Electronics Amazon announces Fire TV - Page 14

ragedogg69 · 02-28-2015, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish

Box has much better hardware than the Stick. But the Stick does a pretty good job too.

Yep. I personally am not a fan of wireless only for streaming video, so I am decidedly in the box camp. For the 84 dollar sale price they do it seems every other week, it is a hell of a deal. Now with bootcamp, there is no way anyone can convince me one of those chinese imported boxes make a better Kodi media player.

Fish · 02-28-2015, 08:49 AM

In theory, this should allow an exploit that would give root on any FireTV regardless of firmware version. That could make this box even more popular that it already is....

GloryDayz · 02-28-2015, 11:01 AM

By the time I get done getting either AT&T GigaPower, or Google Fiber, I'm going to need more plugs and outlets!

Let's hope with Google fiver it's just one Google box, then an Ooma box. I already have the DTAs from TimeWarner all over the house (and I'm too lazy to find out if I really need them quite yet!!), so that's a wash.

But I really hope things get simpler when/if I can pull all those other boxes out.

Jewish Rabbi · 02-28-2015, 12:53 PM

So what's everyone using for a sports add-on for Kodi? Just got set up yesterday. Having trouble getting live cable and sports channels.

ragedogg69 · 02-28-2015, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

So what's everyone using for a sports add-on for Kodi? Just got set up yesterday. Having trouble getting live cable and sports channels.

Phoenix add on has tons of live streams including sports and SportsDevil aka DigiTeli Sports is the go to everyone uses.

http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/78658896/file.html

**SuperChief** · 03-02-2015, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi

So what's everyone using for a sports add-on for Kodi? Just got set up yesterday. Having trouble getting live cable and sports channels.

Check out ustvnow for live network channels - you can find it in the Fusion pack that most everyone uses. It's out of PA, so you won't get local broadcasts for your area (unless you happen to live in PA), but the national broadcasts work just fine for that. Good quality, good reliability too. You have to sign up for an account through their website to get access, but it's free. There are options to pay to get access to more channels, but it's not necessary.

For sports, I'd definitely go with SportsDevil (or DigiTele or whatever they want to call it now). In my experience, there aren't many ways to get it via conventional methods, so you'll have to sideload it via a zipfile. There are a few posts here with the link.

**SuperChief** · 03-09-2015, 01:08 AM

So I pulled the trigger and got one about a month ago. It's ****ing awesome. Not having to root and being able to sideload basically anything I needed (specifically XBMC) was a no-brainer for me. I bought another one a week after I got the first one. I'm super impressed thus far.

GloryDayz · 03-09-2015, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperChief

So I pulled the trigger and got one about a month ago. It's ****ing awesome. Not having to root and being able to sideload basically anything I needed (specifically XBMC) was a no-brainer for me. I bought another one a week after I got the first one. I'm super impressed thus far.

Nice...

Fish · 03-24-2015, 11:56 AM

Ohh hell yeah. This just improved the FireTV dramatically. Native USB support, wireless bluetooth headphone support, menu customization, etc.

Amazon announces list of new Fire TV features — USB storage, Bluetooth Audio, Shortcuts Menu, and more

Amazon has today officially announced and acknowledged the upcoming Fire TV and Fire TV Stick update. My sources were spot on with their information about the upcoming addition of USB storage and Bluetooth audio support. Read on for a full list of what Amazon says is included in the next software update, plus a few features not on their list that I can now reveal.

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**AustinChief** · 03-24-2015, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

Ohh hell yeah. This just improved the FireTV dramatically. Native USB support, wireless bluetooth headphone support, menu customization, etc.

Amazon announces list of new Fire TV features — USB storage, Bluetooth Audio, Shortcuts Menu, and more

Amazon has today officially announced and acknowledged the upcoming Fire TV and Fire TV Stick update. My sources were spot on with their information about the upcoming addition of USB storage and Bluetooth audio support. Read on for a full list of what Amazon says is included in the next software update, plus a few features not on their list that I can now reveal.

[...]

What the what! Thanks for posting this I was about to buy a Minnix box for a friend to run XBMC on but now I may get them this.

**The Franchise** · 03-24-2015, 12:07 PM

I think this pretty much seals the deal. I need to pick up the Fire TV.

**The Franchise** · 03-24-2015, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

I think this pretty much seals the deal. I need to pick up the Fire TV.

Just ordered one.

Is it worth rooting?

**srvy** · 03-24-2015, 12:19 PM

Interesting don't know if its worth it to bust root to add this update. For those with un-rootable Amazon TV this is great news.

Fish · 03-24-2015, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by srvy

Interesting don't know if its worth it to bust root to add this update. For those with un-rootable Amazon TV this is great news.

There will be a pre-rooted update available after the Amazon update is released. So it will be possible to maintain root and still take advantage of this update.

These instructions will allow you to install CWM: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-insta...mazon-fire-tv/

Once you do that, you can install pre-rooted updates that will keep you at the most recent version of FireOS available while maintaining root.

**srvy** · 03-24-2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

There will be a pre-rooted update available after the Amazon update is released. So it will be possible to maintain root and still take advantage of this update.

These instructions will allow you to install CWM: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-insta...mazon-fire-tv/

Once you do that, you can install pre-rooted updates that will keep you at the most recent version of FireOS available while maintaining root.

Wonderful I am in then good news on a dreary day.

02-28-2015, 08:49 AM	#2
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03-24-2015, 11:56 AM	#9
Fish Ain't no relax! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2058919	Ohh hell yeah. This just improved the FireTV dramatically. Native USB support, wireless bluetooth headphone support, menu customization, etc. Amazon announces list of new Fire TV features — USB storage, Bluetooth Audio, Shortcuts Menu, and more Amazon has today officially announced and acknowledged the upcoming Fire TV and Fire TV Stick update. My sources were spot on with their information about the upcoming addition of USB storage and Bluetooth audio support. Read on for a full list of what Amazon says is included in the next software update, plus a few features not on their list that I can now reveal. [...] __________________
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03-24-2015, 12:07 PM	#11
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