Your computer only stores small parts of the file during the streaming process. The data is deleted after you finish with the streamed content. Streaming, on the other hand, allows for the playback of media over the internet before it’s fully downloaded. When I say local storage, I mean media stored on your computer’s hard drive, or on external storage media such as an external hard drive, DVD, or flash drive. With Kodi, many users opt to stream media through both first and third-party add-ons, or playback media directly from a local storage medium. Several different types of remote control and gamepads can be used to navigate Kodi’s interface as well. The media player is also open source, which means that it is freely available to the public.

Kodi allows streaming of both audio and video content from many different sources. Kodi is a media player developed by the XBMC Foundation.

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now when you go to movies, enter files section your network folder should show and you can play downloads from there or any device connected to your router, by accessing your usb stick on that network, es file explorer or on apple devices file explorer. , and put same path as before smb://192.168.1.254/USB Drive/Movie Folder and press ok. , Protocol needs to be Windows Network (SMB) server name is the routers IP number .xxx use the one for the network your on, server name USB device name router has given (I think its case sensitive and folder name i.e in this format Usb Drive/Movie now click ok and ok again.įrom KODI go to add-ons, Exodus, Tools, Exodus Downloads, downloads tab, Enable downloads on set movies and tv by highlighting them and pressing select then choose smb:// youcreated earlier and click okįrom Kodi you can select movies, enter file selection, add videos. Now open KODI go to Settings (KOG LOGO), File Manager, Add Source, Browse, Add network Location.

now the address for kodi to access the network drive will be smb://192.168.1.254/USB Drive/Movie Folder so you have the router IP address/Device name/Folder Name. on a device that is on the same router go to the routers IP address for BT its 192.168.1.254 in to the browser, once your on the routers page click on my devices USB icon and USB Drive make a note of the device name. Format drive to Fat32 ive used a usb 16gb flash drive, plug in back of router.

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