Xbox media center (XBMC/Kodi) setup

[Big Boy]

You can post anything after 10 posts. A screenshot would be most helpful. But I think that if you follow the above you should be OK.

There is absolutely no restriction on uploading photos or screenshots, even for a newbie.

[Davy B]

I have noted what you have said, hhinner, and have pretty much done what you have said already. The fact that I was missing Livestreams, International and the like in the dropdown seemed to me to indicate I was doing something wrong. If you have got Livestreams etc what did you do to install them. I have a load of music and movies so am quite happy and I installed a skin called Hybrid and it has given me more on screen topics. As for Ex-Pat tv I read all the stuff on it but they dont tell you the cost of anything. I think that the box is over 150 quid and there is a monthly charge aswell. I only really miss the football from the UK and I can catch up on the nonsense on Sky News on cable tv.

[Big Boy]

As for Ex-Pat tv I read all the stuff on it but they dont tell you the cost of anything. I think that the box is over 150 quid and there is a monthly charge aswell.

If you run it through your laptop/desktop Expat TV only costs 600 Baht a month (plus a one off set up fee of 300 Baht). If you want to run it through and Android box, then they will sell you a box for 4000 Baht.

[Edit] They will grant you a free trial, with absolutely no money up front - why not try it anyway?

[Pleng]

If it's only the football you miss then you'd probably be better of with 365 Sport, which is run by the same people as ExpatTV.

I wouldn't waste money on the Android box - it's a generic Chinese device with an insane markup and the guys who run the service have no clue about how to develop Android software.

[Davy B]

Just had a look at the 365 Sport site and I must say I am very impressed at the range of sports it covers and for only 600 baht a month. Cheers for all the info, guys.

[hhinner]

I have noted what you have said, hhinner, and have pretty much done what you have said already. The fact that I was missing Livestreams, International and the like in the dropdown seemed to me to indicate I was doing something wrong. If you have got Livestreams etc what did you do to install them. I have a load of music and movies so am quite happy and I installed a skin called Hybrid and it has given me more on screen topics. As for Ex-Pat tv I read all the stuff on it but they dont tell you the cost of anything. I think that the box is over 150 quid and there is a monthly charge aswell. I only really miss the football from the UK and I can catch up on the nonsense on Sky News on cable tv.

Livestreams add-on is in the divingmule repository. Install from zip/fusion/xbmc-repos/repository.divingmule... . What you really want for watching sports is probably something like the sportsdevil add-on.

You're probably better off with 365 sport though. It's probably a lot more reliable, and generally you won't get ISP induced buffering problems as will happen with international streaming.

Cheers.

[chillax]

Hi,

does anybody know how to install and configure a vpn on a xbmc media box ?

any companies or person person willing to fix this problem will be paid

cheers

chillax

[Pleng]

You just configure it on the host OS. There are possibly plugins to do it via XBMC itself but they shouldn't be needed

[chillax]

HI
looking for help with installing a vpn onto my media streaming box. already have all the add-ons from xbmc, so please don't reply with that and yes I know about expat tv in Thailand.
just help to install it no more thanks or any firms in town who I can visit to help crunch this with me.

cheers

chillax

[hhinner]

Depends which VPN service you go with. You'll need to choose one that supports your version of Android (if your media box is android). The documentation will tell you what to do. Other considerations are whether the VPN is any good from Thailand, whether it has a presence in the country you want to appear being in, whether your Thai ISP package is any good for streaming through VPNs, etc. Check in Play Store for VPN.

[chillax]

the cheapest way to view ex-pat tv is using xbmc running threw a VPN.
all free including bbc, iplayer 4od catch up tv itv1234 the lot

I seem to find lots of replies on different subjects on here .That are just reply for reply sake, nothing firm ,correct just a load of folk skimming surfaces and talking rubbish to fill there day up.

rant over

for android use purevpn.com works great

[hhinner]

So why did you ask for help if you already use purevpn? Or is your xbmc box not android?

[Davy B]

Does anyone that uses xbmc have a decent access to Livetv on it? I am using Gotham 13.2 on my computer at home in Hua Hin. After going into System/Live tv/General and clicking on Enable, I then click on PVR Clients and then PVR IPTV Simple Client. But after entering the Configure menu and following the Youtube tutorials, I have entered several different URL address within the M3U Playlist tab before closing and restarting xbmc. Some of these URL`s have 2000+ channels but hardly any open and the EPG doesn`t work, some have 400+ channels and most of them do not open either. Because we are in Thailand the EPG would be very handy but I am more concerned that I cannot get many active channels!!

[ARW]

A complete setup for XBMC can be downloaded from www.tvaddons.ag.
There are setups for windows, android, mac etc which can be downloaded.
This will give you live tv, video and music addons completely setup and ready to use.

[musungu]

I have noted what you have said, hhinner, and have pretty much done what you have said already. The fact that I was missing Livestreams, International and the like in the dropdown seemed to me to indicate I was doing something wrong. If you have got Livestreams etc what did you do to install them. I have a load of music and movies so am quite happy and I installed a skin called Hybrid and it has given me more on screen topics. As for Ex-Pat tv I read all the stuff on it but they dont tell you the cost of anything. I think that the box is over 150 quid and there is a monthly charge aswell. I only really miss the football from the UK and I can catch up on the nonsense on Sky News on cable tv.

Livestreams add-on is in the divingmule repository. Install from zip/fusion/xbmc-repos/repository.divingmule... . What you really want for watching sports is probably something like the sportsdevil add-on.

You're probably better off with 365 sport though. It's probably a lot more reliable, and generally you won't get ISP induced buffering problems as will happen with international streaming.

Cheers.

I can strongly endorse 365SPORT the cost is BHT500 per month and gives the Premier League and just about every other well known sport - it is just about trouble free too and automatically records the previous 7 days. Jusdt waych at 7.00am instead of staying up half the night!! There is nothing worse than watching live sport and the screen freezes.