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M8S Andriod Box

  • 23-07-2015 7:37pm
    #1
    SCOOP 64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,393 ✭✭✭


    Thinking of buying a M8S box
    2ghz quad core
    2 gb ram
    8gb storage
    fully loaded
    Dont know much about these boxes ,any good and whats fully loaded?


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  • #2
    daytob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    Cant discuss what fully loaded is. just look back on other threads that people have posted in


  • #3
    michael999999
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,771 ✭✭✭michael999999


    Used all the different android boxes, since I started using the Pipo x7 there's no going back!


  • #4
    dancey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭dancey


    Fully loaded means your box comes fully loaded with a programme called kodi which is the main server for all your channels.


  • #5
    JoyPad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭JoyPad


    I bought one of these to replace a WD TV Live device that has been giving me a lot of trouble lately.
    Apart from the occasional Netflix binge, I usually like to play my own recordings, off an external USB drive. Unless I'm missing something, the M8S is woefully unsuitable for this purpose. The pre-loaded movie player lacks codecs, it wasn't able to play videos I created with Handbrake.

    After installing VLC, I was able to play those videos, but going from one episode to the next is work. The included media remote has no media control buttons! I guess I wouldn't be complaining if I played full length movies, but, to watch Friends, I have to put in more work than if I popped the DVDs into the player.


  • #6
    eamonnq
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,012 ✭✭✭eamonnq


    JoyPad wrote: »
    I bought one of these to replace a WD TV Live device that has been giving me a lot of trouble lately.
    Apart from the occasional Netflix binge, I usually like to play my own recordings, off an external USB drive. Unless I'm missing something, the M8S is woefully unsuitable for this purpose. The pre-loaded movie player lacks codecs, it wasn't able to play videos I created with Handbrake.

    After installing VLC, I was able to play those videos, but going from one episode to the next is work. The included media remote has no media control buttons! I guess I wouldn't be complaining if I played full length movies, but, to watch Friends, I have to put in more work than if I popped the DVDs into the player.

    Can you play them through Kodi ?


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  • #7
    dahat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,870 ✭✭✭✭dahat


    JoyPad wrote: »
    I bought one of these to replace a WD TV Live device that has been giving me a lot of trouble lately.
    Apart from the occasional Netflix binge, I usually like to play my own recordings, off an external USB drive. Unless I'm missing something, the M8S is woefully unsuitable for this purpose. The pre-loaded movie player lacks codecs, it wasn't able to play videos I created with Handbrake.

    After installing VLC, I was able to play those videos, but going from one episode to the next is work. The included media remote has no media control buttons! I guess I wouldn't be complaining if I played full length movies, but, to watch Friends, I have to put in more work than if I popped the DVDs into the player.

    You need to establish what version of Kodi you are using and how to play your external files via Kodi. Kodi as a media player is a cracking piece of kit.


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