Only just discovered kodi, what a fucking amazing program. Any

>>58296215
I don't get it. How is it amazing? And it can't play live TV from my TV tuner so I'll probably still not use it.

>>58296288
Why can't it play from your tv tuner? I've seen it in use doing that.

The depth of it is incredible, how it can be so many different things for whatever your use case may be.

>>58296310
It can't. It needs 3rd-party software to run as a backend and they're all hot garbage. There is not a single piece of software that just werks with a TV tuner EXCEPT.....
.
.
.
Windows Media Center unfortunately

>>58296215
Get a VPN, otherwise your ISP will get all up over your ass (assuming you live in burgerland)

>>58296403
thats only for torrents like when using quasar. for streaming your fine.

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>>58296403
>otherwise your ISP will get all up over your ass
>ISP all over you
>for a media player
>a media player that requires no connection at all to use and can be run local or single machine only
You have no idea what KODI actually is, do you?

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>>58296403
They wouldn't be up your ass if you didn't pirate shit.

>>58296403
Luckily I live in a country where they currently don't give a fuck.

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>>58296392
>Windows Media Center
Son...

>>58296524
By all means, please find a way for me to finally stop using it. Nothing else works.

>>58296625
So your argument is that kodi cannot do this?

>>58296392

Which you can integrate with Kodi...

http://kodi.wiki/view/ServerWMC

>>58296637
Kodi doesn't do anything like that by itself, no
>>58296640
I'll give this a try tomorrow, but it will still have me at the mercy of WMC. I'd like to abandon it altogether.

>>58296446
Haven't used Kodi, but my dad told me some things about it
>>58296453
Barely. It's a streaming program that is open source and can replace TV.
>>58296459
It's leeching without seeding, but you're still a cuck.
>>58296501
Good for you then.

Thanks for the (You)s anons.

>>58296750
>Barely.
It's literally just a media player with netflix style UI for local files. There's plugins you can add to do p2p streaming and shit but they're not built in.

>>58296688
>Kodi doesn't do anything like that by itself, no
Most things people use kodi for isn't performed by kodi itself.

>>58296867
I feel like you're missing the whole point it.
>I'll ignore all functionality that is added by plugins and repositories

>>58296867
>>58296973
Plug-ins are annoying. I appreciate the flexibility of the program but releasing a package that just werks for given purposes would be nice.

>>58297003
The whole point of it is that it is open and extensible in whatever way you like. The very heart of it is plugins and 3rd party repos.

>>58296688

I switched to MythTV since WMC has been EOL'd but yeah MythTV Is pretty shitty to setup but once it's running it's not too bad.

If you want to stream free shit install a build that's has the things you want it for. I'm currently using pulse build, but I only watch movies once in a while so I don't use any other feature. Get the remote app for your phone it's called Kore I think on playstore so you can use it away from computer. Like if you use it for music.

>>58297159
I haven't really explored the builds, are they worth it versus setting up a few things yourself?

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I don't know shit all about Kodi, got any good stuff to get me started and into it /g/?

>>58296403
Wow
Burger here and you are completely fucking wrong

>>58297190
You still have to get the add-ons with the new builds

>>58296867
Kek, it has plugins and shit that you can add to like a small ecosystem.

>>58297190
Builds are just presets of add-on. They install a bunch of add-ons and even give repositories to install more. You can still set up things yourself the way you want you'll just have a few extra things already installed for you some even have custom skins and menus that vanilla Kodi doesn't have. I suggest you try the fusion build, it just adds a bunch of add-ons and repositories, from there do some research on what you want Kodi to do and install bigger builds.

Check out aeres wizard it's a program you install in Kodi that gives you a list of builds it can install for you without you having to do much, it doesn't have all builds, but a few popular ones.

>>58297304
*Ares wizard

>>58297259
Just check some youtube videos for setups, you'll get the idea.

>>58297285
Oops, meant for the ones that scrape (leech without seeding) P2P traffic.

why should i switch from mpc-hc with MadVR to mpv, when madVR gives better image quality??

>>58297474
because you're wrong

Plex users can go and fuck themselves. Kodi is for power users. It's a damn powerhouse. oh, and it also has a Plex addon, for those salty ones.

Btw OP, don't fall for the builds meme. If you want games check Retroplayer.

All the repos are shit from what I remember. Terrible organization and horrible stream quality.

>>58297523
If you wants streams, though. You can always use torrents.

>>58297506
but im not, took two screenshots and madvr looks better.

>>58297545

Exactly. Which is why I don't understand Kodi. If you're not using it to stream then what the fuck are you using it for? Some frontend to watch local content? Why not just use your file explorer and media player?

>>58297523
some streams from one click hosters like exodus and pheonix are decent but yea some are shitty. you can get better quality with torrents with quasar addon but its no different then downloading it from a torrent client.

>>58297554
I've compared them also with high quality settings and they are indistinguishable. Stop lying.

>>58297601
"high quality settings"

Ok then, please give me your mpv settings and i will re-check.

>>58297445
Kek nice try faggot
ISPs literally only ever care if you seed and out of the 4 places I've lived in 10 years I've never had any issues in burger land

What would be the easiest way to set up watching stuff over a network? I currently access network folders and open the file but it struggles and stutters at 1080p stuff. Could Kodi transcode the file locally and stream the video to another computer?

>run kodi as OSMC install on a Raspberry Pi 3
>connect 6TB hard drive
>connect to TV
instant home TV station!

>>58297616
thats not how it works. if you connect to a swarm that someone who is hired to log IPs is connected to then you can get logged regardless if you seed or not.

>>58297635
Why not install a samba server and just copy it over?

>>58297601
>>58297612
>youre wrong stop lying

>asks for config to see if his shit is fucked up

As per usual mpvmeme'ers would rather spout memes

topkek

>>58297658
This is how I got my first DCMA notice from Verizon using Popcorn Time

>>58297700
>not using a VPN with Verizon even to check Facebook
enjoy your permanent cross-domain advertising cookie

>>58297717
Tell me about it, need to get one ASAP

Current addons in my Kodi setup

>music
Mp3streams
Django

>video
Exodus

>live TV
Ccloud TV
Nasa TV

>Skin
Mimic
Titan (liked this one but it's too heavy on the cpu)

Are there any plugins I might be missing for watching live Tv, movies, or shows?

I can't get my sound working in kodi, picks up my sound card but doesn't output anything. Sometimes when I start kodi it plays some menu sounds but stops shortly afterwards. I've checked the FAQs, wiki etc tried all available output devices in the kodi setting but nothing. I don't suppose anyone has experienced this?

>>58297717
VPNsdon't protect against cookies.

>>58297861
>Ccloud TV

Thanks for that. I was using sanctuary till now. Ccloud seems more stable (doesn't crush when running out of buffer).

Can somebody explain to me the appeal of this program? Is it meant to be used on a tv as a media center? Because on my laptop I have no use for it. I've seen tutorials to stream sports with kodi but the process is somewhat cumbersome and I don't see any advantage versus clicking on an ace stream link.

>>58296392

NextPVR is better

>>58297516
You need something like Plex or Emby to handle the backend because Kodi is shit at metadata management. There were workarounds back before the name change and I have no clue if it's even doable now to set a network path for metadata like days of yore. Good luck getting all that shit to sync/fit on a RPi or some shitty android box if you have a decent library.

>>58296215
How does this compare to plex?

Their jew shit with multiple accounts and such is pissing me off.

Get an addon called exodus and enjoy the free 1080p streams of your favorite serie or movie.

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>>58296215
>Any tips or tricks

>>58300682

install plex

>>58300692
Don't trust them. Good alternative?

>>58300682

Proprietary piece of shit. Avoid were possible.

>>58301260
*where

>>58301272
*when

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>>58300576
>>58301103
I have been using it against my better judgement because it has a nice webui.

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>>58301780
Felt like watching your shows tonight? Too bad lol.

>>58297674
I should make copies of files every time I want to watch something? I do this very often btw.

>>58300088
Nope. It's on the same level as MythTV. Barely works.

>>58301798
BubbleUPNP will recognize your existing network shares and act as a transcoding layer if you are using the app.

I used to use it to stream shit to my chromecast before I migrated to PLEX.

Best skin?

CCloudTV is shite, 90% of the US/UK streams doesn't work

The player on Kodi is shit though.

>>58297576
Because I use it on my TV, retard.

>>58296215
It's a fucking media player. Am I missing something?

>>58302358
I have my media computer on my TV too but I just use my file explorer to watch stuff.

>>58302368
Easy to access streaming films/tv shows or so I hear

>>58297717
>enjoy your permanent cross-domain advertising cookie

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/?src=api

>>58302225
Use IPTVFreedom

>>58303661
That shit doesn't work on an ISP placed cookie on your toaster, try again

>>58303259
quality is shit and the stream sites are slow as fuck tho desu

>>58296215
Using Emby to play downloaded content with Arctic Zephyr as your skin is pretty cozy.

>was gonna samba share an HDD so i could access it on kodi from my tv
>can't configure samba on the fucking router cause it's some gimped chink piece of shit that my ISP gimped even further by removing samba
>can't bridge it and use a real router either without calling the ISP having them remote configure it for bridge and it takes like a week to havy my request filled
ISPs deserve to burn to the ground

>>58296288
Well you're doing it wrong. You need a new hdhomerun unit that does transcoding. Sort of /s because I have a original hdhomerun and it was a real bitch to get it to work with kodi and now it doesn't work at all with kodi on my firetv.

At a friend's house we create music/youtube play lists with the Yatse Android app, basically a Kodi remote control. Great app

>>58305634
Why are people so goddamn autistic about muh quality?

Even 720p shit from stream sites on kodi looks quite above acceptable, you are a faggot

>>58307416
The popular and newer stuff are fine. but I have ran into some piss poor quality streams.

>>58301780
>>58301785
I have never personally come across this problem. I have around fifteen users that utilize my Plex library. My mobile devices sync photos and videos. I also happen to use nextcloud to avoid botnet on phones as much as possible. It's been a great service for the most part. Emby is shaping up to be pretty similar as well. The plugin support isn't as robust but it has had similar plugins ala XBMC but they're usually shitty. Pretty happy with it overall. Everything works. Music streaming like spotify via my personal library works well too.

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>>58296310
You need certain add ons to watch live movies and tv shows. Like IPTV. You just need a reliable and fast internet connection dn it should work. I recommend installing Ares Wizard and downloading Pusle CCM. it installs all the add-ons you would need plus has a really cool design

>>58296750
>Barely. It's a streaming program that is open source and can replace TV.

fuck me. it's time to leave /g/, I have been here far too long.

>>58300410
name change should make really any difference. Im running gentoo and i see a fair bit of "XBMC" in the file paths and such as it compiles away

>>58309773
They altered XBMC to a degree once they started the shift towards the Kodi moniker. They were also pushing for Android support at around the same time. You used to be able to edit the XML config and point all metadata storage etc. and sync it across multiple devices via a network path. Last I checked this wasn't easily doable anymore or at all.

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>>58296403
>implying you wouldn't eat a fucking burger right now if you had ready access to one with your choice of toppings

Also, never had an ISP issue.

>>58310941
I use Kodi on both a Samsung Tablet and Raspberry Pi. No issues on either with both local files and streaming on either device.

>>58296992
>>58297003
The plugin system is there so 3rd party devs can extend functionality easily and so that users can pick and choose what they want. The shit-quality pirate streaming is all 3rd party.

>>58311898
The issues in my case have to do with local libraries. I have around 13k movies and a few hundred TV shows. Music library is medicore and only eats up most of a 2TB drive. XBMC/Kodi handling metadata would take a whole day or two and won't work on SD. I also lose multi room sync. Meaning I can watch something on my phone stop and move to my TV or computer. Only way to do that is via emby or plex plugins.

>>58311898
>>58311990
Oh and the RPi despite it's popularity stutters on HD content. Shared bus problem perhaps? Anyways there is that. My old WDTV Live does a better job than the Pi there.

apache2 + mod_davfs over ssl with basic auth using a free noip domain. that's THE ultimate way to stream your content. I can even watch my HD movies on my phone through public wifi without any issues. can manage my downloads on the same server with transdroid from anywhere too. it's a pretty slick setup. shitty old pentium 4 server running debian.

>>58296215
config wizard from fusion.tvaddons.ag

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>>58301812
You must be doing it wrong then

>>58307416
I have Sonarr downloading shit for me automatically in 1080p. Why the fuck would I settle for lower quality?

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>>58315524
https://flexget.com/
Can that shit grab pilots and track anime?

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>>58315587
Yes, yes it does.

>>58296392
Windows Media Center is awesome my dude. Especially for TV recording.

>>58315587
Yes to both. It's not as flexible or advanced as Flexget but I don't need it to.

It's VERY easy to use.

>>58315648
Can you show me it grabbing pilots?

Not that I don't believe you, but if you see my list I didn't have to add "The Mick" a comedy starring the blonde chick from its always sunny in philadelphia.

I don't watch tv so I need this feature or I would never even know about these shows.

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>>58315690

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>>58315690
>>58315719

>>58315646
>Windows Media Center is awesome
It's not awesome at all, but it seems the sanest choice for simple live TV (DVB and such).

It's still MS software, so a bit clumsy and buggy. And it lacks some basic features like choosing the audio device...

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>>58315690
>>58315719
>>58315732

>>58315690
You want to automatically download ALL pilots despite not adding them? That's a weird feature.

>>58315739
Didn't you have to add that show?

I mean I want it to see the first episode of some show and then just start downloading it and all successive episodes.

>>58315766
Yes, how else would I find new tv shows if I don't see commercials. Probably the most important feature of an automated show downloader hands down.

>>58315770
>>58315780
FFS man use some like http://tvnfo.com/ or something. Why would you download every single new show? How fucking droll.

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>>58315796
Why is it droll?
If I don't like it I just delete it and it isn't tracked anymore. Convenient as fuck is more like it.

I wouldn't be watching like 75% of these shows if flexget hadn't grabbed them for me automatically.

Its convenient for anime too I never have to check those charts.

>>58315646
>>58315733
It's both awesome and not awesome. It just werks, has a good interface, and records TV nicely. However, it's DISCONTINUED.

>>58307416
>Even 720p shit from stream sites on kodi looks quite above acceptable

not always. some of them are way too bitstarved

>>58313188
>config wizard from fusion.tvaddons.ag

not enough

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>>58303259
>>58305634
>>58307416
Pic related.
Most vids are at least in HD.

>>58321896
>Most vids are at least in HD.

bitstarved worse than yify, too

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>>58305758
Best skin so far. Super comfy when used with a dedicated remote control.

>>58321896
That doesnt mean shit when the bitrate is low. Most of the newer stuff is tolerable, but the less popular content is awful looking.

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Maximum comfy

>>58323277
how much did it all cost?

>>58323277
>APU instead of an i3

fag

>>58296215
Install quasar and some providers to watch everything you want!
For porn stuffs you should install ultimate whitecream!

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>>58323277
I use this guy, love it.

>>58323964
That's a pretty nice sex toy!

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...normies
> https://123movies.is/ + ublock origin
why download when you can stream?
>but muh pixels

>>58323393
I know but the processor was brand new sealed for 25$. It can emulate and so some 4k shockingly well. It even can keep up with my i5 2500k in all media tasks, and web browsing

>>58323389
I got the case for free since it was being thrown away(with PSU). Processor was sold at 25$ sealed new (i think a guy stole it off a truck). They keyboard was on sale for 10$ and the remote + usb was given to me.

So I probably paid around 250$.

>>58324480
Thanks for the info, which board did you use?

>>58324550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157334

ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M FM2

>>58324263
You do know you can stream the same shit in kodi right?

I use it for porn. Pretty guud

>>58324263
>360p pajeet quality streams
Fuck off

1. Put it on a raspberry pi
2. get the Exodus addon
3. Enjoy free everything forever

>>58324806
>exodus

that's not even the best addon

>>58324890
then what is

>>58325213
there is no best, but exodus is just one of several you should have on your kodi.

>>58296750
>Haven't used Kodi, but my dad told me some things about it
Time to leave /g/

>>58296459
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.en.html#Piracy

>>58296403
Kodi isn't illegal at all. The dumb ass plugins on the other hand are.

>>58296392
So, you want one bloated program and to have developers tied up reinventing the wheel?

You don't use Windows I assume? Drivers are 3rd party software to an extent.

>>58312039
GPU in the Pi is too weak for video playback

I've tried anime stored right on the Pi and it doesn't play back well at all. Same is true of every SBC I have tried

>>58312039
>>58325535
This is why I bought a Mi Box and have no complaints.

>>58325667
I was actually considering trying out the Mi box on one of my extra TV's. It's pretty cheap too.

>>58297259
Download freetelly

>>58325723
It's great for the price. The only negative is that you have to buy an adapter for ethernet but that was also dirt cheap.

>>58296310
>Windows Media Center unfortunately

I have to agree. Windows Media Centre is the most brilliant pices of personal Tuner/DVR app ever to be made.

I've tried so many emerging Tuner programs, and they're all just horrible.

WMC is 12 years old and it still is hands down, the best available.

Unfortunately it's only available natively on Windows 7, and Windows 8 if you happen to have the Win8 with Meida Center edition.

There is a hack for Windows 10, but it just simply sucks, since it breaks with every fucking Windows 10 update, so it's not even worth the hassle.


Kodi is a decent media player, it has probably the best customizable library, other than that, I don't have much use for it.

Kodi was the best damned Xbox dashboard back in the day it was known as XBMC.

>>58325512
I just want something that werks for TV tuners. I use Windows 7 because of WMC and gaming. I can't even go to Windows 8.1 because of no WMC.

>>58301785
>using plex.tv instead of lan
lol

>>58296215
Install plex

>>58296215
which plugins i have to download to watch tv? i heard about spartan is it enough?

>>58328844
Plex is ugly as fuck. The only /g/ approved excuse is that you use it for transcoding.

>>58329190
http://koditips.com/

Take your pick.

>>58329190
ive never found a good addon for watching tv.

dont believe what the jew spics tell you either, because there isnt a good working addon for live tv unless you pay for something (even paid ones i havent checked out).

right now exodus is good for watching tv shows and movies a few days after they air.

>>58329585
>there isnt a good working addon for live tv unless you pay for something

this is true. most live streams on kodi addons are terrible.

it's best to stream shows after they air.

>>58296215
Always get on a VPN before you use kodi, you can get fucked by 3rd party addons without it, and your ISP can get uppity if they know its you streaming.
Most popular one among Kodi users is PIA

>>58329714
PiA speeds are alright usually. It's usually about as good as half my downlink (150Mbit). Sometimes certain regions have less traffic and can almost max it out. Any VPN that doesn't specifically say they keep no records should be avoided.

plex is literally better in E V E R Y way
>open source
not even once

>>58329585
The russkies have some cheap addons..
Most addons just use the shitty free TV streams the russkies put up so potential costumers can check it out and those go down all the time.

>>58329772
Plex would be better if they added in some features like Emby such as themes etc. Problem of course is how do apply that same user experience across multiple devices. Roku's won't support certain features or themes and then you have the mobile app itself which has to work on android and ios.

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>brand new raspberry pi 3
>latest osmc (kodi for raspberry)
>try to play a 700mb h265 1080p mkv from usb
>rpi shits itself violently, video skips frames and is unwatchable

>plug usb into tv directly
>samsung js9000 uhd curved fuckery
>play same file via internal shitty tv os
>works like a fucking charm

NEVER trust linux based trash.

Any decent skins for phones? Tried a few so far and they seem almost unusable.

>>58329879
Did you try using ethernet or sdcard?

>>58301103

Emby is what I use, Plex is for the plebs.

>>58329329
Except Emby is way better for encoding than Plex.

With custom FFMPEG and NVENC I can easily transcode multiple streams at the same time.

>>58329879
What os do you think your tv has?

>>58329879
>h265

>>58329879
>h265
>raspberry pi
are you kidding me?

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only when making this screenshot do I realise this means I have like 6TB of other shite floating around.

not shown is the backup_pool, as it is only mounted once a week. It is an exact replica of primary_pool.

Want to thank anon from another thread for suggesting FileBot, absolutely a must for Kodi

>>58336499
Must have for everything. I feed my Emby server with Filebot enriched files and it works exceptionally well.

My preset for movies:

{n.colon(' - ')} ({y}) [{resolution}_{vc}_{ac}]{subt}

>>58336352
>baby's first NAS
Cute little library. You're growing up kiddo. Almost as big as my children's content library.