The XBMC thread - What it is, how it works etc...

[cloggypop]

I really want to try this tonight but when I start reading about tehcnology I get all anxious and sweaty, I've used computers for years and I'm nowhere near a technophob so I don't know why I'm like that, reading tech speak is like looking at the fucking Matrix, regardless I'll give it a go tonight, before I hit the booze.

 

Alan managed it fine and he only ever has one hand free.

[Alan Sex]

I barely got onto the porn before it was time to fill the sock.

[cloggypop]

This is great

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XnOP2d09Y8

[VladimirIlyich]

This is great

 

Will give that a go.

 

[Duncan Clench]

That's very good, thanks!

[Elite]

Does this have the latest tv shows on, as soon as they air?

[cloggypop]

They are there fairly quick. The latest True Detective is there in HD already.

[Elite]

My laptop is fucked so may have a go on my birds hudl (shite!) but if all goes well I'll get a decent tablet instead of a laptop because I wont have download torrents then.

[cloggypop]

It works great on my Hudl.

 

Fantastic tablet for the price.

[Elite]

It works great on my Hudl.

 

Fantastic tablet for the price.

Do u hook it up to your tv

[cloggypop]

Haven't tried it yet because I don't have the right lead and I have an ATV2 and a Pi on the TV. It should be decent as it is certainly powerful enough and has full HD out. It works great as a remote for the Pi though.

[Elite]

ATV2 and pi?

[cloggypop]

Apple TV 

 

Raspberry Pi

 

The Pi is still the cheapest way to get XBMC on the TV. It is only about 30 quid.

[Elite]

Its all new to me this, just used to torrents. Where do I get rasberry pi x

[russ1979]

Fuck sake unzipped this istream add-on and now I have no sound

[Elite]

Got it up and running now. Cannot get any sports streams working though.

[Elite]

So I have a basic concept of how this works and some fusion streams up and running.

 

What do I do now to connect it to my TV? Raspberry pi but what do I need to buy and how do I connect it to the tablet?

[celeryBADboy]

rasberry pi isnt for a tablet

[cloggypop]

So I have a basic concept of how this works and some fusion streams up and running.

 

What do I do now to connect it to my TV? Raspberry pi but what do I need to buy and how do I connect it to the tablet?

 

For a Hudl all you need is the correct HDMI lead. Any micro HDMI lead should work

 

I would try something like this before the Tesco one

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/390692359667?var=660176330330&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

The Raspberry Pi would be if you had nothing already but wanted XBMC on your TV.

 

You install it on the Pi itself. It can still sometimes be the cheapest option though and a tablet/phone works great as a remote for it.

[cloggypop]

Loads of info on running XBMC on a Pi here. ( Possibly too much) I also saw a great step by step guide that I will stick here if I can find it again

 

http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi/FAQ#Installing_XBMC_on_the_Raspberry_Pi

[cloggypop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Fj1QEfNpPEY

 

http://www.xunitytalk.com/showthread.php?2179-VIDEO-GUIDE-Optimize-Your-Raspberry-Pi-speedy-speedy!

 

This is now a few months old though and what he is using is not what I would use myself now. Istream is much better.

 

 My local computer shop sells them these days.

[Elite]

Thanks for all the info cloggy. I will get a lead first and then maybe try the rasperry pi stuff once I get used to it all, the pi stuff sounds better as you can buy all the pre loaded kits from amazon or ebay.

[Elite]

HD videos lag for me at the moment and am wondering if this is due to my internet connection or because I am using an Hudl.

[cloggypop]

I don't think it is the Hudl. Mine seems to play HD fine. 

 

To stream 720p you need about 5 megabits/second and about 7 for 1080p. 

 

Test your internet speed here

 

http://www.speedtest.net/

[Sugar Ape]

Installed iStream today, it's fantastic, cheers Cloggy.

 

Just one minor thing though, and I'm missing something obvious it seems, but where is the back button if you click into something? I'm having to use my keyboard to go back every time I click into something.