I saw your thread a few weeks ago, but whilst looking up S912 boxes last night I found this code from a few articles. It's not a repost if the price is cheaper.

Just to clarify, there was no mention of the code on chrisshein's thread last night or even earlier today - sorry if I've put his nose out of joint but cheap prices are what HUKD is all about. He seems to have edited his post to show the code now - but I haven't "stolen" his deal. I found the code through reading S912 articles and blogs.

For some reason his thread says £54.71 (?) and not £54.87.

hi, firstly, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience brought to you
Second,could you please kindly send me your order number for re-checking ?
As for the return postage(£9.45), i would like to give a coupon code with has the same value.
What more, here is our updated "Warranty and return policy" which is more acceptable and reasonable
http://www.gearbest.com/about/warranty-and-return.html

Gearbest Store Rep. Alice
[email protected]

is Nougat update available on this box?

Is there a code to use on this as would like to pre order the old code ran out after it went off sale and the pre order route has been messed about with?

Ordered a month ago, still not received, so cancelled order. Pity.

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s912/590291-h96-pro-tv-box-amlogic-s912-android-6-2-16gb-or-3-16gb-dual-wifi-gig-lan-bt4 Post #6 says "Well i ordered the H96 PRO TV Box Amlogic S912 Octa Core from GEARBEST on the 14/9/2016 & the presale ends on the 20/09/2016 & they still were in stock. now i have been told after i got in contact with them about my order that im not getting it. No explanation nothing. There trying to palm me off with a different box ore a refund. It really annoys me when these china websites do this. I really wanted this box because it had the 3gb of ram. Gutted."

Gearbest also posted to say it's out of stock. Will have a look around and see if anyone received theirs.

How do I get the latest firmware update and how do I install it? Please reply

Says "Out Of Stock" now which is a bit unusual - I know the shipping date kept getting put back. How weird! Expired this :smiley:

Looks like the dates have changed again - it says "Ships After Sept 22" and "Presale Ends Sept 20".

How is your updated warranty more acceptable? Its atrocious!



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Looks like Gearbest have extended the Presale price, it now says "ends 25 September" rather than 10th September. The GBH96P3 code still works.

Thanks :smiley:

I'm looking for additional box to replace my Mini M8S that I find crap.

Anyone reckon that this will be much of an improvement over the Mini M8S and worth the extra £££'s?

She has more than a clue and being my friend researched thoroughly for me.

Thank you ... Was hoping it would show me foreign to channels. Still useful though.

You can do everything an Android device can (though you're doing it through a TV). Then there's the Kodi element for media. These S912 devices have better graphic capabilities so would be better for games (though I'm not sure if it would be better rooted, re using a wireless gamepad?).

Also, just to say the illuminated touchpad/keyboard I bought yesterday is back in stock, the Amazon/Tizzy Bac one. It's now £7.99! Using it with my Beelink Mini MXIII.

Edit: Something interesting I've just noticed about these touchpad/keyboards - when you have a stream playing the "space bar" pauses/plays the stream. I remember someone bemoaned the lack of a pause/play function. As well as the pause/play button, fast forward/rewind, Vol + and - on the left circular buttons.

What can I do with these boxes please?

I always uninstall the pre-loaded Kodi anyway and put a fresh one on from the Play Store. Can't comment on the support these boxes get, but Beelink apparently has regular firmware updates (though my Mini MXIII hasn't had one in my three months of ownership! :stuck_out_tongue:).

Freaktab is a good site, then there's the usual suspects such as XDA etc. This Presale price runs out today for anyone on the fence :smiley:

I was tempted to spring for an S912 but I'd want a rooted box - read somewhere if you want to use an wireless gamepad it's better off rooted - still don't know what gamepad to get, if anyone can recommend one!. The S912 boxes seem to be similar under the hood and haven't seen any mention of a rooted box yet.

Got my niece an Nexbox A95X yesterday and I know she'll want to play Minecraft on it, so any suggestions welcome :smiley:

Has anyone here any experience of support these boxes, , ie are there fixes available , regular firmware updates etc

So you you can watch Netflix 4K on this but not Amazon Prime 4K. Are people aware of this?

Um? I know, why are you telling me?

Wired Ethernet connection is always better than wifi, ; in general faster, less packet loss etc

Eh?

Wire is always better than wireless where possible

Many thanks for the suggestion! Looks like a good device, I will send them a message to ask a few things. :smiley:

Is there a forum for these boxes, with updated firmware, Roms etc

Wanted to post link to the same article about clock speeds. Almost bought this box (under different brand) but then found that article and now I'm waiting for Rockchip RK3399 to come out.

I would suggest to wait a bit and look for player that has Rockchip RK3399 processor in it. Supposedly it's already in mass production so should start to appear any time now in new boxes. Of course, lets wait for benchmarks first :smiley:

If something isn't as described or satisfactory the seller has to pay return postage. In some cases if a seller fails to state who pays return postage, seller is liable again. Most etailers cover themselves in t and cs. PayPal have never made me pay return cost when I've complained. Telephone them they usualy better than email.

HDR only works on hdmi 2.2 a TV may not show HDR on this hdmi 2.0 device.

:sunglasses:

Gearbest sent me wrong item, I had to return at my own cost!!! Yes even PayPal said it's my responsibility to pay for postage! £9.45 it cost to send an android box back!!! beware!

dose anyone has an link to amazon co uk for this H96 PRO TV Box?

I have no clue regarding these boxes, can I access premier league football on them once purchased, is that via the Kodi app? Cheers

These boxes are Chinese crap. In theory the chipsets are good, but it's the implementation and dreadful ROMs that ruin these devices.

Why have the boxes gone up in price so much recently?
Does Brexit ring any bells? Pound v/s Dollar drops from 1.50 to 1.29

Why have the boxes gone up in price so much recently?

I will never deal with gearbest after they've sent me 2 wrong items and it's down to you to return at your own cost... I wouldn't send them back so I got a part refund, sold the items on eBay and made my money back that way..

When these boxes have Android quasimodo, red stripe down the side, a hyper jump port 2.00 and a free signed picture of Ant and Dec then I'll be buying

Came up as £53.53 for me with UK Express shipping for free.

No idea if legal or not, but HMRC would be the last people to ask if you wanted an actual answer to this. He/she wouldn't have a clue about whether the company has a right to charge this....only the fact that they can bill for the service and that the income would be taxable as a valid service as incurred regardless of whether the actual activity was legal or not.

I wonder if this box is rooted? Many of the newer S912 boxes haven't had root (Beelink GT1 and MXQ Plus M12N are two that come to mind).

Weirdly, one reviewer also thinks the GT1's remote isn't as responsive as the older one supplied with the MiniMXIII or MiniMX.

I did some digging and spoke to a friend who works at HMRC who confirmed that fees charged for paying the relevant duties and handling is something that many a delivery company (including Royal Mail) do and is perfectly legal as far as they are concerned.

it's illegal in the uk to charge handling fee for postage, some old postal law from ages ago.

their terms and conditions don't mean anything.

but it is difficult to fight with their workers who have no clue.

Well I'd like the ability to watch a show while browsing.

didn't know that. thanks!

I think wetek has Android 4 so not very upto date

Does anyone know if these boxes support 24p? I still have an old popcorn hour that produces better results that all these android based players.

Heat added

Is there an easy way to add IR support for this device. If my Harmony Remote wont control it, the family wont use it. I have a Dell MCE USB IR device plugged into a Windows 7 PC at the moment. Wondering if this, or these classes of device, has PnP support in Android?

Any suggestions on what to get that's got DVB T-2 built in and runs on Android?

When these boxes get Android 7, adding the ability to have more than one window on screen at the same time, then I'll be buying.

proper review here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I-APU25kvY

Even then, only at 30Hz.

No AC wireless which is a big oversight

Does the Netflix app on these do 4K material?

Just to clarify, there was no mention of the code on chrisshein's thread last night or even earlier today - sorry if I've put his nose out of joint but cheap prices are what HUKD is all about. He seems to have edited his post to show the code now - but I haven't "stolen" his deal. I found the code through reading S912 articles and blogs.

For some reason his thread says £54.71 (?) and not £54.87.

Oh I tried that and they would not budge and if you look at their terms and conditions, they can charge it if they like and there is nothing that can really be done.

I've been using the Acemax M12N for a couple of weeks now and talking to a few other people that have similar boxes, some manufacturers and using the same hardware in their own case with the same firmware apart from launchers and basic customisation.

None of the S912 firmwares come with a working navigation/notification bar and a few other omissions, so I made a modded firmware that at least resolves a few issues.

Auto adjust display rate is not working, whether in firmware of Kodi/SPMC in all firmwares.

It looks as if the SDK needs some improvement before things can really move forward but the S912 has possibilities, especially with the updated GPU.

Where the S912 really shines at the moment is in regards to it's video colour quality, which has great depth and has only been matched by my Rk3288.

When using Kodi, leave the amcodec switched off and with SPMC, switch it off as it has no use with these latest SOC's and will prevent video from showing with some formats. SPMC yields slightly smoother results than Kodi 16.

There is a lot of talk at the moment about the actual speed of the CPU, which has been advertised as 2.0Ghz but may, from tests that some have run, to only between 1.5 and 1.7Ghz with a sort of quick burst mode that can reach 2.0Ghz for brief periods, although as far as I am aware, confirmation from AMLogic is still forthcoming.

Mine came though DHL and I ended up paying a whopping £21. £9 duties and £11 DHL handling payment, which was very unusual as the last box I bought only added £3.50, which I didn't mind paying.

Surface shipping is the delivery method least likely to become subject to duties.

I saw your thread a few weeks ago, but whilst looking up S912 boxes last night I found this code from a few articles. It's not a repost if the price is cheaper.

actually it will be much less. I got £100 box a few years a go via dhl. Was £5ish. they put the item value on the front really low, not the actual price you paid.

what about customs charges?

Deal already posted [qhttp://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/h96-pro-tv-box-amlogic-s912-octa-core-3g-16g-uk-plug-65-91-gearbest-2497127uote=louiselouise]
I have no idea what these new S912 devices are like, but decent for 3GB RAM! Code GBH96P3 takes it down to £54.87. (Think you have to sign in before you can apply the code). Ships after Sep 12th.
The H96 PRO runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow which can guarantee the high performance and stability. The latest Amlogic S912 Octa Core CPU will bring you an unprecedented experience.
● The powerful Amlogic S912 octa-core processor provides stellar performance for high definition video playback.
● Dual band WiFi plus 1000M LAN can improve the speed and the performance to a large extent.
● HDR demonstrates the vivid contrast and clarity.
● KODI 16.1 is designed for playing almost all latest audio and video formats.
● 4K x 2K H.265 decoding guarantees high-premium visual effects.
● During the spare time, you can talk or have an intimate chat with your friends, relatives and family members in the Skype, Facebook, Twitter or QQ etc.
GPU: ARM Mali-T820MP3
System: Android 6.0
CPU: Amlogic S912
Core: 2.0GHz,Octa Core
RAM: 3GB
ROM: 16G
Max. Extended Capacity: 32G
Color: Black
Decoder Format: H.264/AVC,H.265,RealVideo8/9/10
Video format: 1080P,4K x 2K,AVI,AVS,DAT,ISO,MKV,MOV,MP4,MPEG,MPEG-1,MPEG-4,MPG,RM,VC-1,VP9-10 Profile-2,WMV
Audio format: AAC,FLAC,MP3,OGG,RM,WMA
Photo Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,JPG,PNG
WIFI: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth: Bluetooth4.0
Power Supply: Charge Adapter
Interface: AV,DC Power Port,HDMI,Micro SD Card Slot,RJ45,SPDIF,USB2.0
Language: Multi-language
System Bit: 64Bit
WiFi Chip: AP6330
KODI Pre-installed: Yes
KODI Version: 16.1
Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode
Product weight: 0.250 kg
Package weight: 0.520 kg
Product size (L x W x H): 11.00 x 11.00 x 2.50 cm / 4.33 x 4.33 x 0.98 inches
Package size (L x W x H): 16.00 x 15.80 x 8.00 cm / 6.3 x 6.22 x 3.15 inches
Package Contents: 1 x H96 PRO TV Box, 1 x Remote Control, 1 x HDMI Cable, 1 x Power Adapter, 1 x English Manual
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Can't vouch for this but a Youtube user asks if the H96 Pro and R-Box Pro are the same - "It's the same box with different custom branding, and there will be others on this same box". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQS0yKS7Y7w (Youtube videos with computerised voiceovers annoy me :stuck_out_tongue:)!

Also branded Vensmile T92, I think?

I quoted this the other day

This article about Amlogic S905, S905X and S912 processor speeds is interesting http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/08/28/amlogic-s905-and-s912-processors-appear-to-be-limited-to-1-5-ghz-not-2-ghz-as-advertised/

One comment from diegor says: "The trick here is that Amlogic kernel reports 2.02 GHz, even through it’s apparently not running at that speed. That’s why it took so long to discover the issue, as people needed to run benchmarks at various frequencies to find out."

Code GBH96P3 takes it down to £54.87.

Hands-on look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BZ7vrq0teg (2GB version though)