Author: Kodi Community Forum - All Forums

Hey guys,

I have a hearing loss and I can't turn up the volume on my TV without disturbing my neighbors. I am currently evaluating different solutions for a set top box that would be able to play a wide array of formats and also provide some sort of remote headphones capability. Roku has a remote that has a port for standard headphones, which is great but Roku is very limited as far as supported video and audio file formats are concerned. Nvidia Shield TV also has an audio out port in the remote and has Android TV which I suppose allows the user to install the Kodi app (please correct me if I am wrong). So it's exactly what I need, but a bit too expensive at $299.
So I am thinking of buying a cheaper Android TV device such as Mi Box ($69) and installing Kodi on it, but Mi Box does not have an audio out plug in the remote. So my question is: The Kodi remote app currently available in Google Play, does it stream audio back to the Android phone via either WiFi or Bluetooth? If so, then I can plug my headphones in my phone and hear the sound from the TV box.
Does anyone have any better ideas? For example would a Raspberry Pi be better than the Mi Box? I am fairly good at technology, I've been using Linux both at work and at home for more than 10 years, so I am not afraid of complex setups as long as they are easy to use after the setup is done (so that my wife can use the solution too).

Thank you in advance,

Corneliu

Just started using kodi and really liking it. Wanting to get a small 7inch tablet purely for kodi usage. My question is will any of these tablets be able to run kodi? If so which ones? muchisimas gracias

I thought this was a LibreElec issue but it seems the same issue is happening on my Windows 10 machine also with Kodi. (I am going to copy and paste the info from the LibreElec forums since it is the same regarding Windows) I posted this on Reddit tod...

I have a number of Kodi clients set up in the house that share a single mysql database. Kodi v16.1 mysql - MariaDB Everything seems to be working great except for any movies that have NFO files. The scrapper picks up the movie but doesn't seem to a...

I have a KM8 Pro Android marshmallow box which was working fine & for some reason lost all sound. Picture & video fine but No Sound. I was receiving sound through my home theater but for some reason lost sound But fine on my Roku (no problem) w...

I have a big problem with rtmp link as playlist in playlist. Explain the example: http://example.com/all_channels.m3u Quote:#EXTM3U #EXTINF:-1,test1 rtmp (work) rtmp://109.71.162.112:1935/live/sd.jasminchannel.stream #EXTINF:-1,test2 rtmp (dont work...

Hi all - Running Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon. Before with Jarvis I'd right click on the DVD's folder, click "play", and it would. Not now. Is there a quick fix for this? Or do I have to uninstall Krypton and find out how to install Jarvis. Everything else p...

Today, Feb 15th 2017, I Downloaded the latest KODI to my Windows 10 laptop. I had been running a previous version of KODI with no problems for well over 2 years. Once I downloaded the file and ran it, KODI will not start up at all. I double click on...

I'd like to contribute to Kodi's development but I am not sure where to go or who to contact. I really love using Kodi so I want to help if I can.

Hey folks, so i am completely stuck and need some help. Here is what i have done so far: Background Been running XBMC/Kodi since 2011 and most recently on Ubuntu 12.04 with Kodi 15.2 Last night i went to upgrade both the OS and Kodi and although i ...

Is there a way to check if a edit control is empty?

I have been wanting to get an Android TV box more and more as time goes on. I am more or less decided on which two boxes to get, only one problem...is Android TV any good? What I mean is, is it comparable to the Roku or AppleTV? I want to buy a box on...

Is there any way I can listen to the audio playing on kodi on my Android phone using AirPlay?

I use a lot of multiimages for things which would often just be images, but there's a problem: the 'fadetime' of the multiimage seems to act as a visible/hidden fade as well. I'd rather they just appeared right away while retaining the fade time once v...

As the subject says I'm looking into getting a few devices to replace my aging OUYA devices that now run KODI 16.1.4. Unfortunately, it is just not able to decode and push out 1080p@60fps and some of the videos I have are just that. I have been looking online, including the "Pick the Right Kodi Box" thread and I am trying to find the right choice. Perhaps if I list what it is I'm looking for, I could get a good recommendation.

I am looking for a dead simple startup, directly into KODI, and able play videos that are 1080p@60fps. I'm not too worried about x265/HEVC at this time as it is fairly rare in my ventures and I don't mind upgrading to the RPi4—or whatever the next device is—in a few years to support x265 when it is a bit more ubiquitous.

I have been looking at the RPi3 and the ODROID-C2 and they seem to be the way to go, but there are also conflicting accounts by various people online and in this forum as to how well they work. I have seen people say that the RPi3 can be a bit jumpy, dropping frames, with 1080p@60fps, so I am leaning more towards the ODROID-C2. Conversely, I have seen people say that ODROID-C2 does not support LibreELEC all that well.

Which of these should I get, or is there another option I am missing that would satisfy my needs? Thanks in advance for clearing this up as the internet seems to be about as clear a mud for me at this point.