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Many users transfer media around their home using SAMBA shares or FTP. Data can be transferred from USB or SATA hard drives with file systems ext4, NTFS and exFAT. ext4 is a native Linux file system, whereas NTFS and exFAT are Microsoft file systems. Since NTFS and exFAT are foreign … I'm curious
TV Guide is a Kodi XBMC plugin for EPG data to give you an overview for Scandinavian channels. NTV is an IPTV plugin for viewing Scandinavian channels primarily used by expats who miss their home channels. The NTV plugin doesn't have the best interface so when you combine it with … I'm curious
Downloading from usenet almost always require some post-processing. Repairing missing articles using PAR2 files requires a lot of CPU power while unpacking files requires a fast I/O system – think SATA being faster than USB in terms of input and output. I discussed this at great length with NZBGet's developer … I'm curious
NZBGet is a lightweight usenet downloader recently updated to 14.2. NZBGet and the Banana Pi fit well, even though it is more powerful than the Raspberry Pi, it is still best to put a lightweight downloader on it. The Banana Pi is a capable little board and NZBGet runs well … I'm curious
FTV Guide is a sexy EPG (Electronic Programming Guide) for Kodi XBMC which gives you channel overviews with current and upcoming shows. It can integrate with FilmOn's low quality free streams but can also be integrated with NTV's subscription service (see NTV Review). This guide should work on Windows, … I'm curious
FTV is an awesome EPG plugin for UK TV and can link to streams from Filmon. NTV is a great plugin for expats who want to see their UK or Scandinavian TV channels from back home, unfortunately the NTV Kodi plugin doesn't have the best interface. FTV Guide has a … I'm curious
I have been curious about how well the Raspberry Pi, Pi 2 and Banana Pi perform at usenet downloading. I test 2 different usenet downloaders: NZBGet written in C++ and Sabnzbd written in python to see which performs better. This builds on my previous benchmark post Raspberry Pi 2 vs … I'm curious