Apple TV or Amazon Firestick?

mjheathcote

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I've Kodi running on my android smartphone. Can connect my phone to the TV via Hdmi, which is good for when not at home too.
Could do with loading Kodi onto our Amazon TV1, but must say easy just using the smartphone.
 
Wack61

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I've bought a limitless odeon pass so some very short reviews

Hacksaw Ridge, good but very bloody
Hidden figures, a real gem well worth watching
John wick 2 a video game , I felt like the guy in front was playing grand theft auto and I was watching, awful
 
Wack61

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Just started watching war dogs, 20 minutes in and it's showing promise , watched deepwater horizon last night , decided I don't want a job on an oil rig
 
CatmanV2

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I'll give it 30 minutes before someone works out a way round it. The FAPL have (ball park guess) 0.01% of the technical ability of those that would break their protection just for the challenge.

This is the new reality. If FAPL were prepared to pay *a lot* they are still unlikely to be able to make a difference. CF Sony rootkit fiasco (showing my age)

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CatmanV2

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Conaero said:
Indeed they will never block it. Proxy server and ip masking, job done.
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Judge Arnold states that technological advances in video fingerprinting can identify illegal streams in near real-time, allowing ISPs to be notified of new servers "nearly instantaneously."

Or not. Given it's written by a non technical (by my standard) journo, I struggle to see how simple SSL encryption or SSH tunnelling will not instantly render that ineffective.

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Wack61

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This is no different to the old decrypted satellite boxes , it'd work for months then they'd change the code, within hours it'd be back on

Though I don't understand who's making any money out of it
 
CatmanV2

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Wack61 said:
This is no different to the old decrypted satellite boxes , it'd work for months then they'd change the code, within hours it'd be back on

Though I don't understand who's making any money out of it
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The cost to the legitimate subscribers (i.e. those that chose to pay) makes enough profit to cover those that don't. As with many (some) pirates, they would rather pay nothing than anythign to access ligitimately so they can (almost) be discounted from any economic argument.

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Wack61

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Another trip to the odeon today to see fast and furious 8 , haven't watched any of the others , gobsmacked such utter tripe has spawned 7 sequels, It's like a video game with a bit of james bond at it's worst circa roger moore , you have to watch it , It's truly awful but with an all star cast
 
Needamaser

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Who are people using for Motorsport viewing? I have Sportdevil but tried to watch the F1 with little joy.
No interest if football, cricket or golf. Is there a block on sports viewing on streaming now?
 
jluis

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CatmanV2 said:
Quote from article:

Judge Arnold states that technological advances in video fingerprinting can identify illegal streams in near real-time, allowing ISPs to be notified of new servers "nearly instantaneously."

Or not. Given it's written by a non technical (by my standard) journo, I struggle to see how simple SSL encryption or SSH tunnelling will not instantly render that ineffective.

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What a load of ******** ...
That's just fear mongering.

The shear CPU power and infrastructure required to inspect all content passing trough an isp network would cost millions and would not work with encrypted connections which are the default these days.
 
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