Recommend an Android Box that runs XBMC - [No copyrighted material]

stryker mcqueen

Karen23 wrote: »

So we ended up dumping this one we got from A Happy Deal. Brought it to a shop and they said the motherboard was shot, tried to send it back and An Post wouldn't accept it. They said customs would destroy it so we ended up buying this http://www.ebay.ie/itm/281373182325?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649.

Arrived yesterday, so far so good.

this box good for sport ? my main use will be sky sports , like the look of this one ,

Thanks

threein99

shrapnel222 wrote: »

it's my first android box so can't compare, but what's the issue with sport? i stream HD sport with no issues at all (other than a slight pixellation during slow mos)

Can you pm me what you use to stream sports?

mikeyjames9

cullenswood wrote: »

How do you watch your sport on XBMC? I never get a great reception. What broadband speed do you have?

Cheers

my sports is fine on 3megabit on xbmc
,every channel and event going

you don't need superfast BB

there's an add-on to adjust the buffering
-xunity maintenance

shrapnel222

cullenswood wrote: »

How do you watch your sport on XBMC? I never get a great reception. What broadband speed do you have?

Cheers

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

my sports is fine on 3megabit on xbmc
,every channel and event going

you don't need superfast BB

there's an add-on to adjust the buffering
-xunity maintenance

more importantly (for me anyway), regardless of where you source your streams, it's worth setting up Acestream to watch them on, as the quality of the streams are excellent.

you don't need superfast BB. I used to have 10Mb and that was enough most of the time.

Big Nelly

Rochey18 wrote: »

I was also curious as to why the price difference between the m8 and 8x-h.

The x8-H has 16GB memory, also there is a hardware decoder installed on it....check on minix website for more details.....

http://www.minix.com.hk/Products/MINIX-NEO-X8-H.html

http://www.minix.com.hk/Products/MINIX-NEO-X8.html

k123456

shrapnel222 wrote: »

more importantly (for me anyway), regardless of where you source your streams, it's worth setting up Acestream to watch them on, as the quality of the streams are excellent.

you don't need superfast BB. I used to have 10Mb and that was enough most of the time.

Hi is Acestream an XMBC addon, or is it a website, you browse to

Thx

threein99

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

my sports is fine on 3megabit on xbmc
,every channel and event going

you don't need superfast BB

there's an add-on to adjust the buffering
-xunity maintenance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kMgBZF6J8

Is that the fix for this ?

shrapnel222

k123456 wrote: »

Hi is Acestream an XMBC addon, or is it a website, you browse to

Thx

it's an add on. Basically streams usually show up as flash, veetle, sopcast, etc. Now certain streams come up as acestream. If you have the acestream player installed, you can use it to watch that particular stream

branners69

shrapnel222 wrote: »

more importantly (for me anyway)...it's worth setting up Acestream to watch them on, as the quality of the streams are excellent.

Will using acestream on an eMMC device not shorten the life span of the device?

Big Nelly

shrapnel222 wrote: »

it's an add on. Basically streams usually show up as flash, veetle, sopcast, etc. Now certain streams come up as acestream. If you have the acestream player installed, you can use it to watch that particular stream

I seen the doc on how to link in Acestream but does it make much difference? I have 120MB link with X8-H and still can have some issues buffering on HD but I found this to be the server was getting hammered...

Heraldoffreeent

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

my sports is fine on 3megabit on xbmc
,every channel and event going

you don't need superfast BB

there's an add-on to adjust the buffering
-xunity maintenance

The Xunity maintenance works, also setting the Cache to 0 can alleviate the problem, there's a few videos on Youtube outlining how to do this.

shrapnel222

Big Nelly wrote: »

I seen the doc on how to link in Acestream but does it make much difference? I have 120MB link with X8-H and still can have some issues buffering on HD but I found this to be the server was getting hammered...

probably not, but most flash streams etc are 175-350kbps, but the acestream ones are over 1000 so quality wise they are excellent, and seem to buffer less than say Sopcast. i seem to recall that acestream uses p2p technology so can source from multiple sites and therefore lessens the impact on the original server (could be way off though as am not a big tecchie).

user2011

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Big Nelly

branners69 wrote: »

Will using acestream on an eMMC device not shorten the life span of the device?

I seen this before, they say as Minix etc is eMMC it will start to create dead spots quicker on the eMMC. Option is to try and point acestream to external storage but this will cause performance issues I would guess and I haven't seen how you can do this

mikeyjames9

what button are you supposed to press when xbmc gets stuck "loading " a channel?

i've only got cheapo remote and yatse and i can't get out of it without stopping the xbmc app


do you need an "escape" button

Luckycharms_74

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

what button are you supposed to press when xbmc gets stuck "loading " a channel?

i've only got cheapo remote and yatse and i can't get out of it without stopping the xbmc app


do you need an "escape" button

Happens on mine a bit and the only way seems to be reboot. Sometimes the backup button works other times not

Big Nelly

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

what button are you supposed to press when xbmc gets stuck "loading " a channel?

i've only got cheapo remote and yatse and i can't get out of it without stopping the xbmc app


do you need an "escape" button

I usually pull up the menu on bottom of android box to allow me to minimize the app, then close it out and reload.

Sometimes it just seems to get stuck in a loop, if you wait long enough it will kick out of it but I am a busy man so I close it out....:P

BenEadir

I'm looking for help selecting the right box for a bedroom TV which will be used primarily for 3 things:-

1) Streaming box sets etc from a NAS via Wifi so it needs to have an excellent Wifi antenna

2) Watching US Netflix

3) Watching http://hd-streaming.tv via their Android App

I tried using a Chromecast but it's just too fiddly and doesn't play all the files I want it to. good cute idea but not a replacement for a proper media box.

I already have a Minix X7 and an X8-H on the two main TV's so I'm thinking I should probably get another X8-H and switch the X7 to the bedroom as I know it has excellent Wifi reception.

Any reason I shouldn't go with the above plan???

Ben

timetogo

BenThere wrote: »

I'm looking for help selecting the right box for a bedroom TV which will be used primarily for 3 things:-

1) Streaming box sets etc from a NAS via Wifi so it needs to have an excellent Wifi antenna

2) Watching US Netflix

3) Watching http://hd-streaming.tv via their Android App

I tried using a Chromecast but it's just too fiddly and doesn't play all the files I want it to. good cute idea but not a replacement for a proper media box.

I already have a Minix X7 and an X8-H on the two main TV's so I'm thinking I should probably get another X8-H and switch the X7 to the bedroom as I know it has excellent Wifi reception.

Any reason I shouldn't go with the above plan???

Ben

I'm a fan of the Minix so that plan seems good.
That hd-streaming.tv seems interesting. Can't find the Android app. Is there a link for that?

Another option you might want to check is Plex. If you have a PC that can act as a server you can share your Plex library from your NAS to anywhere. It's not free but it's good.

BenEadir

thanks timetogo, the HD-streaming app is only available if you subscribe to one of the services which use HD-streaming as a platform for their services. HD-streaming is a B2B, it just hosts the streaming service for whoever is selling to the end customer.

Ben

mikeyjames9

anyone know how to stop when xbmc gets stuck on " loading" or "working" on a stream?


the esc,back or none of the buttons will get out of it

thanks

Big Nelly

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

anyone know how to stop when xbmc gets stuck on " loading" or "working" on a stream?


the esc,back or none of the buttons will get out of it

thanks

Look about 4 posts back:rolleyes:

yabadabado

Can anyone recommend a good cheap box?It wont get huge use as I have a sky sub but looking to buy a box .

Blade

yabadabado wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a good cheap box?It wont get huge use as I have a sky sub but looking to buy a box .

The MK808B is still the best of the cheap boxes IMO, very reliable, there's been huge threads about it here and on Bargain Alerts in the past. The price has never really dropped on it but it's still good value for what you get. You've to decide if it will suit your needs, it will struggle with HD playback, there's no Ethernet or the type of connectivity you get from more expensive boxes. You can add Ethernet and USB adaptors of course but then you're just getting up to the prices of other boxes with them already built in. But if cheap is what you want, you won't go wrong with that and a $5 wireless mouse from Geekbuying, might be cheaper to pay in dollars and let your CC do the conversion:

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/MK808B-Dual-Core-Android-4-1-Jelly-Bean-TV-BOX-RK3066-Cortex-A9-1GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-Mini-PC-TV-Box---Black-313213.html

yabadabado

Blade wrote: »

The MK808B is still the best of the cheap boxes IMO, very reliable, there's been huge threads about it here and on Bargain Alerts in the past. The price has never really dropped on it but it's still good value for what you get. You've to decide if it will suit your needs, it will struggle with HD playback, there's no Ethernet or the type of connectivity you get from more expensive boxes. You can add Ethernet and USB adaptors of course but then you're just getting up to the prices of other boxes with them already built in. But if cheap is what you want, you won't go wrong with that and a $5 wireless mouse from Geekbuying, might be cheaper to pay in dollars and let your CC do the conversion:

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/MK808B-Dual-Core-Android-4-1-Jelly-Bean-TV-BOX-RK3066-Cortex-A9-1GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-Mini-PC-TV-Box---Black-313213.html

I think its as well to go for HD plyback and I would want Ethernet connectivity.I would rather spend the extra cash now than have to spend down the line.

Big Nelly

yabadabado wrote: »

I think its as well to go for HD plyback and I would want Ethernet connectivity.I would rather spend the extra cash now than have to spend down the line.

Depends on budget but you cant go far wrogn with below. Quad core but running the T processor. Can handle HD ok, I bought this and had since Jan, worked perfect for me but have recently upgraded to Minix.

Runs 4.2 Android but do a search and wasser firmware which is great available to flash the box and works even better.....but again depends on budget

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/T-R42-Quad-Core-Google-Android-4-2-2-RK3188-28nm-Cortex-A9-1-6-GHz-Mini-TV-BOX-HDMI-HDD-Player-2G-8G-BT-RJ45-External-Wifi-Antenna-with-IR-Remote-Controller-Black-317424.html

yabadabado

Big Nelly wrote: »

Depends on budget but you cant go far wrogn with below. Quad core but running the T processor. Can handle HD ok, I bought this and had since Jan, worked perfect for me but have recently upgraded to Minix.

Runs 4.2 Android but do a search and wasser firmware which is great available to flash the box and works even better.....but again depends on budget

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/T-R42-Quad-Core-Google-Android-4-2-2-RK3188-28nm-Cortex-A9-1-6-GHz-Mini-TV-BOX-HDMI-HDD-Player-2G-8G-BT-RJ45-External-Wifi-Antenna-with-IR-Remote-Controller-Black-317424.html

I think I'm going to stretch the budget and get the Neo X8-H.I have been looking at several boxes the last few days from €50 up to €100 but for €150 I reckon the Neo will be the best in the long run.

hawkelady

When I get into xbmc via my droidbox lately a different skin is coming up , with karaoke etc .. Before when I logged into xbmc the page would open with live TV/ sports etc. anyone know how I can get it back to that as I want to watch sports not sing karaoke !!!!!

Big Nelly

Hey

Just wondering has anyone heard anything about these boxes? http://promotion.geekbuying.com/promotion/tronsmart_rk3288_mini_pc_release

Wonder how they compare to the Mnix X8-H?

randombar

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