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Been looking at these android tv boxes does any one on here have any knowledge about them and can you get a good amount of channel's on them

I've been looking at these android mini PC dongles. They plug into your HDMI port and you can then Use BBC iplayer, 4oD for TV. Or it can play downloaded films etc just like a tablet. They come with WiFi.

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I must admit I've been looking at getting a "jailbroken" one, they claim to have access to loads of filum sites and also Skysports and billions of other sports channels.....I'm a bit dubious, does anybody have any experience of these things? - sounds a bit too good to be true really

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Reet, I've had a look at a few of these. 

 

I see XBMC is being mentioned quite a lot.  WTF is XBMC? This one on Amazon seems to come preloaded with it anyway.

If I were to get this would it give me access to free movies, free sky sports and ting?

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Android-Midnight-XBMC-Smart-Streaming/dp/B00CI7O8G0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

 

Edit:  I've had a look at some forums discussing accessing sports on XMBC and, as usual, the nerds on those forums are talking a completely different language - talking about downloading/updating files and dragging and dropping them into custom folders and shit like that.  I just want to point and click - anyone know if I can just do this?  If so I'm getting one, if not I'll continue to go to the pub to watch footie that's on Sky.

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XBMC = Xbox Media Centre.

 

Back in the day, the original Xbox could be chipped to play copied games etc. You could also install XBMC. It would play DivX/Avi files, pretty much anything you threw at it, it would even try to play HD on a ten year old console (so it jerked its bollocks off). You could stream video and music from your house or from the internet.

 

People haven't really hacked the Xbox360 so they moved away from Xbox to Android, rather than let it die.

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You know your shit when it comes to nerdy stuff like this, so do you reckon even a idiot like me would be able to stream free sports and movies using one of these pre-loaded XMBC Android boxes?

 

I can't help thinking there's got to be a catch though.  If it really is so simple why would anyone pay a subscription to Sky each month when they can just make a one-off payment of not much more, and get one of these?

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You know your shit when it comes to nerdy stuff like this, so do you reckon even a idiot like me would be able to stream free sports and movies using one of these pre-loaded XMBC Android boxes?

 

I can't help thinking there's got to be a catch though.  If it really is so simple why would anyone pay a subscription to Sky each month when they can just make a one-off payment of not much more, and get one of these?

 

Why not just get an online stream and HDMI lead from your tablet to your tellybox?

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Why not just get an online stream and HDMI lead from your tablet to your tellybox?

 

If I knew how to access free streams on my tablet then I would.  Tried it earlier in the season for footie and it wouldn't work.  Probably just me being a spack though.

 

Think I'm gonna treat myself to one of these Android G Box Midnight thingies as they look a piece of piss to operate (according to the Youtube videos). 

 

I shall report back...

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XBMC is the best program app you will ever use IT GIVES YOU EVERY CHANNEL YOU CAN THINK OF. HERE OR ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD... ANY MOVIE YOU CAN THINK OF.... SPORTS CHANNELS PORN ANYTHING ...IF IT HAS BEEN ON TV THE CINEMA ANY WHERE YOU CAN GET IT ..SKYSPORTS BT SPORTS EVERYTHING ALL BY INSTALLING THE PLUG INS AVAILABLE FREE

 

Installing xbmc on your tablet is easy

 

First go into your settings and find the securiy tab click on it tick unknown sources in administration

 

Go to xbmc.org on your browser click downloads and install android version or whatever operating system your tablet Is

The same thing also to install on your pc mac etc

 

Open the saved download and click on install xbmc program then click open when done

 

The home screen has a very easy to use set up

 

Go to SYSTEM CLICK ON FILE MANAGER THEN DOUBLE CLICK ADD SOURCE (route a side )

 

A BOX WILL OPEN TYPE IN THE COMMAND ..... http://fusion.xbmchub.com then click done ..... a box will open to give it a name then type fusion in the box then click done

 

Go back to home page click the litttle home tab at bottom

 

GO TO SYSTEM CLICK SETTINGS........ CLICK ON..... ADD ONS.. ClICK INSTALL FROM ZIPFILE... A BOX WILL OPEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE..... CLICK ON THE FUSION FOLDER ..... SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAMS CLICK IT ..THEN CLICK ON NAVIX FOLDER IT WILL INSTALL.....

 

. REPEAT THE ABOVE STEPS AND SCROLL DOWN TO VIDEO CLICK IT..... VIDEO AND REPOSITORIES FOLDERS APPEAR

 

Click REPOSITORIES AND ALL THE REPOSITORIES ARE LISTED... ALL CONTAIN DIFFERNT CHANNELS JUST CLICK ON WHICH EVER ONE YOU WANT THE MASH UP ONE IS THE BEST IT CONTAINS MILLIONS OF CHANNELS INCLUDING UK SPORTS ETC

CLICK ON AS MANY REPOSITORIES AS YOU WANT the combination of channels is endless

 

Right NOW GOTO GET ADD ONS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND CLICK

 

ALL THE REPOS ARE LISTED CLICK ON MASH2K3 ..click on VIDEO ADDONS THE CHANNELS ARE LISTED CLICK ON THE CHANNEL TO INSTALL IT ...DO THIS TO AS MANY AS YOU WANT THEY WILL INSTALL

 

When finished installing channels go to home select VIDEOS SELECT ADDONS CLICK ON YOUR CHANNEL AND ENJOY NAVI X AND MASH UP FOOKING EXCELENT SO IS SPORTS DEVIL . FREECABLE ETC

 

ALL THE LIVE FOOTBALL EVERYWEEK FROM ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD THE CHANNELS AND THINGS TO SEE ARE ENDLESS

 

IF YOU GET A MIDNIGHT X BOX FOR YOUR TV OR LAPTOP OR EVEN YOUR PC YOU HAVE EVERYTHING ON YOUR TELLY ALL FREE ............ENJOY ..... SORRY FOR LONG POST

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Thanks for that YTA.  I'm gonna order one of the Midnight boxes today as I can't really be arsed with all the faffing for the sake of £70, but I'm sure the above will be a doddle for the more IT savvy amongst us.

 

I'll report back once I've got it.

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Thanks for that YTA.  I'm gonna order one of the Midnight boxes today as I can't really be arsed with all the faffing for the sake of £70, but I'm sure the above will be a doddle for the more IT savvy amongst us.

 

I'll report back once I've got it......and decided I'm too much of a techno-spaz to get it to work, so have had to call up Carlos to come round and set it up properly for me

 

EFA

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Right, I've got it up at running on a old PC that sits under my tele. Easier said than done. Managed to get a (shit) stream of a game up, it's the same streams as all the usual websites.

 

No sign of this Mashup thing so I'm using SportsDevil. No idea what this NaviX thing is doing.

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