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ComfortKid

Just wondering is there any cheap Chinese versions of a dream box and does anybody know where id look for one.

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eamonnq

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Seen a post on fb saying only boxes on android 5 and above can be upgraded to Kodi v17, is this the case or are these guys just trying to sell the dearer boxes? Thanks.

Only a problem if you 'need' to upgrade to Kodi v17.

Probably not a major issue for most users.

inforfun

Got the Beelink minimxiii delivered last week.

Sometimes you buy something and just after playing around with it for an hour you think: How did i ever get on without this?

I had that with this box.
Complete noob as it comes to these things but already get lots out of it.

styron

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Seen a post on fb saying only boxes on android 5 and above can be upgraded to Kodi v17, is this the case or are these guys just trying to sell the dearer boxes? Thanks.

Yeah, looks like 5.0 minimum:

2.1 Android 5
Kodi v17 now requires that Android devices run Android 5.0 or later.
If you autoupdate using Google Play, Google won't update unless Android 5 or higher is installed.

http://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_v17_(Krypton)_FAQ#Android_5

MonkstownHoop

Seen a post on fb saying only boxes on android 5 and above can be upgraded to Kodi v17, is this the case or are these guys just trying to sell the dearer boxes? Thanks.

iba

Sappy404 wrote: »

Looks like the Mi box is on sale on Walmart:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mi-Box-Android-TV/54827138

I'm tempted. It's $99 on geekbuying for the international version, vs $69 on the Walmart site. I've used Shipito before for parcel forwarding and it would come in cheaper I'd say.

Some first impressions here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/56eqme/mi_box_review_thread/

Pity Wallmart don't ship internationally. It has to come to Aliexpress sometime (I hope)

BandMember

Sappy404 wrote: »

I've used Shipito before for parcel forwarding and it would come in cheaper I'd say.

Be careful with that crowd - I tried ordering something from them and they were charging me a £100 delivery fee to deliver to ROI!! So, I tried a Parcel Motel address in NI and they were still charging me over £20 in a delivery fee even though they promised free delivery to the UK! I tried arguing that NI is in the UK but they refused to budge. Go figure!

:rolleyes:

Sappy404

Looks like the Mi box is on sale on Walmart:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mi-Box-Android-TV/54827138

I'm tempted. It's $99 on geekbuying for the international version, vs $69 on the Walmart site. I've used Shipito before for parcel forwarding and it would come in cheaper I'd say.

Some first impressions here: https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/56eqme/mi_box_review_thread/

styron

It's not even advance ordering on Geekbuying - be lucky if it's not before Christmas or early '17 - the arse will fall out of their M3 S market when it is released at €92.

Heraldoffreeent

iba wrote: »

Still waiting to be released on gearbest and geekbuying. Also not in www.wallmart.com as far as I can see. Surely it must be on aliexpress somewhere but I can't find it

Ah, I didn't pay attention to the Arrival notice thing, sorry about that.

iba

Heraldoffreeent wrote: »

iba wrote: »

Hi,
Anyone come across the new Xiaomi Mi Box android 6 online for sale - if so can you post a link please.
I have searched but can't find although I know it's on the shelves in Wallmart (USA).

Well, its here:
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/-Official-International-Version--XIAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-371297.html

But I'd swear I found it on gearbest on Monday/Tuesday night when I went mooching about looking for it after the Walmart launch Presser came out, and that it was $69 also, but it seems to have disappeared.

Still waiting to be released on gearbest and geekbuying. Also not in www.wallmart.com as far as I can see. Surely it must be on aliexpress somewhere but I can't find it

Heraldoffreeent

iba wrote: »

Hi,
Anyone come across the new Xiaomi Mi Box android 6 online for sale - if so can you post a link please.
I have searched but can't find although I know it's on the shelves in Wallmart (USA).

Well, its here:
http://www.geekbuying.com/item/-Official-International-Version--XIAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-371297.html

But I'd swear I found it on gearbest on Monday/Tuesday night when I went mooching about looking for it after the Walmart launch Presser came out, and that it was $69 also, but it seems to have disappeared.

iba

Hi,
Anyone come across the new Xiaomi Mi Box android 6 online for sale - if so can you post a link please.
I have searched but can't find although I know it's on the shelves in Wallmart (USA).

iba

Hi,
Anyone come across the new Xiaomi Mi Box android 6 online for sale - if so can you post a link please.
I have searched but can't find although I know it's on the shelves in Wallmart (USA).

william

Hi. Currently have a Fire TV (v2) but can't get RTE player to work on it.

Would someone be so kind as to recommend a good box that can run the RTE player and Kodi and that is reasonably priced?

Also, if we wanted to record whatever is showing on the TV, say TG4, through DTT, are there boxes that do this as well as the Kodi, etc.?

Many thanks,

William

5500

D'Peoples Voice wrote: »

No, as far as I'm concerned the Videostrong is way ahead of the Wetek Play 2
The Wetek Play 2 is STILL using the Mali 450 MP as a GPU FFS, not in the same league as a Mali T820! For one thing, if you use the chrome browser or youtube, all videos are broadcast in VP9, which cannot be decoded as HD using the Mali 450 unlike the T820 which can decode them at ease.(Note how the Wetek Play 2 does not even list VP9)

http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/08/19/wetek-play-2-4k-android-set-top-box-with-atsc-dvb-s2-or-dvb-t2-tuners-is-up-for-pre-order-for-120/

I think you mixed up the kii with the kiii, the kii with the s905 seems to have the mali 450 aswell. I mailed videostrong aswell to see if I can get any more info on purchasing off them as I'd rather sit tight for the kiii with the s912 if its not too far away

dodzy

5500 wrote: »

Can anyone with a wetek or dvb s box confirm that you can run kodi independent and then switch over to free view channels or do you view the free view within kodi? By free view is it also all the stations that would be picked up with one of the sat boxes in for example power city?

Is the wetek play 2 the best one available at present or any other recommendations that have somewhat of a community behind them?

To the first part of your question, yes. FTA channels / Kodi seperately - works well with Wetek Theatre installed.

D'Peoples Voice

5500 wrote: »

Just looking at the videostrong/acemax kii pro T2/S2 am I right in saying it will run both sat and saorview? Is the only difference between this and the wetek play 2 the dual tuners?

No, as far as I'm concerned the Videostrong is way ahead of the Wetek Play 2
The Wetek Play 2 is STILL using the Mali 450 MP as a GPU FFS, not in the same league as a Mali T820! For one thing, if you use the chrome browser or youtube, all videos are broadcast in VP9, which cannot be decoded as HD using the Mali 450 unlike the T820 which can decode them at ease.(Note how the Wetek Play 2 does not even list VP9)

WeTek Play 2 specifications
SoC – Amlogic S905-H rev. C quad core ARM Cortex-A53 @ up to 2.0GHz
GPU - penta-core Mali-450MP GPU @ 750 MHz
System Memory – 2 GB DDR3
Storage – 8 GB eMMC 5.0 flash + micro SD card slot
Video Output – HDMI 2.0 up to 4K @ 60Hz with HDCP 2.2 support
Audio – HDMI, optical S/PDIF
Video codecs – H.265 (10bit) & H.264 AVC up to 4K60Hz, H.264 MVC, MPEG-4 ASP, VC-1, AVS, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 up to 1080p60
Audio codecs – MP3, AAC, WMA, RM, FLAC, Ogg, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS
Tuners – Modular (replaceable) tuners for DVB-S2 (Satellite), DVB-C/T/T2(Cable/terrestrial), and ATSC (terrestrial for North America and South Korea)
Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 (Ampak AP6335 module)
USB – 3x USB 2.0 host ports
DRM – Playready and Widewine; Netflix HD supported
Misc – IR receiver, IR extender port, 3.5mm jack RS-232 port,

http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/08/19/wetek-play-2-4k-android-set-top-box-with-atsc-dvb-s2-or-dvb-t2-tuners-is-up-for-pre-order-for-120/

tharmor

Snake Plisken wrote:

Yeah got that for my Dad it works great what's even more surprising is the 1gb/8gb works brilliantly with anything I've stuck on it, one weak point is the wifi but I run my boxes wired so not an issue for me!

I use 5ghz channel and results are brilliant..

Snake Plisken

tharmor wrote: »

Playing around with a95x 2gb/16gb and its just amazing...worth the money !!

Yeah got that for my Dad it works great what's even more surprising is the 1gb/8gb works brilliantly with anything I've stuck on it, one weak point is the wifi but I run my boxes wired so not an issue for me!

tharmor

Playing around with a95x 2gb/16gb and its just amazing...worth the money !!

5500

Just looking at the videostrong/acemax kii pro T2/S2 am I right in saying it will run both sat and saorview? Is the only difference between this and the wetek play 2 the dual tuners?

Tempted to bite the bullet on either one of them but if there is a newer chipset version like the 912 posted above due soon I might sit tight.

D'Peoples Voice

theduffer wrote: »

I have the wetek play box and it works well. Love the tie in between kodi and tv using pbnigma image. Would love a box with upgraded hardware.. Would be interested in one of these if there was support for it out there

Yeah, it would depend on the price AFTER Customs/Postage

As regards support from the company, I've no idea but the waffle on their website claims

Videostrong Technology Co., Ltd.,founded in 1998 ,a well established manufacturer of Android Players & STB( Android with DVB Hybrid box &DVB-T2/S2/C/ISDB-T/DTMB-TH/ATSC,,)as well as HD media players, which are well sold to all over the world.

With a strong R&D team(30+ members) support customers' ODM/OEM projects effectively, and a strong overseas department with 10+ persons, provide customers full time technology and service support which has won well reputation over customers around the world after the years of hard work.

http://www.videostrong.com/about.asp

I'm sure when it goes up on Gearbest or other such sites, and i have an idea of the total cost, I will buy it if it is below €100.

theduffer

D'Peoples Voice wrote: »

I contacted VideoStrong direct - their explanation of the whether the box could take BOTH dvb-t and dvb-s tuners simultaneously was rather unclear.

Also, I'm not happy that the box only allows me ENCODE in H264 and not H265, but feck it, I guess I could put up with H264 for recording some programs..:rolleyes:

Unfortunately they ONLY ship a minimum of 10 boxes.
The "unit cost" under such a group buy is USD 55 excluding postage from China & any customs falling due.

So that would bring the price up greatly...unless I could tell Customs that the boxes were for Apple Corp and then the Irish Government would probably waive all taxes as they typically do for Apple

I have the wetek play box and it works well. Love the tie in between kodi and tv using pbnigma image. Would love a box with upgraded hardware.. Would be interested in one of these if there was support for it out there

fitz213

Does any old USB tuner work with a Wetek 2 for Soarview? Cheers.

D'Peoples Voice

Unlike Wetek, looks like Videostrong has both dvb-s and dvb-t at the same time - one pet hate with the Wetek is that you could only have dvb-s OR dvb-t tuners but NOT both.

Here is an older Videostrong model
http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_323878.html

inforfun

Doge wrote: »

Just got the shipping notification and tracking number about an hour after my last post so happy days.

Yep....

I will have choice soon. Banggood send theirs too.

D'Peoples Voice

D'Peoples Voice wrote: »

If and when Wetek or Videostrong http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/08/26/videostrong-kii-pro-android-set-top-box-with-dvb-t2-dvb-s2-tuners-comes-with-2gb-ram/ update their boxes to S912, I'm in there.

Edit: Feck it, it does have such a box all along
http://www.videostrong.com/productshow.asp?id=924&sid=248

I contacted VideoStrong direct - their explanation of the whether the box could take BOTH dvb-t and dvb-s tuners simultaneously was rather unclear.

Also, I'm not happy that the box only allows me ENCODE in H264 and not H265, but feck it, I guess I could put up with H264 for recording some programs..:rolleyes:

Unfortunately they ONLY ship a minimum of 10 boxes.
The "unit cost" under such a group buy is USD 55 excluding postage from China & any customs falling due.

So that would bring the price up greatly...unless I could tell Customs that the boxes were for Apple Corp and then the Irish Government would probably waive all taxes as they typically do for Apple

Doge

inforfun wrote: »

Oh... wel i tried cancelling it but didnt really happen so decided to try again later at home.
Will see.... might end up with 2 of those things.

Just got the shipping notification and tracking number about an hour after my last post so happy days.

D'Peoples Voice

5500 wrote: »

Can anyone with a wetek or dvb s box confirm that you can run kodi independent and then switch over to free view channels or do you view the free view within kodi? By free view is it also all the stations that would be picked up with one of the sat boxes in for example power city?

Is the wetek play 2 the best one available at present or any other recommendations that have somewhat of a community behind them?

I got the Wetek Play months ago. I'm Running Wetek OS on it.
Through Wetek OS
You can receive the FREE-TO-AIR channels through Wetek Theatre which takes it feed from the satellite disk feed into the DVB-S tuners. The Wetek Theater is launched as an app on Android.

Kodi is also launched as an Android app on Wetek OS.
So yes, they are separate, but it's not very efficient at switching between an add-on on Kodi and the Wetek Theatre and back again.

The box is fine as a device for your second TV, not for your main TV. Firstly the remote control they give you is not ideal for Wetek OS to say the least. Ideally, the box should have a combi tuner, so you can get both terrestrial and satellite for Ireland, like the Argos Mini.

Whatever you buy, just remember the world is moving away from AVI,WMV, H263, H264 towards just H265 and VP9, so make sure whatever GPU you get it can play both H265 and VP9, and preferably 10-bit / 60 Frames Per Second.
Many cheaper boxes say H265 but don't say 10-bit so be careful.

bazzz

5500 wrote: »

Thanks for that, I've got an older mx3 here that's the s812 chip 2gb/8gb and even that can be sluggish at times with android, ideally would like an upgrade but with the sat option too.

I've heard of zgemma and openbox mentioned too, are these on the same line or are they solely sat tuners

You should look into Enigma 2 capable boxes,like some of the zgemma,mutant,Vu+ boxes(more premium priced).
With the Enigma2 software there are options for addons etc,etc. I'll stop here because it's going off topic a bit.ðŸ˜‰