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

iba

Guys/Girls,

Would be graetful for recommendations for an Android box that runs XBMC.

Would be grateful to know things like which firmware is best, which processor i.e. quad core or dual core

Any other info. that you boardies think is imporatnt would also be appreciated.

Regards

Iba

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massy086

I got an mx2 the other day and straight away flashed it with open-elec linux.and tbh I have a few box's like nano 2 and ouya and the mx2 is by far the smoothest and most stable

JoeyJJ

Allyall wrote: »

There are tons of benefits to rooting, E.G. blocking adverts or creating a full backup..
Rooting gives you full access (Like Administrator Rights on Windows) to your device, that you wouldn't normally have.

This ROM is Pre-Rooted, and installs an XBMC for the MX2.

If that direct Link doesn't work, install from HERE, and make sure to click the correct download link.

Extract it to an SD card and install it.

Thanks, I will have a go during the week.

shrapnel222

BeanFlicker wrote: »

It's seems to have increased in price on Amazon, now £90, but you can get it on adverts for around €70

You can also get the Google play store on the Ouya, definitely worth the look

all these boxes have google play. nothing wrong with the ouya, but much cheaper options out there for just as good a product.

Allyall

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Just got an MXII, what benefits would I see from a custom ROM? Tried to root it however any root program I used had issues and couldn't root it.

There are tons of benefits to rooting, E.G. blocking adverts or creating a full backup..
Rooting gives you full access (Like Administrator Rights on Windows) to your device, that you wouldn't normally have.

This ROM is Pre-Rooted, and installs an XBMC for the MX2.

If that direct Link doesn't work, install from HERE, and make sure to click the correct download link.

Extract it to an SD card and install it.

BeanFlicker

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

how much is fairly cheap?

the quad core boxes are only 50

It's seems to have increased in price on Amazon, now £90, but you can get it on adverts for around €70

You can also get the Google play store on the Ouya, definitely worth the look

mikeyjames9

BeanFlicker wrote: »

Probably been recommended a few times but I'd go with the Ouya box

I've had a few Android dongles, tvs etc but the most stable Xbmc has been with the Ouya box, you can pick up fairly cheap now on Amazon

how much is fairly cheap?

the quad core boxes are only 50

BeanFlicker

Probably been recommended a few times but I'd go with the Ouya box

I've had a few Android dongles, tvs etc but the most stable Xbmc has been with the Ouya box, you can pick up fairly cheap now on Amazon

54kroc

Snowc wrote: »

You can get that box for less than €50 here I ordered the minix neo x8 and minix airmouse a2 for less than €120 from them.They ship your order to the Netherlands first and then to you so no import taxes and always have my orders within 2 weeks.

+1 For Banggood, I've ordered a good bit of stuff from them and they have the fastest delivery time i've ever got from a Chinese company.

bazzz

mikeyjames9 wrote: »

he's way too pricey for the discerning buyer

I ordered that quad box for 56 delivered from UK

he's charging 90 dunno if it even includes delivery

Nobody said he's the cheapest and by no means is he ripping people off.He offers very good after sales support and eventually he'll be able to offer competitive prices.This is a relatively new business.

zweton

what is the best android box out there at the moment?

Newtown90

I bought this one on Sunday for another room in the house.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GYRDZGE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Arrived into my local Parcel Motel this morning and just collected it.

Shall do as an XBMC and Plex client

Got two of these remotes:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AIHYHJA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

One for the Minix Neo X8 and the other for the new purchase however good they will be.

mikeyjames9

bazzz wrote: »

Looks like it,you'd have to ask him.

he's way too pricey for the discerning buyer

I ordered that quad box for 56 delivered from UK

he's charging 90 dunno if it even includes delivery

Snowc

Invincible wrote: »

Is this the same box he has for €90
http://smarttvbox.ie/component/jshopping/shop/cs918-quad-core-smart-tv-box-android-4-2-2-os.html?Itemid=0

as this one for £50 on ebay?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161104821402

You can get that box for less than €50 here I ordered the minix neo x8 and minix airmouse a2 for less than €120 from them.They ship your order to the Netherlands first and then to you so no import taxes and always have my orders within 2 weeks.

bazzz

Looks like it,you'd have to ask him.

Invincible

bazzz wrote: »

Well I'm biased towards The Waterford Guy ,he's a relation of mine;)...He will be able eventually come down in pricing,I hope.

Is this the same box he has for €90
http://smarttvbox.ie/component/jshopping/shop/cs918-quad-core-smart-tv-box-android-4-2-2-os.html?Itemid=0

as this one for £50 on ebay?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161104821402

bazzz

Heraldoffreeent wrote: »

You're right! Dammit, I just took the headline price! I dunno where he gets his tax figure from??
He's in sandyford, so I suppose Dublin buyers can collect?

So it seems the Waterford guys are still the cheapest.

Well I'm biased towards The Waterford Guy ,he's a relation of mine;)...He will be able eventually come down in pricing,I hope.

Heraldoffreeent

bazzz wrote: »

When you add that to your basket and include Tax & Shipping it comes to....
Item total €144.50
Tax: €4.34
Shipping and handling: loading€12.00

Total €160.84 EUR

You're right! Dammit, I just took the headline price! I dunno where he gets his tax figure from??
He's in sandyford, so I suppose Dublin buyers can collect?

So it seems the Waterford guys are still the cheapest.

bazzz

Heraldoffreeent wrote: »

This is the cheapest i've seen the Minex 8-H from a local supplier.

http://www.eiregadget.com/apps/webstore/products

When you add that to your basket and include Tax & Shipping it comes to....
Item total €144.50
Tax: €4.34
Shipping and handling: loading€12.00

Total €160.84 EUR

Heraldoffreeent

This is the cheapest i've seen the Minex 8-H from a local supplier.

http://www.eiregadget.com/apps/webstore/products

Heraldoffreeent

baingal nancer wrote: »

Anyone know if this box is any use ?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Android-Media-Player-with-XBMC-Installed-WATCH-FREE-SPORTS-MOVIES-/191275817193?

Seems to be one of these.

http://lacuna.ie/Cyclone-AndroidX2
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cyclone-Android-X2-XBMC-Smart-TV-Box-HD-Media-Player-WiFi-HDMI-ATV1200-DC-New-/190892541810

Some detail on spec in the second link, but details in Specs in general seem pretty sparse.

jgbyr

baingal nancer wrote: »

Anyone know if this box is any use ?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Android-Media-Player-with-XBMC-Installed-WATCH-FREE-SPORTS-MOVIES-/191275817193?

I have one of these units. Bought it on Adverts from a guy in Cork. touch.adverts.ie/media-players/cyclone-android-x2-smart-tv-internet-box-media-streamer/3088820
Works fine, I've never had a problem with it. You need to get a remote as I don't think there's one with it.

baingal nancer

Anyone know if this box is any use ?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Android-Media-Player-with-XBMC-Installed-WATCH-FREE-SPORTS-MOVIES-/191275817193?

JoeyJJ

Allyall wrote: »

That's a shame. Have you contacted Dealsmachine and told them what happened?

The MX2 that you have is great.
There are some good ROMs available for it too, and very easy to flash. But if you're happy with everything as is, then maybe no need.

Just got an MXII, what benefits would I see from a custom ROM? Tried to root it however any root program I used had issues and couldn't root it.

Allyall

Karen23 wrote: »

Yes, we did contact Dealsmachine. They had no problem either paying for repair or refunding the cost once the item was returned. As we can neither have it repaired or return it I suppose we'll just have to write it off. Thankfully it wasn't a huge amount of money.

Can you get a statement from the repair shop? As presumably that is what you would have needed, had they repaired it.

Or just write a bad review of them on every review site, and they'll probably contact you.. :P

Karen23

Yes, we did contact Dealsmachine. They had no problem either paying for repair or refunding the cost once the item was returned. As we can neither have it repaired or return it I suppose we'll just have to write it off. Thankfully it wasn't a huge amount of money.

Allyall

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.

That's a shame. Have you contacted Dealsmachine and told them what happened?

The MX2 that you have is great.
There are some good ROMs available for it too, and very easy to flash. But if you're happy with everything as is, then maybe no need.

Karen23

Karen23 wrote: »

Hi all,

I ordered MX-II RK3188 Quad Core Android 4.2 2GB RAM 8GB ROM TV Box / Mini PC Built-in Bluetooth / Wi-Fi / HDMI and it was delivered today.

Plugged it in tonight and pressed the power button and there is a very faint light but nothing else.

Anyone any idea if there's something else I need to do on the initial set up that I'm missing

Thanks in advance

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.

marcbrophy

Big Nelly wrote: »

Was thinking the same.....from reading there has been a couple of firmware levels and there seems to be stock out there with a number of different versions....Minix are just saying when you turn them on check the firmware first thing and try and use the firmware upgrade tool built in....if that doesn't work then check there forum for versions....

There's also beta software on the forums, if that's your sort of thing!

Do you know of a way to check what f/w version you are on currently, I never did figure out how to do that?

Big Nelly

marcbrophy wrote: »

Strange, perhaps you got one from the back of the store which had an older firmware version on it, that was missing some features and lacked proper translation.

At least the f/w you have now is working for you :pac:

Was thinking the same.....from reading there has been a couple of firmware levels and there seems to be stock out there with a number of different versions....Minix are just saying when you turn them on check the firmware first thing and try and use the firmware upgrade tool built in....if that doesn't work then check there forum for versions....

marcbrophy

Big Nelly wrote: »

Yeah bought direct off Futeko. I had a concern when I looked on the firmware update page and the spelling was wrong. That is why I though it could have been routed? also when I turned on it didn't give me the option to set up the screen etc which I got after I flashed the firmware with the Minix update

Strange, perhaps you got one from the back of the store which had an older firmware version on it, that was missing some features and lacked proper translation.

At least the f/w you have now is working for you :pac: