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Kiwifruta

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#179461 9-Sep-2015 13:23
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Hi.
I'm wanting to stream the 2015 rugby world cup in Full HD and watch it on our TV at home. Happy to pay $15-20/month. But once the RWC is over I will cancel it. I expect there are many other geekzoners loooking to stream the RWC too, so thought it worthwhile to start a new topic on geekzone.

I have a FireTV and a Chromecast. There is no PC at home, but as a last resort I can take my own desktop PC from my work office to home.

I am considering using these 3 services
i) ITV android app sideloaded on the FireTV (ITV have the UK rights to the RWC in the UK, it's free to stream and dns4me unblocks it).
Unfortunately, I cannot find the latest version of this app, and it has a touchscreen interface. Touchscreen interfaces can be a bit hit and miss to use on a FireTV. (Yes I have a mouse remote app, but the select function doesn't always work) Can anyone recommend a good remote mouse app for the FireTV? Also how can I download the latest version of the ITV app?

ii) this android app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.livenow.livenowtvplus&hl=en). This supports has access to ITV and many other channels. HD and Chromecast support are available for USD14.95 a month. I tested out the free SD version on the tablet and FireTV, so far it works fine.

iii) or this service http://www.rugbyonlinestream.com/ I have never used them before.  Has anyone used this? It says it is available in all regions, so that would have to include NZ too. 

I did try the ITV plugin on Kodi but there is a fault with the plugin so it doesn't work and appears to be no longer under development. I have used livesport.tv in the past, but it doesn't stream the rugby in Full HD.

I think option i) is probably the best option if I can get it to work, and it will also allow my wife to watch a bit of British Telly, which may earn me brownie points so I can watch more of the RWC games.

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Kiwifruta

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  #1423849 9-Nov-2015 16:21
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the solution was to use Kodi on the FireTV, and use the ITV plugin.

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