Any problems with it? Is it buggy in any way? I'm looking for a cheap xbmc device but a raspberry pi is too much work.
I am using it and it works amazing well for me. Before I had pivos xios, ouya, MINIX neo x7 and they all their own issues. Finally for TV gives best of all of them. Only con is you have to tinker a bit but it's not too hard.
heyredy141 said:
I am using it and it works amazing well for me. Before I had pivos xios, ouya, MINIX neo x7 and they all their own issues. Finally for TV gives best of all of them. Only con is you have to tinker a bit but it's not too hard.
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No bugs at all? If I am using XBMC, will I be able to access Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant Video? Also, is it easy to unroot and factory reset?
HenryTheUnicorn said:
No bugs at all? If I am using XBMC, will I be able to access Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant Video? Also, is it easy to unroot and factory reset?
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You can't go wrong. You don't need to root to install it. See the XBMC wiki or FireTV News. (I can't post urls.)
urls
XBMC Wiki: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Amazon_Fire_TV
FireTVNews: http://www.firetvnews.com/tag/guide/
jmerrilljr2 said:
You can't go wrong. You don't need to root to install it. See the XBMC wiki or FireTV News. (I can't post urls.)
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you don't need root, but it would help alot. How well does XBMC work for you?
I would say I works near perfectly for me
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collindv said:
I would say I works near perfectly for me
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Near perfect? What problems do you have? And I hear that MPEG2 isnt supported, should I be concerned about that?
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you don't need root, but it would help alot. How well does XBMC work for you?
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No flaws. I'm rooted but root is really not relevant to running XBMC. For years I ran Plex on a MacMini. This is way better. Just to start -- DTS pass-thru.
Sideloading is really easy. So is uninstalling. I can't see a down side here.
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you don't need root, but it would help alot. How well does XBMC work for you?
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You can't go wrong. You don't need to root to install it. See the XBMC wiki or FireTV News. (I can't post urls.)
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This is all true. However, to get the best possible XBMC experience on the KFTV will require root and to setup an XBMC Launcher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2790392). This launcher replaces the KFTV launcher while still providing access to it and Amazon Prime. It's literally the best of both worlds.
mjbxx said:
This is all true. However, to get the best possible XBMC experience on the KFTV will require root and to setup an XBMC Launcher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2790392). This launcher replaces the KFTV launcher while still providing access to it and Amazon Prime. It's literally the best of both worlds.
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Thank you for the links. How do I do a factory reset or unroot my device just incase I decide to return it?
HenryTheUnicorn said:
Thank you for the links. How do I do a factory reset or unroot my device just incase I decide to return it?
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Fire TV News (link in a prior post) has guides for all your issues. I would also recommend downloading ADBFire which you can find in the Fire TV Themes and Apps subforum of this forum
Hi.
I've rooted my AFTV and installet XBMC. It works good, but I have some problems.
1) IPTV PVR SIMPLE addon not working. When I whant to play any channel it freezes and can't go back to menu. Only reset helps.
2) Some kind of shifting in rewind when making step forward or backward fo 30 sec. Very long time of buffering.
3) Sleep mode in XBMC not working properly. It reboots AFTV every time, but no sleep.
4) And the biggest problem in Audio. When I use Direct output with ac3, dts, etc the video playback begins to slow.
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Hi.
I've rooted my AFTV and installet XBMC. It works good, but I have some problems.
1) IPTV PVR SIMPLE addon not working. When I whant to play any channel it freezes and can't go back to menu. Only reset helps.
2) Some kind of shifting in rewind when making step forward or backward fo 30 sec. Very long time of buffering.
3) Sleep mode in XBMC not working properly. It reboots AFTV every time, but no sleep.
4) And the biggest problem in Audio. When I use Direct output with ac3, dts, etc the video playback begins to slow.
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1. So if I don't use this addon, it won't affect me?
2. What do you mean?
3. Does this fix your problem? http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Amazon_Fire_TV#Sleep_while_XBMC_is_Open_.28Requires_root.29
4. Is there a way for audio and video playback to run smooth without this problem?
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1. So if I don't use this addon, it won't affect me?
2. What do you mean?
3. Does this fix your problem?
4. Is there a way for audio and video playback to run smooth without this problem?
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1. May be You know any other way to play IPTV playlist without installing additional server soft (such as Tvheadend)? On my HTPC I use "PVR IPTV Simple Client" and it works perfect. On AFTV it stucks.
2. Fast-forward causes everything to look choppy. I think I should edit advancedsettings.xml
3. I made all steps by this wiki. I've installed this Android Screensaver and it worked normally till today. Now my AFTV every minute reboots instead of sleep mode.
4. Yes. In standart settings it works. Without enable passthrough. But this is not acceptable for me.
Madline said:
1. May be You know any other way to play IPTV playlist without installing additional server soft (such as Tvheadend)? On my HTPC I use "PVR IPTV Simple Client" and it works perfect. On AFTV it stucks.
2. Fast-forward causes everything to look choppy. I think I should edit advancedsettings.xml
3. I made all steps by this wiki. I've installed this Android Screensaver and it worked normally till today. Now my AFTV every minute reboots instead of sleep mode.
4. Yes. In standart settings it works. Without enable passthrough. But this is not acceptable for me.
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Darn. What should I get? Amazon Fire TV or Raspberry Pi?
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Darn. What should I get? Amazon Fire TV or Raspberry Pi?
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Fire TV and do not look back. Besides, you have a 30 day return period throught Amazon. Try it out and see if you like it. You have absolutely nothing to lose doing so.
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Darn. What should I get? Amazon Fire TV or Raspberry Pi?
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I have had a raspberry pi with raspbmc for over a year. I bought the firetv two weeks ago. While I enjoyed tinkering around with the pi and tweaking it to get the best experience for xbmc, the fire tv is much better. It's just so much more powerful and as a result everything is very smooth, menus, video playback - all of it. In addition, you have the added benefit of having access to netflix and amazon prime which you will not get on raspbmc. Now I have to turn on one less device when I want to watch netflix. Finally, it seems like there are some devs working on unlocking the bootloader - so I would imagine that custom roms can't be far off. So if those things sound good to you, I would highly recommend the FTV.
jmerrilljr2 said:
No flaws. I'm rooted but root is really not relevant to running XBMC. For years I ran Plex on a MacMini. This is way better. Just to start -- DTS pass-thru.
Sideloading is really easy. So is uninstalling. I can't see a down side here.
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DTS pass-thru is something that I was banging my head against the wall to make it work, then I just saw "advanced settings" on the left bottom of menu just to find out that you need to activate this to have access to audio pass-thru. Then it worked flawlessly.
Spmc
You guys should look into SPMC for an alternative solution to xbmc. Its the same app but custom made that was designed for Ouya.works better on Amzon Fire Tv
VUDU APK for Fire TV?
PuroSteve said:
VUDU APK for Fire TV?
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Search for it on Google Play. It works but not impressive.
I agree. I am pretty disappointed by Vudu generally though, not just on the FireTV. I was pretty upset when I found out I couldn't download 1080p videos to watch when out of network (sd looks awful on a N10).
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Search for it on Google Play. It works but not impressive.
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how do you use it? I tried sideloading the version on my phone, but it's unusable with the remote. I can't navigate to anything.
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how do you use it? I tried sideloading the version on my phone, but it's unusable with the remote. I can't navigate to anything.
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I don't remember but if remote does not work, try the keyboard. Why would you want Vudu anyways. Dosen't amazon have its own same content?
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I don't remember but if remote does not work, try the keyboard. Why would you want Vudu anyways. Dosen't amazon have its own same content?
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VUDU has all my HDX content from Digital copy blu-rays. Flixster works, but does not have HDX.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try a keyboard.
Hello Team,
Suddenly my Youtube app in fire tv showing all the videos in the half screen and rest half is gone somewhere. I checked other videos in vevo tv and they are working fine.
I uninstalled the youtube app and download it again but still the same issue.
I am using the fire tv as it is received from Amazon i.e. no root
Anybody can help here in this.
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Hello Team,
Suddenly my Youtube app in fire tv showing all the videos in the half screen and rest half is gone somewhere. I checked other videos in vevo tv and they are working fine.
I uninstalled the youtube app and download it again but still the same issue.
I am using the fire tv as it is received from Amazon i.e. no root
Anybody can help here in this.
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clear youtube cache and restart the device
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clear youtube cache and restart the device
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I tried that several times even uninstalled the app but no luck. Thanks a lot for your reply.
The modded version of YouTube app does not require root on FireTV since there is no system app.
Go grab the YouTube HD Mod from the related forum topic and try it via sideloading.
Uninstall the normal YouTube app first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715
And if that does not work,try getting an older version of the GTV YouTube app since that one works really well and I started having trouble with the modded version being inconsistent and crashing.
Can someone post the most recent version of the Fire WatchESPN app?
Many Thanks!
larskappler said:
Can someone post the most recent version of the Fire WatchESPN app?
Many Thanks!
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here you go
thanks much!
[APK request] Watch TNT and Tennis Channel Everywhere
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here you go
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The Fire version of WatchESPN works a lot better than the regular version from google play store.
Could you also provide the Fire version of Watch TNT and Tennis Channel Everywhere apks?
Thanks in Advance,
I don't think there is a firetv version of watch tnt, you can sideload but you'll have a banner on the top of your screen that forces the video lower and cuts off a few inches at bottom of the video
Is there a solution to run youtube android app on Fire TV (without root)?
I tried this https://www.androidsage.com/2016/04...tore-on-the-amazon-fire-devices-without-root/ and sideloaded latest youtube apk but i get rh-01 connection problem with playstore.
What's wrong with the FTV version of Youtube?
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What's wrong with the FTV version of Youtube?
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I find that fire tv stick version is very choppy and audio comes in and out of sync alot, not so much on the fire tv 4k it seems OK with that.
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I find that fire tv stick version is very choppy and audio comes in and out of sync alot, not so much on the fire tv 4k it seems OK with that.
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try and get the android tv version, will probably have more success with that.
And you probably won't every get playstore to fully work but all you really want is for it to register so play services will work and thus youtube and playmusic apps will work.
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try and get the android tv version, will probably have more success with that.
And you probably won't every get playstore to fully work but all you really want is for it to register so play services will work and thus youtube and playmusic apps will work.
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Thanks for reply, I have actually sorted my issues completely now, I have stopped all unnecessary amazon stuff running, huge list by the way, and have Google play all configured with android youtube and all my Google paid apps fully configured and recognising I'm signed in. Xposed setup, custom recovery, six axis with ps3 pads connected, USB OTG configured on boot with mele pro airmouse/keyboard/remote combo ? An to top it off no amazon home stuff at all, I have a launcher installed (was going to use official leaseback launcher but found it rubbish) the one I'm using is called Top TV Launcher 2.97. Very customisable and good on the eyes. Firestick is much more responsive the way it's setup now.
Nice,... I'll have to check out that launcher