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xman135
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 Sep 11 2014, 10:57 AM
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hi all
very new to XBMC (maybe less than 3days old) and spent past days reading up this thread from page 1 to 39 - wow a lot of good info
i installed XBMC Gotham on my Android box, the Techgear MB932 which I bought maybe less than 2yrs ago. Wonder if anyone is using the same device? The device itself can sometimes be laggy (haven't even open XBMC yet) but other times can be fast, not sure why. And also the wireless connection is not too good although I'm using a 10mbps Maxis Home Fiber connection. When launching XBMC and after browsing in there for movies/channels, the internet connection sometimes would hang and I would end up having to reboot the player to restore the internet - has anyone had the same issue?
anyway, i reverted to an alternative, which was to install XBMC Gotham on my PC, running Windows 8.1 - managed to do everything smoothly and also installed the MashUp add-on - but the only issue I have is that movies or tv channels tend to buffer a lot...while watching, maybe every 5-10mins it will buffer, and play again....not sure how to overcome this? and whether its an issue with my internet connection (using wifi), the configuration settings on XBMC perhaps? wonder whats the best settings for an optimal tweak of the app, or maybe it was an issue with MashUp itself?
i like MashUp for the interface, can maybe anyone recommend similar add-ons like MashUp which are maybe better in streaming performance and content?
Thanks in advance!
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xman135
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Sep 11 2014, 11:42 AM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Sep 11 2014, 11:24 AM) welcome to the club. yr broadband is gud, not the cause of the issues. yr 2 old box... updated firmware might help.... likely not fully supported by xbmc but should be able to make it work with gotham. about hanging n lagging, try this: go to settings, video. Set to expert level. Find the video acceleration option, disable media codec. mashup is the best, there is no other like it. if u want more, dun forget to explore under mashup settings, home layout to see if u hv activated all that u want, then save ok. gotham on pc... my experience with my old pc is same.... buffering all the time. other users might give u some tips... great will try that later! |
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xman135
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Sep 11 2014, 11:43 AM
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btw, does using proxy (like Unotelly) or using the Google DNS, make the streaming any better?
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xman135
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Sep 11 2014, 01:50 PM
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QUOTE(alexlim12 @ Sep 11 2014, 11:59 AM) Try to watch the video from video source such as 180upload, hugefiles,etc, but you will need to use Google DNS 8.8.8.8 in order to access to those video sharing site, due to most ISP such as TMNet blocked these video sharing site. If you are using Unifi, try to disable IPv6 in your router and use only IPv4, and try to get the IP start with 175.x.x.x. Unotelly won't help much, but VPN probably yes.  great, my PC has already been set to use Google DNS, will try to check if my router can disable IPv6....btw, noob question, how to get 180upload or hugefiles?  This post has been edited by xman135: Sep 11 2014, 01:51 PM |
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xman135
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Sep 11 2014, 02:41 PM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Sep 11 2014, 02:26 PM) 180upload, hugefiles are sources of the same movie or show, many of them. some dun work at all, some work sometimes, some require captcha. e.g. mashup... Tv latest... Newmyvideolimks... Extant.s01e12 then, u see all the available links, hd or sd, many sources incl hugefiles, etc. my experience, best are hugefiles n movreel. ahh okay, understand what u mean - thanks!  |
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