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Post #426,114
by crazy
10/28/18 11:42:44 PM
10/28/18 11:51:35 PM
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New Unnecessary
Laptop with HDMI port.
Tiny remote keyboard.
Linux
Kodi (which is the modern fork of xbmc)
Popcorn (addon, ignore the tv tuner options)
95% of what you want to watch.
And I truly mean, all the stuff you wanted to see, and missed, is there.
Realtime news? Various websites.
Want real real time? Digital antenna.
Done
I have gotten so annoyed with cable shenanigans that even the stuff I can get on cable I go to the kodi box. Stuff I've recorded, and then thought, wait a sec, why bother fast forwarding commercials when I can just queue it up on kodi?
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Post #426,116
by drook
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10/29/18 10:23:04 AM
10/29/18 10:23:04 AM
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New Might do that
Maybe I'll see if I can still get a Kodi box. Don't need a whole laptop under the TV to do that. And I don't want to have to train my mother-in-law how to use the laptop.
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Drew
Post #426,142
by crazy
10/31/18 2:59:55 AM
10/31/18 2:59:55 AM
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New I picked up a dedicated box a couple of years ago
Booted, gave pretty interface, failed miserably.
Tried again a year later using Ubuntu.
Reused the remote keyboard that came with the box.
Simply worked.
Post #426,145
by drook
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10/31/18 9:55:00 AM
10/31/18 9:55:00 AM
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New Looks like I can install on a Fire stick
But first I'm going to put it on my phone and do some screen mirroring via the Roku I've already got. If the content selection and UI looks good I'll get the Fire stick.
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Drew
Post #426,163
by crazy
11/1/18 7:55:07 AM
11/1/18 7:55:07 AM
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New I thought that as well
Failed on my samsung g6. Could have been me.
Post #426,129
by pwhysall
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10/30/18 8:16:46 AM
10/30/18 8:16:46 AM
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New I can't even be bothered with that
If the XBox One X doesn't show it, I don't watch it.

TV is just not important to me any more.
     Time to look at a dedicated DVR - (drook) - (15) - Oct. 26, 2018, 10:18:14 PM EDT
         That it is a low blow on their part! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Oct. 26, 2018, 10:44:26 PM EDT
         Re: Time to look at a dedicated DVR - (lincoln) - (7) - Oct. 27, 2018, 02:07:41 PM EDT
             If you're going OTA, I can recommend Channel Master DVR+ - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - Oct. 27, 2018, 10:44:05 PM EDT
                 Are MythTV boxes still a thing? -NT - (drook) - (2) - Oct. 28, 2018, 12:25:14 AM EDT
                     They are. - (static) - Oct. 28, 2018, 04:39:22 AM EDT
                     MythTV has trouble with encrypted channels. - (Another Scott) - Oct. 28, 2018, 11:31:57 AM EDT
             Curious.. - (Ashton) - (2) - Oct. 28, 2018, 08:10:58 AM EDT
                 Re: Curious.. - (lincoln) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2018, 11:09:11 AM EDT
                     (Ditto that last..) - (Ashton) - Oct. 28, 2018, 06:40:50 PM EDT
         Unnecessary - (crazy) - (5) - Oct. 28, 2018, 11:51:35 PM EDT
             Might do that - (drook) - (3) - Oct. 29, 2018, 10:23:04 AM EDT
                 I picked up a dedicated box a couple of years ago - (crazy) - (2) - Oct. 31, 2018, 02:59:55 AM EDT
                     Looks like I can install on a Fire stick - (drook) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2018, 09:55:00 AM EDT
                         I thought that as well - (crazy) - Nov. 1, 2018, 07:55:07 AM EDT
             I can't even be bothered with that - (pwhysall) - Oct. 30, 2018, 08:16:46 AM EDT

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