Hi NVIDIA, Big fan of the Shield Android TV here. The Shield is great because provides a wonderful intersection of steaming and local content without the hassle of many other devices. There was a time I didn’t think anything could replace a home theater PC (HTPC) in my A/V stack, but the Shield has… It does almost everything I need […]
Read moreIf your desire to be first to cool trumps your tolerance for instability, Kodi has just released v18 which sports Google Assistant on the Android TV platform. So if you have an NVIDIA Shield, or another Android TV device that works with Kodi go to the play store and download the beta for a play.
Read moreRan across an interesting piece on TorrentFreak this morning noting that Kodi was open to working with content owners, including the possibility of of adding support for DRM into the platform. It’s an interesting idea, and would definitely make the software more useful for some things. I have to wonder if it would weaken its play in other areas like […]
Read more
I’ve been ignoring all the noise about Kodi and piracy that’s been circling around the interwebs recently. Because, well, it’s just ignorant to think that Kodi has anything to do with illicit video content. I figured that it would play out, and content owners would move on to something a bit more sensible – like blaming your TV, because you […]
Read moreIf you’re a Kodi house, go grab the 17.1 RC. Good list of fixes there. • Update Estuary and Estouchy with some bugfixes and improvements• Fix EDL skipping• Fix slow song smartplaylist• Several PVR fixes• Update Chorus webinterface• Fix addons not being marked broken when they are updated with broken flag• Add limiter on random songs which should prevent large […]
Read more
If you’ve been waiting to get your Kodi on, and can’t install the old-school version. There’s no an option straight out of the Microsoft Store. Oddly, it’s PC only… So Windows Mobile and XBox One are left out. Which at least one of them should find pretty typical. Kodi® media center, formerly known as XBMC™ Media Center, is an award-winning […]
Read more
Let me start by saying, I am not much of a gamer. So while the NVIDIA Shield Android TV box has been out for a while, offering 4K UHD support for native playback and over-the-top (OTT) services like Netflix, the value proposition really did not speak to me given its $200/£150 (16GB) $300/£220 (500GB “PRO”) price tag. The landscape for […]
Read more
As much as I like to look at Confluence, I have to agree that it’s kind of a pain to use on my phone. Now it works, which is why I keep Kodi on my mobile, but it would be great to have something a bit more touch friendly for it, and the slate that has become our “2nd TV”. […]
Read more
Kodi keeps on coming. This time to 16.1; looks like some good fixes – although it’s unclear to me if they are fixes for 16 or regresions in pre-RC1 16.1. Fixes done in this RC 1 version Fix possible lockup when entering EPG grid Fix possible problems with rendering on Windows Fix possible non working key presses after a key […]
Read more
Kodi 16 has been in beta for a while, and working great, but not everyone is comfortable living on the bleeding edge when it comes to the HTPC :). So now’s the time to go grab the update. FYI – the Kodi site has been experiencing some issues lately (seems to be back now), so don’t be surprised if you […]
Read more