2014-06-13, 17:19
Up until last week, I had a variety of TVs. Some 'smart' some not. I had a Boxee Box on each to give an identical experience for everyone in my family. It was primarily used for XBMC streaming local content from a Windows PC (ripped movies, home movies, and pictures) and Netflix player. Boxee had a lot of limitations, but I loved XBMC. I had tried Serviio in the past with several different players, but I found I couldn't beat the XBMC setup. It would play anything. I'm not fond of what Boxee did as a company, and I have no intention of buying any more (if they are even available). Last week, lightning strikes and fries most of my electronics. I now have all new LG TVs (thank you State Farm). The TV itself has almost every app I could want and now all our TVs behave the same. The one thing that is missing is streaming content from my local storage server. It looks like it wants me to install an LG DLNA server on my PC. I would rather not go that route. I want to eventually just use the USB ports and sharing function on my router so my PC is out of the picture. I think all I'm really looking for now is a device that will will do a good job of playing ripped DVDs, Blu-ray, home movies, and pictures. I'm getting past the hobbyist stage on these things in life. I just want it to work, and not have to give my family a training class. This device looks pretty decent? http://www.amazon.com/G-Box-Midnight-MX2...B00CH643A8 Would that be a good fit? I don't have an external sound system for my TVs yet, but I would like to. I know the Boxee had some issues with certain types of Audio. Thanks for any advice you might have. XBMC is an outstanding piece of software.
I love Kodi too by the way.
