Worth getting ?

[Closingracer]

I already have a ps4, Xbox one , and a Google chromecast but I'm thinking of getting one of these . I got the chromecast for free and considering giving it to my parents either way if I don't or do get the nexus player


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[Wilberries]

Depends on your use case, if you have Amazon services FireTV is probably the way to go.

On the plus side it is built well, and pure android with updates (most other android devices do not have updates).

On the down side apps are limited, after using the Android TV (leanback launcher UI and remote), which comes with the Nexus Player, I would prefer a full android OS with all the apps that go with it. You need to add some additional things like a USB hub, mouse and possibly a keyboard (although not required). This is not difficult to add but takes some doing.

There is a new rom available called lollirock which puts a full android 5.0 build on it and I am looking at that.

Overall I am happy with the Nexus Player and will likely put the new rom on and get the full android os. What I like is that I can always go back to android TV and upgrades will be available. The build quality is also very good, compared to other android set tops I have had (mostly from asia) which cannot be upgraded.

 

[Closingracer]

I decided to get it since it was $69.99 on Amazon and I had a $30 Amazon gift card


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[raqball]

I really don't know why the Nexus Player has such bad reviews. Mine has been rock solid and flawless. Everything works great!

I put Kodi on it and use the heck out of it!

I'm a cord cutter so having Kodi (XBMC) is huge for me.

 

[H2o]

I'm also a cord cutter and the nexus player with kodi installed is my everyday gateway to television(along with an HD antenna of course) its been nothing short of perfect for me so far. I also have the amazon firetv. I honestly don't see the difference in performance between the two even though the firetv has slightly better specs(2 gigs of ram vs only 1 on the nexus player) the big difference for myself is I'm not invested in the amazon ecosystem, so prime is pretty pointless for me and the cleaner interface on the nexus makes it my player of choice.

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[Wilberries]

Same here with a few more add-ons, I have installed the advanced settings below which helps with buffering

<advancedsettings>
<network>
<buffermode>1</buffermode>
<cachemembuffersize>0</cachemembuffersize>
<readbufferfactor>10</readbufferfactor>
</network>
</advancedsettings>

 

[Greg C]

I really don't know why the Nexus Player has such bad reviews. Mine has been rock solid and flawless. Everything works great!

I put Kodi on it and use the heck out of it!


I'm a cord cutter so having Kodi (XBMC) is huge for me.

Kodi makes the Nexus Player 100% better.

 

[flick0416]

Kodi makes the Nexus Player 100% better.

What is Kodi? I don't have a Nexus Player, since I have a Chromecast and didn't think the NP would provide any additional functionality over what I can do now. Are you able to get TV channels through Kodi?

 

[Wilberries]

Its an open source media center, which originally was called XBMC. It provides add-ons for content like movies and TV shows. You can get TV channels but that is really hit and miss. Most people use is it a media center for all your existing movies, music, pics, and as I mentioned you can stream movies and TV shows with add-ons that are installed to Kodi.

Kodi | Open Source Home Theatre Software