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Beelink X2 H3 Quad Core 1GB/8GB 4K 1080P Android TV Box £19.52 @ Gearbest

£19.52 GearBest5 Jan 16

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Technology

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shyamganatra

4 Jan 16

The World's Most Affordable 4K Google TV Player XBMC H.265 Decoding Android 4.4 H3 Quad Core 1GB 8GB 2.4G WiFi LAN HDMI

Looking for more than just a simple streaming box? The Beelink X2 Android 4.4 TV Box does it all. Running the full Android 4.4 OS gives you the ability to run virtually any Android APP on your TV. The powerful H3 quad core processor with the Mali400MP2 graphics engine provides stellar performance for high definition video playback. XBMC runs smoothly with 4K x 2K hardware decoding from local media and your favorite XBMC streaming add-ons. Enjoy high performance HD streaming from the internet and local media to your TV from now on!

Main Features:

KODI pre-installed: Over 50 most popular Add-ons installed in your KODI.
XBMC supported. XBMC can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats.
True 4K x 2K Quad Core XBMC H.265 decoding. High performance quad core cortex-A7 CPU paired with the powerful Mali400MP2 GPU graphics processor which provide the best TV box experience.
Features 1GB DDR3 RAM 8GB ROM (with maximum external capacity up to 32GB).
2.4GHz WiFi, connect effortlessly in a world without wires.
HDMI connectivity for the best 4K x 2K FHD multimedia experience.
Full HD 1080P supported.
Comes with a RJ45 port for 10 / 100M Ethernet which provides a strong network extension.
Support Miracast.
Multi-language supported for multiple regions and dialects around the world.

TCB as well.
- RiverDragon8

Top comments

Bazaa7676

4 Jan 16 14 #9

XBMC/Kodi will change your life.

LeeJS to jimhuf

4 Jan 16 13 #23

Um...no, it doesn't. Nothing makes paying Sky seem like a good deal.

jimhuf

4 Jan 16 5 #17

Am i missing something with Kodi, yes it gives you access to loads of streams. But its so clunky and bloated it makes paying sky seem a good deal

savo007

4 Jan 16 4 #4

Thanks for this, been waiting for one that looks decent to come down below £35-40 with wifi etc, if you've ordered one, download the robocop ultimate repo....all 3pm football

All comments (177)

mash8

4 Jan 16 #1

I'm sure this question has been asked before, but what channels can you access on these players? Do they allow you to view films and sports that might normally be subscription only? Any help appreciated as I am toying whether to buy one or not.

uptwisting to mash8

4 Jan 16 #2

Well I have seen....ha, Kodi access every sporting event...sometimes takes a while to find a perfect stream but most of the time it's great.

Don't know about films but this is android, literally everything is accessible somehow.
I am tempted myself but might hold off until in case a better deal comes up.

Vinegar Tom

4 Jan 16 #3

No Bluetooth?

forcedv to Vinegar Tom

4 Jan 16 #7

yep..no bluetooth..what a shame

savo007

4 Jan 16 4 #4

Thanks for this, been waiting for one that looks decent to come down below £35-40 with wifi etc, if you've ordered one, download the robocop ultimate repo....all 3pm football

Bookworm_Shilly to savo007

4 Jan 16 #46

Where do you get this from ? will a google search find it for me ?

savo007

4 Jan 16 #5

Well....premier league anyhow

KeanoLoL

4 Jan 16 2 #6

Looking at these boxes myself but don't know where to start there is so many different ones.

mss25681

4 Jan 16 #8

out of stock?

Bazaa7676

4 Jan 16 14 #9

XBMC/Kodi will change your life.

f2k8 to Bazaa7676

4 Jan 16 #51

Could you explain why in casual terms?

I've tried Kodi but I don't know what the proper benefits of it are, but I've always wanted a box like this with Kodi in it.

fishmaster to Bazaa7676

4 Jan 16 #84

Well it will make it more time consuming fixing stuff when it always breaks. When it works it's good but I've found free to = wasting a lot of time. If you expect instant working no problem streaming & must less time consuming, then pay for a subscription service.

008 to Bazaa7676

4 Jan 16 #124

That is what I got told in the 80's about BetaMax! :confused:

mss25681

4 Jan 16 #10

or do you choose to have it shipped from China? as when I clivk n EU Price changes and says out of stock

chrischarles

4 Jan 16 #11

How do you control this thing if the touchscreen doesn't exist? Hdmi CEC could work but be awkward imo...
I've already got a raspberry pi running kodi and chromecast so don't need it, but curious to understand what this is capable of...

tinofbeans

4 Jan 16 2 #12

Great price for an android box which will give you all the free movies,tv and sport you could ever hope to watch,I've saved a fortune over the last few years with an android box.Time to kick the cable and satellite companies where it hurts.

Touring

4 Jan 16 #13

Are you able to elaborate as to why Bluetooth would be important? New to all this android box thing so would like to know what used this has. Thanks

forcedv

4 Jan 16 #14

Bluetooth keyboard...mouse...headphones....

Liverpool_Bear

4 Jan 16 #15

This or a Fire Stick?

Anyone?

Matty8787 to Liverpool_Bear

4 Jan 16 #18

This, while the firestick is ok, the storage is very quickly used up and becomes laggy/unresponsive.

EN1GMA to Liverpool_Bear

4 Jan 16 1 #30

this mate. I'd go for a android box all day long. you can side load kodi onto a firestick but why bother when you can get it straight from the PS on Android. ive got a £25 MX box and it plays everything I throw at it. movies and sports in HD without missing a beat.

RiverDragon8 to Liverpool_Bear

4 Jan 16 2 #44

I have the Fire stick and Beelink Mini MX TV Box Android 5.1 Amlogic S905 Quad-core http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_258634.html?wid=1 (You should buy Amlogic + comes with Android 5.1). This morning I've just made another purchase, this one comes with 2GB/16GB ROM http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_282313.html to replace the Fire stick which i will sell on eBay because these Android TV boxes are a lot better (faster and doesn't freeze so you don't have to reset the stick which can be annoying).
Don't forget TCB as well.

tinofbeans

4 Jan 16 1 #16

Bluetooth is not important for the working of the android box.The remote control has a mouse facility on it which will suffice

jimhuf

4 Jan 16 5 #17

Am i missing something with Kodi, yes it gives you access to loads of streams. But its so clunky and bloated it makes paying sky seem a good deal

Matty8787 to jimhuf

4 Jan 16 1 #19

Bloated how? These pre-installed ones I have never used but installing it myself I just install Genesis and SportDevil and away I go.. No bloat or anything.

LeeJS to jimhuf

4 Jan 16 13 #23

Um...no, it doesn't. Nothing makes paying Sky seem like a good deal.

drunken_prozac to jimhuf

4 Jan 16 2 #79

Kodi is clunky on these cheap boxes.
They don't have the grunt under the hood to run the program correctly. Yes they can decode h265 and output 4K (kind of as they won't do 60hz or HDCP2.2) but that's the GPU decoding.

I have seen a lot of these cheap boxes over the past few months and people complaining of Kodi being slow, clunky & unusable along with the complaints of "I can't find the latest film in HD" and "the boxing stream didn't load". At the end of the day it's a cheap box, with cheap internals trying to access knock-off material by people who don't understand what they are doing.

I use Kodi everyday as my TV tuner because I have my satellite connection running through it, I have it as my media centre as I ripped my blurays/DVD to a NAS , and also use it as a games emulator for running some older N64 & Mega drive games. Kodi can be an amazing bit of software when matched to the correct hardware, unfortunately these cheap boxes are not that match :smiley:

David23

4 Jan 16 #20

I know this doesn't have Bluetooth but I have a general question about these Andriod boxes, can you sync Andriod Wear / Fitbit / Microsoft Band devices to them if they do have Bluetooth like the normal phone?

hcc27

4 Jan 16 #21

Agree, Android is a world of freedom.

seanmitford

4 Jan 16 2 #22

ive got one of these, you can install NJM sports which runs all 3pm premier league football perfectly

dudwood_fudwood

4 Jan 16 2 #24

Buy this, install The Beast, cancel Sky/Virgin. I run it all the time. Free movies, sport, tv shows and pay per view events. No brainer.

Bookworm_Shilly to dudwood_fudwood

4 Jan 16 #47

Where can i find the beast?

chrisredmayne

4 Jan 16 1 #25

clear the cache then ?

Liverpool_Bear

4 Jan 16 #26

Rupert Murdoch needs that money you know. You can never have enough ivory backscratchers, ask Monty Burns.

THIS AND THIS. :innocent:

npinn001

4 Jan 16 #27

Is it just me or does this look just like a Fire TV box?

TwentyTwo

4 Jan 16 1 #28

This is using the Allwinner SOC.

AVOID

Edit: this one is using an Amlogic so you can have openelec running and linux http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_183121.html

kendosteve

4 Jan 16 1 #29

I don't think Genesis is going to be supported any longer but developer is working on new 'addon'

amour3k

4 Jan 16 #31

Came across this too just before the New Year, was looking at a cheap 4K Android Box too (for possible future 'Future-Proofing' also ... )

For what it is, it looked very decent at the time too. :-)

andisitadeal

4 Jan 16 #32

I'd like to be able to plug in a USB hard disk and play music from it. Will this work for that? I can see it's easy to do with a NAS, but it would be nice to be able to play from a USB drive in the meantime.

LeeJS to andisitadeal

4 Jan 16 1 #34

Yes, it will do this fine.

LeeJS

4 Jan 16 2 #33

I have one of these in the kitchen, bought about a month ago and there are a few things to be wary of:

Kodi does not launch by default so on first startup you're dropped in to an Android desktop. If you don't know what you're doing this can be somewhat disconcerting. I thought mine was broken and I know what I'm doing.
Updates are destructive, so do them before setting everything up. I learnt this the hard way.
Turn off hardware acceleration in Kodi if you want to be able to skip back and forth. With it on, the box crashes every time you skip back.
Half of the plugins don't work or are out of date.
There's no way I can find to upgrade the Kodi install so you're stuck on 14.2.
The remote control is nice but it has no transport controls, so you have to use the on screen ones.

Other than that this is fine little box for £20.

Any questions, let me know and I'll try when I get home.

savo007 to LeeJS

14 Jan 16 #152

Uninstall kodi and download isengard v15 from play store

kg1986

4 Jan 16 #35

the amlogic chips (802/812) are better. have to say was a bit apprehensive about buying one. as others has mentioned kodi with the beast/spartan repo added is a phenomenal addition to a home media setup.

I thoroughly recommend setting up kore as your remote for using it though, the ones supplied barely work

hus52

4 Jan 16 #36

New to kodi. Just installed it on a fire stick. Which addons do I need? Installed 'theblackbox', any other suggestions

unclevernon

4 Jan 16 #37

Much more than kodi

Not just for kodi but you would be wise to invest in 2gbRAM try the 168 box or the mxlv box WiFi is pretty useless, newer boxes boast 1000 LAN, Tronfy boxes are the most stable around the £50-£60 with Bluetooth 4 all you need is a mouse

these android boxes are sold promoting kodi films OK sports a little worse quality, but showbox for movies and TV is great .I use 4 boxes in the house streaming from my enigma2 satt box using the dramdroid app.
They are also connected to my nas drive.
use the soundseeder app that works like sonos(multiroom audio) just wire up all your old amps and speakers

AllI all Good price, for a first box

stokie to unclevernon

4 Jan 16 #53

Which Tronfy box would you recommend please?

djsb29

4 Jan 16 #38

anyone in the uk sell these?

andisitadeal

4 Jan 16 #39

Thanks! Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what app would I use for that?

89quidyoucantgowrong

4 Jan 16 #40

Yes, Genesis has ceased development. Now using S.A.L.T.S (StreamAllTheSources) addon with PIA vpn and RealDebrid to access premium streams in 1080p with DD5.1 audio. Had some problems with URLresolver not updating automatically (had to download it manually and install from .zip), otherwise, working great.

Dougal1709

4 Jan 16 #41

Well a Fire Stick is £35. For that money on Gear Best you can get a very powerful 64bit octacore box now.

toonsquirel

4 Jan 16 #42

Bluetooth controllers for Kodi help so so much, I've had a few cheap boxes like these and for all the same content is there getting to it with an infrared controller can be a total nightmare. When u need to search a long tv show it's impossible, something like the fire tv's not only have very good controllers but u can use your mobile also as a controller to use the keypad to search for titles.

twilby to toonsquirel

4 Jan 16 #65

Download the kodi controller for IOS or Android if you have a phone it works really well.

humadoon

4 Jan 16 #43

it's such a pain to browse with the remote and even the Bluetooth keyboard is a pain.. you cant long press the on android.
also kodi resets itself and you have to spend hours finding a working link finally when find one the video player keeps on buffering and picture lags ..

VoRnY

4 Jan 16 #45

Nice ordered one for the main room as I already have a Fire TV box for my bedroom.

matthew1888 to VoRnY

4 Jan 16 #50

did you order the China warehouse one?. is there one with a British plug?

polg

4 Jan 16 #48

are you able to buy a uk power lead for this one? or is it just use an adaptor,

Tj17usa

4 Jan 16 #49

http://m.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_202596.html

Think you would be better just getting this for the sake of £40 to save any frustrations

ra11

4 Jan 16 #52

is this the same as the M8S hardware?

TwentyTwo

4 Jan 16 3 #54

They supply an adaptor to your country, however you can buy UK power supplies if you don't wish to use it.

Always buy Amlogics however as they are open source, Allwinners are closed source and are riddled with bugs and issues which can never be fixed because of it.

So many custom roms, kernels and dual booting methods on Amlogics it's worth paying an extra few quid, especially since the one I posted also has bluetooth (which as people have already stated, is essential for a good remote).

Shouldn't touch Allwinners with a 10 foot barge pole, the worst of the worst.

celticbull2008

4 Jan 16 1 #55

Showbox and Mobdro are all you need to Install onto the BOX and away you go to have access to Latest TV, Movies & Sports for FREE. Simple as that, and no setting up, configure etc like you need to do on KODI.

Yes, KODI is good etc, but you will get all what you need by installing these 2x Apps onto the Box with having the trouble of setting up and config etc.

ra11

4 Jan 16 #56

this is the alternative I'm looking at: slightly better spec: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Tops-Android-Amlogic-Output-Preinstalled/dp/B017EGG18M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1451915776&sr=8-4&keywords=tops+m8s

fishmaster

4 Jan 16 #57

Kodi allows you to add film, tv and music addons so in theory you don't have to pay for anything, in reality you actually get a poor experience if you don't find a quality ip streaming service and pay for it. That's if you want live streaming TV channels. If you want VOD (video on demand) then showbox and mobdro are ok. I've never found reliable HD live TV streams without paying, that's my take on it.

This is where you need to be for info on that >

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/hukd-satellite-information-iptv-thread-1509614

If you want easy, HD and reliable then pay for a subscription detailed somewhat in the thread above, otherwise mess about with addons that break, that buffer and have a generally frustrating experience. If you're more tech savvy such as myself you can put up with it and fix it, however I have little patience and found paying = working all the time = saving time = less stress.

Matty8787

4 Jan 16 #58

[/quote]I don't think Genesis is going to be supported any longer but developer is working on new 'addon'[/quote]
Where have you seen this?

coco_cool

4 Jan 16 #59

Hot!

mxer450

4 Jan 16 #60

Pi 2 HDMI CEC Worth it alone!!!!....

unclevernon

4 Jan 16 #61

OK if you go to ebay and type in fresh-man he has 2 boxes one is lollipop one is KitKat I have the KitKat version but looking at the new one,
Which Tronfy box would you recommend please?[/quote]

lou.chou

4 Jan 16 #62

Can anyone recommend some good resources for Kodi repos and whatnot? I'm new to Kodi, and I'm kinda lost...

fishmaster to lou.chou

4 Jan 16 #63

This thread is the de facto standard thread on this forum that gives you all the info you require >

http://www.hotukdeals.com/misc/hukd-satellite-information-iptv-thread-1509614

Expect to pay for a subscription to an iptv/vod service if you want things to be in relative terms reliable.

twilby to lou.chou

4 Jan 16 #66

Look for "The Black Box" on youtube a very good starting point..

tinofbeans to lou.chou

4 Jan 16 #69

Check out Joenobody,newtechevolution and Husham Marmar on YouTube to show you the best repositories and ad dons for Kodi .

boro_boy

4 Jan 16 #64

everything Kodi can be found here

seo michael

polg

4 Jan 16 #67

Brilliant, I'm looking at the cheaper one RiverDragon said.. got a thing about UK plugs, my last EU plug had a melt down so will spend an extra pound and buy the one that comes with the uk plug.. also buying one as a present for a mate...

polarbaba

4 Jan 16 #68

whatever you can do with Bluetooth on your android phone or tablet ... you should be able to do with an android based TV box.... IF it has Bluetooth.
for example I use a Bluetooth games controller, mouse, keyboard and headphones/ earphones with mine...

RiverDragon8

4 Jan 16 1 #70

Amlogic is a must that comes with the new S905 + android 5.1, also buy a cheap wireless mouse.

Sprograt

4 Jan 16 #71

Could anyone tell me if these boxes with Kodi installed would be able to get the Discovery channels.

hackerace

4 Jan 16 #72

I've got firestick an pi 2, firestick seems fine to streaming, I know a lot of people have problems with remotes on these.

thegamingkinginfo

4 Jan 16 #73

Price showing as £24.19? How reliable is Gearbest?

RiverDragon8 to thegamingkinginfo

4 Jan 16 #77

Bought 6 items from them and 6 item I've received. Also you can pay via PayPal to give you extra insurance.

BubaMan to thegamingkinginfo

4 Jan 16 #78

Aye - looks like they've upped the price :disappointed:
Expired.

djbeach73

4 Jan 16 #74

the amlogic one TwentyTwo mentions only comes with a U.S power plug tho.Can U xplain wots so bad about the Allwinner SOC pls? Ta

hackerace

4 Jan 16 #75

how does the beelink compare with firestick, is the wifi any better or same and does the remote work well.I've got a firestick and seems fine for streaming.

BubaMan

4 Jan 16 #76

What's the chances of a generic PoundLand Bluetooth adapter working in one of the USB sockets...?

boggleboy

4 Jan 16 #80

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Bookworm_Shilly

4 Jan 16 #81

I need someone like you to come round and set me up an entertainment system.

drunken_prozac to Bookworm_Shilly

4 Jan 16 2 #82

Ha, It's taken a few years and a fair bit of money to get it all set up, if I added it all up and told the wife I would be divorced :wink:

m4yon1

4 Jan 16 #83

What kind of equipment would you recommend to run Kodi on?

fishmaster

4 Jan 16 1 #85

Minix, Tronsmart boxes or Nvidia TV Shield. They all work properly.

danmed

4 Jan 16 2 #86

This is likely going to get ignored, but you do realise that what you are all discussing is pirating Movies and TVShows yes?

None of the addons that youa re talking about are supported by either the manufacturer of the box, the seller of the box or the developers of Kodi.. That means, when they break, you are SOL unless you actually know what you are doing... and they WILL break.

drunken_prozac to danmed

4 Jan 16 #89

Either that or sky/virgin/plusnet will just block the streaming URL's and everyone will start complaining that the streaming isn't working and the seller of the boxes won't answer their questions.

fishmaster to danmed

4 Jan 16 3 #90

No you're entirely wrong. EU law was passed recently that exonerates anyone from legal prosecution because of streaming. So you can stream all you like, the only people that can suffer legal problems are the hosts of streaming services.

http://www.digital-digest.com/news-63934-Watching-Pirated-Streams-Is-Legal-Rules-EU-Court.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_aspects_of_downloading_and_streaming

http://bgr.com/2014/06/05/streaming-movies-and-tv-shows-for-free/

Therefore it's legal, law is law and whilst it can pander to morality in this case there is no moral question to answer as the law of the land states it's legal. It's up to yourself whether you feel morally confused or not, the law implies strongly you should not concern yourself with it. If and when the law changes then you can concern yourself morally.

drunken_prozac

4 Jan 16 #87

I got a Nvidia Shield TV for xmas and that has impressed me hugely. Runs android but is a proper version of Android TV. It's slick, works well the remote is great being bluetooth so no IR receiver issues.

I booted it, went to the play store and installed Kodi. It loads in 2 seconds from sleep and Kodi runs sweet as a nut, no hangs no bugs, does 24hz (23.976fps) for TV shows and films (no juddering).
Supports [email protected] with HDCP 2.2 and to be honest it's faster than my media PC which I have my TV running through!

Yes it's £120* but you get the remote, the game controller and peace of mind that it has been built by a proper company, with proper support and licences and will be upgraded as time goes on.
http://shield.nvidia.co.uk/android-tv

*was £120 just before christmas, I'm sure you can find it somewhere for that price :smiley:

rsl1uk

4 Jan 16 #88

Im assuming the more expensive octo core boxs on ebay are the dogs do dars ? I dont mind paying a ton if it replaces sky at £80 per month

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matricom-G-Box-Q-Quad-Octo-Core-Android-TV-Box-XBMC-Kodi-Gbox-Media-Player-/321953381721?hash=item4af5eabd59:g:CmQAAOSwEetV-zF0

fishmaster

4 Jan 16 1 #91

It's a complex situation as it's possible to pay for services whereby the ISP has to know the server info to block it, if you pay for a service then there is a risk it can be taken down, but it's less likely to do so until such time as too many subscribers are on a service which gains attention from the authorities to take action against it, there will be multiple people offering subscription services. Free services are taken down much quicker as free = more users, more attention, quicker take down.

Music is essentially free now, if you don't want to pay, then you simply don't. The same is happening for TV shows and films. Which means the producers of such material will have to change their business model to accommodate this change to try and attract revenue. Spotify, Deezer et al very similar price models and I'm sure it won't be that long before someone makes a service which is a repository for all existing available material since music and film was first recorded and therefore a set monthly fee for a reliable service will be in place.

Gaming was one of the first areas to go subscription based, Steam, Origin, uPlay et al all exist now and streaming services such as Nvidia Go exist. Overheads are very low as it's only packets of data transferred and the upkeep of the servers, no physical copies exist, and can be replicated easily. You make the media and replicate it multiple times ad infinitum to various subscribers.

PapaDom

4 Jan 16 #92

This is pretty interesting. I was considering getting a Chromecast, but if I can get this for a similar price then why not? This one has expired, so can someone recommend one up to like £30/40 that would run Kodi and whatnot properly and have everything I need in terms of future-proofing? Thanks!

thegamingkinginfo to PapaDom

4 Jan 16 #95

I have found one for £20 + £1.99 P&P on eBay but I'm not sure if it's any good. Linky Here!

fishmaster to PapaDom

4 Jan 16 1 #100

A Chromecast is absolutely nothing like this though and serves an entirely different purpose.

celticbull2008

4 Jan 16 #93

Showbox and Mobdro on your Android box, and there is no setting up, searching for addons and config issues.Simple install and update, and it works.
Showbox is like Netflix but 1000% better and FREE
Mobdro, will give you access to all the live Sports channels all over the world via a simple menu, click and open it.
No lag, no jumpy broken up etc, Free
Kodi, yes... can be a pain to setup if you are not clued up with this sort of thing, so hence stick with Showbox and Mobdro.. easy peeezy

taker920

4 Jan 16 #94

You need 2gb minimum. Install the blackbox skin and your life will never be the same again

junglistg

4 Jan 16 #96

As a few people have already mentioned these are very slow and can be very frustrating. You will end up upgrading to a better box after a month or so.

But... it's still a good box for it's price and an excellent starting place for beginners who want to get use to Kodi.

coleraine

4 Jan 16 #97

Ordered one to have a play about with,see if openelec will install.

fishmaster

4 Jan 16 #98

I've experienced their reliability, it's nowhere near as good as a paid service and also streams are poor quality when watching football. I've never seen anything through Mobdro that gives a channel list and it's as easy as changing channel and 95% of channels are in HD. An iptv sub gives you exactly that. Once you experience that you won't touch free streaming again unless you can't afford it.

These deals imply that free streaming is better than it is, you get what you pay for with free streaming, in comparison to Netflix and Sky/BT free streaming, stinks of dung.

TwentyTwo

4 Jan 16 #99

Someone didn't read the thread :stuck_out_tongue:

As I have already said... Allwinner is not open source. You are stuck running whatever garbage firmware comes on it and bugs don't get fixed.

The playback is nowhere near as good, no OpenElec, no dual booting Android with another OS - people should really take the time to look into this before purchasing.

Parki79

4 Jan 16 #101

If you want to view top quality sports on Kodi/Android then you should pay £48 a year and get Future Sports. Amazing HD picture and better than the free ones. I am happy to pay for the extra quality and reliability as it is still cheaper than Sky Sports. Look for Future Sports on Facebook.

Red Devil PJB to Parki79

4 Jan 16 #105

Cannot find them, got some sock manufacturer!

tomwilliams86

4 Jan 16 #102

Can I play mkvs on this from a hard drive?

TwentyTwo to tomwilliams86

4 Jan 16 1 #104

MKV is a container, we wouldn't know what codec was being used.

Totally depends if Allwinner have coded GPU acceleration for it on Kodi. I'd imagine it would playback better in their Video player equivalent. I know the official Kodi team were working away from stagefright towards MediaCodec, but I don't know how well it would playback on an Allwinner.

mrbeeks

4 Jan 16 #103

I have one of these and runs without issue, using the Blackbox build

madmal

4 Jan 16 #106

The CPU in this is not great, they use the cheapo Allwinner SOCs which get little support from devs (might be wrong but GPU acceleration does also not work in Kodi). Better to spend a bit more and get a Amlogic device. Google s805 tv box, those are a few quid more. The s905 is the current Amlogic chip, waiting for a Beelink Mini MX which uses the s905 to drop through the letterbox any day now, cost me £26 quid from Gearbest.

jasejames to madmal

4 Jan 16 #117

Allwinner hardware acceleration does work with Kodi.

This chipset is quite fast enough for Kodi. I don't know what people are wittering on about -- I bought one of these when it was £20 for Christmas and performance is similar to the MIII.

ra11

4 Jan 16 #107

price just went up.... :disappointed:

Tj17usa

4 Jan 16 #108

Guys this one seems much better for the price

http://m.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_202596.html

Toon_army to Tj17usa

4 Jan 16 1 #114

Yeah the mx3 is a good little box I got one sent out free to test and review, been using it for Kodi and mkv files

JOHNNY_WILKINSON

4 Jan 16 #109

Im sure these are ok for the price, but the M8 is a better choice and although roughly twice the price the performance is much better. But will still give you some heat as they're ok for those on a tight budget.

Bookworm_Shilly

4 Jan 16 #110

Can you get showbox on this machine? I was looking at it too.

johankirchner

4 Jan 16 #111

All, this guy only sells Chinese fakes, how can people vote in 3 hours this as hot? Something fishy

Andy4Shurr

4 Jan 16 #112

Any idea how to root the Beelink M18? I'm considering this as an upgrade to my MXIII but rooting is a necessity!

dudwood_fudwood

4 Jan 16 1 #113

Search youtube for The Beast by chris b. It's a better build of kodi and works great. Easy instal as well.

drunken_prozac

4 Jan 16 #115

I don't know I'm afraid. It's Googles Android TV so only apps built for it are on the store, but I guess you could sideload?

delboye30

4 Jan 16 #116

Bought one of these a couple of months ago, it's stopped working, no light or anything. Tried resetting etc but no luck. Anyone got any suggestions?

Dean2k14

4 Jan 16 #118

£24.19 from china warehouse free uk shipping or £20.62 from RU warehouse that only ships to Russia so how do you buy for £19.52 and get uk shipping am i missing something???

thfcjoe

4 Jan 16 #119

you can easily buy all them accessories that come with a Bluetooth dongle, it's not a problem at all!

LeeJS

4 Jan 16 #120

Yes it is a bit, but that's OK.
You don't need an app, Kodi just sees it as an external data source. Plug it in and fire up Kodi. Browse to the external device and off you go.

madmal

4 Jan 16 #121

Hmmm I'll take your word for it... which version of Kodi are you using? Everything I know about the allwinners is that they do not support hardware acceleration, including this statement in comment 33 "Turn off hardware acceleration in Kodi if you want to be able to skip back and forth. With it on, the box crashes every time you skip back."

So if you have got it working properly I'd be interested in how.....

LeeJS

4 Jan 16 #122

The chipset is fast enough for Kodi but hardware acceleration does not work on this unit. Not on mine, anyway. Unless it's turned off, using the ff/rw skip functions cause the unit to lock up.

brainbug100

4 Jan 16 #123

very very tempting

STi_prodrive

4 Jan 16 #125

so what was the original price in the first place for this to be a deal ? thanks

spruceyb to STi_prodrive

4 Jan 16 #131

I'm guessing always this price. Similar one on Geekbuying is always £23 or less.

johankirchner

4 Jan 16 #126

This Person is selling fake stuff

rontinnion1

4 Jan 16 1 #127

Amazon stick fully loaded that means everything live events,movies recent released movies

sho_me_da_money

4 Jan 16 #128

Hdmi cec can be done on this if openelec report exists for it. The only reason people will buy this box is for illegal stuff

fishmaster to sho_me_da_money

4 Jan 16 #130

Not illegal:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_aspects_of_downloading_and_streaming

TwentyTwo

4 Jan 16 #129

So you're aware there is no source code, no dev support, yet trust the view it works fine from someone who hasn't even told you what the codecs/bitrate/resolution he is running videos from.

For whatever he is doing it may be absolutely fine, but there is an open source Amlogic box with bluetooth for £3 extra - There is no debating on which chipset is better.

graura13

4 Jan 16 #132

Have been considering one of these in recent weeks and this is the best deal I found, ordered thanks. Bye sky

spruceyb

4 Jan 16 #133

There's a custom ROM for this device that has HW Decoding in Kodi http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/allwinner-tv-players/531041-rom-sc_v1-1-custom-rom-beelink-x2

Cenobite

4 Jan 16 #134

Shame they've bumped the price up. Worth keeping an eye on as I'm sure it'll drop again.

mail28

4 Jan 16 #135

got two of these, run kodi brilliant!

Gollywood

4 Jan 16 #136

Unless this box has a built in **** or strap-on **** how can it change your life?

4 Jan 16 #137

For basic use the X2 is OK but once you start populating it with apps it runs like a dog.

RiverDragon8

4 Jan 16 #138

If you find a way message me,vice versa.

imy300

4 Jan 16 #139

£20.62 from Russia warehouse

Dean2k14 to imy300

4 Jan 16 #141

Russian warehouse only ships to russia

amour3k to imy300

14 Jan 16 #153

I also see £19.73? lol.

Axminister

4 Jan 16 #140

Do Not purchase anything from GearBest bought item for Xmas from them did not work from the off no return address filled in fault form online asked for password never had one would not let me set up new password. Free delivery but returns for what ever reason need to be paid for to CHINA!! They know you will not be able to return whatever the reason you have been warned

savo007

4 Jan 16 1 #142

Sorry just seen this reply, yes there's a YouTube video for it, but Google the fix for it as you need version 2.1

leroy_owen

5 Jan 16 #143

If yous elect the US plug, its still £19.52 - doesnt seem to be one with a UK Plug anyway, can they just be used with an adapter anyone know?

LeeJS to leroy_owen

5 Jan 16 1 #145

Mine came with a euro plug and an adaptor. Annoyingly bulky for the kitchen but it works. It's a fairly standard adaptor, so I probably have a UK one lying around somewhere to replace it with if I remember to look.

Andy4Shurr

5 Jan 16 1 #144

This looks promising, I have ordered a Beelink M18 this morning so we'll see when it arrives.

loopie

5 Jan 16 1 #146

If it fails at 1080p, how can it process 4k at any decent rate, better off with a raspberry pi 2

hackerace

8 Jan 16 #147

what the wifi like on the beelink one you got, someone said its not good, I have a fire stick and find it ok just looking for a better alternative.

RiverDragon8

9 Jan 16 2 #148

It's solid.

Adu

10 Jan 16 #149

Excellent deals here but I need more knowledge. I am particularly interested in the Beelink M18. I will be very grateful if anyone can give me their personal experience. Thanks in advance

Andy4Shurr to Adu

11 Jan 16 2 #150

I've not got mine yet but I can let you know once it arrives pal :smiley:

Adu

11 Jan 16 1 #151

I've not got mine yet but I can let you know once it arrives pal :smiley:[/quote

Yes please Andy4Shurr. Thanks

amour3k

14 Jan 16 #154

Nice ... lol.

amour3k

15 Jan 16 #155

Never heard of this, is it any good?, or ..... thanx. :-)

Wombatwilson

15 Jan 16 #156

That is just the newer version of Kodi, I'm still using 14.2 which works fine.

cowsmoooo

19 Jan 16 #157

got mine today, pretty responsive but haven't tested it with anything to strenuous yet.....

coleraine to cowsmoooo

19 Jan 16 #158

What date did yoy order yours,still waiting on mine,

cowsmoooo

19 Jan 16 #159

ordered jan 4th dispatched on 5th. Was sent from Belgium

coleraine

19 Jan 16 #160

Cheers,I ordered mine on the 6th I think its coming from the USA.

gadgetgeek82

22 Jan 16 #161

Received mine today. Seems sluggish. Could you pm me please :smiley:

Andy4Shurr

22 Jan 16 #162

Got mine today as well, it comes pre-rooted so all you have to do is install SuperSU from the PlayStore. I've only just started transferring my stuff onto it but I think it seems pretty quick. I did the update straight away, have you done that yet?

gadgetgeek82

22 Jan 16 #163

Yeah I believe I've updated the box. I will have a proper look tonight. I'm lacking a bit of knowledge with these boxes, and the best way to get proper use out of it.

Andy4Shurr

22 Jan 16 1 #164

Kodi is the way forward with these boxes IMO, although you need a good IPTV service to go with it. I've installed all my apps now and I'm using the xbmc launcher to boot straight into kodi, I've set up all my app integration right into kodi too. The back up add-on in kodi didn't restore everything I had so I've had to do it all manually.

Also, I know you've just paid out for the box, but again in my opinion the best thing to do is buy an air mouse/remote. The remote that comes with it is shocking and can make it feel laborious and slow, going through menus etc. I've got the Mele f10 Deluxe and it's a dream to use. Everything is super quick and responsive and I've even mapped keys in kodi so this really is a replacement TV box now.

cowsmoooo

22 Jan 16 #165

Just setup sports devil (great addon) but most of the streams are quite jerky even on iplayer. I'm guessing it's more likely the distance to my router as the built in wifi won't be great?

Andy4Shurr to cowsmoooo

23 Jan 16 #167

I haven't tested the WiFi as my box is literally next to my router so it's just plugged in but the speeds via Ethernet are spot on, I have a 150mbps line and I'm getting the full amount on speedtest.net (more actually).

gadgetgeek82

22 Jan 16 #166

Wow thanks for all the information. I have brought the Beelink m18 for that purpose to replace my to box. I have been trying to read up on the IPTV service but I'm getting confused. If you could drop me a pm it would be great help. Thanks

zermattbusby

23 Jan 16 #168

£18.41 now

Got a Fire Stick and cant fault it tbh
Runs 1080 movies fine

Anyone tried both, how do they compare?

coleraine

23 Jan 16 #169

Still waiting on mine being delivered ordered on the 6th,anyone else waiting the same amount of time.?

gadgetgeek82 to coleraine

24 Jan 16 #170

Ordered mine on the 04/01/16 dispatched 11/01/16 arrived 22/01/16 I did pay an extra £1 for insurance /tracking

coleraine

26 Jan 16 #171

Received it today,only showing 720p on my Sony Full HD tv with that HDMI lead,installed and setup Kodi 15.2 and then did 3 updates that poped up and it wiped my Kodi,Had to reinstall again.Remote is responsive so far seems ok for the money will know more after a week or 2.so do the updates before uninstalling Kodi 14.2 and installing 15.2.

coleraine to coleraine

26 Jan 16 #173

I still cant get Kodi above 1280 x 720 display in system info anyone hae this problem?

Andy4Shurr

26 Jan 16 #172

So today I rebooted my M18 box and it got stuck on the android text boot screen with the image all distorted and glitched, it just wouldn't go further than that.

I booted into recovery, did a factory reset but it's still having the same problem. Any ideas? I may have to reflash the firmware if i can find it!

This is the screen I'm stuck on...
pic

bill888

2 Feb 16 #174

It seems to be a known problem with stock KODI up to 15.2 with X2 and other boxes using Allwinner H3 SoC. 1080p and higher content can only be viewed in upscaled 720p when using KODI. KODI has better 1080p hardware acceleration support with say AmLogic SoC.

Nevertheless, the X2 is great value for money.

coleraine

2 Feb 16 #175

I have the same problem,system info keeps saying 1280x720,but if you press the bottom left conor button on the remote it changes the screen res to 1080p and 4k but system info stays the same..

thecoolguy

4 Feb 16 #176

no pause button on remote?!

greamec

16 Feb 16 #177

does this box support a Bluetooth dongle ?

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