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Amazon TV fire stick with Kodi.

Waitforme said:
Excuse my ignorance but what does Kodi do that the firesstick doesn't ?

I've got Amazon prime and I watch stuff on my IPad but was thinking on getting a gadget that plugs into my tv to allow me to watch it on a bigger screen.

And if I get a gadget that plugs into my TV should I get the Amazon one or would any one work the same ?

Im a bit of a philistine when it comes to stuff like this I'm afraid.
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You can watch virtually any movie or TV show ever made free of charge, allegedly!
 
Having had one for a few weeks, I am more than happy with it. Currently running the blackbox build on it with great success.
 
Don't use a build it clogs it up - you only need a few add-ons and its easy to do - Phoenix for movies, tv shows and some sports - currently has the golf, all US sports and all premier league games. Premier League Pass is excellent for the football. UK Turks is a good back-up

Look at Gadget Junkie on youtube his step by step videos for the firestick are all you need
 
Lambchops said:
Don't use a build it clogs it up - you only need a few add-ons and its easy to do - Phoenix for movies, tv shows and some sports - currently has the golf, all US sports and all premier league games. Premier League Pass is excellent for the football. UK Turks is a good back-up

Look at Gadget Junkie on youtube his step by step videos for the firestick are all you need
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I'd definitely 2nd this! I used a build when I first got my box and it just bogs the whole thing down, endless updates for Addons that you're never going to use. Just find the Add ons that you're actually going to use and stick with that. It's easy to add to them as you go along.
 
Time on my hands thanks to the weather, so decided to dust off the brain cells and see what was possible.

Rather than just give money to Amazon, I bought a raspberry pi 2. Looks rather like the first hobbyist computers I saw 35 years ago...

Had to download an operating system into an sd card to boot it up, but apart from that I don't think it was much harder to set up than any other box. As ever, the net is your friend, especially with the pi, which has a large and very cooperative user community.

Thanks to the tips in earlier posts I was able to get the phoenix add on and am currently watching near hd quality golf from jo burg (in a spirit of scientific discovery kind of way)...

There is some discussion online about amazon not being very happy about kobi being loaded to the fire boxes, but not sure there's much they can do about it.
 
I've bid on a few this morning on the bay with the Sports, Films, TV shows etc loaded, not the "Beast" whatever that is, anyway, all have currently gone over £39.00, what's the price I should be looking at to pay?
 
After reading this earlier in the week I paid 49.00 for one off eBay with beast on it well worth it not sure how easy it is to install yourself but for £14 I couldn't be bothered to read up about it and have any hassle
 
I'm looking at getting one, I'm assuming the beast is the one with everything on? Is that the installation fee? 14 quid for it to turn up with everything already sorted so you just plug and play? And that's 14 quid on top of your 50 notes? Heard plenty about them and they certainly seem well worth the money
 
seriously, just buy the firestick for £35 and do it yourself. It will take you 10-15 minutes to load kodi and either a build or some add-ons, It will also give you a better idea of how the thing works and what to do when it goes wrong.
 
I'm pretty good with computers/laptops. Bar taking them apart and stuff there's not much iv ever struggled to figure out. Is it really that easy as connecting the device and downloading the software onto the stick?
 
selwood90 said:
I'm pretty good with computers/laptops. Bar taking them apart and stuff there's not much iv ever struggled to figure out. Is it really that easy as connecting the device and downloading the software onto the stick?
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Yes, and even with the pre installed sticks the software will eventually need updating anyway. I've gone through 2 firmware and umpteen software updates in only one year on my android tv box.
 
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