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Ouya console - ~ €95 on Amazon.com (inc P&P and Import)

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    #92
    tallaghtmick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,724 ✭✭✭tallaghtmick


    poldebruin wrote: »
    Thanks for the heads up on this app - Mobdro, I sideloaded it onto the OUYA at it works a treat! Thanks

    Ah good stuff.


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    #93
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    groom wrote: »
    4od app or xbmc addon?
    The app is telling me it can't find a connection ( same issue with iPlayer) and I thought the mossy xbmc plugin was broken

    The XBMC addon. Was working perfectly until I posted in this thread! Typical! :o


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    #94
    AntiRip
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    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    The XBMC addon. Was working perfectly until I posted in this thread! Typical! :o

    Still working for me. Such a good app, I couldn't bare to watch anything on the site. I know that they have to but the amount of ads and frequency of them is unbearable.

    Pity aertv started charging as well but tbh I don't miss rte anyway.

    If you love 4od you'll probably love F.T.V from kinkin. It's similar to the filmon addon but better.


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    #95
    groom
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    AntiRip wrote: »
    Still working for me. Such a good app.

    Just had a go installing it on my phone. Can browse the content but couldn't launch anything

    Edit. Just tried on the Ouya and it runs beautifully


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    #96
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,361 ✭✭✭randombar


    What do you reckon the power consumption would be compared to the ATV2.

    Standby looks ok.

    soooo tempted, have the flirc in my cart too.

    That ATV2 remote is just to small keep losing the feicin thing.


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    #97
    AntiRip
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    GaryCocs wrote: »
    What do you reckon the power consumption would be compared to the ATV2.

    Standby looks ok.

    soooo tempted, have the flirc in my cart too.

    That ATV2 remote is just to small keep losing the feicin thing.

    I found on the wiki that gameplay is 4.5 watts.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya

    That's twice the ATV2 I think using xbmc. I can't find anything for xbmc on Ouya but found this on reddit

    http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/1dza5l/this_is_why_xbmc_on_ouya_is_probably_not_going_to/

    It's says the Ouya draws very high CPU and high GPU usage, hence the high temperatures, fan activity, and high power consumption.


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    #98
    witnessmenow
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    AntiRip wrote: »
    I found on the wiki that gameplay is 4.5 watts.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya

    That's twice the ATV2 I think using xbmc. I can't find anything for xbmc on Ouya but found this on reddit

    http://www.reddit.com/r/cordcutters/comments/1dza5l/this_is_why_xbmc_on_ouya_is_probably_not_going_to/

    It's says the Ouya draws very high CPU and high GPU usage, hence the high temperatures, fan activity, and high power consumption.

    The Ouya can be turned off though, boot time from cold to XBMC would be less than a minute for sure.

    Unless XBMC has drastically improved on the ATV2 in the last 12 months the Ouya is a far superior XBMC box in terms of playback (it does 1080p) and snap-iness. Power consumption wise I am unable to comment.


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    #99
    stooge
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    witnessmenow wrote: »
    The Ouya can be turned off though, boot time from cold to XBMC would be less than a minute for sure.

    Unless XBMC has drastically improved on the ATV2 in the last 12 months the Ouya is a far superior XBMC box in terms of playback (it does 1080p) and snap-iness. Power consumption wise I am unable to comment.

    +1

    XBMC on ouya is probably the most refined version I have seen in terms of bang for buck performance.


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    #100
    batistuta9
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    stooge wrote: »
    +1

    XBMC on ouya is probably the most refined version I have seen in terms of bang for buck performance.

    I was actually going to ask that :pac:

    Its a better option than a R.Pi yeah?


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    #101
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,361 ✭✭✭randombar


    Purchase made, bought the fan and flirc too.

    One question on the flirc, just to get my head around it, how do you get the sky remote to control the ouya and not the sky box? There's no alternate channel on it apart from TV?


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    #102
    groom
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    GaryCocs wrote: »
    One question on the flirc, just to get my head around it, how do you get the sky remote to control the ouya and not the sky box?

    Unplug the Sky box :)

    It just controls both if both are turned on. I do currently see my Sky box turning on when I hit certain keys. I've also got the volume keys controlling both the Ouya and TV volume which isn't great because it goes from loud to quiet exponentially.

    The NowTV remote works as well btw if you have one of those.


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    #103
    stooge
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    batistuta9 wrote: »
    I was actually going to ask that :pac:

    Its a better option than a R.Pi yeah?

    Only briefly had a play around with a RPi. while its good in terms of price and flexibility, I thought the general XBMC performance and 1080 playback was better on the ouya. I'm sure there are some performance stats out there to either prove or disprove my experience though!


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    #104
    AntiRip
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    batistuta9 wrote: »
    Its a better option than a R.Pi yeah?

    I've tried 2 RPis in my time and although they are great and cheap, they just bugged me over time due to the sluggishness. The last one I had I even overclocked it and ran from USB stick and I actually thought it was worse.

    You can go through the menus with the iOS/Android apps though which were fantastic and the RPi played every single file I had. Brilliant cheap device but the Ouya is just solid, fast (menus) and sane-free :)


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    #105
    NyOmnishambles
    Registered Users Posts: 894 ✭✭✭NyOmnishambles


    You can also control XBMC through apps on your phone or tablet

    I messed around with it last night and have both the XBMC app and Yatse running on my phone

    Works really well too as a remote and for viewing your content and playing it


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    #106
    randombar
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    I've used the iOS remote before and it was ok but it's annoying enough to have to unlock your phone go into an app and press pause just to pause tv.


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    #107
    randombar
    Registered Users Posts: 3,361 ✭✭✭randombar


    Hi Lads,

    Any thread about peoples set ups of these?

    Going to try and do a bit of prep work before it arrives.

    // Gary


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    #108
    AntiRip
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    GaryCocs wrote: »
    Hi Lads,

    Any thread about peoples set ups of these?

    Going to try and do a bit of prep work before it arrives.

    // Gary

    TotalXBMC.tv and XBMConnect and two good channels on YouTube


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    #109
    Zilog
    Registered Users Posts: 332 ✭✭Zilog


    Lurking here for a while myself, looking for an excuse to buy the Ouya!

    Have read this guide, has some useful tips on setting up the Ouya:
    http://mymediaexperience.com/xbmc-on-android-based-ouya/


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    #110
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    That's a big deal breaker for me
    Please note that Ouya had to remove AC3 and DTS audio decoding from the XBMC on Ouya app due to licencing issues, so we will need to wait for the licensing issues to be resolved before the multichannel audio will work again.


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    #111
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    AntiRip wrote: »
    Resolves links to premium links (faster streaming, no capthas). RD is only e16 for 6 months I think for over 80 hosters.

    Thanks for letting us know about the 4od app. Didn't realise it has been fixed

    Cool, is it an XBMC add on or app?


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    #112
    NyOmnishambles
    Registered Users Posts: 894 ✭✭✭NyOmnishambles


    AstraMonti wrote: »
    That's a big deal breaker for me

    That only applies to the version of XBMC available through the Ouya store

    The more recent version of XBMC don't have this issue


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    #113
    AstraMonti
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    Ah yeah, just read that the new alpha version supports it.


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    #114
    CottonMouth
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭CottonMouth


    Is the new amazon TV box not a better option to Ouya now that it can run xbmc and has better hardware and a remote too?


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    #115
    AntiRip
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    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    Cool, is it an XBMC add on or app?

    No not an app. If you have a RD account, you just go into the settings of one of the add-ons (1ch) and add your RD username and password into the resolver settings. This will then do for all your addons including istream.


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    #116
    glued
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    Anyone know any good apps for watching tv? Live, sports etc?


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    #117
    groom
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    AstraMonti wrote: »
    That's a big deal breaker for me

    SPMC is the Xbmc for Ouya build with those licensing restrictions removed


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    #118
    AntiRip
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    glued wrote: »
    Anyone know any good apps for watching tv? Live, sports etc?

    Filmon is good for live tv and legal. Others aren't so and cannot be discussed fully here. Xbmchub is awash with information.


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    #119
    danoriordan1402
    Registered Users Posts: 694 ✭✭✭danoriordan1402


    got mine today, stuck Gotham on it - running sweet so far on the wireless but will stick an ethernet cable to it eventually. Still playing around with the XMBC settings and add ons. Aeon Nox skin is saying its not compatible though, I see online a lot of folk have that installed and running well...more tinkering for me I think.


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    #120
    witnessmenow
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    AstraMonti wrote: »
    That's a big deal breaker for me

    The latest version on the store has DTS pass through so this should not be an issue anymore.

    But as has been mentioned you can just grab the version direct of XBMC and everything is hunky dory


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    #121
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,219 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    AntiRip wrote: »
    No not an app. If you have a RD account, you just go into the settings of one of the add-ons (1ch) and add your RD username and password into the resolver settings. This will then do for all your addons including istream.

    Cool, only the paid account is worth having by the looks of things.

    Does this mean then that I wouldn't have to pick from a list of 20 streams? Just pick an episode and this does the rest?

    Cheers


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