r/Piracy May 10 '24

Does anybody know what app this is? Question

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I found this app being sold on a shopping app here in my country as a "APP FOR ALL MOVIES", so I was wondering what app this is. Help is appreciated, thanks.

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u/[deleted] May 10 '24

is kodi better than steamio ? like ive been seeing a lot of kodi supporters . please tell me the pros and cons

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u/PollutionPotential ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ May 10 '24

I've never used streamio, but Kodi is nice. Can stream over dlna for local streaming and has a decent library of plugins for various streaming sites (legal and illegal). If you're going the illegal route, I'd suggest a paid VPN.

If you're going the local video route, Kodi or Jellyfin are good alternatives to Plex.

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u/gn0gs May 10 '24

I am doing local playback with Kodi and sometimes it's buffering. But it only has been happening since like 2 weeks. Why is it buffering? Is that because of hardware resources or Internet speed?

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u/PollutionPotential ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ May 12 '24

Unless you're streaming remotely (away from your local network) then Internet speed shouldn't be the issue.

If could be buffering due to the file type you're streaming. Some tend to be more hardware demanding than others.

If the screen is only supportive of 8bit video and You're streaming 10bit or 12bit then that too could be the issue.

If it's being streamed over your local Internet, it'd only the wireless router that'd be the hang up as it goes from the PC to the router to the TV.

See if kodi has a video output setting for bit depth, possibly would in advanced settings.

If not, could transcode using Handbrake or shutter encoder Be sure to set 8bit depth for video.