Tuesday, 18 October 2016

Benefits That XBMC Streaming Media Boxes Have Over Other Software

By Jessica Moore


There are many innovations when it comes to consumer appliances, especially digital screens, TVs and monitors. This is to cater to the different needs and uses that consumers have for these devices. Recently, due to the usage of many streaming sites, streaming boxes are starting to get popular. This technology is one huge competitor against cable TV.

The storage for movies, music and files have been changing over time. From the more primitive VHS to CDs, DVDs and blu ray. Now most consume this media in a way that is not limited to storage capacity. This is how XBMC streaming media boxes became popular, the same way VHS and CD players became a thing back then.

Also known as Kodi, XBMC is open source and widely used by different brands that create the players. What the box does is to basically play the media in a way that was programmed in the software. Consider a legitimate one before buying and do your research.

What is great about these streaming devices is how they can be attached to your home theater. NVIDIA Shield, G box Q and the Idroidnation I box are some of user top picks for Kodi devices. These ones have amazing hardware specification similar to your motherboard only it focuses on viewing and streaming from an external drive or websites like Netflix and Hulu.

The more popular ones are the Idroidnations I box, G box Q and NVIDIA shield. The specs on these things are amazing considering their size. Unlike your computer, these ones are aimed to stream and play movies and what not from services like Netflix and Hulu.

XBMC compared to its competitor, Plex, may be more difficult to use in terms of interface. You can be assured of infinite customizability though, which is something many users are after. Interface is really just something that you need to get used to along the way, once you do, everything should be comfortable enough to navigate through.

You can use these devices with virtually any type of operating system. Whether you have a windows PC, Android, IOS or Linux, XBMC can properly adjust to this. Most Kodi plug ins and add on do not need purchasing due to it being open source. MAC devices may need to go through jailbreak for these boxes to work though.

Plug ins, add ons and practically anything you can think of to work on with the device is possible with a Kodi box. It is all a matter of downloading the plug in and installing it. A lot of support regarding the device is available online. So if you consider yourself tech savvy it might be best to go for the XBMC route.

Some really popular add ons like Netfixbmc allow you to stream movies and series easier with its cross platform compatibility. You can also install a remote control application on your mobile device to work with your XBMC box. This app can be found for free from the Google play store for android, if yours is an Iphone, you can have it for 3 dollars at the Istore.




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