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Originally Posted by theone2k10
As a kodi user myself i completely agree with this i was bad for telling people to use kodi now i suggest but with a warning.
I'm lucky as i can read the codes off addons and the ones i use i've known the developers for a long time.
I strongly urge anyone thinking of using third party addons to think first make sure that addon has good reps and the developers also have good rep, this still can't be a safety net though as recently a very popular developer with superb rep decided to play havoc with someones build out of spite.
So yes use kodi but think first.
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I'd actually go further and say do not install any Kodi 3rd party repo and to turn off updates on all 3rd party addons.
Too many times over the past few years I've seen "trusted" repos and addons suddenly play havoc with peoples installs,
even the great Lambda had a brain fade and turned his most popular addon into a botnet.
There are one or two addon devs I've known from years back that I'd trust implicitly in their work but unfortunately they don't seem to be very active these days.
I notice the person I called out on this bad advice hasn't replied (again) lol
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
I ruled out getting a Kodi box some time ago. Unless you go for the pirated stuff or access shows that are not meant for a UK audience, there's nothing worth having on there.
And as you say, addons can be dangerous, no matter how popular.
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That's not quite true, I use several Kodi addons for legit services that provide a better viewing experience than their official counterparts.
Unfortunately as they are provided and maintained by hobbyists doing this in their spare time there are periods of downtime when the content providers change their website and/or apps that the Kodi addon is scraping.
My favourites are BBC Iplayerwww, which is unfortunately right now going through a downtime/bugs period as the BBC have changed their website and the addon author is otherwise engaged during this holiday time, but the Kodi addon is by far my favourite way to view Iplayer content during the 99% of the year it works.
Likewise Eurosport Player, this is head and shoulders above Eurosports new website and app versions, unfortunately due to the changes Eurosport have made you'll need to install a beta version of Kodi at this current time to get the addon working again.
There is also NFL Gamepass that I use and once again the Kodi addon is light years ahead of the NFL's new website and not in any downtime if you live within Europe as we do
I could go on with one or two more but I wont bore you more than I have