Off Topic Android Box

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!
55282 said:
Yes I have this unit and it works perfectly.I gave the guys a call before I bought it to ensure it would play what I wanted and that all was installed.I spoke to Arthur who was very helpful.Not only sport but films as well soon as they are released.
Click to expand...

Does this box get sky sports, BT sports and movie channels too? And is it wifi capable?
 
It doesn't matter what channels it gets, these boxes gets the feeds that streamed across the net, so one day it could get a game from sky, the next it could get a game streamed over to the states. And the latest films and stuff are not broadcast on TV, it links into websites that have them on their servers etc - and they are wifi capable
 
Jager said:
It doesn't matter what channels it gets, these boxes gets the feeds that streamed across the net, so one day it could get a game from sky, the next it could get a game streamed over to the states. And the latest films and stuff are not broadcast on TV, it links into websites that have them on their servers etc - and they are wifi capable
Click to expand...

Ah right ok. Cheers <ok>
 
The in laws have a place in Spain and they had an internet TV service over there which had everything - sports, movies, the lot. He's brought it back to the UK and it works with no problems. No more Sky price hikes for them. Can't remember what it's called. It is internet TV though so the picture is nowhere near HD level and can be stuttery at times.
 
preinstalled sd card available from thepihut.com
raspberry pi 2 available from amazon , currys , maplins

powered by micro usb

i've got mine just hanging behind tv and powered with the usb socket on tv.

you can get cheap cases on ebay £3-5 if you want
its plugged into your router by ethernet cable or get wifi dongle about £6 again on ebay
 
wonderful little computers these - windows 10 IOT has just been released for them also.

the trouble with these android boxes - although they work - they just don't it really well.

install kodi on your pc - and see the performance difference between that and an mx box
 
Have you seen the Maiz box ? It doesn't run on android at all, but it's 3 times more expensive than stuff on eBay. I just want something that works without all the hassle of building a system myself
 
it only runs openelec (kodi) the same as any other box

android boxes vary in quality greatly . they only run small amounts of flash memory and that gets overloaded quickly when you install apps onto them.

try it on your pc first , see if you'll use it . it will run the same apps on your pc as these little boxes do.


download kodi from

http://kodi.tv/download/

install it and then follow this guide to install wookie. Wookie gives you all the add ons you need

https://seo-michael.co.uk/tutorial-how-to-install-the-wookie-wizard-for-kodi/
 
android boxes normally get their memory filled up by apps , failed movie downloads and normally can get revived by a factory reset.

if you are able to set up kodi on a pc then you'll then be able to do it on a box - its exactly the same .you download koi from the play store , install wookie and off you go

theres normally a little reset button inside the spdif hole on the back of them little boxes
 
Yeah I tried that on my android box, but the screen is totally black, and the guys selling it have gone. I keep on thinking about having one of mini PCs to run this kind of thing
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back