Benefits That XBMC Streaming Media Boxes Have Over Other Software

By Jessica Moore


The way people view and consume media has been changing over time. Thanks to the internet, online videos and other streaming platforms have become more popular. Unlike before, this is a more common method of looking at videos and listening to music when compared to watching cable TV. Television networks are starting to ride this trend and have adapted and adjusted promptly.

The storage for movies, music and files have been changing over time. From the more primitive VHS to CDs, DVDs and blu ray. Now most consume this media in a way that is not limited to storage capacity. This is how XBMC streaming media boxes became popular, the same way VHS and CD players became a thing back then.

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.

This can be the possible competitor for televisions with cable boxes on them. Companies such as NVIDIA has made hardware that uses Kodi. Yes, this is the same manufacturer for the graphics card on your PC or laptop.

Most of these run on Quad core Central Processing Units, that come with at least 2 gb of RAM and internal hard drive storage capacities. Most of them come with different numbers of USB 3.0 ports so you can plug in external hard drives with your movies in them. Many of these boxes process 4k media too.

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.

The biggest winning factor that XBMC has is how it is very flexible. Customizability is something Kodi prides itself with. Although, this is also the reason why navigating through the interface can be complicated initially. But the more you use it, the easier it becomes.

Plug ins, add ons and practically anything you can think of to work on with the device is possible with a Kodi box. It is all a matter of downloading the plug in and installing it. A lot of support regarding the device is available online. So if you consider yourself tech savvy it might be best to go for the XBMC route.

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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