Buy one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from= ... 2&_sacat=0
connect to wifi and TV
open Kodi
go to video add ons
install or choose one of the following
Exodus
UK Turks Playlist
SALTS
phoenix
any of those will have a stream of discovery or the programme you want
choose a source and watch
Job done
if you get stuck,
www.tvaddons.ag for the lowdown on KODI XBMC and addons
you might have a bit of a fight with the box when you get it. it thinks its an android phone with no battery and no sim card, therefore some technical knowledge is necessary to get it to see your laptop or take feeds from you phone....
but you don't need to do any of that if you just want to stream the odd show
but other than that .... all good
suggest you get a Bluetooth keyboard with touchpad mouse intergrated, to go with it, the small one in the more expensive packages does the job just fine.
other models other an Q box 2 exist i chose chose that cos it does 4K video
unbranded electronics from china (actually SunVell)...who do you think sky got their new Q box idea from.... in their case just one of these tethered to your skybox)
possibly not totally legal because you don't know if the provider of the material has paid the copyright holder and is legally allowed to stick that stuff on the internet.
remember the old Mantra "Home Taping is killing music" and all those warnings about not storing your favorite magazines in a document retrieval system. Public performance licences from a grey looking office on Ganton street if you wanted to play your new 45 rpm single over a PA system at the school christmas fair...
you could inadvertently put yourself into the same territory....
but works with free view iplayer 4OD ITV player Quest catch up etc as well sky catch up foxtel catch up ABC CBS HBO etc
its like the smart bit of a smart TV that actually has smart stuff in it that you might use.
You can also enjoy web/street cams from all over the world
CCTV etc
want to sit at the top of the eiffel tower or on the brooklyn bridge while you have your tea...you can
Images from cameras on satellites and planes
hours and hours spent watching great dane puppies in canada do nothing...its a finger click away
foot ball matches and boxing
films
concerts
russian TV and italian shopping channels
anything really
can turn you TV into a truly terrifying window into a place you don't wanna go. for example i watched the first episode of Grange Hill last night....
benny was the first character we meet, through the gates too early, quick chat with the care taker....... i won't go on.
if you connect controllers to it you can play arcade games on it
its quite a cool toy
in the way that Napster was quite a cool bit of software
when you go on holiday you can just take it with you works anywhere with a telly and an internet connection
use at own risk
or just download and run Kodi on your PC, install the addons and screen share with ya telly
that costs nuffin but a VGA/DVI/HDMI cable or a bit of windows 7 magic and a home network
Dave
