Ouya console - ~ €95 on Amazon.com (inc P&P and Import)

witnessmenow · 23-04-2014 4:11pm #1

Hey Guys,

I noticed the Ouya is reduced to £80 on amazon today - Price has gone up on Amazon.co.uk

It can be bought for a similar price off Amazon.com (inc Postage and import):

Items: EUR 67,32
Shipping & handling: EUR 9,33
Total before tax: EUR 76,65
Estimated tax to be collected: EUR 0,00
Import Fees Deposit EUR 17,63
Order total: EUR 94,28

I think you would struggle to get a better XBMC box for that kind of money (other than maybe a rasberry pi, but they require a bit of setup)

The latest firmware update has passthrough of audio on XBMC so there should be no issue with sound on XBMC (you can always get the non ouya version directly off XBMC website either)

The plex app is also good on it.

There are also some pretty fun games on it, especially local multiplayer games if you are that way inclined. My favorites are "No brakes valet", "bombsquad" and "Hidden in Plain Sight"

messinkiapina · 23-04-2014 4:21pm

I'm tempted by one of these, but any time I've tried setting up XBMC on my PC the experience has been nothing but frustrating.

It seems like 90% of links from the sources that most people rave about are dead, or simply won't play for me. Is that typical of the XBMC experience, or am I just doing something wrong?

witnessmenow · 23-04-2014 4:29pm

I'm an old foggy, I use XBMC the way it was originally intended :P

I don't have the internet to live stream stuff most of the time.

To be honest, it would definitely not be any easier than a PC to set it up.

stooge · 23-04-2014 4:33pm

One for sale on adverts for E80(saving of 20e). Brand new in Box never opened.

sweetie · 23-04-2014 4:58pm

these come with the free credit or that just the amazon.com version?

mcw92 · 23-04-2014 5:16pm

Does anyone use Navi-x on xmbc??
It never seems to load for me

pleasant Co. · 23-04-2014 6:14pm

stooge wrote: »

One for sale on adverts for less than £80. Brand new in Box never opened.

For the €3 difference I'd much rather go with Amazon's excellent aftersales care than a no comeback private sale, obviously won't post that on your ad, i'm out.

23-04-2014 7:20pm

mcw92 wrote: »

Does anyone use Navi-x on xmbc??
It never seems to load for me

I thought I saw that Navi-X shutdown? I never really had much joy with it when I was giving it a whirl.

danoriordan1402 · 23-04-2014 9:49pm

could I get Netflix on this - the Roku 3 has my head wreaked here....

witnessmenow · 23-04-2014 9:53pm

You can side load netflix, there is no official app. I haven't used it.

Side-loading is very handy though, download through inbuilt browser and install.

Dark sun · 23-04-2014 9:56pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I thought I saw that Navi-X shutdown? I never really had much joy with it when I was giving it a whirl.

Hi afaik they are working on an update will be releasd end of the month sometime, follow them on twitter for any updates.

stooge · 24-04-2014 12:19am

pleasant Co. wrote: »

For the €3 difference I'd much rather go with Amazon's excellent aftersales care than a no comeback private sale, obviously won't post that on your ad, i'm out.

I know what you are saying, but if you are genuinely interested you can make an offer on adverts unlike amazon.

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 9:10am

Has anyone got XBMC on a android device? How does it run? anytime ive used it on the pc its been awful, slow, glitchy and bad quality.

witnessmenow · 24-04-2014 10:31am

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Has anyone got XBMC on a android device? How does it run? anytime ive used it on the pc its been awful, slow, glitchy and bad quality.

What part of XMBC? If its just playing video from a share on computer on my network I have had no issues what so ever, my Ouya is my main way of watching stuff on my TV. Cant really speak on the XBMC plugins that people use though.

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 10:38am

witnessmenow wrote: »

What part of XMBC? If its just playing video from a share on computer on my network I have had no issues what so ever, my Ouya is my main way of watching stuff on my TV. Cant really speak on the XBMC plugins that people use though.

Ive so little info on using XMBC but I downloaded it and installed NAVI-X, was able to find different channels etc but quality wasnt great.

varuka · 24-04-2014 11:08am

The Ouya is a great little device...i use it more than my ps4.

The list of things you can do with the little cube is endless.

Must add that while you can side load netflix on it and it works an all but the quality is not = no HD streaming.

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 11:20am

varuka wrote: »

The Ouya is a great little device...i use it more than my ps4.

The list of things you can do with the little cube is endless.

Must add that while you can side load netflix on it and it works an all but the quality is not = no HD streaming.

Easy enough to install XBMC? Looks good think ill take a punt on it.

groom · 24-04-2014 11:23am

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Easy enough to install XBMC? Looks good think ill take a punt on it.

Super easy. An Ouya version installs straight from the Ouya store or you can sideload different versions of XBMC

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 11:28am

groom wrote: »

Super easy. An Ouya version installs straight from the Ouya store or you can sideload different versions of XBMC

Sweeeeeeeeet ill be getting this

glued · 24-04-2014 11:35am

I have to buy this. Can't resist!!

Lucas Hood · 24-04-2014 11:45am

Just ordered one. Have an Atv2 & a MINIX NEO G4 but not happy with Xbmc performs on them.

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 12:14pm

Ordered mine 133 with 2 day delivery thanks OP

sweetie · 24-04-2014 12:28pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Ordered mine 133 with 2 day delivery thanks OP

the amazon price includes delivery and would work out about €100 delivered in probably 5 days max. Is two days worth an extra 30 bucks?

i got a flubit offer of £70.86 but think i'll pass for now.

TheDoc · 24-04-2014 1:49pm

I currently run XBMC on my ATV2, been running XBMC accross a host of platforms for years.

I stream content from my NAS, but on occasions will stream content from the web with 1chan or icefilms.

Can OUYA do 1080p, one of the drawbacks of the ATV2 setup is that it can only max out at 720p.

Lucas Hood · 24-04-2014 1:50pm

sweetie wrote: »

the amazon price includes delivery and would work out about €100 delivered in probably 5 days max. Is two days worth an extra 30 bucks?

i got a flubit offer of £70.86 but think i'll pass for now.

I'd say he meant €103.

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 2:05pm

Nope 133 I dont mind paying extra for quick delivery.

Lucas Hood · 24-04-2014 2:22pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Nope 133 I dont mind paying extra for quick delivery.

That's madness.
I signed up for a free trial of amazon prime for a month and got delivery free to Parcel Motel up north and it'll be delivered tomorrow and I'll have it in Dublin on Saturday for less than €105.

witnessmenow · 24-04-2014 2:23pm

TheDoc wrote: »

I currently run XBMC on my ATV2, been running XBMC accross a host of platforms for years.

I stream content from my NAS, but on occasions will stream content from the web with 1chan or icefilms.

Can OUYA do 1080p, one of the drawbacks of the ATV2 setup is that it can only max out at 720p.

I don't have much 1080p content , but the ouya outputs in 1080p for sure. I think I have played 1080p stuff on it but I can't be sure.

I had/have an apple TV and I would rate the Ouya a much better XBMC box than the atv2 (although the Atv2 might not have been running the latest XBMC, but it was at the time)

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 2:29pm

Lucas Hood wrote: »

That's madness.
I signed up for a free trial of amazon prime for a month and got delivery free to Parcel Motel up north and it'll be delivered tomorrow and I'll have it in Dublin on Saturday for less than €105.

Im on Amazon years so cant sign up to any freebies, I honestly dont mind.

gsp119 · 24-04-2014 2:31pm

I have one of these about 2 months now - very easy to set up.. runs xbmc fine
my only niggle with it is the fan - gets very loud...

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 2:51pm

gsp119 wrote: »

I have one of these about 2 months now - very easy to set up.. runs xbmc fine
my only niggle with it is the fan - gets very loud...

Bit like the xbox 360 so im grand

what apps would you advise to download?

groom · 24-04-2014 3:57pm

tallaghtmick wrote: »

Nope 133 I dont mind paying extra for quick delivery.

I think you're in the wrong forum sir. We don't care for those sort of free spending ways here.

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 4:29pm

groom wrote: »

I think you're in the wrong forum sir. We don't care for those sort of free spending ways here.

I got the bargain.......just spent extra for a quicker bargain

AntiRip · 24-04-2014 5:24pm

gsp119 wrote: »

I have one of these about 2 months now - very easy to set up.. runs xbmc fine
my only niggle with it is the fan - gets very loud...

If fans bothers people they should buy this fan
http://www.amazon.co.uk/noctua-NF-A4X10-FLX/dp/B009LEJ6RY/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1KHWBN2MTAP3W8ZB39Z5

It's makes a great difference for only £12 roughly

AntiRip · 24-04-2014 5:32pm

I still think myself e100 is a little bit too much as the new Ouya 2 limited edition revision is coming out soon and so this might drop a bit further. Only difference I can see between the two is a 16GB storage and a different colour though.

There are talks of an OUYA 2 coming out in 2014 though.

I have one for XBMC and it is brilliant though. Nice and snappy compared to the RPi.

mik_da_man · 24-04-2014 5:53pm

Got one of these when they were $70 on Amazon.com

Great wee thing and really snappy at running xbmc and plex, much better than my ATV 2

Farmer · 24-04-2014 6:28pm

Can anyone advise on a wireless keyboard. Does it have to be bluetooth or will any wireless keyboard work?

Something along the lines of

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-K400-Wireless-Touch-Keyboard/dp/B005LDLQXG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1398285773&sr=8-5&keywords=bluetooth+keyboard#productDetails

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-Backlight-Function/dp/B008RRX6QI/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__8?ie=UTF8&refRID=0AGWAQZF7YH1R6VMDZAB

tallaghtmick · 24-04-2014 6:29pm

Mines posted already roll on Monday

gsp119 · 24-04-2014 7:50pm

AntiRip wrote: »

If fans bothers people they should buy this fan
http://www.amazon.co.uk/noctua-NF-A4X10-FLX/dp/B009LEJ6RY/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1KHWBN2MTAP3W8ZB39Z5

It's makes a great difference for only £12 roughly

Thanks for that.. Going to order that little gem now:D

witnessmenow · 24-04-2014 8:32pm

Farmer wrote: »

Can anyone advise on a wireless keyboard. Does it have to be bluetooth or will any wireless keyboard work?

Something along the lines of

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-K400-Wireless-Touch-Keyboard/dp/B005LDLQXG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1398285773&sr=8-5&keywords=bluetooth+keyboard#productDetails

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-Backlight-Function/dp/B008RRX6QI/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__8?ie=UTF8&refRID=0AGWAQZF7YH1R6VMDZAB

I use the k400, works well. Not a huge need for it though, useful for typing but you don't do a lot of it. I would see how you get on with the controller before buying a keyboard

Mantis Toboggan · 24-04-2014 8:39pm

XBMC has always been slightly broken for me. Always having to update this update that, then it works some days and doesn't work other days.

I'm just not bothered anymore. These days I just use Showbox and mobdro which does the job.

witnessmenow · 25-04-2014 12:24am

Anyone who does pick one up, I'm working on a game that I should be releasing in the next couple of weeks.

"Car-Ni-Val" is a couch co-op [1-8 player] collection of mini games where players control cars in different scenarios. AI is available, but it is better with buddies!

If anyone wants to try it there is a demo and more info here.

Its going to be free, so I guess that means I'm not shilling right

groom · 25-04-2014 7:46am

Farmer wrote: »

Can anyone advise on a wireless keyboard. Does it have to be bluetooth or will any wireless keyboard work?

Something along the lines of

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-K400-Wireless-Touch-Keyboard/dp/B005LDLQXG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1398285773&sr=8-5&keywords=bluetooth+keyboard#productDetails

or

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-Backlight-Function/dp/B008RRX6QI/ref=pd_sim_vg_h__8?ie=UTF8&refRID=0AGWAQZF7YH1R6VMDZAB

I use a combination of Droidmote and Yatze but gotten myself a Flicr ( IR USB receiver) and the plan is to use an Apple remote with it

25-04-2014 8:37am

AntiRip wrote: »

I still think myself e100 is a little bit too much as the new Ouya 2 is coming out soon and so this might drop a bit further. Only difference I can see between the two is a 16GB storage and a different colour though.

That's not the Ouya 2....that a limited edition revision of the current Ouya. I don't think the Ouya 2 has even been given the go ahead yet.

poldebruin · 25-04-2014 9:46am

I got one of these during Kickstarter. I leave it on 24/7 and it neither gets hot, nor would I consider the fan to be loud.
The XBMC experience is (now) absolutely faultless on OUYA, and I have run many iterations on many platforms. The only drawback is no built in IR, but you can download an APP (I use YATSE) to control.
It has recently had Cyanogen 11 mod made available to it for those that fancy the full Android Experience and all that goes along with it.
I actually love some of the games from their store - Towerfall is the best game I have played in years.

Crimson King · 25-04-2014 11:11am

My mother was having issues with her Raspberry Pi so ordered this for her. Thanks OP

tallaghtmick · 25-04-2014 1:58pm

All the reviews have this 30 year old giddy like a kid at xmas!

groom · 25-04-2014 2:31pm

I've only just gone and hooked up my Sky Remote to my Ouya

It is sweet

witnessmenow · 25-04-2014 2:39pm

groom wrote: »

I've only just gone and hooked up my Sky Remote to my Ouya

It is sweet

How'd you do that?

NeVeR · 25-04-2014 2:47pm

Might pick one up.. I have a steam account.. If i have games on the PC.. can I download them to this without paying?

varuka · 25-04-2014 2:54pm

NeVeR wrote: »

Might pick one up.. I have a steam account.. If i have games on the PC.. can I download them to this without paying?

The only way to get pc games on the ouya is through the Kainy app.

Ouya console - ~ €95 on Amazon.com (inc P&P and Import)

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