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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Finally mastered Jailbreaking apple tv and installing XBMC and all its wonderful features and add ons....sky sports....all movies inc cinema releases....cable tv.....music.....basically any channel in the world inc all the UK ones......works like a dream on both apple and laptop connected via hdmi into telly....anyone else got this amazin bit of kit???? And can suggest other repos?

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By *cotsteveMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Are you using ATV 2 or 3?

The ATV 2 fetches daft money on the bay etc

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I did it through the laptop to check it all out..repos..software etc....apple 2 not jailbroken is a fortune...never mind jailbroken...so i bought apple tv 3 and believe the software is ready for it...just awaiting the jailbreak due very soon me thinks

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Loch Lomond

I have XBMC installed on my laptop which I can connect to my TV via a HDMI connection to watch stuff I've downloaded from the web and torrent sites.

What I don't fully understand is what part does the Apple Tv Box play in the set up? Does this provide the live streams via channels and add ons? Thanks for info in advance

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im just about to buy a jailbroken ATV from Ebay.

When you say any channel,

Does that mean you can watch for example Sky Sports without having a Sky subscription??x

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I can jailbreak em and install all the channels....you can watch sky sports....thousands of movies...inc cinema releases...kids cartoon channels....american tv.....any tv really.....other numerous channels.....inc all uk terrestrial tv.........also adult channels

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

No subscription ever..no offence..but if you are about to fork out for a jailbroken one..what did you actually think you were buyin and gettin???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lol good point! Just seemed a little too good to be true if you know what I mean!

Ill order tomorrow I think!

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Loch Lomond


"

What I don't fully understand is what part does the Apple Tv Box play in the set up? Does this provide the live streams via channels and add ons? Thanks for info in advance"

???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The great thing with the box is that it would be connected to the net directly and so when you turn on your tv the channels would just come up.

Likewise you can stream via your iphone or mac straight to your tv so say you load a programme on an app on your phone it will run on your tv with no wires.

Thats my understanding anyway! I bought a Western Digital box before but whilst that had some channels on it there wasnt very many and it didnt have the ability to take the feed from your phone or comp!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just now I have a cable that goes from my iphone into tv so I can load something on iphone netflix app and it plays on the tv but the apple tv box would supersede that!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Laptop via hdmi into tv....you need to use laptop to change channels...feeds etc.....apple tv...connect to tv via hdmi....change channel..feeds etc....using the remote or iphone or ipad...etc....and will stream faster as solely xbmc installed

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Loch Lomond


"Laptop via hdmi into tv....you need to use laptop to change channels...feeds etc.....apple tv...connect to tv via hdmi....change channel..feeds etc....using the remote or iphone or ipad...etc....and will stream faster as solely xbmc installed"

So, the only difference is the way your changing channels, thanks for clearing that up.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Apple tv is also smoother n faster due to being a sole unit and not having stuff installed that you would have on a laptop etc....using up memory.....hope that helps

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my XBMC fucked up and even if I run the hub wizard for windows it does nothing

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

What happened to it??

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By *rallvalCouple
over a year ago

Dunfermline

I just bought a Raspberry Pi, stuck on an XBMC linux distro and a £3 remote. less than £30 and Bob's yer wotnot. I always thought ATVs were overpriced for what you got from them.

Not for everyone but then I am a linux user and developer and a bit of a geek.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Result! Stream smoothly???

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By *rallvalCouple
over a year ago

Dunfermline

Yup. Video is fast because the Raspberry pi runs HD video well. The only block is my broadband speed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

when I firstly ran the hub wizard for windows it worked fine then one day a series of running numbers appearared in the top left hand corner and would not go away so I removed it from the pc and reinstalled it and when I run the hub wizard nothing happens

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"when I firstly ran the hub wizard for windows it worked fine then one day a series of running numbers appearared in the top left hand corner and would not go away so I removed it from the pc and reinstalled it and when I run the hub wizard nothing happens "

If you take away the first numbers that comes up, you are left with--------A PILE OF SHITE

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

nasty fred just plain nasty lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I could sell yah another one

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Loch Lomond

I've since checked out the Raspberry Pi, sounds like a cheap alternative worth picking up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can use your iPhone or android as a remote control for the Pi

Either the official XMBC remote or Yatse

Can't get BBC iplayer to work on it for some reason, would like some help getting it to work

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I have ordered a mk808b android system and air mouse to install the software on and test it out...also ordered another but of kit..android to install everything on and run it....fed up waiting on apple tv3 to be jailbroken....

If anyone wants one fully loaded with sky sports...uk channels...movies...inc cinema releases...usa cable..worldwide channels....kids tv...adult (on request) and many many more.....inc air mouse.... £175...no more payin for sky..virgin...netflix etc...pm me

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By *uncpl007Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

you need high speed internet connection with unlimited download for this also

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By *un_JuiceCouple
over a year ago

Nr Chester

Running this via a box, handy bit of kit. Few teething probs and technobloke is hopefully going to resolve tomorrow.

Got all sorts on it

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By *onty200ukMan
over a year ago

glasgow

Had a jailbroken atv2 for a couple of years great bit of kit changed to bt broadband now it wont stream any video chanels absolutly gutted xbmc on my ipad works no problems

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By *efreeMan
over a year ago

North Staffs


"Yup. Video is fast because the Raspberry pi runs HD video well. The only block is my broadband speed."

Raspberry Pi and Xbmc is great, have mine connected to my NAS drive to play stored music vids and pics, why pay for Apple TV

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By *iona_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

Aberdeen

^^^^^ What he says ^^^^^^^

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By *efreeMan
over a year ago

North Staffs

Add Sports Devil and Ice Movies to XBMC and get free sports and movies!

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