Android & combo box?

fitz213

Hello.

I already have a satellite dish for Sky which I want to cancel. I have been using Kodi on my laptop and want to get an Android Box so its direct on TV (chrome cast not working great). However I cannot seem to find Irish channels via Kodi which means I am now looking at getting an Android box and Saorview or better, Combi Box to get Irish (& UK) Channels. Is there any way of avoiding getting two boxes?

Thanks.

tommycahir

There are only 2 boxes I know that will handle this scenario they are

• Wetek Play 2
• Amiko A3 combo

The WeteK play though would need to have a usb terrestial tuner for saorview though

keith_d99

tommycahir wrote: »

There are only 2 boxes I know that will handle this scenario they are

• Wetek Play 2
• Amiko A3 combo

The WeteK play though would need to have a usb terrestial tuner for saorview though

I am guessing that the above boxes cannot run something like OpenVix?

tommycahir

Not that I am aware of, they both are android based boxes, you could go down the route of something like the Mut@nt hd51 or the upper end vu+ boxes which will can have UK and Saorview aswell as a plugin to run Kodi.

fitz213

Thanks for the replies.

I didn't even know about USB terrestrial tuners (!) which is always an option with a standard android box.

Any reason why the Amiko gets RTE etc.. and the other one doesn't?

Also I saw a thread on a Ferguson Ariva box but it doesn't seem to get reviews. Are these the best alternatives?

tommycahir

fitz213 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.

I didn't even know about USB terrestrial tuners (!) which is always an option with a standard android box.

Any reason why the Amiko gets RTE etc.. and the other one doesn't?

Also I saw a thread on a Ferguson Ariva box but it doesn't seem to get reviews. Are these the best alternatives?

The amiko has a single terrestrial tuner and a single sat tuner so gets both signals if hooked up.

Haven't heard much about the ferguson box so can't comment on it.

fitz213

Bought the Wetek Play 2. Working nice so far. Thanks for the recommendation.

Looking at sourcing a USB for Saorview now. Do the standard ones (such as the Dual Tuner DVB-T Digital TV USB Stick on Maplin) (a) deliver HD and (b) work fine on Android?

Thanks.

wizardman

I wanted a similar setup as OP and went with the amiko combo mini for uk and irish channels and amazon fire stick for kodi upstairs.

Downstairs i have amiko combo mini and a javisbox for kodi.

Might give people different option.

5500

Just to add into the hat for anyone else looking at similar theres also the KII Pro DVB-S2/ DVB T2 thats another option.
Available from most of the chinese online stores at around €80 delivered

mada999

5500 wrote: »

Just to add into the hat for anyone else looking at similar theres also the KII Pro DVB-S2/ DVB T2 thats another option.
Available from most of the chinese online stores at around €80 delivered

good shout, I was looking at these earlier... some of them have the some cpu and gpu as the Wetek play2 but they are lacking the gigabit ethernet port

enno99

5500 wrote: »

Just to add into the hat for anyone else looking at similar theres also the KII Pro DVB-S2/ DVB T2 thats another option.
Available from most of the chinese online stores at around €80 delivered

have one of these for the last month no compalints