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My Cheap Internet Streaming Video Project
Nov. 1st, 2014 04:13 pmI pre-ordered the Amazon Fire TV Stick, for $20, and when it's released, because of a huge backlog, I won't receive it until December 17. It connects through Wi-Fi, directly to the internet. It's a little android computer designed for really fast video streaming.
The second piece is a little video converter ($12) that the Fire Stick can plug into, and will channel the HDMI video into my wide screen computer monitor, and speakers.
The last thing will be another video cable (~$10) so I can watch this new video source with my media computer off.
So for under $50, I'll have really fast and free internet streaming video and games. I won't need to use the Amazon corporate platform, but can side load an open source android based media interface called Kodi, which will give me a network of internet video channels, TV shows, games and movies, not controlled or overlooked by media conglomerates. Lots of edgy, pirate stuff from all over the world.
The second piece is a little video converter ($12) that the Fire Stick can plug into, and will channel the HDMI video into my wide screen computer monitor, and speakers.
The last thing will be another video cable (~$10) so I can watch this new video source with my media computer off.
So for under $50, I'll have really fast and free internet streaming video and games. I won't need to use the Amazon corporate platform, but can side load an open source android based media interface called Kodi, which will give me a network of internet video channels, TV shows, games and movies, not controlled or overlooked by media conglomerates. Lots of edgy, pirate stuff from all over the world.
