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.

There have been many devices invented and modified to cater to the need of people to constantly be able to access the internet. This smart evolution of devices makes it easier to connect to the internet via different devices and appliance. The XBMC streaming media boxes are popular for streaming videos and music that you find online without having to get a smart TV.

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 NVIDIA Shield can not only stream media but can also be used for gaming. Its specs include a Quad core CPU, a built in micro SD slot, 802.11 ac WiFi and USB 3.0, and models with varying internal hard drive space. This is definitely more expensive than most but it should be well worth it.

Many of these have Quad core CPUs and 2 gb RAM, at least. The internal hard drive can range depending on its price. There is choice from 8 to 16 to even 500 gigabytes. Another impressive factor is how many of them can process 4K videos and images. USB ports are also added so you can connect external devices.

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.

Since this open source software is highly customizable you can easily add plug ins, skins and other additional features. All you need to do is instal the necessary plug ins for the internet video site of your choice and then you are good to go. Due to the open source nature of XBMC, there is a Wiki page complete with all the information that you might need from installation too all possible add ons.

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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