Mobdro is the best free cord cutting option if you want cable channels, it has most of the big ones. You have to get under the hood to make things work but once you do it's seamless and with your custom build it can be eye candy. Kodi is the most user friendly in the long run due to the GUI, once set up you'll have to tweak and keep abreast of changes but hands down will be the best education you'll get to manage programs on the FTV products.

Knowledge Level 5-6+ due to initial set-upĪll of these options are free.

The click through can be tricky as it's designed for tablets and touchscreen but once you get the hang of it it's not that big of a deal. Must be downloaded seprately but VLC is in the Amazon store. There is the option to use MX Player or VLC as the default media player. It's much like an addon for Kodi but without a Media player. Must be sideloaded, ad supported but only from the menus. For live TV it's one of the most reliable I've found for free. Much of it is SD but it works and that's the most important. Mobdro is a stand alone media player and source for Movies, TV, 24/7 channels and Live TV. Plenty of online videos, problem is the community went through an upheaval earlier this summer and the top play, who made it stupid simple, is not longer there. It made it very simple to get a list of available streams and simple click on a link and play it without going to the website. Developers determined you could create addons that would scrap the internet for websites that host pirated movies. Kodi is a media player that needs to be sideloaded.

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