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

Allyall · 27-11-2014 10:47pm

Big Nelly wrote: »

Is this the 2GB version you are talking about?

http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_67822.html

Thanks

Sorry, just saw that now. Yep, that's it.

donegal. wrote: »

i need a bit more help.
i've been looking on aliexpress for one of these. How the hell do you pick, how do you pick a seller and how do you change the delivery option (and to which one)??

They seem to have gone up a bit, some of it may be currency fluctuation, but they're definitely more expensive than a short while ago.
I purchased one roughly two weeks ago for < €48 delivered within a week.

You may have a better chance tomorrow.

I'd try THESE first, but you will probably have to talk to a seller via chat to get more realistic shipping rates.

Kristopherus · 28-11-2014 1:20am

Amazon.co.uk have a DroidPlayer Dual Core Android TV Box Media Player with XBMC Streamer in their Black Friday offering at 10.00am tomorrow (Friday). Is currently priced at £70.00. Should be back to mid 50s in the offer. Despatched by Amazon, so no worry about Customs and carriafe to Ireland is free. Here is a link to the item http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FCK8APA/ref=gb1h_img_c-3_2147_c75b568c?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=086BT76DYW01C4P95369&pf_rd_i=161428031&pf_rd_p=560262147

Might suit someone.

donegal. · 28-11-2014 12:04pm

Kristopherus wrote: »

Amazon.co.uk have a DroidPlayer Dual Core Android TV Box Media Player with XBMC Streamer in their Black Friday offering at 10.00am tomorrow (Friday). Is currently priced at £70.00. Should be back to mid 50s in the offer. Despatched by Amazon, so no worry about Customs and carriafe to Ireland is free. Here is a link to the item http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FCK8APA/ref=gb1h_img_c-3_2147_c75b568c?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=086BT76DYW01C4P95369&pf_rd_i=161428031&pf_rd_p=560262147

Might suit someone.

its available now at 50quid. is that good value ?

Amlogic A9 Dual Core Neon HD CPU
- Mali400 Quad Core High Performance 3D GPU
- 1GB RAM (DDR3)
- 8GB Total Internal Storage

Big Nelly · 28-11-2014 12:07pm

donegal. wrote: »

its available now at 50quid. is that good value ?

Amlogic A9 Dual Core Neon HD CPU
- Mali400 Quad Core High Performance 3D GPU
- 1GB RAM (DDR3)
- 8GB Total Internal Storage

its £50 so 63 euro. The spec is low compared to Gearbest/chinese websites.

Advantage is you will get quicker and won't get hit with customs.

But even with customs I think you would get spec from Gearbest/chinese

I dont know anything about the firmware etc on the box.

Big Nelly · 28-11-2014 12:11pm

Some of the comments seem funny

"Great until the software deleted... whoever was the programmer quit and took the software that the box needs to watch tv and movies... there is no mashup.. so really now im stock with a box and can only you tube "

"To claim this is worth the same price as a Roku or WD TV live or Amazon Fire TV is absurd. Within 1/2 hour of use it is clear it is not up to the task. The remote is next to useless, the speed of the wired Ethernet is painfully slow so that to even compile my XBMC library took an hour and that was with metadata stored on the server and read from .nfo files!"

Apart from that a number of people saying the software is crap and it more or less shuts itself off after a few days.....

If you know how to flash would be worth checking if there is ROM's available out there

I wouldn't spend my cash on it....already have a overpriced Minix X8-H with dodgy firmware

Invincible · 28-11-2014 12:28pm

Allyall wrote: »

I think like the addons and apps, there are too many..
There seems to be a few new models/versions out every day.
Anyway, this won't suffer from the same problems as the M8, as it isn't made by the same people. It has the newer hardware and includes a free mouse and Flash drive while this offer is running (Up to Dec 4th).
Netherlands Post (PostNL) should get it here pretty quickly.

The 2GB version of that is on Aliexpress now, M8S S812 2GB

michael999999 · 28-11-2014 9:04pm

Waiting on a package from China.

The location is showing as IMBOMA. Status leaving transport hub.

Does anyone know what this means?

dahat · 29-11-2014 12:50am

Bought the MX box linked here from Gearbest pure impulse as i meant to buy another box from Allexpress. Ah well. At least I know a mate will buy it once I set it up for him.

Big Nelly · 29-11-2014 10:49am

dahat wrote: »

Bought the MX box linked here from Gearbest pure impulse as i meant to buy another box from Allexpress. Ah well. At least I know a mate will buy it once I set it up for him.

Which one you buy? the 1GB or 2GB?

dahat · 29-11-2014 11:05am

Big Nelly wrote: »

Which one you buy? the 1GB or 2GB?

The 1gb, likely put Linux on it as he is after XBMC only.
Have another one lined up to get, playlist maker on Istream been raving about it. €44 delivered.

Invincible · 29-11-2014 11:09am

dahat wrote: »

The 1gb, likely put Linux on it as he is after XBMC only.
Have another one lined up to get, playlist maker on Istream been raving about it. €44 delivered.

Any link for that, dahat?
Was in contact with seller on aliexpress about price on M8S 2GB S812 last night,€70.60, but will throw in NL post for that.

dahat · 29-11-2014 11:31am

Invincible wrote: »

Any link for that, dahat?
Was in contact with seller on aliexpress about price on M8S 2GB S812 last night,€70.60, but will throw in NL post for that.

I paid €58 for the 1gb from Gearbest, snail post as in no hurry.
http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6352248088.html

Invincible · 29-11-2014 12:41pm

dahat wrote: »

I paid €58 for the 1gb from Gearbest, snail post as in no hurry.
http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6352248088.html

Doubt you took a chance on the red dress lol

dahat · 29-11-2014 12:49pm

Invincible wrote: »

Doubt you took a chance on the red dress lol

I'd smash her though.

Proper link is up top, hit VIEW CURRENT PRODUCT

Big Nelly · 29-11-2014 2:56pm

Not sure if this is the box you bought....but there is usually a code with the boxes on Gearbest

This is the code for the 1GB box

Link: http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_67807.html
Coupon: M82LG, which will bring the price to €48.81 free shipping.

dahat · 29-11-2014 3:06pm

Big Nelly wrote: »

Not sure if this is the box you bought....but there is usually a code with the boxes on Gearbest

This is the code for the 1GB box

Link: http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_67807.html
Coupon: M82LG, which will bring the price to €48.81 free shipping.

Well feck anyway. Payment gone through. Could have saved €10 or so.

Slunk · 29-11-2014 5:44pm

sugarman wrote: »

Worth going for the 2gb model, only and extra €8 with that code.

That code wont work with 2gb model for me

Invincible · 29-11-2014 6:36pm

Slunk wrote: »

That code wont work with 2gb model for me

Use code MAXY for 6% off:
http://cart.gearbest.com/m-flow-a-cart.htm

banham · 29-11-2014 6:43pm

On Gearbest the Code M82LM will knock $13.13 of the 2g version of the MXIII brings it down to about €55

Invincible · 29-11-2014 6:51pm

banham wrote: »

On Gearbest the Code M82LM will knock $13.13 of the 2g version of the MXIII brings it down to about €55

Tried it for curiousity, working.

Slunk · 29-11-2014 8:37pm

Ahh it LM not LG at the end . cheers folks

Big Nelly · 29-11-2014 10:16pm

dahat wrote: »

Well feck anyway. Payment gone through. Could have saved €10 or so.

Crap, I had posted it earlier on here and opened a thread on bargain forum....pity....could of paid for quick shipping

wardy2 · 30-11-2014 5:03am

Big Nelly wrote: »

Cant be discussed on thread.....PM is ok :P

Can you pm me too thanks

aaronm13 · 30-11-2014 10:55am

Offical firmware V002 is out for the Minix. First impressions are excellent. Very stable and responsive. Only problem is with the MINIX xbmc as SMB network share doesn't work but they are trying to fix it. Their xbmc beta 3 still works so you can downgrade to that or just install another version. Fair play to MINIX for sorting out the problems as I wasn't one bit happy with the box for a long time. Not impressed spending all that money to be a beta tester but its now rock solid for me. Bought a Mele deluxe remote for it and its an excellent piece of kit.

kmrm · 30-11-2014 12:27pm

I was thinking of buying the box mentioned previously the mxIII m82 on gearbest (I can't link it as i'm a new user) in this thread...would this be a good buy?

Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks

massy086 · 30-11-2014 4:45pm

how long is delivery from gearbest this time of the year

DubDJ · 30-11-2014 5:00pm

massy086 wrote: »

how long is delivery from gearbest this time of the year

I ordered on a Monday, shipped 8 days later on a Tuesday and said 7-15 days so early estimate could be this the end of this week or next. Depends on what your ordering and the delivery method you choose.

michael999999 · 30-11-2014 5:10pm

kmrm wrote: »

Anyone any information? Is there a subscription base service for some channels?

Were not allowed talk about them things on Boards.

And nobody wants a very informative thread closed thanks!

Big Nelly · 30-11-2014 5:15pm

kmrm wrote: »

I was thinking of buying the box mentioned previously the mxIII m82 on gearbest (I can't link it as i'm a new user) in this thread...would this be a good buy for someone who wants to watch football matches and other sports? Do the sports channels come pre-loaded?

Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks

Link: http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_67807.html
Coupon: M82LG, which will bring the price to €48.81 free shipping.

This box I guess? yes it is perfect for xbmc. Comes preloaded as well with XBMC. I done a small review a few pages back. Also comes with nice launcher to make it easier for the new user.

As per the title of the thread there is no discussion about stream etc on this thread.

kmrm · 30-11-2014 5:20pm

Oh I'm sorry I didn't realise it was against the rules...I should of read rules properly...won't happen again!

Edit: don't want ask anything against rules

jimosterberg · 30-11-2014 5:49pm

Was thinking of buying a MXIII from gearbest.com for 72 dollars. If I get hit for customs what would the charge be? Thanks

DubDJ · 30-11-2014 5:56pm

jimosterberg wrote: »

Was thinking of buying a MXIII from gearbest.com for 72 dollars. If I get hit for customs what would the charge be? Thanks

I ordered the same one and picked Netherlands post of shipping, I will hopefully have it by the end of this week and if I do i'll let you know what the customs charges are.

michael999999 · 30-11-2014 6:01pm

jimosterberg wrote: »

Was thinking of buying a MXIII from gearbest.com for 72 dollars. If I get hit for customs what would the charge be? Thanks

Usually 23% of value and 7euro An Post fee

01-12-2014 1:12am

I'm not sure if this is the right thread but here goes: Is there one of those Android Mini PCs on a stick (ideally with a built in HDMI connector on one end) that I could remove Android from and put OpenElec on? Bascially I'm looking for XBMC/Kodi on a stick. If it could be powered by a TV's usb port as well I'd be laughing but it's not a deal breaker!

tadgh · 01-12-2014 1:14am

Big Nelly wrote: »

Cant be discussed on thread.....PM is ok :P

Could you pm me too thanks

Slunk · 01-12-2014 9:01am

Big Nelly wrote: »

Link: http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_67807.html
Coupon: M82LG, which will bring the price to €48.81 free shipping.

This box I guess? yes it is perfect for xbmc. Comes preloaded as well with XBMC. I done a small review a few pages back. Also comes with nice launcher to make it easier for the new user.

As per the title of the thread there is no discussion about stream etc on this thread.

Just ordered one of these. The code for 2gb version is m82lm and I got a further 5 euro off from points I had from buying two android phone last month. 55 euro altogether with nl post.

dinky earnshaw · 01-12-2014 10:19am

Be careful buying from geekbuying and shipping DHL. I've just been hit with a charge of 31.20 because geekbuying failed to put the cost of shipping on the invoice.
Revenue tell DHL to charge vat on shipping at set rates per weight if there is no shipping cost is on invoice. This rate happens to be €68 for an mxiii box. I was told by DHL that revenue dose not allow them to amend the cost of shipping so its pointless sending my paypal invoice.

Big Nelly · 01-12-2014 10:37am

dinky earnshaw wrote: »

Be careful buying from geekbuying and shipping DHL. I've just been hit with a charge of 31.20 because geekbuying failed to put the cost of shipping on the invoice.
Revenue tell DHL to charge vat on shipping at set rates per weight if there is no shipping cost is on invoice. This rate happens to be €68 for an mxiii box. I was told by DHL that revenue dose not allow them to amend the cost of shipping so its pointless sending my paypal invoice.

On the most recent shipping I got with DHL they had an email address on the back to send in information if you did not agree with the price assigned to it for VAT. I would guess if you send the link to the product they can only charge for VAT on it?

dinky earnshaw · 01-12-2014 12:30pm

Big Nelly wrote: »

On the most recent shipping I got with DHL they had an email address on the back to send in information if you did not agree with the price assigned to it for VAT. I would guess if you send the link to the product they can only charge for VAT on it?

Normally thats the case but Ive been told by Dhl that customs will not allow them to amend the shipping rate regardless of documentation.

stevire · 01-12-2014 1:48pm

When buying from gearbest (getting the MX3 2gb version) - is it safer to expedited shipping or just go flat shipping through NL post?

rob316 · 01-12-2014 2:27pm

Hi guys

Just going buying the Mx3 2gb from gearbest, can someone recommend a remote please from there?

thanks alot

Allyall · 01-12-2014 2:55pm

rob316 wrote: »

Hi guys

Just going buying the Mx3 2gb from gearbest, can someone recommend a remote please from there?

thanks alot

It comes with one, unless you are looking for an airmouse also?

Big Nelly · 01-12-2014 3:16pm

rob316 wrote: »

Hi guys

Just going buying the Mx3 2gb from gearbest, can someone recommend a remote please from there?

thanks alot

I just use standard wireless mouse and keyboard.....it works great....

I only need the keyboard for set up and the odd time I take down for captcha but I find it easier than remote/fly mouse

Big Nelly · 01-12-2014 3:19pm

stevire wrote: »

When buying from gearbest (getting the MX3 2gb version) - is it safer to expedited shipping or just go flat shipping through NL post?

Expedited is quicker but you or more less going to get hit with customs. I have once not get hit by customs by DHL and cant understand why. So you are better building in the cost of customs on the price of the box.

If going standard it takes a looonnnngggg time but you have a better chance of not getting hit with customs.....still you could wait for ages and still get hit with customs. It also takes them alot longer to work out the cost, DHL will do it up in an hour or 2

Gran Hermano · 01-12-2014 3:21pm

rob316 wrote: »

Hi guys

Just going buying the Mx3 2gb from gearbest, can someone recommend a remote please from there?

thanks alot

Forget messing about with apps or mini remotes.
Best by a mile for any htpc

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wireless-Touch-Keyboard-K400/dp/B005LDLQXG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417443637&sr=8-1&keywords=k400

01-12-2014 3:24pm

There's actually a bargain alert for that in Tesco in the UK so there's a chance you might find one here....

dahat · 01-12-2014 3:54pm

Was there a Linux linked here for the MXIII?

I only got the 1gb version so looking to put this on and set up XBMC for my mate as he doesn't want Android on it.

dahat · 01-12-2014 3:55pm

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Forget messing about with apps or mini remotes.
Best by a mile for any htpc

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wireless-Touch-Keyboard-K400/dp/B005LDLQXG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417443637&sr=8-1&keywords=k400

Well worth the money.

rob316 · 01-12-2014 4:03pm

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Forget messing about with apps or mini remotes.
Best by a mile for any htpc

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wireless-Touch-Keyboard-K400/dp/B005LDLQXG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417443637&sr=8-1&keywords=k400

That looks exactly what I need, thanks for the heads up on the Tesco site too.

01-12-2014 5:58pm

Is there much difference between the mx2 and mx3? I previously had a 2 that I have away but I was going to buy another, solely for xbmc does it matter if its 1 or 2 gig or ram?

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

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