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Installed VUPlus Solo4k OpenATV 6.0 Kodi 17.0 on my solo 4k box but cannot get kodi to work, Everytime I try a movie it just loads to a black screen any help appreciated guys.
 

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Install Mediaplayer
 

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Sorry for seeming a bit thick but where would I get that to install thx Donk.
 

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Cheers for the help DD got some to play but lots don't so it must be a fault with kodi 17 I reckon. 16.1 plays all but really need Sly skin and BH images do not support them so stuck with this for now.
 

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Really need Sly skin and BH images do not support them so stuck with this for now.
Open BH supports sly skins if you want a bh image.
 

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Got one on my box m8 but they only have kodi 17 when i'd rather be using 16.1
 

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I found the opposite.

Kodi 17 plays alot more formats than Kodi 16.1 RC, but 16.1 on OpenPLI played the most.

I use Kodi 17 on OpenATV 6 now mainly.

Local media or addons? if local need make sure mounted correctly if NAS?
 

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4k movies just will not play so must be the built in player in kodi 17. Slow jerky and unwatchable.
 

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4k movies just will not play so must be the built in player in kodi 17. Slow jerky and unwatchable.
Could well be, but something else to consider is BANDWIDTH needed to stream ACTUAL 4k content and not upscaled 4k.

What speed internet you have on the box (by speedtest in Kodi)

Baring in mind a true 4k movies be over 40gb in size, will need steady net, good ping, download/upload.

Have you tried the same 4k content via IPTV player then local media or via plex and dreamplex?

Or media player on box?
 

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Need to get myself a 4K TV one of these days but got to say I have managed to watch alleged 4K rips (obviously downscaled) & they look great on a HD TV through the Ult4K.
 

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All 4k movies I play on my kodi box have no problems at all so it defo is something with kodi 17 as the kodi box has 16.1
 

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Need to get myself a 4K TV one of these days but got to say I have managed to watch alleged 4K rips (obviously downscaled) & they look great on a HD TV through the Ult4K.
Yeah I played an upscaled 4k of "secret life of pets" on a standard FHD TV via Vu+ Uno 4k, picture was so sharp, but cant bring myself to buy a budget 4k tv as upscale on SD channels won't be good and could make pic worse.

And dont wanna spend thousands haha
 

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All 4k movies I play on my kodi box have no problems at all so it defo is something with kodi 17 as the kodi box has 16.1
Kodi box? please do not use that term haha

It may be an android box in which one of the apps installed is Kodi, among many others.

My laptop has Kodi, I don't call KodiTop.

Oh this isn't me being a dick by the way, but when "kodi box" us use, it doesn't given an insight of what hardware your using, what platform, so comparisons cannot be made. Always best be descriptive as possible when talking about hardware/streaming.
 

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But someone messaged me same thing on twitter on their Mutant HD51 on 4k movies, so could well be combination of things.

But then someone else was showing 4k fine on dreamplex etc.
 

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My box via Kodi 17 plays 4K (see 2160p) bottom right, will be upscaled Fhd but same as majority.

Plays perfect (ignore openvix, it's just the skin as it shows reso on it ha)

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I will try few more sources/reso and formats over the weekend and see if I come across any stutter or issues.
 

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Used various ANDROID boxes lol and all play 4k streaming perfect if only I could get this solo 4k to do the same. On fiber so speed is no issue btw.
 

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Got most playing now but not the 4K movies, all in all solo 4K is a good box also have my IPTV working on it in Bouquets.
 

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Is there a way I can downgrade to Kodi 16.1 as 17 is no good for me I like watching 4K movies and it just will not play them.
 

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