Don't be intimidated the Firestick/Kodi combo is quite easy with basic skills. You can do it Rhody and you won't be sorry. you will say goodbye to cable if that is your goal.
The setup
@TXRams86 is running is more advanced and takes a bit of familiarity.
@TXRams86 Are you considering a CPU upgrade and SSD because you are having performance issues? your custom build with those Repo's should be pretty snappy fast, Nice setup. I allocate a Samsung galaxy tab pro as my media center. I want to do a dedicated Media center build in the near future. The firesticks perform quite well, I have set up a couple and run one in a spare room at home.
i'm currently running the 120gb ssd and it is really fast.
i had never ran an ssd prior to building the htpc and now I run one in my desktop and laptop (250 and 500gb respectively).
hands down the best uprade to speed up a pc in my opinion.
i'm booting into kodi (and windows) from cold start in about 10 seconds.
since i have an ssd already, the only parts i'm considering upgrading are the processor and adding a video card.
definitely not necessary but the extra cpu power and video card would allow me to run more advanced emulators (ps2, ps3, xbox, etc).
but that's just going wild. the current setup will suffice until 4k becomes standard.
and speaking on kodi itself...
i'm running isengard with the artic zephyr skin..absolutely beautiful.
i've created some custom playlists for the lady and kiddos.
kids can access their disney flicks right off the menu and the lady can get to her chick flicks.
me? i have all my favorites in the "favorites" menu, lol.
this is definitely a system made for more advanced users.
the firestick + kodi combo should suffice for most.
there is just so much more you can do with a standalone pc/laptop in conjunction with kodi.
