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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 on low spec hardware. … 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 a $40 Amazon US voucher I’d like to give to an HTPC Guides user. You can use it to buy a Raspberry Pi, Pi 2, Banana Pi or towards an external hard drive. The only thing I ask in return is that you share the HTPC Guides awesomeness … 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
Mumble is a nice open source VoIP system popular with gamers. You can create your own private Mumble server that runs on the Raspberry Pi to use with your friends or gaming crew. One of the common problems with setting up a Mumble server is that sometimes your IP address … I'm curious
I finally got time to benchmark the Raspberry Pi, Pi 2 and Banana Pi Pro for media server tasks. It is similar to my last comprehensive benchmarks comparing the Raspberry Pi and Banana Pi. Despite not much changing besides the CPU and RAM in the Pi 2, many people insisted … I'm curious