So I have an android box and use kodi on the regular. I'm seeing people offering a paid service for "hd" tv streams, ppv, sports and all the fun stuff through another type of box. But the the box has kodi on it? What am I missing here? What service is this?
Side note.... I'm on mobile and I can't search the sub for some reason.
The other box your speaking of is most likely a dedicated box ie. MAG or Dreamlink T1. These boxes differ from android boxes in that they were designed for IPTV and will usually run it much better and have better EPG (Channel guides) If you are serious in buying a subscription based service, I highly suggest buying a dedicated box and save yourself a hell of a time trying to and keeping stuff updated and running right through KODI. That being said I have read that KODI isn't the greatest on the dedicated box as it is outdated.
What the other 2 guys have said is true, kodi sucks for iptv.
Additionally, with kodi you'll miss out any catchup/pvr/time shifting abilities not to mention on demand and might only get a partial working epg.
All of this can be avoided with the proper hardware.
Consider checking out the video reviews in the sticky over at /r/iptvgta all the main boxes are listed.
What these guys said are true...
However, If you really want KODI and like your entertainment to be inside of Kodi, I would recommend you look at Vaderstreams.
Check this review below out.
Thanks for the help people. What makes these mag boxes better? I'm running a t95k android box it appears that the spec are better that those mag boxes..?
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Like you I used to think Kodi was the only/best option for watching TV. However for TV viewing I seriously recommend you get a MAG box. I bought a MAG 256 not too long ago and its the dogs bollox. Any firmware bugs on the 256 have now been ironed now and IMHO the MAG 256 should be the MAG box of choice for IPTV viewers.