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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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dahat

Think I will get the M8 from Geekbuying, will get the Tronsmart air mouse as well unless in decide to use the Yatsee xbmc plug in.

All in for less than €90,happy days.

Big Nelly

Just wondering, has anyone found a setting in XBMC that makes it open up pages in thumbnail as default? :P

baingal nancer

Invincible wrote: »

No customs, they have a live chat feature

Cheers i'l go with dhl so

Invincible

baingal nancer wrote: »

Where you charged any customs? they have a warning saying you may be charged if you use dhl

No customs, they have a live chat feature

BobMc

any hints or tips for some playback issues I've been having, mainly lip sync issues, both on online playback and playback of movies from my own NAS, also those extra this black bars that xbmx seems to add (not the normal screen black bars) I know how to adjust the audio offset but even then it never seems right Ive two on the go an X8H and a Neo5 any advice appreciated, read some wiki pages etc, but just missing something, also I've an A/V receiver which has the optical in, not really been using it with the Minix should I ? I've a sub, centre and l/r speakers (have the rears but missus will kill me if I run more wires)

baingal nancer

Invincible wrote: »

I ordered a H5 off them in July, selected the DHL option and had it in about 10 days, for $6.37 over the free shipping.

Where you charged any customs? they have a warning saying you may be charged if you use dhl

Invincible

baingal nancer wrote: »

Think i'l take a chance on the T-R42, do geekbuying take long to ship to here ?

I ordered a H5 off them in July, selected the DHL option and had it in about 10 days, for $6.37 over the free shipping.

alexander.b

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baingal nancer

Big Nelly wrote: »

At most the T-R42 cost me about 50 euro in Jan, it came with a little remote but I never used it, I just use a wireless mouse but I use the same with the Minix. I ran it for the first 5 months on standard firmware and it ran grand. Had some issues with HD films if the stream was weak but that was it.....

I then upgraded the firmware to Wasser kit kat 4.4. This also had the preloaded XBMC for the RK3188 processor, this seemed to resolve any issues I had with HD quality. It was perfect but as mentioned I rather playing aound with something so I got the Minix and ended up selling on the T-R42 to a mate who replaced an apple TV with it and says it is perfect....

Great little box for the cash to be honest

Think i'l take a chance on the T-R42, do geekbuying take long to ship to here ?

captain_boycott

It seems that despite the promise these Android boxes are still not able to deliver a consistent good experience, and something that will pass the spouse acceptance test! Hardware is improving all the time, but software is still the issue.

Just looking on Amazon & I see the barebones Intel nuc is now only £93 sterling. Add some RAM and SSD, and you are looking at a solid XBMC solution for £145. OS choices are the free OpenELEC linux or throw down a bit more for Windows. Less that a tenner for a MCE remote control. Still more expensive that the various android boxes but then again you are getting a vastly better product and as the saying goes, buy cheap, buy twice!

Big Nelly

k123456 wrote: »

Hi Big Nelly
I have the Minix x8 h, , but I am curious about the r42, its a lot cheaper, how do the two compare in real life

At most the T-R42 cost me about 50 euro in Jan, it came with a little remote but I never used it, I just use a wireless mouse but I use the same with the Minix. I ran it for the first 5 months on standard firmware and it ran grand. Had some issues with HD films if the stream was weak but that was it.....

I then upgraded the firmware to Wasser kit kat 4.4. This also had the preloaded XBMC for the RK3188 processor, this seemed to resolve any issues I had with HD quality. It was perfect but as mentioned I rather playing aound with something so I got the Minix and ended up selling on the T-R42 to a mate who replaced an apple TV with it and says it is perfect....

Great little box for the cash to be honest

dahat

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/M8-Android-TV-BOX-Amlogic-S802-2G-8G-XBMC-USB-2-0-Android-4-3-Android-4-4-KitKat-OS-Black-324690.html

What about this box? Seem it priced at €135 here, shocking mark up as Big Nelly made me aware of earlier.

dahat

Excellent post Big Nelly, appreciate the advice. Adverts and Done deal do seem overpriced really given anyone can run a configuration wizard to set a box up.

While I enjoy looking it seems all boxes have good and bad reviews so I'd rather take the word or experience of a user from here as posters here seem pretty knowledgeable.

The Tronsmart,TR42 or an older MINIX is where I am at now

k123456

Hi Big Nelly
I have the Minix x8 h, , but I am curious about the r42, its a lot cheaper, how do the two compare in real life

Big Nelly

If buying a box really you need to look around. Check out geekbuying/gearbest etc and see what is available. If you do find box you like the look of then check out freaktab to see if there is firmware support out there for it.

I originally went for T-R42 from geekbuying: 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

To be honest this box was perfect and played everything. Also because there is so many sold the firmware options where great, I put Wasser firmware onto it and it was perfect. It played HD etc with no issues. I only moved to the Minix X8-H as I had more or less got the T-R42 running as well as it could and there wasn't much more playing I could do with it :-)

I went for Minix as it had good spec and I could ship in quickly from the UK, at extra cost mind you. If I had the time I would have probably shipped from China again

I would recommend looking at websites above, if you find a box just ask on here and someone will be able to advise quickly. Do not be concerned about firmware/loading up XBMC. There is a couple of wizards which add on everything for you and take about 5 mins.

You are paying over the top on adverts from what I can see, most of the people are just buying in cheap from China, running a wizard on it and putting on a huge margin.

I had never touched XBMC before Jan of this year, a couple of pointers from people on here and I was up and running in 20 mins....once I got used to it I started to play around and add more functions/features but these are only nice to haves....

massy086

dahat wrote: »

Is the 1gb of RAM an issue? My phone runs off 2gb so i would imagine a box would need 2gb as well?

just seen that now myself strange only 1gb of ram but to be honest the mx2 dual core boxs only have 1gb of ram and they run xbmc great so i wouldnt think it would be a deal breaker

dahat

massy086 wrote: »

it really is easy to load the boxs tbh .5 mins on youtube and your sorted

Yeah been looking at YouTube over the last week or so at the guides and it looks ok to do.Tried a few bits and it generally went well on my laptop.

massy086

dahat wrote: »

This box is a lot cheaper than any of the others.

Did you have to load the box yourself? For the price I imagine you did. This isn't a big problem but still a noob as regards XBMC.

it really is easy to load the boxs tbh .5 mins on youtube and your sorted

dahat

massy086 wrote: »

these look to be a good price and the new s805 chip

http://www.adverts.ie/satellite/new-quad-core-android-tv-box-smart-tv-box-xbmc-fully-loaded/6467309

Is the 1gb of RAM an issue? My phone runs off 2gb so i would imagine a box would need 2gb as well?

dahat

This box is a lot cheaper than any of the others.

Did you have to load the box yourself? For the price I imagine you did. This isn't a big problem but still a noob as regards XBMC.

massy086

these look to be a good price and the new s805 chip

http://www.adverts.ie/satellite/new-quad-core-android-tv-box-smart-tv-box-xbmc-fully-loaded/6467309

Mr McBoatface

For anybody looking at an M8 or Neo X8-H, read my post below taken from the NEO X8-H thread on bargain alerts. I received the Beelink S82 that I linked to in the post. I have found it to be a very good box, I actually received a higher spec box than I ordered, I got one with the Amlogic S802B chip, not the Amlogic S802 chip. The latest offical rom was released yesterday and I've updated and it's running fine. I'm using the box as a front end media/TV server, the live TV client is not as fast as a Linux or windows box but it's not bad and I'm sure as xbmc (kodi) matures on android performance will it will get better. For other media playback 720P , 1080P etc i've had no problems, I actually ordered two more

jobyrne30 wrote: »

I've been looking at the M8 square box and other Amlogic S802 devices. Firstly there are alot of rebranded devices out there and some clones so be careful which one you buy. Check on freektabs to see if the model has been bought by others. From what I can tell the M8 square box and NEO-X8 have Bluetooth and dual 2.4/5 ghz wifi. The M8 ships with only 8GB storage, the NEO-X8 come with 8GB but the NEO-X8H come with 16GB. For me this is not a big deal.

From what I can tell the M8 square box ships with the Amlogic S802 only, I can't find a variant with the Amlogic S802B or Amlogic S802H chips. The NEO X8 ships with Amlogic S802, the NEO X8-H ships with Amlogic S802H. Again from what I can make out the Amlogic S802B chip can hardware decodes dolby digital, the Amlogic S802H chip can hardware decodes dolby digital and DTS. The Amlogic S802 chip can't hardware decode dolby digital or DTS and decoding has to be done through software like XBMC. For me this is not a big deal as I'd be using XBMC which software decodes.

The M8 square box and NEO-X8 have 2GB ram.

In the end I went with none of the above and went for what looks to be a Tronsmart Vega S89 Elite also known as the Beelink S82. It's a round box that comes with the Amlogic S802 chip, 8GB storage, 2GB Ram, Bluetooth and 2.4 ghz wifi. It doesn't have dual 2.4/5 ghz wifi but that is not a big deal to me, I'll be going wired and never had problem with 2.4ghz wifi. There are plenty of custom roms and it's well supported over on freektabs . I went for this because there are no reported clones on the market, the round pcb board is unique. There is a 16GB Tronsmart Vega S89-H model which has the exact same features of the NEO X8-H but costs less.

Also there are Linux roms for M8 square and the round Tronsmart Vega S89/Beelink S82

I'm awaiting delivery of this from the UK, total cost including parcel motel 74 euro.

michael999999

dahat wrote: »

120 is a price I like, these boxes are reliable firmware wise?

I've had mine about a month and it seems fine. I wouldn't be very technical though.

All the add ons seem to run fine on it .

Big Nelly or Allyall would probably have a better idea of firmware and that end of things.

dahat

michael999999 wrote: »

120 on done deal!

120 is a price I like, these boxes are reliable firmware wise?

michael999999

ooter wrote: »

This seemed to resolve itself the last time it happened but it has happened again now,can anyone tell me how to get the picture back please?

The only way I could resolve it was going back to frodo 12.3.

Gotham never seemed to be stable on my box

michael999999

dahat wrote: »

140 ish for the M8 on Adverts,sold fully loaded as they say.

Updating firmware etc is something I'd rather avoid doing if possible.

120 on done deal!

ooter

ooter wrote: »

Having trouble with my box at the moment,when I try to play anything the sound comes up but no picture,no idea how it happened and no idea how to fix it,would anyone know how I go about resolving this issue?

This seemed to resolve itself the last time it happened but it has happened again now,can anyone tell me how to get the picture back please?

dahat

140 ish for the M8 on Adverts,sold fully loaded as they say.

Updating firmware etc is something I'd rather avoid doing if possible.

aaronm13

dahat wrote: »

Is the X8H the best bang for buck around? It will be my first box so looking for a good one.

Agree with Big Nelly, its a good box hardware wise but the software at the minute is shockingly bad. There's a new firmware due out soon so really hope it address the problems this box has. For me its a massive upgrade over the MX2 but definitely isn't living up to my expectations yet.

dahat

michael999999 wrote: »

M8 might suit you.

Haven't looked at that but I will later, an Irish/eu seller ideally as well I forgot to add.