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Hi guys, sorry if this is not the right place to ask. Could you share plans, if any, to have an official Kodi app on Apple TV? I am aware of side load, just wondering if there is any effort to make it real sometimes later... Thanks

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Hi. Is there an alternative to IPTV Simple Client, that works the same way using the M3U playlist format. I'd like to try an alternative, as IPTV Simple Client is no longer displaying the channels it used to. I only get 91 now, all Hindi. Used to be ov...

Hello, I bought a philips tv (49pus7181) and installed the latest kodi available in the store on it. Everything is working great except one thing. While the default mediaplayer of the tv gives me 5.1 surround sound, Kodi only gives me 2.0. Even if I ...

Hello, i've a problem with a shared database. I configured everthing like it is mentionend in this wiki-article (MySQL (wiki)) and it works. The problem is that two clients (OPENElec and FireTV-Stick) have two different databases. If i delete one of t...

I have 2 questions that need answered as my mate disagrees with me..................

Can you get Full HD on a cheap £30 Android box ?

Can you get Full HD on an Amazon Fire stick ?

Both advertise HD,but is it false.

I would like to discuss some architectural fundamentals regading the databases (no matter how they are implemented) and UI interaction, and how we intend to achieve them

@Fernetmenta has said “DB operations on the main and renderthread are a major design flaw. OnSomething() methods are not supposed to by hijacked by heavy call like db queries.”

I understand that the general aim is to remove any expensive function calls from both the main and render threads, so that the player and UI can continue smoothly and not be blocked by other activity. But what activities are most expensive and need to be addressed first? And how are we planning to do this?

The comment from Fernet came up in the context of the Song Info dialog, and that a change I had implemented (inline with how other dialogs are done) had somehow missed an opportunity to remove a flaw. But it is not at all clear to me how that could have been achieved (just for that one dialog in time for RC), or even that the music info dialogs do currently present any kind of blocking or heavy processing. It is important to note that the music info dialogs are more than just "popups", they also provide navigation around the music library, and as such I believe it is correct that they fetch the data needed for display as the user navigates through it.

It got me thinking about the UI and db interaction more generally. As I see it there are parts of the UI whose very purpose is to sit on top the db. They display data retrieved from the db, takes input for data to be saved in the db, and provide navigation to other dialogs that display other data retrieved from the db. When using the UI to browse data it is those places that attempt to load all the data from the db into a CFileItem structure that are slow e.g. songs node. The db query is fast, what we then do with the results set is the “heavy processing”. Far better is a design that fetches just the data it needs just in time for display, and keeps movement from results set to some other structures to a minimum.

Some other thread could do the db read/write, but the UI thread would have to wait for it to have something to display I really don’t see the point in that particular separation, what will that gain? Generally db queries are not slow or heavy, it is the crazy way Kodi juggles and manipulates the data it has fetched that needs redesign.

My background is database dependant applications (24/7 mission critical systems), I see things from that view point. There are aspects of Kodi that is just that: it turns a collection of music or video files into an enhanced library that can be explored in a variety of ways and empowers users to browse their collection and select what they want to play. Of course it is much more, and maybe that area needs isolating in some way.

Or maybe I see this all wrong? Either way I would like to discuss how we intend to achieve whatever we want to achieve, so that I and others can collaborate and contribute effectively.

Hi, I recently bought a 4K TV and Onkyo HT-S3800 home theatre. Now I am missing a media streamer. I mainly want to play files. Is Minix neo z83-4 is good? or I should go for something else?

I have a Thermaltake DH 102 chasis that includes a 7" touch screen. I'd like to use that screen for some general information / navigation in Kodi. I'm pretty new with Kodi and not well-versed in finding plugins. I have searched around and most inform...

Hey,
What is the best TV I can buy for £600 or less which is at least 49 inches and suitable for playing emulated games. Should I be looking for a 4k 10 bit hdr?
I would consider increasing my budget to £800 if necessary.
I am in the UK.
Thank you very much.

Hi Titan beta version since 3.6.91 to 3.6.95 In French language: Edit menu shortcus: - The browse function to change the thumbnail (set thumbnail => custom single image or custom multi image (folder) ) does not work. - The browse function to sel...

Windows 10 - Kodi 17 beta 5 - Mediaportal 1.5 final - comskip (paid) Using Mediaportal PVR to record live tv. Running comskip to create the cut file. In Kodi 13 - 16 this configuration worked flawlessly using comskip's .txt cut file. With 17 (all bet...

Can .swf streams be added to kodi tv for example:: Code: http://www.elahmad.com//tv/swf/alresalah.swf

Hey Marcel. Could you add an option to fetch all artwork after a library scan for new found entries?
I know the script from blauesgrün horizon skin, saw this also on some other skins.


thx

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Just some background.... I use RemoteBuddy to script remote commands from my Harmony to Kodi on my Mac Mini and this stopped working recently and I traced it to the update of Candelair from 1.28 to 1.30 In a nutshell, I was not happy with the limited...