Cut the Chord a few weeks ago
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 3:19 am
I bought a couple of jailbroke Firesticks off ebay, installed a digital antenna, and replaced my cable DVR with a TIVO ROAMIO.
I've had some issues with the antennas as the Firestick seems to jam the signal at times and I had to do a couple of hard resets with the TIVO, but I think I've got all the kinks worked out.
Overall, it's ok. The KODI app on the Firestick is slow at times and getting a show to load is unsuccessful. I have to clear the cache on Kodi and restart the Firestick for a certain show to start playing.
Other than that, it's pretty bad ass to not have a cable bill. I went from $250/month internet+tv package to posting $59 month for internet+TIVO subscription.
Patience is needed with this setup sometimes, but it's worth it in my mind with the annual cost savings at $2300.
I'm still toying wrong the setup, but so far it's been worth it.
Best streaming add-ons for Kodi:
Genesis
Sports Devil
Phoenix
S.A.L.T.S.
One Channel
The apps will usually have episodes up streaming a day after the episode airs. My wife is caught up on DWTS as am I with Quantico. I also have yet to miss a Houston football game (college) because sports devil has three to four alternatives for streaming games.
The quality of the football games leave something to be desired, but I can manage. The quality of the HD antenna and watching network TV is bad ass. 1080p watching the Texans with an antenna.
F#ck cable
I've had some issues with the antennas as the Firestick seems to jam the signal at times and I had to do a couple of hard resets with the TIVO, but I think I've got all the kinks worked out.
Overall, it's ok. The KODI app on the Firestick is slow at times and getting a show to load is unsuccessful. I have to clear the cache on Kodi and restart the Firestick for a certain show to start playing.
Other than that, it's pretty bad ass to not have a cable bill. I went from $250/month internet+tv package to posting $59 month for internet+TIVO subscription.
Patience is needed with this setup sometimes, but it's worth it in my mind with the annual cost savings at $2300.
I'm still toying wrong the setup, but so far it's been worth it.
Best streaming add-ons for Kodi:
Genesis
Sports Devil
Phoenix
S.A.L.T.S.
One Channel
The apps will usually have episodes up streaming a day after the episode airs. My wife is caught up on DWTS as am I with Quantico. I also have yet to miss a Houston football game (college) because sports devil has three to four alternatives for streaming games.
The quality of the football games leave something to be desired, but I can manage. The quality of the HD antenna and watching network TV is bad ass. 1080p watching the Texans with an antenna.
F#ck cable
