Droping my high dollar TV boxes and going to an Android box

[Skuzzy]

Roku is better supported than Googles Chromecast.  I like the Roku remote better.  Being able to plug in the ear buds and shut off the audio is nice when I want to sleep and the Wife wants to watch something.

[Kanth]

Mostly these days I watch youtube and amazon prime.
I think some netfilx too. There were a couple of shows on hulu but I dropped it after those.

[Flench]

Thanks for the info Skuzzy and Kanth <S>

[Brooke]

I haven't used an Android system for that, just Roku.  I'm happy with Roku, but can't give a comparison.  Roku seems inexpensive.

[Skuzzy]

After reading Google is going to abort the Android the OS in favor of their new one, I would be leery of doing anything with Android.  It will be interesting to see how Google/Alphabet handles the transition.

[Flench]

After reading Google is going to abort the Android the OS in favor of their new one, I would be leery of doing anything with Android.  It will be interesting to see how Google/Alphabet handles the transition.

I see thanks .

[tmetal]

Already have an amazon prime account (tip: if you have access to an email account that ends in .edu use that email to create your amazon prime account and only pay around $40 a year for prime)  so I bought the amazon fire TV box and installed kodi, then installed the fusion.tv add on into kodi.  As long as you don't feel a burning need to see your favorite tv show's newest episode the same week that it airs then you can watch just about anything that is currently on air as well as most shows that have aired in the past ten years or longer if they were very popular.  (got my 11 year old son hooked on the Stargate SG1 series )

Fire tv works well for catching big events like the super bowl or world series, kodi for tv and movies

[Flench]

Thanks tmetal ,
This app here looks like the way to go . Would not install on my tablet though . Think one has to hVE  VPN .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=beykTdgBCbE

[BowHTR]

Has anyone tried or looked into YouTube TV?

https://tv.youtube.com

[Skuzzy]

You guys running Kodi, and other media players, might want to keep up on this:
http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/05/23/hacked-in-translation/

[Shuffler]

You guys running Kodi, and other media players, might want to keep up on this:
http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/05/23/hacked-in-translation/

Interesting, looks to work only if you use subtitles.

[AKIron]

I'll be retiring in a few months and we are beginning to cut monthly expenses. Paying about $120/mo for Dish now. You guys got me looking at other services. I started the 7 day free trial of Playstation Vue and ordered an upgraded Amazon Fire TV (will keep Amazon Prime). Playstation Vue is as low as $30/mo and it has all we want. I was planning to go with a less expensive Internet connection but will probably keep what I have. There is some trade off.

[Flench]

You guys running Kodi, and other media players, might want to keep up on this:
http://blog.checkpoint.com/2017/05/23/hacked-in-translation/

Good to know . Thanks . That made up my mine on  what  to get . Been reading on boxes for a strate month now . Just wish I had known about these years ago .

[Flench]

Oh , BTW , Sling TV is giving a Roku box away if you sign up for two months of sevice . I mite try that and get an Android box too .

EDIT : I did find out one thing . You can not log on to this forum running a VPN . The only forum i have run across that well not let you .

[Skuzzy]

We actively block open VPN relays.  99.9999% of all hackers use that facility.

You know the guy who posts once in a while about how he gets in?  Well, he tries like 30 times before he finds an open relay we have not blocked yet.  Whether he knows it or not, he is helping us.