Great device. Got one from Argos in the post Christmas sales. Installed Kodi and have opened up a world of free programming. Using it to stream games to my living room from the gaming PC in the back room. Added Ethernet, a 64gb USB drive and an Xbox wireless controller adapter via OTG all for peanuts. It might not have the power of the Nvidia Shield, but it cost me £45 for the box, maybe £52 all in.

I think It should have been this price from the start

Anyone know how this works as a Kodi box?

.. Or Plex?

Both plex and kodi available from play store on nexus player. Tempted myself for plex but read there are issues still with it.

4k?

I think It should have been this price from the start

Would like to know if the Plex app works well on these now as about to buy a roku 2 2015 but this is same price.

Great device. Got one from Argos in the post Christmas sales. Installed Kodi and have opened up a world of free programming. Using it to stream games to my living room from the gaming PC in the back room. Added Ethernet, a 64gb USB drive and an Xbox wireless controller adapter via OTG all for peanuts. It might not have the power of the Nvidia Shield, but it cost me £45 for the box, maybe £52 all in.

Vote hot as it’s a good price but just a heads up there’s no iPlayer!

I read there were problems with freezing etc but assume they have ironed them out now then. Just know roku and plex are very good.

Is the remote on these ir or bluetooth/wifi?

Does it work well with remote servers too? Also does it support playlists?

Lol yeah it would. I should have known really. Good to know as ir is a pain on the nowtv box.

Doesn't work with the remote though.

The only Android TV device with iPlayer is the Shield TV, as NVidia made the app. BBC basically can't be arsed because the iPlayer app has Chromecast support, and this works as a Chromecast receiver, so you can just do it that way. Or, if you're going to use Kodi, the iPlayer WWW plugin works perfectly. Full HD, including the live channels, all direct from iPlayer.

oooh tempted.

'The only Android TV device with iPlayer is the Shield TV, '

Wrong, the Minix has it too, which is a better piece of kit.

I bought one of those Chinese android TV boxes a few days ago and the iPlayer from the play store was a normal phone/tablet version and looked awful on a 49" TV screen it was the same with Netflix.
So I'm assuming if I bought this and side loaded the iPlayer app it would be the same.

It states free delivery over £49.99, added a cheap item into the order over the amount but doesn't allow to select free delivery?

yes and yes, using a remote server...

let me be frank, I have the ATV4, the Nvidia Shield, The Fire TV 4K and the Google Nexus player

only the shield beats it, but that is double the price, out of all the others I would choose the google player

Thanks, made my mind up. All I want is it to work with playlists really and it offers more than the roku apart from they have full uk catch up and now tv app.

the new OS when released also allows you to customise you home screen so only recommendations from things you want appear, so you could literally have only plex appearing as things to watch on the home screen

if I had to be picky, the remote is cheap, but does voice search

Ordered one. Thanks for the info. I had a shield tv for a week but found it overkill for my needs as would never game. I am using mainly plex currently but having option for kodi is a plus over roku. Currently have 9 months of now tv entertainment as they came with the boxes but can use on another tv if now tv dont work on the nexus.

I am amazed that it dont have em all though like nowtv/prime/netflix and and all catch up tv. You would have thought google would have made sure.

I'm about to buy a Fire 4k. Why does the Nexus Player beat it?

no it doesnt beat it...;

I bought one of these when I went to the USA last year for £35. I also have the Fire TV box. In my opinion the Nexus player is much better. Faster updates, Kodi runs smoother and it supports Google cast. I would still have paid £50. HOT

Depends what it is used for. If you want Kodi and google cast then yes the Nexus Player does beat it. If you want 4k content then no it doesn't.

iPlayer can always be used via a plex channel, so I can't see that being a problem.

I've been tempted by some of those M8S boxes on eBay as an alternative to this... not sure though, more support from Google which is tempting me now!

not even if you add the Android Tv Launcher apk?

via a plex channel? how so?

Unless I'm mistaken, you can install iPlayer as a channel on plex. Therefore on the android tv box, we load plex, and select iplayer from there.

For People not preparing to root "install other apk" on these device the all content is rent/ buy and watch
What I mean is all service and menu on android TV - is you to rent buy movies they pop out all time more worst with fire TV
Now with little works / root these devices become more android tablet / kodi etc ... than everything changes .

I have Shield TV and you can install from google play kodi the game is change now you have some good stuff
But for full potential ( powerfull hardware ) need to root to modify some files and install other apk to make more as tablet TV
My recommendation:
1 If you have smart TV and buying fire TV or nexus or shield TV for movies or music it is pointless from my view As these days smart TV have all what you need for movies , music
2 If you planing to play android games and "android TV " yes they can do this job shield TV is the best
3 Price shield TV is half price PS4 if you do not have PS4 and thinking gaming - DO NOT LOOK for shield TV or other android TV just get PS4 and enjoy gaming PS4 is miles better
4 Need all media play + gaming PS4 or xbox is best - DO NOT look for android they to low devices . + xbox + PS4 can play all you media DVD or blue ray + they have 500 GB storage + it is PC Where android is limited to android game + lot of game a touch games there millions of other games but than you have problem as nexus have 8 GB storage need to buy USB and starting moving aps to USB etc so hard job

maybe helps for someone to decide do you need this device : ) :smiley:

Does this box support x265 / HEVC? That is the one feature I could now no longer live without on a TV box. Thanks.

if you just want plex then do the nowtv box mod simple and cheap !

Why does it beat it for Kodi? I'll be using it for Netflix, Prime video and Kodi IPTV.

No sideloading for one as its in the playstore.

You can sideload on the 2nd generation devices.

I know you can sideload on fire tv 2nd gen but what I mean is you dont have to side load anything on the nexus as its in the play store so much simpler.

Smoother video playback from my experiences. I'm not saying Fire TV is bad just that some file types play better on the Nexus Player. I mainly stream from my network hard drive.

I see. will have to look into this. thanks.

Looks good. Any advice guys (new to these) - what is the difference or advantages of this over an Android box e.g. Mobie Dazzle? Thanks in advance.

Amazon Prime refuses to work on Nexus Player.

I stream from my home server to my FTV using Kodi and it's smooth as silk with many file types. Not sure what your issues maybe but have heard & I do use NFS file shares as this is supposed to give the best experience.

Only 3 left in stock now

No probs, hope it's the solution you're looking for :smiley:

Thats no good then

would this be a better choice over the MXQ for running kodi and mobdro?

I have mine over ethernet with Kodi on my main TV downstairs. Streams from my NAS or upstairs PC.

It streams 30GB 1080p .mkvs without a hitch! It supports auto framerate switching too. great bit of kit.
I also have a wireless 360 controller to play emulators.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgYfpkjnhVA

Edit, video I made showing the speeds etc of skipping a 30GB file, and playing HEVC.

Are you referring to owning a Nexus player or an alternative?

would this be a better choice than the mxq for using kodi/mobdro?

Out of stock. Read all the comments though and i think i'll definitely make the move to one of these streaming boxes when I come to the end of my sky contract.

Wish it was easier to compare all the different options though. This nexus box sounded wonderful- but someone said amazon prime doesnt work on it. Whichever box i look at there's always one thing or another.

Can you watch Amazon prime from this? I can't cast from chromecast

No its not. I have a fire tv stick and plex on it is awful compared to the roku one. Plus the fire tv is slow in my opinion. Had virtually all devices that run kodi and plex and fire stick is far from the best.

OK...before anyone else else mentions Kodi and Plex, PLEASE can someone post links to some good dummies guides to them (what to use them for, which does what, how to choose, etc.)!!!!

Do you know if the box supports multiple controllers for emulators? If so this could finally be a replacement for a full PC for me.

Thanks!

I'm using SMB maybe that is the issue? Do you use the movie scraper? I originally used NFS but I was told SMB was better. Maybe I'll change the Fire TV box setup and see if that makes a difference.

Did you all pay the delivery charge?

Don't talk utter rubbish!

I had a shield too briefly and had most devices that run Kodi. I found it over rated too. It is indeed very fast and kodi runs well on it but not as well as even an rpi2 with openelec on it. For a top end device it still plays 23/24fps roughly and not smooth at all. Some people are not bothered by this and some are. I found my m8s ran kodi just as good. The game side looked nice but there was a delay on button press on the controller with the online games even on 65 meg fibre.

If your gonna game its a bargain but if only for Kodi and such as plex then its overkill in my opinion.

Have both the 16gb and the Pro and have no jerkiness with most avi's but that can often be the encoding not the device with Kodi, if you just want it just for Kodi and/or Plex then yes it is overkill but that isn't the fault of the device is it?

No not the device fault, never said it was but many rave about it just for kodi use and its just not needed just for kodi. It is very fast though. It did not play 23/34fps without stepping on mine and android is known to have that issue but not everyone is sensitive to it. They were all files played through Genesis and the like though, not local ripped stuff so could have been down to the encoding. I had an Odroid c1+ that played it perfect compared to every android device including the shield.

It is an awesome device but just not for me as would never use the game side of it and when I plugged in my m8s and used Kodi I found no difference in performance at all.

It also depends on which skin you use, with a Skin like Transparency devices like the Pi grind to a halt, same if you have a large library but if your using a simple skin and add ons then you probably won't notice a difference. Seems to be quite a difference if you use Plex tho, features such as search often go awol on lesser devices, the difference between versions on the 4k Fire TV Box and Shield are like chalk and cheese with the Amazon version considerably worse than the version running on the Shield.

One thing I never tried on the shield is the Plex app but its pants on fire tv devices in my opinion. But many do buy the shield just for Kodi which is pointless.

Shame I missed this deal. I do hope Google release a v2 of this with Wireless A/C and Gigabit Ethernet.

​yep I use the movie scraper in Kodi.

The Plex app on the Fire 4K is definetly worse than the previous version with no search option but Plex are working on it to include in the next update.You can always use Plexbmc addon for search which i often use anyway to access subtitles.Ive tried shield,pi2,android,revo and find the Fire 4K the best option for all catch up services,netflix,plex and kodi all in 1 box.

You picked up from a store then?

Did not know ebuyer did store collection? Its gonna be delivered, not dispatched yet though.

Got mine. Must say great hardware but let down by crap android tv. Its dire. Apart from the plex app which is great and the kodi app which is also fine, the rest of it is rubbish. Wish I had got the roku now instead as at least that has all uk catch up tv apps.

Would have expected so much more from Google to be honest.

I’ve absolutely no idea how to make it switch between my google account and my wife’s google account, when we sit down to watch something. A television is a multi-user device — a whole family will sit round and watch something together (looking up from their tablets occasionally). Or friends will gather and watch something, together. Android TV seems to be designed with the assumption that everyone is single and has no friends. Or else they simply haven’t realised that a television simply isn’t used the same way as a phone and requires a multi-user interface and not one single “master of the universe” account that denies the existence of the accounts of all others present.

Argoose have put their Nexus Player 376/6774 down to £67.99 now. They seem to pick a random price every week or so.