Tutorial : How to install XBMC 13.2 Gotham on Apple TV1 using OpenELEC

After playing around with Apple TV 1 and digging web for around 2 days, i am writing my experience of installing XBMC Gotham 13.2 on Apple TV 1 running OS 3.0.2. So here we go.

Option 1 : Installing XBMC OpenELEC onto Hard drive of Apple TV 1

Step 1 : you need a USB stick to load OpenELEC firmware
Step 2 : download USBIT (USB imaging tool) from here and unzip it.
Step 3 : download OpenELEC installer (in other words Image) to install OpenELEC on hard drive of Apple TV 1 from here and unzip it.
Step 4 : download Apple iOS 3.0.2 to format and reinstall the firmware to Apple TV 1 from here
Step 5 : take the USB stick and install the image downloaded in Step 4 using USBID tool downloaded in Step 2. To do so, run the USBIT tool, select the USB stick from left panel and click on Restore button. It will ask you to select the image file, select the image file from the location where you unzipped image downloaded in Step 4. Once the Restore is complete, Take the USB stick out of your PC and connect it to Apple TV 1.
Step 6 : Boot up Apple TV 1, it will auto detect USB stick and start installation of iOS 3.0.2, if it doesnt, boot up again, and press Menu and + sign from your ATV remote.
Step 7 : It will boot up and ask you to select Language, next select Restore option, next Restore option, next WIFI detection, from here on its standard process. Once installation is complete, it will be fresh copy of Apple TV 1.
Step 8 : Select Audio Output to HDMI High or HDMI low by going to General, select Audio and Video and then Audio Output.
Step 9 : Plug the Same USB stick to your PC, Launch USBIT tool, Select USB Stick from left panel, click Reset button, and then do quick format of the USB from the folder explorer.
Step 10 : After format is done, Select USB stick from left panel, click Restore button, Select Image file we downloaded in Step 3, Once Restore is complete, unplug USB stick from laptop and plug it in Apple TV 1.
Step 11 : Boot up ATV1, you will see OpenELEC logo and then a command prompt will show up with execution process. It will wait for 30 second with a warning, if you are not sure, unplug apple tv 1 from power right now, after 30 seconds, it will continue the execution, seat back and wait until it boots up again, now you will see setup screen for OpenELEC, after you do basic setupit will launch XBMC Gotham 13.2

Good luck with the installation, for any questions, suggestions, leave a comment.

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How to watch Indonesian Live TV online free on Android TV Box

Here we will look at the list of Channels i have tested on my Android TV box and found to be working in good quality.
Watch Indonesian Live TV on Android TV box, alot of them, the list is as follows.

ANTV, Antara TV, Ahsan TV, Aswaja TV, Berita Satu, Bunayya TV, CTV Network, DAAI TV, DAMAI TV, DAQU TV, DMC TV, Elshinta TV, Global TV, HAARI TV, Hang TV, Hot Hits, Ini TV, Inspira TV, Indosiar, Inews TV, Insan TV, JAK tv, JEK TV, JTV, Kompass TV, LBS In-Drama, LBS K-Drama, Metro TV, MNCTV, Mivo TV, Muhammadiyah TV, Nabawi TV, Net, O Channel, RCTI, RTV, RODJA TV, Salwa TV, SCTV, Spacetoon, Spacetoon 2, Surau TV, Tahfidz TV, TVRI 1, TVRI 2, TVRI 3 TVRI 4, Trans7, Trans TV, The Indonesian Channel, TV One, TV Edukasi, TV9, U Channel, Ummat TV, Wesal TV & Zakat TV

You can buy Android TV Box here, it comes pre-loaded with these channels.

Also, check out the list of Malaysian Live TV channels here

How to watch Malaysia Live TV and Malaysia Movies and Malaysia TV shows on Android TV Box

I have been looking for this stuff for quite some time now. I finally figured how to watch Malaysian Live TV channels from Android TV box. You can watch TV1, TV2, TV3 (yes thats right, i found TV3 live), TV AlHijrah, Astro RIA, Astro Awani, Astro Arena, Astro Supersports 1, Astro Supersports 2, Astro Supersports 3.

You can buy the Android TV box on ebay.ca, simply click here

Also, Watch Malay Movies on Android TV box and watch Malay TV shows on Android TV box, all seasons, all episodes new episodes added daily

Buy Android TV Box fully loaded with all these content here.

Leave comments for questions or feedback. Additionally you can also watch Indonesian TV channels, see my post here.

[Fixed] Kodi Video / Movie screen size issue - Step by Step guide

Question : Why movie or video shows zoomed in at four times of my TV screen.

This is a common issue for almost all new Kodi installations on any type of Android TV boxes, especially the ones with hardware acceleration support.
Normal Android TV screen, apps will show perfectly fine with full screen view, the problem starts once you launch Kodi and try to play a video stream, be it live TV, Movies or TV shows. The video will look zoomed into your screen and you can only see about a quarter of the video on full screen of your TV.
How to fix Video screen size issue on Kodi ?


Step 1 : Launch Kodi
Step 2 : System -> Settings
Step 3 : Select Video from the left Menu
Step 4 : Click Settings Level (you can see Advanced written below it after you click it once)
Step 5 : Select Acceleration and unselect / disable Hardware Acceleration option from the right of the screen

Its a known issue with Kodi and only way to watch a full screen video right now is to turn off the hardware acceleration feature of Kodi.

How to improve performance of Kodi on any android tv box - Step by Step guide

There is a lot of talk about which Android TV box gives best performance when it comes to watching videos on Kodi or XBMC as there are so many different types of Android TV boxes hitting the market almost on a weekly basis.

I have personally tried many of them and I must say the default factory firmware most of the time is not up to the mark, especially the non-branded Android TV boxes. I have tried the following 3rd party firmware personally on ENY M8 and ENY M8S Android TV box. Giving the due credit these boxes deserve, they are one of the finest hardware in the market, Quad core processor, Octa Core GPU, 2 GB RAM, supports 4K video and H.264 video encoding.

These boxes can be used as Gaming box if the hardware is utilized at its full potential, which can be achieved using amazing firmware called Mega-Tron, Currently MegaTron supports M8, T8, Venz V8, M8S, M9 & MXQ . Now, lets talk about how to get this firmware on one of the support boxes. first of all, you must ensure you have a genuine box, if not, you will brick your box trying to install Megatron firmware, you have been warned.

How to install Mega-tron firmware on M8 or M8S
Step 1 : Download the Megatron firmware from here for your supported Android TV box.
Step 2 : Copy 3 files included in the downloaded folder factory_update_param.aml, M8-Megatron.zip & recovery.img into SD Card. Its advisable to format the SD Card with NTFS before copying the files.
Step 3 : now we need to load the firmware on to the box, you will need a SDCard loaded with 3 files, M8 box, HDMI plugged into TV or monitor, power adaptor (not plugged into the box) & toothpick.
Step 4 : Insert the SD Card in to the side of the M8 box. push the toothpick into the AV port, located at the back of the M8 box, press until you hear a tick, hold it there, now plug the power adaptor in to the power socket located at the back of the M8 box.
Step 5 : Now you will see on the TV screen Android logo in green in the middle in about 3-4 seconds, once you see this logo, remove the toothpick from the AV port. let it copy the files and install the firmware it wont take more than couple of minutes. M8 box will restart by it self once the firmware is loaded.
Step 6 : Well, that's about it, you are done, now explore the speed, additional Apps included with the firmware and be surprised with the performance improvement.

I hope this article helps you understand and use Mega-tron firmware for your M8 & M8S android tv box. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions for me.