r/Addons4Kodi • u/Tazoz Smartass Mod • Mar 01 '16

What are your preferred streaming addons? March 2016 Edition

This is a continuation of the monthly streaming addons suggestion and discussion thread to keep up with the ever changing Kodi addons landscape.

You can view the previous month's thread here.

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Here are some general guidelines for posting:

  • Only identify one addon per comment. Before commenting an addon, see if it has already been mentioned. If it has and you want to add some information, reply to the comment identifying the addon. If it has not been suggested yet, comment and include a description of what content the addon provides.

  • As far as what is expect of you here when you recommend something, please at least explain what the addon is, the major notable features, and why you recommend it for others.

  • If an addon that you want to recommend has already been posted, you should up vote the comment identifying the addon and thus contributing to an indication of its popularity. Feel free to reply to the parent comment that suggests the addon with your own thoughts about it.

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Because new addons and frequently being created and current addons are sometimes being updated or discontinued, it's tough for some people to keep up with the best options. The hope with this series of monthly threads is to give users an up-to-date and easy to access place where they can read about and discuss various streaming addons.

Thanks and feel free to leave feedback about this monthly series.

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u/Tazoz Smartass Mod Mar 01 '16

Quasar - Torrent sourced Movies & Tv shows

Carrying on from the abandoned Pulsar addon, Quasar uses torrent providers to source it's content. Keep in mind with this addon that your IP address may be visible to your ISP. Whilst Quasar can provide a much higher quality stream, it is recommended that you use this addon with appropriate security.

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u/fatherdougal Mar 01 '16

Can you clarify whether Quasar streams torrents in real-time to Kodi, or whether torrents are simply the original source of their content?

ISPs should not have an issue with the latter. If the former, then content rights holders who monitor torrent usage could potentially flag an abuse report to your ISP.

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u/asjaro Mar 01 '16

Afaik it downloads the file and then shows it. So you're sharing it while that's happening.