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Originally posted by TheLordDave View PostIt's the live tv bit I'm struggling with. I want to cancel sky and have a Kodi media center but the littleun likes the kids channels and the Mrs watches all that kardashian crap. I download the stuff I watch but she would miss bbc, itv, e! Ect.
Start here: Install Kodi on Amazon Fire TV in a few simple steps
Then look for top twenty kodi live stream add ons.
If it is on TV, anywhere, you'll get it.
Alternatively, buy a 'fully loaded' amazon fire from EBay or similar.
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It's the live tv bit I'm struggling with. I want to cancel sky and have a Kodi media center but the littleun likes the kids channels and the Mrs watches all that kardashian crap. I download the stuff I watch but she would miss bbc, itv, e! Ect.
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For 'watching' TV purposes, all you need to do is buy an Amazon fire stick and install Kodi and a big pile of Kodi add ons and you'll get every TV channel, film, sport and event available on TV to mankind. All you need from there is wifi. Simples.
For a recording set up without setting up servers under the stairs, I'm still trying to find out. I've got the above solution for son's bedroom and a spare one that moves about a bit.
Got rid of multi room and Sky is only used now for the Mrs to record her crap.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostThey did say that they were making a saving of £100 a month, though - so were clearly paying for some kind of TV that Kodi now provides for free.
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Originally posted by rl4engc View PostHeh. "Average Joe" would pay £70/month for $ky or whatever.
Personally I just use terrestrial for "see what's on" browsing and XBMC for everything else, with the right addons and good skin (I use Ace) and a good setup on your home server doing the legwork (e.g. Download a non-copyright TV series, XBMC picks it up in it's scan, appears on startpage with all the fanart, plots etc.) it makes a very slick media centre indeed.
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Originally posted by sal View PostHardy a solution suitable for the average Joe.
Personally I just use terrestrial for "see what's on" browsing and XBMC for everything else, with the right addons and good skin (I use Ace) and a good setup on your home server doing the legwork (e.g. Download a non-copyright TV series, XBMC picks it up in it's scan, appears on startpage with all the fanart, plots etc.) it makes a very slick media centre indeed.
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Originally posted by vetran View PostKodi supports live tv from a backend - frequently TVheadend but you can use others. TvHeadend/VDR etc allows you to create a live tv server and Kodi has a client that can view that live tv.
You can then consolidate satellite boxes by popping a PC running tvheadend with lots of DVB-T & DVB-S (freeview & satellite) adapters on in Node zero (a cupboard where all your network junk can go). You can then with smaller boxes such as fire tv stick run Kodi on each TV and take away your satellite receiver etc from each room.
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Originally posted by sal View PostYeah, a bunch of TV tuner adapters running on a Linux box (drivers ??) controlled by a software, that connects to another software, that connects to a HDMI stick/set-top box on the each TV. What could possibly go wrong? Hardy a solution suitable for the average Joe.
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Originally posted by vetran View Postyes it does.
Kodi supports live tv from a backend - frequently TVheadend but you can use others. TvHeadend/VDR etc allows you to create a live tv server and Kodi has a client that can view that live tv.
You can then consolidate satellite boxes by popping a PC running tvheadend with lots of DVB-T & DVB-S (freeview & satellite) adapters on in Node zero (a cupboard where all your network junk can go). You can then with smaller boxes such as fire tv stick run Kodi on each TV and take away your satellite receiver etc from each room.
Tvheadend PVR - Kodi
If you store your movies / box sets on a NAS you can watch them as well.
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Originally posted by unixman View PostI'm still happy with Topfield 5800 + Mystuff app. Purchased in 2006, it is still better than Sky+. Only Freeview however, and no HD.
Also Sony Blu-ray DVD for Amazon/Sony TV offerings, WD TV Live (doesn't understand YouTube anymore), controlled by Logitech Harmony remote.
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Originally posted by TheFaQQer View PostSo where do I put my Sky card?
you could of course use Sky go etc.
OP did not mention sky, have you been on a Suity requirements finding course?
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Originally posted by vetran View Postyes it does.
Kodi supports live tv from a backend - frequently TVheadend but you can use others. TvHeadend/VDR etc allows you to create a live tv server and Kodi has a client that can view that live tv.
You can then consolidate satellite boxes by popping a PC running tvheadend with lots of DVB-T & DVB-S (freeview & satellite) adapters on in Node zero (a cupboard where all your network junk can go). You can then with smaller boxes such as fire tv stick run Kodi on each TV and take away your satellite receiver etc from each room.
Tvheadend PVR - Kodi
If you store your movies / box sets on a NAS you can watch them as well.
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