KODI and Chromecast?

[TheFaQQer]

Thanks very much for the tip. I wasn't aware of a new Kodi release. I agree with you, if I get an Android box it has to be v6.

Edited to add - Follow up question - I stumbled across a Raspberry pi Kodi solution. I think I could manage to assemble this, doesn't look like it needs any soldering or anything. It seems the OS and Kodi are pre-installed in the SD card. Would it be a better solution than one of the Chinese Kodi boxes on Amazon do you think? Myself, I have no experience of the Raspberry pi but I don't mind a bit of tinkering.

https://thepihut.com/collections/ras...nt=17986632452

I've run XBMC on a Pi 2 before with no problem, so I would imagine that kodi on a Pi 3 would be better. No work at all - pop the card in the Pi, the Pi in the case and plug it in to the mains and the TV.

[Fred Bloggs]

I've run XBMC on a Pi 2 before with no problem, so I would imagine that kodi on a Pi 3 would be better. No work at all - pop the card in the Pi, the Pi in the case and plug it in to the mains and the TV.

Wow. That's impressive. I'll have a think about that further.

[TheFaQQer]

Wow. That's impressive. I'll have a think about that further.

Some of the Kodi boxes that you'll see on Amazon / eBay etc will have additional channels installed (eg so you can watch Sky Sports without a Sky subscription, or stream films) - if you want that then a quick search on YouTube will show you how to do it in a couple of minutes.

[Fred Bloggs]

Some of the Kodi boxes that you'll see on Amazon / eBay etc will have additional channels installed (eg so you can watch Sky Sports without a Sky subscription, or stream films) - if you want that then a quick search on YouTube will show you how to do it in a couple of minutes.

Cheers thanks. I'm not into Sports and Mrs Bloggs has a Sky account, if I wanted I could use Sky Go. I'm more interested in using Kodi abroad as I'm out of the UK mostly working.

[vetran]

Pi is great but you need to want to fiddle. The SD cards tend to pop occasionally and you end up swearing a lot.

The Android boxes should be configured out of the box and use NAND so should be more reliable.

[Fred Bloggs]

Pi is great but you need to want to fiddle. The SD cards tend to pop occasionally and you end up swearing a lot.

The Android boxes should be configured out of the box and use NAND so should be more reliable.

Thanks, I kind of thought reliability wise the Pi would be the better against a pretty much unknown Chinese Android box. But for only a bit above GBP 30 it isn't a huge investment anyway. I think the Pi kit is GBP 52, so a bit dearer.

[Fred Bloggs]

Anyway, just checking in to say that this morning I got Kodi streaming just fine in 1080p to the telly via the Chromecast using the Localcast app on my Android Marshallow phone. It was easy to set up and only took me a couple of minutes to do. Until Kodi has the function built in to it, Localcast seems an OK option. If I find myself using Kodi regularly, I'll likely buy a Pi Kodi box.

[Fred Bloggs]

I'm back in living my apartment overseas now. I have tried Netflix and Kodi via the Chromecast and they work really well. At the moment I am holding off on the Kodi box idea. I'm not so sure I need one. Streaming off my Android phone seems just fine. And I can keep it charging too if battery drain gets to be an issue.