RASPBERRY Pi 2

[jchoong]

OpenElec will confine you to Kodi only, which is great for streaming movies, videos, tv, etc.


You wont be able to get Netflix

 

[MiFan4149]

So does kodi have content by itself something like Netflix or it is just a player?

 

[MiFan4149]

Look like I have a lot of things to do
I found out that kodi doesn't have its own source of movies so I need to find a source for the movies and I need reccomendations for it

 

[gregory_choo]

Look like I have a lot of things to do
I found out that kodi doesn't have its own source of movies so I need to find a source for the movies and I need reccomendations for it

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tvboxsg/

read the pinned post, there is a xbmc/kodi section.

 

[MiFan4149]

Got my raspberry pi2 running with openelec but I dk what add on to Download

 

[jchoong]

Setting up and configuring Kodi for the first time can be perplexing. PM to me your email address and I will send you some guidelines. Again, google Youtube for tutorials.

 

[jchoong]

For those who don't have a media box but would like to try out KODI on your Windows PC, you can install TVMC, a special custom build of KODI that comes preconfigured with some of the best video add-ons. Its a breeze to install.

http://www.tvaddons.ag/tvmc-windows/

 

[MiFan4149]

Last question how do I change the subtitle of the movie that im watching

 

[jchoong]

You need to install another repository/add-on to get subtitles (very good).

 

[MiFan4149]

The movie that im watching already have subtitle but the language isn't English so I need help on how to change the language

 

[jchoong]

I don't think you can select or change the subtitles if it is embedded.

I use English subtitles which I need to manually download (and select) within Kodi.

 

[MiFan4149]

I don't think you can select or change the subtitles if it is embedded.

I use English subtitles which I need to manually download (and select) within Kodi.

Then which file u download for it and how to install

 

[jchoong]

Go to Youtube and search to setup subtitles in Kodi XBMC. Don't be so lazy.

 

[yuri2]

Look like I have a lot of things to do
I found out that kodi doesn't have its own source of movies so I need to find a source for the movies and I need reccomendations for it

Kodi is like a GUI. You need to load it with repositories which load the apps, which then allows you to stream from different sources.

I tried many, and found the best is fusion.tvaddons.ag

Once, it is loaded and configured, just use Video addon - Genesis. This one is amazing, all kinds of movies and tv shows you can get in high quality. You can even configure it to auto-load subtitles and even auto-play within Genesis.

Otherwise, you can get subtitles addon, the better one is from opensubtitles.org

Even though I'm using android box now, I still use Kodi most of the time. The other apps are just not very useful for me.

 

[MiFan4149]

Display flicker

While watching movies on the raspberry pi 2 using openelec, my display flicker 4-5 times. Any solution to solve the problem ?

 

[jchoong]

So many possibilities, but at least try and get your power supply to deliver about 2amp.

 

[MiFan4149]

Display

Any 1 tried playing movies using openelec on a 1440p screen ?
If so how is the quality

 

[jchoong]

Erroneous post deleted. Sorry.

 

[yuri2]

You can use the soft power button to shutdown the Pi 2 on OpenElec. However, you can't turn it back on until you recycle the power manually using the power adaptor.

So it's missing a "remote" on/off controller.

If you had a tv with usb port, you can try using it to power the Pi 2, so you can power it on/off together with the tv.

For me, I had a Philips soundbar HTL5140 with usb port.
I connect a cable from that usb port to power the Pi 2.
Now it works like a power on/off remote control when I shut down or power up the soundbar.
However, I lose the use of the usb port input to the soundbar.
Surprisingly it works well, since the video hdmi output goes back into the soundbar.

Using the tv/soundbar usb port to power the Pi 2, you also save on buying a power adaptor.

 

[jchoong]

Yuri, with your Pi2 powered by the soundbar USB, do you have any stability problems. The TV and soundbar USBs normally output to 1amp; many experts have said the Pi2 should be powered with 2amp.

I still manually switch off my Pi2 with is powered by a 2amp power supply. I have a toggle switch between the power supply and the Pi2.