A super lightweight skin with an emphasis on elegance and responsiveness, the Kodi Amber skin, which you can get from the official XBMC/Kodi plugin repository is a good option for those who want a snappy and beautiful interface for their Kodi powered HTPC. It is compatible with all Kodi versions from Gotham … read more
If you’re the happy owner of a HTPC device able to run Kodi, you probably know by now that the most amazing content is brought to your setup by the best kodi addons. You can watch sports for Kodi, amaze your kids with the 10 best Kodi kids addons, and … read more
It has been more than 5 years since I launched this site. Since rebranding it as htpcbeginner.com in 2014, the growth has been tremendous. Unbelievable is the word I would use to describe the growth. Thanks to our loyal community for their great support as well as our awesome writers. … read more
Kodi is a really versatile application, if you consider the fact there’s versions for almost every operating system out there, such as XBMC/Kodi for Windows, and more recently, Kodi for Android. However, this versatility can turn into a nightmare when the primary means of controlling your Kodi setup is not … read more
It is amazing what a great variety of options we have when setting up our HTPC. From devices with gaming capabilities like the NVIDIA SHIELD TV, to devices with cameras included, like the M8C Android box, there seems to be a device for each specific need, to allow us to tailor … read more
Devices aimed to provide a great HTPC experience, such as Android TV boxes, have been increasing their performance and our expectations steadily but constantly. One of the things that appeals to us as consumers the most is the number of cores a device has, simply because having more cores translates, more … read more
Perhaps you’ve been following our hardware reviews about amazing devices such as the Intel NUC or the Gigabyte Brix Pro, which are best used as home servers, where you can attach an external storage and just browse your media from a client device. Maybe you have a computer already, loaded up … read more
You probably already know Kodi has many uses as a media center application; you can watch movies if you install one of the 10 best Kodi movie addons, you can use Kodi addons for IPTV, and you can even listen to music on Kodi with the proper configuration. However, there … read more
With the NFL season upon us, it might be interesting to find ways to watch games, highlights, interviews and other related content about the NFL on Kodi. This is one of the most amazing sports for Kodi media centers and big screens, since you could actually invite friends and have … read more