kodi_on_Fire_TV
You use a free app to sideload the apk over the network and then when you get the version at the appstore it shows up on the home screen.

(So yes, Amazon should just certify the thing and save us the sideload.)

I'll have to look into how that network sideloading utility works. Could be useful for other stuff.
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Old 05-07-2015, 01:40 PM   #700
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The Beginner's Kindle Fire TV Stick User Guide: Easy to Use, Easy to Understand: The Quick Guide from Amateur to Expert in 30 Minutes. Everything You Need to Start Using Your Kindle Streaming Stick [Kindle Edition]

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This shows as $2.99 for me.
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This shows as $2.99 for me.
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Re: sideloading the FireTV stick...

It works. Nice and smooth.
I'm tempted to sideload FBreader or Coolreader to see how it plays out.

As for Kodi, it is very impressive.
I tried out the network side-loading and it worked perfectly.
Kodi turns the Fire TV stick into a 90% WDTV Live-equivalent. Which, for the price of the stick makes it a must-have.

The gui is merely good and the alternates I checked are more "kewl" than polished but I threw stuff at it that VLC chokes on and it handled it flawlessly. Even iso files. I had to work hard to find its limits (or, more precisely, the limits of the hardware); very high quality VC-1 files at 1080p/24 run slow and stutter. Most other video apps just choke on those. Or even the 720p/60 versions that Kodi on the stick plays fine.

Now, if only Amazon would admit it runs and let us download it directly...


Oh, and yes: on a PC or Mac with tuner and/or video capture hardware it will serve as a PVR.
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This shows as $2.99 for me.
Yes, and now for me too.

I wonder why they change their promotions in mid-day.
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@Kodi users:
What does this mean?
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I'm not getting the "10 foot UI" part.

EDIT: Never mind. Went looking elsewhere. Never heard that phrase before.
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