Quad core android box 2gb ram

Shazamm wrote: »

how would this compare to the MINIX neo x8?

I'd be interested in this answer also

Curious why would you bother buying this if Now TV box is just £10.

franman wrote: »

Linked in post 7 above. Second seller on the list

for an extra few pound you can get it delivered from england and get f10 air mouse with it.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00F6W3GTO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Shoutcast Ireland wrote: »

i actually ordered this off amazon on tuesday cant wait for it.cant wait to put xmbc on it
(just checked seems i sent mine to parcel motel) hope it arrives there tomo and i should get it sat.)

i came across this youtube video and its the reason im getting it.

all the plugins in the video you can get yourself except for the sporting streams one which seems to be a paid add on??
The crowd in the video are selling the box with the air remote for 170 where abouts on amazon for 70 euro ish.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00F6W3GTO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Are the streams shown there not paid for streams? Aertv is a subscription service.

Whats the UI like in these?

Spot on - Im used to XBMC on ipad, laptop, Apple TV etc, so was just wondering if this was the same.....I presume you can manually update the version as they come in

Big Nelly wrote: »

Do a quick search on youtube for Xbmc.....there is 1,000 of video's up there....most will have basic layout of Xbmc....I have this type of box since Jan this year....found everything easy to use......wife said she couldnt use it till I was out one day, 5 mins of her messing around and she got what she wanted just from memory of watching me....

Shoutcast Ireland wrote: »

Most of them are "paid" services.but "free" on the internet etc

My box arrived but i got lazy in setting it up so went to droid sticks and paid 30 for the remote install which is happening now just waiting for it to finish.

Can you Pm me the link? I Googled droid sticks but couldn't find anything

Shoutcast Ireland wrote: »

Most of them are "paid" services.but "free" on the internet etc

My box arrived but i got lazy in setting it up so went to droid sticks and paid 30 for the remote install which is happening now just waiting for it to finish.

I mean they're paid on the internet too. Unless the provider of the box is giving you some spin-off stream.

phantom_lord wrote: »

I mean they're paid on the internet too. Unless the provider of the box is giving you some spin-off stream.

all the ones that were in the video are working bar the sporting streams one thats asks for a username and password.
Must say im very delighted with the box.great value

Are these good for streaming matches or is a laptop/HDMI still a better option?

Ok so i got this box today, and am messing around with it.
I haven't figured out how to access the notification center, any figure it out?



EDIT

To make matters worse, I also hit the menu bar down the bottom of the screen with the home,search,back,open apps etc.

When i did it, it said swipe up to access the bar again, but sure I can't swipe up with a remote?lol

Never mind a restart fixed this.



So thought id give a quick update on it.

Box starts up quick, the remote can only power it on when its in standby mode but can power it down either fully or to standby.
To fully power down there is a button on the box.
Its running android 4.4.2, which i was pleased with as it stated online it was running 4.2.2.
It also comes rooted.
It boots to the android home screen, which can take about 10 mins to get used to navigating via a remote.
XBMC did not come installed, but it was no problem downloading and installing myself.
Installed a few add ons on XBMC, messed with a few different skins(found a few slowed it down), loaded up my own videos from a USB powered HD, all played perfectly that i tried, all metadata loaded perfectly.No slow down when browsing the files.

A sports stream played without issue, haven't tried any tv or movie streams yet.

The box really is tiny! I was not expecting it to be so small. Also its a smaller HDMI, mini I think, on the box port. The cable comes with it anyways so no need to worry.

I paid around €46 for it delivered, and it took just over 2 weeks i believe, so quite happy with it for the price.

phobia2011 wrote: »

Am i right in saying this has a better spec than the ouya?

interested in the answer to this as was considering buying an ouya myself.