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bricklove@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

These comments are like a treasure trove.

I didn’t see anyone mention Kodi as an alternative to smart TVs. It’s better in every way than the Apple TV I won from a raffle at work. The best part is that my TV box is just a computer so I can use it to host other services too

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AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

It’s better in every way than the Apple TV….

Hard disagree. Two similar tools but perform radically different functions.

I’ll agree with you when Kodi can natively launch and stream Netflix/AppleTV/Paramount+/Hulu/etc. (pick any two)

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orbitz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I’ve used a PC with Kodi on it for my main tv for over a decade now, think I used it under it’s previous name even. I’ve had few complaints, occasionally there’s a video that won’t play but works in VLC but that’s pretty rare. Sometimes it doesn’t pick up new videos properly but that’s just expected for some file names.

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WetBeardHairs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Can you get 4k content on any streaming services with kodi?

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anachrohack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
I use kodi as a DLNA server for my smart tv

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scheep@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
kodi looks cool

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- brax@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  It’s been around for like ever. Used to be called XMBC
  
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  - pfwood178@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    XBMC (Xbox Media Center)
    
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  - Troz@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Yeah, I remember using it on an actual original Xbox.
    
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