at the moment i put 1TB internal hdd first. later on will add hdd using 3 remaining usb port. will it be good?

probably. i didn't have any issue running my hp atom based netbook as my simple nas and download and torrent server. it's been running for over a year now. mostly turned on 24/7.

do make sure to connect the netbook through wired lan to the router. better throughput.

why some android device can watch movie no issue and some when i watch in only have sound no video. i play MP4 files

gotham got issue. after install kodi then ok already

so far host movie on netbook and stream to 3 device at same time doesnt hav any issue. Now looking on how to setup SQL and different between movie and Videos

This post has been edited by xngjn: Aug 16 2014, 10:24 AM

paskal,
thanks for the info

Hi, how you edit playercorefactory.xml ? Can you guide me?
I use android tv box when start watching movie was ok, after awhile the picture and sound not match. But when i watch on note3 and note 10 both was ok. I think is the android tv box not power enough.

Do you mean xbmc will store all those picture, trailer and details of the movie on the server? So all pc dont need go internet grab the details again.

Hi, you might not have to edit anything. Download and install Beyond XBMC. Its a custom version of XBMC for RK3188 android devices and similar rockchip devices. It helps me with very smooth playback for normal and even high bitrate 1080p media. Official Gotham release couldn't.

This post has been edited by voncrane: Aug 16 2014, 03:53 PM

from the many comments on the many xbmc versions with the many devices, seems the experience is extremely varied in getting xbmc to work smoothly.

... on my pc windows vista, i had less problems with frodo 12.3. with gotham 13.1, it's bad, i gave it up, maybe return to 12.3 or try 13.2 or kodi some day. maybe old pc's can't cope...?

... on my android, i struggled with 12.2, 12.3, had to play with advancedsettings.xml to improve it, then used android manufacturer customised 12.1 version, quite ok. then using 13.1 gotham, all became good incl 1080p dts streams. but must disable the mediacodec acceleration.

... many prefer to use xbmc to playback usb, seems to struggle with it too. i just use native player - simple and easy.

think with so many devices, so many chipsets, so many brands, so many models, all kinds of results, all kinds of "manipulation" required. maybe that's why it's pretty high utility... and yet foc!!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Aug 16 2014, 07:39 PM

Noted. I will try disable mediacodec. How you all setup smb connection in xbmc? Why sometime will will disconnect and required key in username password again. I host my media on windows 7 with off firewall.

i use the v12.xx. Still the thing is super laggy.......... sigh...

anyone can guide ar.. i wish 2 have addon on axro

What's axro?

Sorry if this has been discussed before, but i couldnt read all pages, only manage to read first 15 pages n get bored. lol.

I m new xbmc user, having 5mpbs unifi. i thought that is sufficient for HD streaming (based on my reading from the first 15 pages), but i couldnt stream HD movie smoothly, never once.
i did manage to stream SD movie (sometimes) wtihout buffering at all, and some other times, here are cases where buffering appears every 5-6 mins.

is this normal, because if it is, i would consider upgrading my unifi to 10mbps. what i am afraid is that my xbmc box is causing the buffering. i m running on pc, conecting to tv via hdmi 10 meters away. my cpu is athlon x2, n gpu is low end sapphire GC. (i know, not the best PC spec available). I really hope it is my hadrware rather than connection speed as 5mbps is fast enough, i think.

i rea few things about audio causing the lag as well, but could not understand it completely. anyone can shed some lights here?

subscribe to netflix/hulu. subscribe to dns service.
free streaming services are too much dependent on the provider. which usually sucks because it's free.

5mbps is enough for continuous 720p. don't have to download another tv series, ever. it will only cost you, around RM20 a month.
and if you configure your wifi router correctly, you could stream netflix in hd, let your kids watch youtube and run the server to download and torrent all at the same time.

astro

where you guys watch epl in xbmc? cant seems to find a good stream

Which source you stream from?

I only recommend Hugefiles and Movreel. If anything wrong with these two or not available then only you choose others.

One thing to note some other sources may be not be the same quality, most of them in SD and stereo sound.

No astro addon, if you wish to have them like the one you saw on previous page, you need to subscribe to astro i mean real astro byond HD, you need HD video recorder / video capture card, a computer, IR Blaster to change channel and tons of time to read guide and patient to set everything up.

If not then you can just activate LIVE TV and read the guide , and watch few limited astro channel tvs.

Ironically when you have XBMC you dont need Astro.

XBMC content is more up to date compare to Astro or netflix/ hulu

most of the time i have success with 180 n BU.... MR & HF most of the times doesnt work for me. I guess i should try netflix, just to make sure that the buffering problems that i m having is because of the sources, not hardware or my connection