Just get the latest bay trail NUC from intel. IF you have extra budget, can go for the i3 one. Nice, sleek and fast for XBMC

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/509272/all
I got one from this guy, very good price

system>video>library>update library at startup

If you want even better one,look here

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=119520


For me, i use the android/IOS app to initiate the library update ,really simple and nice

I don't think XBMC can update the library automatically when a file is updated

I recommend the app way, I mean, your phone is always with you right?

from here we know its not your file naming is wrong, but something else. Using SMB right? Maybe you can try sharing using NFS? Thing is im not too familiar with raspbmc, and it might be it doesn't like SMB too much? Have you tried openelec? there are quite a lot of ppl who seem to prefer openelec for raspberry pi, worth a shot I would say.

your pc running linux?

did you get the fire tv yourself or bought from some LYN seller?

I see, for me, im still waiting to see just what Google is gonna reveal on I/O before deciding on whether to go for the Fire TV or not

Install windows and flexraid (google about it) and also install xbmc on it. If the old pc doesnt have hdmi, can just get a cheap radeon for it. Clean solution, no need to get separate devices for nas and media player

can, 9600gt should be more than enough, make use of DXVA
but ur 9600gt got HDMI? dont think so right?

hmm yeah, DVI to HDMI....both are digital so I guess wont really have loss of quality, anyone please correct me if im wrong. Those converters are quite expensive though, bought one for 60 or 70 bucks on Czone a few months back. But still cheaper than new GPU

I think you really should try out the flexraid, its just a software, can uninstall if you dont like it later on

Have placed an order for fire tv, but wondering, when you got it, was it possible to use their power adapter with just the us-uk plug adaptor or do I have to change to a different power adapter? Just asking because I kinda remember that Malaysia and US has a different voltage rating

thx bro, happily using xbmc with firedTV launcher to play movies from my NAS, and also stream hulu plus and netflix

Everything is working well, root and all

using the awesome adbfire tool

it basically installs superSU and towelroot at once, then you will have to run towelroot once to root, and then superSU to update the binary, just like with a phone.

im definitely looking at getting mariaDB up and running on my NAS, considering the measly emmc size the fireTV has. As of now, im using Plexbmc as a workaround as I already have a plex server for my mobile devices needs. But the experience isn't as good as a proper xbmc DB of course.

SO far, the only issue im having is flaky 5Ghz wifi on this thing, so my 20gb movies are having some issues lol. But then again most of my rips are below 10gb so wifi is definitely usable, at least i could reduce the cable mess a lil bit

People thinking of getting the x8h should reconsider their decision and get the fireTV instead

My router's on the left side of my TV, while the fire TV is on the right

hmm, updates on the server, that's definitely a good thing, especially since doing that would mean everytime i enter xbmc, it would already be updated with whatever recently downloaded items by nzbdrone and sickbeard.

Exactly, that was the main reason i completely looked away from those random android boxes. Minix x8h is limited to 480p 1750kbps right now. I would be smacking my head if I went and get that

definitely enjoying 5800kbps super HD with the Fire TV now

If android TV has even better features to cater to movie goers, and not just gimmicky features, I'll definitely check it out!!

But i just couldn't wait already, thus the fire TV. Lets see if we ever get a Fire OS update based on Android 5.0. Wishful thinking, I know, but the next android OS will have auto frame rate switching, so I'll be able to see whats the fuss all about with 24Hz playback.

Couldn't have said it better

lol I was talking about Android TV, a product which isnt even available yet, and not about the players available today


Netflix
- I would say the current netflix UI on the Fire TV is good enough already. Dont see what else can be improved for a non touch screen device.( have you even seen the UI?)

Local file playback
Easily doable using stickmount

1 click APK
easily doable using any file explorers too, just have to enable unknown sources as usual

launcher

consider this as just another APK too, but users using nova/apex or whatever made for phone/table launchers just makes me laugh. The FiredTV launcher available is really great. there are even people using xbmc as their launcher with the Fire TV.

Ethernet
as long as the player is able to play BD ISO and REMUX thru a wired connection (tons of people in the XBMC forum has confirmed this) is good enough already.

Multiple USB port
not really a concern these days thanks to good quality USB hubs

DLNA
uh, were talking about android here, right? ever heard of bubbleUPNP, or even Allcast? the latter works great on the fire TV, even better than on the chromecast.

Custom roms
this is a player, for a tv. custom roms are usually needed when the stock version isnt good enough. SO far Ive not seen anyone wanting to run CM or paranoid android on this thing, so I really dont see how is this a ....benefit

voncrane reading back my comment, i might have sounded a lil aggressive, Im sorry for that, must have been sleepy and grouchy lol.

about the apk, yes, i can install an apk just like on my phone
i installed es file explorer thru play store which is also installed on my fire tv, clicked the showbox.apk, installed right away many guides in the internet for this, aftvnews.com is one really good one.

thing about those launcher is they aren't optimized for non touch interface. Might look great, but I don't think they would work that well on a TV. When I said FiredTV launcher, I was talking about an alternative launcher not the default amazon one which makes it hard to enter sideloaded apps.

hmm, custom ROM, have been dabbling with those with my current and two previous Galaxy phones, but am currently running a debloated ROM on my phone rather than a completely different ROM (heavily themed, AOSP, etc)
One thing I will say for sure is I wont be needing a custom kernel on this thing to make it faster or anything lol, but a ROM, hard to say, if someone manages to do something so great that its irresistible, then why not.

But im sure you know about exposed modules which are all the rage nowadays right? we can do all sorts of thing with that, and I have done a few on the fire TV. So for now im pretty happy with the results, or I'll be having that "incomplete feel' like when I was using the galaxy s2 with its stock ROM

Thing is with amazon its gonna be really hard, locked bootloaders and all. the kindle fires have been a REAL pain to develop for because of this, if you look at xda. So I have no high hopes for this TV box in terms of custom ROMs, no regrets though.

And no, I was never dissing on the current boxes, i love them for the customization they have, and just how much you can change ( I was actually dead set on getting the x8h) , but for a media player, I would want something that doesn't really require much changes. This is something the whole family will be using. Don't want force close messages coming up due to a UI change I did or hot reboots during a movie night due to aggressive undervolts!!


I guess you are just a MUCH more hardcore modder than me, whereby I do like doing those, but my aim on getting a media player was to get a set it and forget it player (well, almost )

This post has been edited by arslow: Aug 7 2014, 05:05 PM

Ah, the HD2, amazing phone! Yeah, we've gone too far away from the reason for this thread

Btw, anyone here tried watching astro/hypptv thru xbmc? Can the live TV part be used for this? Or it only works with OTA channels? This is one part of xbmc I've never really looked at much

Cool! looked thru your other Live TV videos too. Alas, I'll have to get extra hardware to do this, i was thinking we have got to a point where an addon is enough
yeah, have used simple IPTV with the various xml shared across the net, but what I was thinking is what you've been doing with your Ouya!! How much did your dvblink hardware cost you? You still need the HDCP stripper right? and maybe something else too?