I don't bother with a VPN. In my opinion, it's not necessary.

It absolutely is necessary. It encrypts the data, so your ISP can't see what you are doing.

It's not necessary unless you are hosting copyrighted material. There's nothing illegal about streaming. If all you do is stream stuff, a VPN is doing nothing but killing your transfer speeds.

I'm not sure this is true... but no one cares about it like they do for people uploading/hosting. I'm with you on the needlessness of a VPN at this point.

Any recommendations on devices for streaming? Currently I have an Amazon fire stick. I don't think it has the horsepower it really needs. Looking at different Android TV boxes. There are tons of them that appear to range from awesome to crap

Game downloading plays in to it more than anything I think like I just had a 60 gig update on Doom.

Oh really...

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Mother****ers just reset every Doom multiplayer character back to level 1, and implemented a new level up system. My character was maxed out, everything unlocked, every hack module was full. Boop, gone.

Fish,
Are you familiar with Mobdro for Android?
Opinion, plusses, minuses, etc.?

Thanks

TVAddons is back. That's a good sign..

https://www.tvaddons.co/

With all the legal crap happening, it almost makes me wonder if its just not worth using these apps anymore. I know the laws are much different in America but eventually they will take a stab at going after the average streamer. If for no other reason, to scare everyone.

Yes, it would be best if you would quit using KODI at this time. Better safe than sorry. Take care now.

:(

Sorry, I was being sarcastic. KODI is perfectly safe to use.

Fish, Are you familiar with Mobdro for Android?

Yeah. The Android app works very well. The required permissions make me a little nervous, but I've been using it for a long time with no problems. Mainly for ESPN. It's pretty reliable as far as free live streaming goes...

I couldn't get get anything to work on sports devil last night. With NFL games starting, what are these current go to sports add ons? I have had good luck with Made in Canada for baseball, but I don't see a section for football. I was hoping to use sports devil but it's reliability isn't the best. I have never been able to get the pro sports add-on to play a damn thing. It's a reddit scraper apparently

Again, there is no ideal recommended way to get reliable free live sports in KODI. It doesn't exist. Every live streaming addon experiences the same issues that prevent them from ever being reliable. If you have a flash enabled web browser, you can usually find streams for just about any sporting event. But it's nearly impossible to maintain a KODI addon to do the same thing. Every KODI developer that takes on the responsibility of maintaining an addon like this quickly gets burned out with the constant updates and rude demands from people wanting free stuff. For sporting stuff, I completely exit KODI and watch sports streams via Chrome, finding streams on http://www.wiz1.net/schedule.

Sorry, but there's just not a KODI solution for this.

Is elysium not working right for you guys? New movies, search, everything is shit right now.

It's really hit or miss lately. I was a champion of the addon for awhile, but I think it'd be wise to move on now.

Yeah, I'm noticing the same failures right now.

Exodus still working, although unforunately it just threw up a message saying this would be the developer's last update. Crazy times, although I have no doubt things will stabilize sometime soon. They always do...

Thanks for responding Fish. I thought it might be my setup but you just confirmed it's not.

I'm going to buy a fire stick either later on today or tomorrow. Any help on how to get the Mayweather fight tomorrow through Kodi?
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Good luck. That kind of shit usually gets shut down quick.

lol I hope that's not why you're buying it.

No. I've had a Roku for about a year and the fact you can't jail break it has always bothered me. I've been planning on getting the fire stick for some time and the dight is just a good excuse to get it this weekend. If all else fails, I'll just plug my laptop up to the TV but I'd rather not do that.
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Any update on the Elysium search debacle?

:popcorn:

Elysium search is working fine for me. Just tested both movies and TV.

Anyone messed with Terrarium? Another site I'm on has almost everyone abandoning Kodi and moving over to Terrarium.

:)

Posted that a couple months ago. I still use Kodi but if it is acting up, I use Terrarium. It has ads sometimes between episodes though so obviously Kodi is preferred when it's running normally.

Is Terrarium the way to go now?

Right now, I'm just using HDMI through my iPad to watch any game on a nice Reddit HD stream.

I'm still using Kodi and it works fine most of the time, just into Terrarium if it's running bad.

For games, I use a browser on my firestick and a website. Streams have been fantastic all year.

For those of you that use a VPN with Kodi, which do you use? I'm leaning towards vyprvpn. I have tried it, ipvanish, and Nord.

Covenant plugin working really well. I recommend that at the moment.

It can be found in the Simply Caz or Colossus repos.

Since my GBox crapped on me a while back, I've been out of the game and subsisting on Prime, Netflix, and HBO on Prime. With winter arriving, I'm about ready to get back into this stuff... what's the current favorite box option? Still the Firebox?

Firebox is always good. I went the cheap route and got the Fire Stick and every month i'm checking certain sites for what the latest add-ons are. Im happy with the stick and the combo of the Covenant and Bob Unleashed add-ons. Normally no real bad issues.

I've been out of the game on this for a bit, as well. Last used Exodus until it apparently crapped out? So any advice on how to get going again would be great - which repositories to check, what addons are working well, etc. Thanks fam.

Follow these instructions to install the Simply Caz Repo: http://whyingo.org/how-to-install-si...di-17-krypton/

Inside the Simply Caz Repo, install Covenant. You can also try Elysium as well, but it's been unstable lately.

FireTV still works very well.

Just went to amazon, and it looks like old FireTVs aren't for sell anymore and the new FireTV gets released a little later in October. Any concerns in the community that it won't be compatible?

Edit: Nevermind... old ones are still available.... just shipping a little late.

No worries about new Amazon devices. They aren't going to get rid of side loading or anything like that. From what I've heard, the new devices will be updated to be more Echo-like with Alexa voice features and such. Not sure what all that means for Kodi, and whether Kodi will get native voice input or not.

Finally upgraded to Krypton 17.4 and loving it. I stuck with Jarvis as long as I could but nothing was playing back...constant 'no streams available' messages. Im mad I waited this long

Yeah, I'm not sure if I should have mentioned that or not. I thought it would be common knowledge.

Update to the latest version of KODI! Every time it's released! The newest version incorporates a bunch of additional URL resolvers and such that you absolutely need if you want decent sources with bufferless streaming. Don't be lazy, update KODI, and you'll find new better sources available.

I've had mixed success over the years with the different kodi addons etc...

Something I never knew existed until recently though that is a game changer.

Youtube how to add titanium build to kodi....

Incredible... it's an install wizard that effortlessly loads up around 50 apps, music, tv, everything. I've never even come close to getting my kodi to work this good with my own constructing. All in one download, customize the hell out of your kodi in 10 min.

Fish, do you know how to get the acestreams to work? I've been able to pull that off for whatever reason.

Tons of builds out there. I use them as well. Just makes it easier but it can install stuff you don't need.

I use the Pulse build - works tremendously well

Fish - any recommendations between Pulse and Titanium builds?

I recommend staying away from custom builds completely. They're unnecessary and eventually give you trouble.

Hammer. It hath been dropped. What if I don't have the tiiiiiiiiiiiime to custom build??

Where do I download the new update for Krypton.

You really don't need "Tiiiiiiiiiime" to to customize anything, bud. All the customization they do is stupid and unnecessary. That's the point. They install dozens of apps, services, and bullshit that you don't need, that won't work after 3-4 months because they're reliant on completely unreliable stuff. The setup requires updates from a single source, as opposed to the open source github update "Tree" system that the normal legit KODI source provides. That's a huge difference that always always always results in custom builds not getting normal KODI system updates as well as addon updates. Because all of that is dependent on the single developer. KODI developers give up after some time. These custom builds completely die when that happens. I've watched it happen for decades now. The normal KODI open source system allows for many different developers to constantly contribute, and update their code to a centralized open source that ensures the best working stuff gets implemented. These custom builds don't benefit from that, and always age horribly, and when people start having problems, the support is nowhere, because of the dependence. KODI addons depend on constant updates to adjust for changes in website APIs which is where the media sources are actually located. As simple as it gets, that right there is exactly what makes KODI work. Custom builds always always fall behind in that regard over time.

You can do everything you need from install of KODI to watching media in under 10 minutes. Follow the instructions in post #440: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...&postcount=440

That will provide Covenant, Exodus, 1Channel/Primewire, etc. that are all updated by multiple developers. That will provide all the movies/TV you can consume.

Im having trouble with real-debrid...all the real-debrid sources take forever to start and usually dont start at all...but non-real-debrid source starting almost immediately. Is there a problem with my setup? real-debrid used to work well for me...

Currently i am uktvnowkodi . /elysium-kodi]using Elysium Kodi addon for watch movies and tv shows[/URL] you can also try its working very well than other addons

Is ProSport dead? I just get errors trying to even click into the various categories (NFL, NHL, etc). I'm running version .83 on Krypton 17.6 (FireTV). Any better options for live sports?

I am installing Kodi for first time tonight... can't wait. I assume post #440 is still the route to go?

Question you guys, is having a VPN needed I see basically all the Kodi dudes saying you need one now days.

Might want to browse here;

https://www.reddit.com/r/Addons4Kodi/

IIRC Covenant was the best until a few months ago. Then they lost a suit regarding a piece of their tech which made their service less useful. I think they built a workaround, but when I put in my new SSD a month back, I went with the Neptune Rising repo instead.

Usually a good idea to monitor sites like above, because with this being open-sourced and everything, support and improvement can be fluid over time. Somebody builds something cooler, and everyone flocks to it, and the old coolest thing gets neglected, rinse repeat.

The most frustrating part about using Kodi is you find great addon's then they die. I was loving the Pyramid, it was by far my favorite one then I went to use it today and it no longer works. ****.

One thing people might check out is using a Real-Debrid account. It is dirt cheap and you get very high quality streams. I started using it several months ago.

Shit, I just put Covenant on mine about 3 weeks ago. Is there a better repo I should be using instead?

Im using Incursion right now and it's working pretty good

I use one called placenta it works pretty well.

I just put this one on over the weekend as well and am trying it out.

I know some say there is no need for a VPN, but is that this board's consensus? If you do use one, which one?

This!

Haven't use my firestick in awhile have they shut it down yet or does it still run.

What's the best tutorial to put Kodi on a firestick? The 2 I've used sucked.

Try this: https://www.tvaddons.co/firetv-kodi-downloader/

Does anyone know if there's some kind of hotkey to get to an add-on main page.

I know it's lazy, but it's irritating that every time I watch something through a 'search' it's 8 seperate clicks to get out of the show

episode-->season-->show-->search results--->type of search-->main search page--> etc, etc. etc. etc. !!!!! GAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Just get me back to the main page. Even if I go to Kodi main page, it puts me back at search results if I re-enter the add-on.

I've been using Terrarium TV for a long time now. Lazy and easy. Still have Kodi installed but haven't been in it forever. Glad the community is out there if I need it as a back up.

Co-worker of mine has been raving about Terrarium TV but I've procrastinating about putting it on my firestick. Is it also good for live TV?

No live tv option. Just already aired shows but streams are almost always great. Generally you have one 15 sec ad to deal with after you get done watching a show or movie and then you can watch another. Layout is simple, etc. as well. I used cetusplay to install Kodi on my firestick and also used it to install Terrarium. If you want a free live tv option, look into Mobdro, also installs through Cetusplay. Streams there are more SD though but I find them working better than some Kodi options, or at least more consistently. That is in relation to when I was messing around with Kodi but it's been a few months since then so I can't comment on them currently.

I haven't posted any updates lately as I've been busy with other stuff and haven't watched much TV lately. But here's the current best addons for Kodi, and how to install them:

Mobdro is currently the best app for live TV if you're looking for something like Terrarium TV for Live TV:

http://mobdrodownloadapp.net/

It's an Android apk, so it only works on Android or emulated.

It depends on the addon. But I'd bet it's possible. It's just python code. You'll just have to find the specific command that corresponds with that action, and then map it to a button using Keymap Editor.

What is this, you say?

EDIT: Also, unrelated, I assume there's a good workaround available for YouTube TV on Amazon Fire, yes?

Thanks for posting this. I haven't used my Firestick lately and when I fired it up last week, Exodus didn't work for me. It would never grab a list of providers. I assume it's dead?

yup