The main thing these things do what people want them for is to illegally obtain pay-to-view channels for free. If you want to watch said channels in glorious 360p or 480p (basically going back 20 years for video quality), and want your 'live sports' to buffer every couple of minutes (i.e stop playing then jump and miss part of something), want constant pixellation and see 'sorry stream could not be found' messages, this is for you.

I gave up on Kodi and the like a few months ago, after spending more time fiddling trying to get a stream to a footie match, than actually watching the footie match.

If you want a awful UI experience, with lots of fannying about and poor picture/sound quality, get one of these boxes. If not, watch MOTD in HD like me :sunglasses:

​It's like having an android phone on your TV, you have access to the play store and you can install and run apps like Netflix, plex and so on, it can also play video files from a USB stick or streamed from your pc, it turns any TV into a smart TV.

What a daft thing to say, this will stream 4K the fire stick wont the fire stick doesnt come with google play store you have to sideload everything and theirs 100s of things this will do that the fire stick wont and the fire stick is £10 more. I have a fire stick and its sat dormant in the back of the tv for months why i use my shield or my android tv box. I have to say that this is one of the daftest things ive read on here in ages. Good find OP i have a ZIDOO X6 Pro and ive had it since launch the main reason i choose it was its a powerful box and it gets regular updates but ive never been happy with it so im thinking of getting T95z Plus.

​exodus, salts and phoenix. between the 3 of them you'll find anything.

Ps.
Kodi converts out there, now BEWARE!. :-(

Check this:

Anyone who illegally streams football to have their internet CUT OFF

http://dailym.ai/2vaigPs via http://dailym.ai/android

Get a Google Android Chromecast Box ...

Then either install allllll onto it, and/or directly cast alllll from your designated Android Device (eg. Android Phone), to which you've already previously had your Netflix App and what have you's already pre-installed onto, etc?.

See how that goes?. :-)

The 905X Chipset is superior ...

But your one will more than do for now anyway. :-)

If anyone is interested, with the latest update (System Version: NEXBOX-A95X-AP6330-6.0.1-201704121026) you can now finally change the 'Amazing Kodi' shortcut to any other app the same way as other icons (by holding 'OK' on it until a popup appears). Also, if you reset the box after this update, it removes the preinstalled Kodi completely and replaces that shortcut with a 'Help' shortcut by default instead. In fact, after resetting on this version it seems to have the bare minimum of apps pre-installed now.

Amazon Fire Stick

im after a box for the kids room that will run netflix and sky go or virgin media go as it were...

Yeah, I did buy a USB one on eBay for pence, which didn't work, it would get enough power for the LED but wouldn't come out of standby. Tried original PSP charger and a Competition Pro USB charger that I had and both worked fine. Got out the multimeter to test the polarity of the cheap eBay job to find it wasn't getting a stable 5v, it was barely making connection so that was the problem there.

Thats good to know - still have an old PSP charger.

I haven't tried but googling brings up a couple of apps to do this. Although I would have thought the remote would be easier

Do these things run Netflix and sky go through a browser?

Quick update, if anyone is having issues of the box randomly restarting, it is most likely the mains lead. Open it up and check the PCB for any shorts or bridges and just generally give it a clean up and it will probably work for a decent length of time, but the fault does seem to reappear.

However, there is a quick and easy replacement available, it is the same plug and rating as a PSP (original 1000/2000 model) charger. I have actually tried my old original PSP charger and it works fine. So any problems with the mains lead, or if you want a USB lead to power it by or anything, look for PSP chargers.

Thanks all for the advice. Kodi on Android is definitely the final version of 17, though.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.xbmc.kodi

Kodi 17 Krypton is still beta, so it isn't in the play store, when it is you can upgrade & probably keep your settings.

You can uninstall the version you have via android settings. You can browse to the Kodi download page & reinstall the latest beta build of 17, but you need to backup your settings first

Yes did mine yesterday, go to play store install the kodi in there, in my case it said no update, i did uninstall, this got rid of my kodi, and then i did a fresh install, warning, you loose all settings, so busy redoing mine

Now that kodi17 is out, is there an easy way to update the default Kodi app that comes pre installed on these boxes?

I think the following one seems to be very important for everyone:

-> Stop video playback when screen goes off

Because if you move to other hdmi port or just switch off the TV the box will continue to stream and will use your internet connection even if you are not watching anything.

This page http://wookiespmc.com/how-to-install-wookie-kodi/ says you should have uninstalled other versions of Kodi first. This page also shows it as kodi version 15.2 which is old.

I would uninstall wookie, then reinstall SPMC or Kodi, then search for another build. But you can install addons yourself.

I am struggling with getting the media player element of the device working correctly for locally stored media as I was aiming to get this to replace my WD TV box!

Most of my files seem to play but with no sound, tried the different apps for playback and seems to be the same across the piece, downloaded VLC and again no joy!

Kodi did seem to play them correctly but now I have installed wookie I can't figure out how to get them to play within the wookie build! So a bit stuck!!

I don't understand either :neutral_face:

Wow - fair enough!
I guess I don't need any of these features, and do so in my case, they don't really mean much to me. (TBH, I don't understand many of these things either!!)

I found this by googling. SPMC has over Kodi:
HD Audio passthrough
Add possibility to choose IEC or RAW passthrough (via passthrough device)
Autostart at boot (this is huge for wife friendly factor)
GUI size setting (Allow 4k gui on Shield)
Only give codec priority to Mediacodec(Surface) for 4K
Android TV recommendations and voice search
SSL enabled MySql
Setting to force SMB v1
Basic Bluray 3D iso playback
Stop video playback when screen goes off
The ever good ol' "Import All" option
Add reboot & shutdown on rooted devices
Add support for AudioFormat::ENCODING_IEC61937 (Android N IEC passthrough)
Boost center channel on downmix
HQ scalers
GUI selection of H/W decoders
additional "ffmpeg" s/w deinterlace (this is a huge one for many)

Anyone managed to get 4k playing in YouTube or kodi or any kind of online streaming?

(Also, I can't see much difference between kodi and spmc - not seeing any compelling reasons to use spmc over kodi. Be interesting to hear the opinion of others)

I would forget the built in kodi, go to the play store, then install SPMC this is Kodi for android. Then install addons yourself

for help with this https://seo-michael.co.uk/top-10-add-ons/

hey guys.. I have a problem with live streaming on kodi.. the live stream keeps kicking me out to the home screen within 30 second while I'm watching it.. can someone tell me how can I sort this problem? thanks in advance

Finally arrived today :confused::smile:

is there anyway to improve the wifi on this? as mine is a bit weak

I've not tried, but it should be possible in theory as there is an Android Xbox 360 wired controller driver floating around, several custom roms for various Android boxes and sticks add the driver into their rom, even my old MK808B+ has the controller driver in the custom rom I use. Having said that, Google seems to reveal nothing about people getting it working on the Beelink MXIII.

Someone asked about it on the Beelink forum and didn't really get a useful reply: http://www.bee-link.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=250

PS3 controller should work on both boxes with the Sixaxis app as another option.

Useful to know for Lily (my niece who has the Nexbox - she'll likely want a few games on there!).

Is there any way to get the Xbox 360 controller to work on the Mini MXIII?

I believe you can install it to the internal memory, but best to try it out from Micro SD card first. I would recommend a Class 10 UHS-1 card such as the Samsung Evo or Evo Plus. UHS-3 is not likely to show any noticeable improvement on a box like this.

Just thought I would update, I have tried a wired Xbox 360 controller on the Nexbox A95X and it works straight out of the box to navigate the menus, so should work fine for Kodi, games and emulators too. It did not work out of the box on my Beelink MXIII S905 Android 5.1 box (MXIII v1 if you prefer).

Do you have to have a SD card to use Libreelec

I'd like one of these boxes but missed out on this when it was on offer.
When I click on the link now it's available to buy for £46.72. Is it still worth buying it at that price or are there similar ones available for less. Thanks.

guys using a faster sd card for libreelec improves performance ??

No its not the streams


http://www.inexbox.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=19

I had my Banggood one delivered on Wednesday, Mr Royal Mail Postman left it in my outside cupboard... then Thursday had my Gearbest order, Mr Yodel Postman left that one in a bin.

Can't believe it...I need to go and pick up from the post office tomorrow.

didn't notice that, because my home cinema had this even before, got used to it

anyone feeling the video laggy...not that smooth...

got.mine after a long long wait...

I've found the audio to home cinema patchy, though it may be the streams.

Overall (probably because it's new) it seems faster - though I have had to restart Kodi a few times now - might be all the rearranging I've been doing (making most of the menus display in Thumbnails, easier for a little girl to navigate - though I'm sure she'll focus on the Kids sections). Can only seem to power off, not reboot (had to change it in Settings>Power Key Definition first).

Seems you can't rearrange the Nexbox's home screen icons (?) which I could do with my Beelink.

Wookie now has a new source if anyone's having trouble updating theirs http://bestforkodi.com/install-kodi-16-1-install-wookie/

@nige182, yes it is one of those universal adaptors - have a few for some beauty devices. Hate it when they're bundled in with Chinese electricals, don't have much faith in those things. http://www.nickhill.co.uk/unfused_plugs_in_uk_delivered_from_china.html

Finally mine one arrive today. wait is over.

Just received mine today. Finally. :smile:
A bit surprised it came from Vanuatu instead of China?
Got the same adapter you mentioned as well as the UK plug inside box. The power lead is waaay too short, but overall looks good.
Been messing around with it for only a short while. Not a fan of the custom build, would prefer a fresh original android install.
It seems quite fast, much faster than my previous android box. I'll have to transfer a bunch of apks over now.
My only problem with the box so far is that one apk doesn't work with it. Just gets an error while trying to open the apk. Have to find out why.

Can anyone tell me how to get a fresh android installation on it?

Just had mine through - shows that the tracking on the Vanuatu post site is not at all accurate
Mine still shows as "2016-10-05 08:17 Send item abroad (Export)"

Sounds good, I have half a dozen of those travel adapters, though are they really China to UK? I think they are universal to UK as there is no voltage regulator, if I am not mistaken all it does is pass through the three pins to the corresponding holes set up to take any of UK/EU/AUS/whatever plug. Not the safest of things, but not sure how they are dangerous, unless you mean because the lead plugged into it is fairly loose, easy to knock out and they don't have the plastic in a normal socket which closes a cover over the live and neutral until an earth pin is pushed in opening them for the other two pins.

Lordy lordy, the postman has not long ago handed over my Nexbox! At long last!

Just tinkering around. My illuminated touchpad/keyboard works fine with this. The AC adapter cable seems a little shorter than my Mini MXIII which was a bit annoying (don't have a lot of space to work with round my TV) but got an extension.

There was a loose China to UK travel adaptor in the parcel, which nearly made me hit the roof (those things are unsafe, especially left on in a device 24/7) but turns out Banggood have made a mistake - in the box there is a dedicated UK AC adapter.

Doing the system update first then will uninstall Kodi and put a fresh apk on.

It has a more prominent (blue) LED on the front than the Beelink - also the unit itself is slightly smaller :smiley:

Edit: Via Google's privacy settings>search settings you can lock SafeSearch Filtering (useful as this is going to be used by a 7 year-old!!), hopefully it won't block useful stuff whilst setting it up.

Uninstalled Pandora and Crackle (don't work in the UK - though I have Hotspot Shield Elite on my Beelink).

Settings>Power Key Definition is set to Suspend And Resume, changed it to Shutdown

WiFi slow I think, get a lot of buffering on movies. But on my first stick it's fine

Tracking number Origin Destination Status
RD00012345XX VANUATU UNITED KINGDOM On route

Good to know. By the time it finally arrives, I'll have lost interest :laughing:

Yeah, mine has updated today to say at Heathrow, it had your status on 5th so you are looking at Heathrow by the end of the week I would say.

Same here, got the shipping email a couple of weeks ago, but in reality it only shipped a few days ago.

Mine currently says "2016-10-08 08:11 Send item abroad (Export)" on the Vanuatu Post tracker. Over a month to deliver so far!

Try it again now - comes up with the same message you saw last week - well it did for me.

It's a poor tracking system. I'm giving it 10 days from last Friday then I am asking for a refund.

Still not working for me. Will just have to wait and hope for the best.

Try it again - sometimes their system fails.

My box has been on a plane since Friday :S

A couple of days ago, the tracking said that mine was on the plane over to UK. Tried checking the tracking again now and it has gone back to "Item is not found". Anyone else on the same boat? Getting to be a bit of a joke now.

I know u said scrap that, just wanted to say it seemed to have fixed itself, I don't get the error anymore. Weird

Scrap that. Booting from LibreELEC now so all sorted

Did you get this fixed? I'm getting the same problem, it all works just really annoying!

I decided to check the tracking on mine, and like many others despite getting an email a couple of weeks ago confirming that eventually it had shipped, it appears to have only been sent a few days ago and hasn't therefore reached the UK yet.

I've only ordered twice from BG before - had issues with a stylus I bought which they refunded me for (it was pretty crap so I wasn't going to use it) and a tablet that came with the completely wrong AC adapter (they told me they didn't have a suitable replacement in stock in their store - this was days of wait a day for a reply to an email, shenanigans).

They refunded me for the AC adapter too but, oh, so slow getting things resolved.

Instead of "Where's Wally?" let's play a game of "Where's My Nexbox?" :stuck_out_tongue:

I had ordered it on banggood on 9th.....as there was absolutely no communication from BG, had ordered from Gearbest on 23rd and received it on 5th October and since cancelled BG order.
only regret was I should have ordered from GB without wasting my time with BG.
will not waste my time with BG.

Just received notification from BG of a 4th shipped date - now says 7 Oct, was last told it shipped on 3 Oct. Ordered a month ago, whilst it was in stock and shipping within 1 business day!

Here is hoping that means mine will eventually turn up today then.

Finally!!!

Seems like there is finally some movement. I was going to order something else from BangGood don't think I will bother now.

No word from them yet. After you posted this I checked mine and it says it was also shipped yesterday.

Looks like mine is on the way, managed to track and looks like it is on the plane.

For tracking info, use: https://www.17track.net/en

My tracking number still says not found!

Will give it a week to change and will then cancel unless I can find something at a similar price.

I have been given 3 dates on which the order was apparently dispatched (by live chat & email) ranging from 12 Sep to (this morning) 3 October. I think their responses and status page are meaningless as they just take the money and pass the order on to someone else, who may or may not actually dispatch it - if they do, then then that is probably when it starts to track.

Shipping date has change from the 27th to yesterday.

Chased them via email yesterday and they replied saying it was dispatched today and I need to wait 7-25 days.

I got it today and it's my first ever box setup WiFi etc and can go to YouTube or other channels but no sound at all. And I don't have usb port in my TV can I use kya board mouse some how? Thanx

Same here, looks as though the 17track.net (order tracking) link has updated today (6th October), implying it's just been shipped.

Feels like I've been waiting foreeevverrr! At least I know I'm not the only one.

Mine came with a label from a PO Box from Vanuatu (Pacific Island).

Mini WiFi keyboard MWK08 worked out of the box...

HTH

​same as my order!

Mine has said shipped for days now but I notice today there is an actual tracking number which you can click on. It says it was basically dispatched today. :neutral_face:

Ive had this with them waiting forever.
4 weeks after dispatch still nothing so got a refund from them.
2 weeks later the stuff i ordered arrived.

How do you get on chat? Every time I try there is an error!

Yes, as above.

Reading between the lines, it looks as though 'shipped' simply means that they have passed the order on to a 3rd party supplier. It cannot be tracked until that supplier gets round to shipping it.

Seems there are a few of us with a "dispatched" box but with no tracking info and no idea if it's actually been shipped yet. Has anyone been in touch with Banggood yet?

Edit: I've been on chat, they can't find any tracking info either. Apparently going to email me back within 48 hours.

Yes.

..probably not.

I have been waiting since the same 9 Sept date and, although it shows as dispatched, the tracking link does not function and entering the tracking manually simply gives 'no trace'. Enquiries are responded to with "the tracking has not updated yet, try again in a couple of weeks". Hopeless.

They also say, ominously, that when 'the logistics company' ships it (thereby implying that it has not actually been sent at all) it will take up to 4 further weeks to arrive.

Has it been dispatched?

Order Placed Date:2016-09-09 16:02:05

still not delivered

ordered 14/09 already using for a week, im surprised how smooth is working, connected to tv by hdmi, audio connected to home cinema, wifi work perfect but now i switched to ethernet and even better, connected wireless keyboard with mouse , working great, just need to learn how quick using keyboard to operate because its different than laptop ofc, youtube or website works great, for that kind of money its very very highly recommended! thanks again op!

Mine was cheap too but not sure why it doesn't work. Anyone else got the Measy GP800 wireless air smart keyboard/mouse?

Mine arrived today, very impressed so far and easier to use than I was expecting

​mine was despatched on 27/9 but still no tracking info on that website you provided

the cheap wifi keyboard I ordered from banggood worked out of the box. Now need to test Netflix

Correct if I'm wrong but this kodi thing is to watch paid service for free, i. e., illegal stuff.

got mine yesterday from GearBest....had a bit of a play...plenty to learn about. Thought it wasn't working at first....then gave the HDMI plug a further push in and hey presto...working. That said, can't get the Measy wireless keyboard/touchpad to work. Any settings I need to do on the Nexbox to get the wireless keyboard to work? I also tried the keyboard dongle in the Smart TV and the keyboard works on the Smart TV apps. Currently using the Nexbox via WiFi connection, could that be interfering with the wireless keyboard? :disappointed:

Received mine today, quick check and it looks good....

Me too. Hoping it turns up by Friday in line with others delivery times.

ive got mine and my boss wants one but this has gone up now. ive noticed they do a 1gb ram and 8gb memory. will there much difference in terms of performance for the two as it will be just used for streaming

ordered late on the 9 sept, despatched 18 sept and I received on 26 sept

Mine dispatched last Tuesday and still no tracking info available with the link you provided. How long did it take for them to deliver all of yours?

Pretty good for us. Router is one room away from this box, and I watched a few things, and there was no buffering. Watched shows listed as 720

What are people's experience of the wireless streaming with this box?

​nice one.. thank you for your help!

It does take a few days after despatch notification to register on there

Thanks.It says no status (0 Days) guess he was only dispatched this week. Will keep an eye on it!

Use my link in the previous post and copy and paste the tracking number in

How do you track the item? I click on the track button and it does nothing!

Thanks hellyl. Banggood's site told me naff all, but this site gave me a detailed description :wink:

Mine said that, but did have a tracking number, I used this site clicky

my order is shipped but on banggood tracking info its says untracked.. any ideas?

Only 10%?
I think you may have got ripped off, and received the kid's version.
Ours are the size of a VCR, and weigh the same as a large corgi.
Suggest you contact CS and get your money back asap

These aren't 'fully loaded'

This is my favourite comment on the whole thread

Lol you had 2 weeks to Google

just got mine. can anyone tell me what the [email protected] it does? it's about 10% the size I was expecting (that's what she said)
is there a how to, or similar to clue me up on why I've just made another HUKD impulse buy?! cheers

Mine dispatched yesterday. Best Kodi addons for live Cricket?

I've just collected mine from the post office.
Mine has the UK plug, but there was also a Euro socket adapter loose in the package. Strange.

According to my order history:

Order Date: 2016-09-09 06:36:44
Ship From:CN
Shipped Date: 2016-09-18 07:42:21

But I had an e-mail saying it had been shipped on the 14th.

So it took either 9 or 13 days to arrive from shipping depending on which dispatch date you believe.

Finally dispatched!

yeap the cable has been in and out like a yo yo today

Did you pull the power cable out once it finished installing the build

well got mine up and running, kodi is driving me mad, I downloaded the pulse build, properly using ares and am getting an error on start up - Kodi isn't responding - do you want to wait or close. I press wait and everything is running fine. I uninstalled pulse, reinstalled, still the same. I uninstalled kodi and reinstalled. Its Jarvis 16.1 and its still the same!. I don't get any such error running pulse on the firestick. I really wanted to try and keep the same build on both gadgets and do really like pulse, but can't understand the error. Anyone got any ideas?

Should I cancel my order with Gearbest......???

BBC NEWS Item re Kodi Boxes

:neutral_face:

Mines finally been dispatched today

Ordered 9th Sept. Still on "back order" No reply to my requests for information.
Won't be going anywhere near this company again!
Never had a problem with gearbest

At long last (had almost given up hope!) I got a dispatched email from Banggood, around 1.30pm.

Ordered in the afternoon on 9th. Was told yesterday my order is going to be processed.

That has been followed up today that it takes 1-2 days to process orders.

It's showing as instock now for uk adaptor, but my orders still showing as back order

Just received an order dispatch email. Ordered late 9 Sep cheapest delivery option.

Got the box yesterday, nice little box and quite fast, but one small problem:
DTS passthrough plays with slight audio hiccups every few seconds. Seems to be a common problem with these boxes - Dolby plays fine though.

*Update - fixed that problem, change 5.1 to 2.1 in audio settings and DTS works smoothly. It's some bug

*Update 2 - was wrong. Still doing hiccups on dts

came home from work and it had arrived, just had a quick play and it seems quick and nice clean apps screen etc. will add some more kodi streams to match what i have on my firestick.

Ordered same day. Order still processing

Mine still says Backorder

got mine today too! now whats the best remote app, so I can control it from my Nexus7? Other than the remote it comes with had no issues so far, very impressed

sweet, i got an android box already but fancied a upgrade and couldnt say no to the price! i probably just stick showbox on it if it doesnt already have it. cant wait to test it out though!

Same here, got mine today. An amazing piece of kit for the price. It gives you access to so much stuff, how legally is another matter;)

got mine today. ordered on the 9th and got dispatched on the 18th. im surprised it also came with UK to EURO plug extra! ( i go away next week! so come in useful haha :smiley: )

I received an email with the same message this morning too - will wait and see..

I got the OOS email today as well, went on chat to find out how long they expected it to be and got this....


Triss

I am checking for you now, could you please wait for a moment?


the item is in stock now
the order is processing in our warehouse
it will be shipped out within 1 to 3 days


David

oh fantastic!



that's both items?



Triss

Nexbox A95X Amlogic S905X 2G DDR3 RAM 16G eMMC ROM Android 6.0 2.4G+5.0G Dual Band WiFi 4K 60fps Kodi 16.1 Bluetooth 4.0 HDR VP9 H.265 HEVC Android TV Box Mini PC[+Adaptor;UK]


Vensmile i8 2.4G Wireless Fly Air Mouse Keyboard Touchpad Control For TV Box Mini PC


both of them


:smile:

Was told mine was in stock when I ordered, I then got an email saying out of stock, will be restocked 25th Sep, woke up this morning to a response to my email asking for an update to be told they don't know when they will be restocked. Plus they took the money straight away, is this normal practice for Banggood? Cheers

Mine arrived Thursday but only just got it off the neighbour. I paid the little extra to be delivered quicker but was not tracked or insured. I bought it the evening it appeared on here so guess the extra £1 odd was worth it. Easy set up many apps & kodi installed already. Watched movie right away. Great deal.

It's not that simple, there is not one correct image for the 905x, you need the correct device tree, so you have to read up.

​thanks...latest image ?

https://forum.libreelec.tv/forum-38.html is the main forum, but check out the thread that mentions what's needed for s905x support as there's a newer image with better support for this box.

has ordered on banggood same day the deal went live but late in the night I had ordered. no news yet.
then ordered this on gearbest on 23rd night. had a chat with cs on 24th morning requesting to expedite the order and they said they did it.
and now received dispatch email.
very good system on gearbest..... it's time to cancel my banggood order....

mines still not arrived.

Mine showing as arrived at Heathrow today, ordered within an hour of post going up

​Been given the same date for restock, order was placed on 9th Sept, was given the option of cancelling or opting for a a5 box but it wasn't clear if I would have had to pay the difference, just said I would wait not in any rush.

What have they said to you Graham?

Bangood are trying their best cancel the order. Poor, will avoid these guys in the future regardless of whether it turns up or not.

Mine arrived yesterday.

which browser did you use to contact them through live chat?
i had no luck with chrome, MSE and IE.....

​same here mate.

mine hasn't arrived yet.. very disappointed with the service..

mine hasn't arrived yet. very disappointed with the service.

​can u share link of libreelec ?

anyone got theirs ? how is it ?

Mine arrived yesterday, ordered very late, dispatched on the 14th. It came via recorded delivery, so I assume it was sent China>UK then recorded to me, else it wouldnt had taken almost 10 days to arrive! Still happy with the delivery time though as I expected China delivery and that does usually take well over 2 weeks.

The box works pretty good, pretty quick and everything works as expected. I've not tested DTS passthrough yet but my understanding is that it doesnt work properly via the Kodi App. LibreElec is getting good support and I've already booted to that, so I'll probably just flash that onto the NAND and dump Android.

I dont personally use any of the streaming Addons for Kodi but this box does have most of them pre-installed, plus some other apps like Mobdro.

Mine arrived yesterday. Plugged it in today.
Absolutely flawless on wi-fi. Literally, Plug&Play.
The remote control is impressive - it's a learning remotes, and can learn some basic controls of your TV remote, too!

Took about five minutes of setting up, and Android looks great on a big screen. Really impressed

Just contacted support again as 4 days ago was told new stock in 3 days order still at processing and have now been given 2nd of October now for possible shipment date.

​...now gearbest playing same game...order still being processed but website advises dispatch may not be until 02Oct.... :disappointed:

Who are they being delivered by royal mail or parcel force?

mine arrived. can anyone recommend a compatible android remote app? thanks

Got an email about new stock on 2nd October.

​same here.... :man:

Why would that ruffle anyone's feathers?

I cancelled mine and reordered from gearbest.

Not wanting to ruffle anyone's feathers, but got mine a couple of days ago. Ordered the day after this deal was posted.

​not with UK adopter though

according to their website it shows instock at the new price? :confused:

Same, still thinking of ordering from Gearbest this evening and then cancel one when the other ships, probably means cancelling this order tomorrow or Monday if Gearbest have stock now.

Dammit, I knew I should've ordered from Gearbest (how often do people say that)! :stuck_out_tongue:

I keep getting told re-stock on the 26th but not holding my breath...

Nearly 2 weeks to tell me it's out of stock. Not good Banggood.

Thank you very much for your custom with Banggood.com.
1 item(s) in your order is/are out of stock at the moment.

Item 1: [1067181]Nexbox A95X Amlogic S905X 2G DDR3 RAM 16G eMMC ROM Android 6.0 2.4G+5.0G Dual Band WiFi 4K 60fps Kodi 16.1 Bluetooth 4.0 HDR VP9 H.265 HEVC Android TV Box Mini

Predicted Restocked Date: 2016-10-02 00:00:00

Just got an email from Banggood - expecting more stock on 2nd October

Thanks, lionkhan1 :smiley: Hopefully it'll come soon.

Re those backlit touchpad/keyboard thingies, got the ebay one for my niece yesterday - this has a green backlight instead of the white from my Amazon one. Some sellers imply in photos they come in different colours.

The new stock will be in within 3 days. Told by live chat.

​I've not tested, yet they come with USB ports and everything I've connected to mine so far has worked (phones, hard drive, keyboard, gamepad). There must be USB webcam that works plug and play... I've never seen one with included webcam.

Yeap just tracked mine - I think it is now in the UK (unsure though - could just have destination, rather than actually being here) - still could be some time if those "search and seize" type TV programmes are true. Sniffing dogs and all sorts have gotta run over the assignment first :smile:

Mine's coming from Vanuatu and is currently (according to tracking) sitting in that country's capital city. Could be quite a while before i get my hands on my box.

Mine too.

Mines still on backorder, spoke via live chat and they said will be at least another 1-2 weeks before restocked :-(

mine arrived a few days ago havent set it up yet going to but an ethernet cable to see if it helps with live streams as fire stick constantly buffers when watching football. i pad the extra 1.44 to get it here quicker and it came sooner than they said

It may work, you may also need an app to map the controls. PS3/PS4 controllers also work I believe and they can work wirelessly over Bluetooth.

Interesting. I don't have a 360 pad but might try my X1 pad wired up. Cheers.

Wired Xbox 360 controller? Don't have the box to check, but works with several boxes that I have seen.

Also would like to know this - decent fully functional controllers to use for a selection of emulators etc.

Mine still hasn't been despatched. Boo.

Any good game controllers to use with this box?

Hmm, I guess they ran out of stock with the UK adapters. I'm in no hurry to get it but at least they should've informed us. :neutral_face:

I emailed them as mine is showing as processing.

Dear Mike,

Thanks for your email.

For your order ********, I'm sorry to tell you that this item 1067181 is out of stock now. And it will be restocked around 8-10 days.Would you mind waiting for it？

Best wishes.

Carry

Same here

Found it a bit patchy with my wifi setup so have opted for powerline adapters which it is working well with

I ordered mine on 9/9 and the order is still processing. They haven't shipped it yet. :disappointed:
I wonder if they ran out of stock.

Both of mine have arrived today very quick considering mine was on back order till monday which is when they shipped it.

if you click on adapter type (uk) it states "expected restock 26th September"
so I guess its still out of stock

Hi, can anyone tell me if this box works well connected to wifi?

Not in a hurry or impatient, but mine still on back order status. Ordered late on 9/9

***Strange because product shows as "in-stock" on their website***

Mine arrived and s Royal Mail. Take it they have someone in the UK who ships.

​Mine might have been RM I threw the packaging out and don't fancy a dumpster dive for this thread lol.
I defo remember no international labels.

All those ones despatched a bit later - have u tried tracking it with royal mail? I don't think it's coming from Vanuatu (if it is they using royal mail :confused: ) or wherever it says. My royal mail tracking states that it's being processed.

Order mine same day using same shipping option mine seems to be coming from royal mail according to tracking number.

On the 9th.
Used the 7 day shipping method.
Came with no Chinese packaging just parcel force something as i had to sign. No signs it came from outside the UK.

That's quick. When did you order and what delivery type did you specify?

Recieved mine just now. All plugged in and ok. Just need to play around with it.

Prompt response received :

The item tv box in your order is out of stock at the moment. It may restock around 2016/9/25.

Usually it will cost 7-20 days to get to your country

Ordered on the 9th, still showing back order sent a polite mail. Lets see how politely they respond.

Mine is showing shipped,no tracking details though.

Try using the app 17 track on Google play

i ordered on 09/09 and was showing back order and today i have received shipped email with a tracking number, anybody know were we can tack the parcel ??

Mine still says Backorder but I jumped on the Deal a bit late in the day, might just take another day or two :smiley:

​Moral policing...

Sorry, had seen quite a few similar posts in one day where the answer was already right in front of them, and was a bit fed up, the answer was literally the last post in the thread when their question was posted. They then reposted the question an hour later, so to me it looked like they had no response, so one hour later chased up a response by asking again when the answer was already there, one post above their own, not even several pages earlier or hidden in some way.

Placed order on 9/9/16, originally said dispatch on 12/9/16, dispatched today.

What time did you guys place your orders? What did BG say in terms of your dispatch date?

Despatched for me (cheapest shipping option, apart from 24p which I added in case lost)

Just got my despatch email. Tracking seems to suggest its coming via Vanuatu Post (wherever that is).

despatched...hurrah...will they show it less priced if u have requested them...

Just had an email to say it's been despatched - I had the cheapy delivery too :smile:

I notice how they charge you straight away as well despite having no stock to ship. That's a little bit naughty. Saying that, I've not really had any bad experiences with BG.

No real need for a s***ty response like that!!

Back orders say a dispatch date of 16/09/16. However, orders that have not yet been placed on the site say 22/09/16.

Status shows "back order" hmmmmm.....

No, just checked UK plug, still no stock until 22 Sept.

Yes, in stock so they should dispatch today. Lets see!

Now it says in stock.....

Says in stock now but still not dispatched for me ??

both of mine have shipped today and showing royal mail tracking numbers I selected Priority Direct Mail as shipping option as says its meant to come quicker

Banggood website now states "Expected restock on 22nd September 2016," looks like we'll be waiting until at least another week until dispatch. Do you ever feel you're being messed around? :disappointed:

​bug in hukd..i only posted once...

Look just before your post rather than posting the same question twice. The date in that post is the current date we expect dispatch.

When does it gets dispatched ?

When does it gets dispatched ?

For those on "Back Order":

"Expected Restock on 16th September", then 7-20 business days to deliver to UK. Will probably be 3 weeks before we get them.

Didn't notice the no Bluetooth, doubt it would be absent though, most Android boxes use a combined Wifi/Bluetooth chipset to save space and cost anyway. I think if it is UK stock, that price sounds alright. I am guessing that was Flubit on the Amazon price. Generally I would probably expect a reasonable cheap box to be around the £40 mark for UK stock (unless you are lucky and Gearbest have EU stock of a good box, which is usually pretty quick for delivery anyway).

Thanks for response and recommendation just prefer buying from uk just seems strange no Bluetooth on amazon one.

I can get the one described @ amazon for £41.39 is that good price or should I look elsewhere

It is the same spec, but if I was going to pay £46 for it, I would probably go a little higher for this one: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/h96-pro-tv-box-amlogic-s912-octa-core-3gb-ram-16gb-uk-plug-4k-x-2k-hdr-h-265-decoding-2505651

If you are in no hurry I would wait, I have no doubt another deal similar to this one will appear, a good deal on Android boxes seems to appear every few weeks.

Sorry wrong link https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01ISZOUZ4/ref=twister_B01ISZOUUO?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 is this one same spec

I dont suppose something like this would work?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tv.remote

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tournesol.tabletremote

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.im.RemoDroid

is it possible to use a mobile phone app instead of a separate air remote?
if yes can they mention the name of the app.
don't want too many remotes...
thanks

Is this the same spec from amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Android-Amlogic-Cortex-Loaded-Player/dp/B01GPFEU8Q/ref=zg_bs_199625031_10 as this one as I notice this one has Bluetooth?
And is this still best for money @ just over £40.00

+1

​..same here... :disappointed:

Shipped email just arrived... Get yer skates on postie!

Mine has said Backorder for the last day or so - hope it doesn't get delayed for too long, fingers crossed.

Maybe so, but that doesn't change the fact that it is not illegal to consume an illegally copied or illegally distributed media, not according to UK copyright laws anyway. As to these illegal Kodi streams, the ones breaking the law are the ones responsible in copying and distributing. For instance it's perfectly legal for you to own a fake pair of Oakley sunglasses even if you know they're fakes. Setting up a factory to make them or selling (or even giving them away) could land you in serious trouble. If you're morally ok with these Kodi streams then you've got nothing to lose.

my order now states back order - so am guessing they are awaiting stock

Nice, you finally found one that both arrives and works :smiley:

It does! My thread was nuked (didn't realise there was a seller requirement on HUKD) but I did comment there earlier.

It's still daytime so can't see how well it lights up in the dark, but it's bright white, instead of the blue-ish hue some pictures suggest.

The battery still had some power, so it worked straight out the box (charged it up a bit for good measure anyway). It has a MicroUSB connector at the back.

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. There's also a pause/play button in the middle of the top-left circular pad (along with rewind/fast forward, Volume + and -).

Given our luck on these, does this one actually work?

That "Tizzy Bac" (Amazon) illuminated keyboard/touchpad I linked to yesterday is back in stock - £7.99 if anyone's still looking for one. Actually 89p cheaper than I paid :stuck_out_tongue: Got mine today.

Missed this

Except the music streaming services all have permission from the respective parties to stream - I doubt many if the streams on kodi have the same kind of arrangement

Indeed. Consider the same using internet radio to stream music, perfectly legal. However if you make a copy of this music then it's illegal.

​what you said!

​At present as long as you just stream the content and don't store locally, I believe you are within UK law. Of course this may change in the future.

Expired!!! :-(

Now up to £42.91

You'll find lots of debate about the legalities of streaming as opposed to downloading.
The majority would seem to indicate streaming movies is not going to get an individual into bother - just as long as you're not the one providing the source and others are streaming from you - if you get what I mean.

Streaming live TV from subscription services however isn't quite as clear. Can they spit you as an individual are watching their content? Quite probably unless your savvy (Google VPN service) - will they come after you? Doubtful - unless you're a Pub and showing to customers - again they are more likely to chase the supplier.
In the UK several "businesses" who have been selling these devices marketed as giving access to those services have had the full weight of the law fall upon them - seizing stock, legal action taken against them etc. Usually those arrests come as a result of that HUGE satellite broadcasting company making their own enquiries and getting the prosecutions.

So don't ever get one of these and play dumb - no one HAS been prosecuted for using one doesn't mean no one WILL. And playing rhe ignorance card never ever cuts it.
These devices - and Kodi itself are legitimate devices and software for legitimate purposes. It's third party add-ons that have been built to run within Kodi that give access to the stuff that you would usually expect to pay for.
And don't be fooled into.thu king that paying a subscription to one of the services mentioned lots of times in this thread for "guaranteed no bigger perfect viewing" will side step any possible collar feeling by the local constabulary. May personal view is if you're paying a subscription to someone then you're actively involved in potential bigger fraud...... They aren't licenced to provide that content! (Of course I'm not referring to Netflix /Amazon Prime /Now Tv etc).

You'll find lots of debate about the legalities of streaming as opposed to downloading.
The majority would seem to indicate streaming movies is not going to get an individual into bother - just as long as you're not the one providing the source and others are streaming from you - if you get what I mean.

Streaming live TV from subscription services however isn't quite as clear. Can they spit you as an individual are watching their content? Quite probably unless your savvy (Google VPN service) - will they come after you? Doubtful - unless you're a Pub and showing to customers - again they are more likely to chase the supplier.
In the UK several "businesses" who have been selling these devices marketed as giving access to those services have had the full weight of the law fall upon them - seizing stock, legal action taken against them etc. Usually those arrests come as a result of that HUGE satellite broadcasting company making their own enquiries and getting the prosecutions.

So don't ever get one of these and play dumb - no one HAS been prosecuted for using one doesn't mean no one WILL. And playing rhe ignorance card never ever cuts it.
These devices - and Kodi itself are legitimate devices and software for legitimate purposes. It's third party add-ons that have been built to run within Kodi that give access to the stuff that you would usually expect to pay for.
And don't be fooled into.thu king that paying a subscription to one of the services mentioned lots of times in this thread for "guaranteed no bigger perfect viewing" will side step any possible collar feeling by the local constabulary. May personal view is if you're paying a subscription to someone then you're actively involved in potential bigger fraud...... They aren't licenced to provide that content! (Of course I'm not referring to Netflix /Amazon Prime /Now Tv etc).

If people are using these to watch pay tv services illegally, is there anything those companies can do? Block services or trace the stream back to you?

In Topss we must trust, heat added, ordered and shared to a friend who ordered too and two :smile:

Android 5.1 rather than 6.0, S905 rather than S905X, 1GB DDR3 rather than 2GB DDR3, 8GB EMMC rather than 16GB EMMC... so no, not the same at all. That is the same mistake everyone who said these are cheaper on eBay was making, finding the same 'model' (A95X) and assuming it was the same spec, there are various configurations of the A95X and this deal was for a better one than the 'cheaper' eBay items.

is the same one? Your text here

​Which services? I've always though this is a better way, but price will never really compete with services that do **** practices like device licencing etc.

can i watch now tv on this?

I cannot believe I missed this option!!! I placed an order just before midnight and was half-sleep. Hopefully I won't have issues of "lost parcel"...

Bought this late last night. Great deal. Thanks OP. Was looking out for something just like this.

to be honest you just need to do a little research, i use kodi as a main tv source, last night i watched the shallows in 1080p, never struggle with much, a decent box and a good build and your flying. have a look at wookie voted number one and free, been using it for 2 years and its faultless, also look into the real-debrid

​Link pls? Don't see it on eBay for that price or spec

Thanks OP.
been thinking one of these for ages. Just bought one to try.

Doesn't the Pi do android apps from play as well? Also, I've heard these are a useful way of introducing programming to young children? I have a six and four year old.

Depends what you want to do....If you want to install just KODI or android apps then no....for other projects maybe.yes

I think I saw a hdmi-cec option in one of the video reviews, if that helps...

£42.91 for me now

Luckily I got it with the 2.4G Mini Wireless Keyboard with insurance for £30.47

Although more expensive if purchased new, isn't the Raspberry Pi more versatile?

£36.01 now

Ordered....may need some help later to get the best out of this box.... :sunglasses:

Hushams Wizard is very cool if you don't want the steep learning curve of how to add and manage repositories and sources for kodi. best to start with a new fresh install of the latest Kodi then add the wizard.
search "husham wizard" in your web browser, the latest version is "The Husham 0.9.5" and follow the instructions carefully on the page.

A few are saying similar but is it the 2GB/16GB version? This comes in three varieties (from the reviews I've read).

Ordered and we'll give it a whirl.. we currently have an openbox and a firestick in the house and the money we've saved on satellite subscriptions makes this price look like small change.

​the best piece of equipment to run kodi on is a fire tv box

​Maybe you should've waited to try v5.0.5.1

Is this better for an extra tenner? :- http://www.banggood.com/NEXBOX-A3-Amlogic-S912-2GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-TV-BOX-p-1079100.html

Amen!

Ordered with Mini Btooth Keyboard via Quidco....

Sick of watching Netflix with TiVO box (in fact using laptop plugged in to TV now).

I was thinking of getting a Fire Stick, but looks like this box will do the job cheaper.

Thanks OP

The death of PLP was a sad day.

ordered
how does this box compare to Amazon fire tv 4k?

Where...? I don't see the same spec for that price on eBay.

​2.4G Mini Wireless Keyboard Mouse with Touchpad for PC Android TV HTPC
https://banggood.app.link/yqTPhLwqxw

Someone posted it above and for a fiver thought it'll work.

how does this compare to the MINIX U1 ??

Cold, 21.99 on ebay, same spec, free delivery

Whats the cheapest/best controller for this

just ordered 113-0pm and it showed the posters price

Got it now. Ordered thanks :smiley:

Waht wireless keyboard do you go for?

Ordered thanks OP

I'm also using a pi3, what add ons do you use? I've found things pretty bad this season

I recently signed up to an IPTV and honestly it's revolutionary. HD channels for £10 a month

Ordered as well, unsure I need it. I have a fire stick. But where this is a much more open source android, it should be more fun to mess about with emulators and gaming apps.

refreshed a few times and :smiley:

also quid tracked at £1.44!

Just ordered through the app, all good. Thanks OP!

Try different browser - chrome showing 50 quid were as IE showing correct price

​Try via the app, sale cost still shows for me on the bang good app

​I just ordered for £31 with priority delivery and a keyboard/mouse controller.

It went through the app at the sale cost. try via that

ive used them 4 times in last year and all items turned up between 3 and 5 weeks. they are sometimes initially slow to dispatch the item.. HUKD seems to like them

Is it possible to watch iplayer abroad on this? Possible to load a vpn like tunnelbear to it?

Same for me - any alternatives to this one?

​oh I see, it's legal for now to stream, but not to store content locally.

showing £56 now :disappointed:

For the noobs or even the veterans this is a great way of getting it all done for you all addons installed and mostly working and this is kept up by a community so faults are fixed check the forum for upgrades and guides this is a well kept secret.

http://kodiloaded.com/

Will adding a keyboard and mouse to this allow you to play touch screen apps with it? thinking hearthstone.

​+1

Usually dispatched in 10-15 business days
Expected restock on 16th September 2016

Can I still order his with the au adaptor and have no issues to get it shipped faster?
I saw it says eu power and then adaptor or your choosing.

Just got one. Any ideas on customs or Royal Mail fees?

Interesting
..................

​Free? You mean illegal?

Bought loads through them and GearBest, never had a problem with either.

havent tried bangood...are they legit chinese seller..??anyone ,,any feedback??thank you..

You can also choose a UK Plug... Bonus :smiley: Thanks OP

For all novices... Areswizard google it... install it... job done

I don't use ShowBox, but Mobdro works fine

So you must have been looking in the wrong places, ever heard of Sopcast or Ace Stream they output HD 720p footie for zilch. You can keep funding Sky's coffers.

There's a Hd copy of secret life of pets on Phoenix now

just wanted to know if mobdro and showbox work well on this

Just watching Schalke v Bayern on Kodi in HD with no problems at all...the addon I use for HD games is "Halow Live tv"

You need to pay for an HD IPTV service if you want something that's much use. Obviously they're illegal.

I'm getting it to watch legal streaming content at 4k on tbh.

Get UKTVAGAIN also

M.

Get UKTVAGAIN aswell

Try Terranium TV or Mobdro they are standalone from Kodi

Sorry to be pedantic (but such is the law) but it isn't illegal to stream these channels. Copying and distribution, might be illegal but viewing them isn't. One of the reasons people are moving towards streaming sites rather than Torrent/P2P.

Yes, though I found the Unifying Dongle doesn't work for Logitech Keyboard and Mouse simultaneously (unless someone knows better!). Even tried using the Logitech Android app. I'm using a Logitech K360 Wireless Keyboard.

Great price considering 1gb ram / 8gb memory one is selling for around the same price on Amazon. There's a good video review on Amazon that shows how the menus etc are. looks pretty good if this is how they all come setup:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEXBOX-A95X-Android-Amlogic-Streaming/dp/B01KJZXEJY/ref=cm_aya_orig_subj

can I use logitech mouse and keyboard with this?

Seem good spec for price. Ordered thanks

Nice device ordered now to wait for mr postman

Would this box give me better access to 5.1 surround movies with Kodi than an Fire Stick? I know the FS is borked 5.1 on most things except their own movie store and I've really missed surround sound on Kodi. But does Kodi offer popular streams in surround sound? Can anyone confirm before I go and buy one of these boxes? Thanks

Yeah that's because you're using an IPTV subscription in Kodi. We're talking about Kodi completely free as in pay nothing at all. Of course if you know a 100% reliable addon that provides HD channels then fire away, definitely want to know about that one.

Looks like you need a skybox/hgemma box with a "gift" :smirk:

​Or, just use usenet to download all your films & tv to a server made from any old pc , set up automated programs to download your favourite TV shows & films (Sickbeard & couchpotato for example) & a mysql server to sync your database & chuck a load of these round the house.

Pay £7 a month for a premium streaming service for your sport.

Then you can watch any film or tv in full HD (not 720p like sky) & watch any live sport in HD with no buffering too. Including epg Saturday kick offs & ppv. You can also stop watching in one room & continue from the same place in another, just like that fancy sky q, only I don't pay £100 a month & I've been doing it for the last five years.

As for the UI, change it to any skin you like, & customise whatever you want. That's the beauty of it.

There's a learning curve to all of it, obv, but the £50 a month (minimum it's probably way more) saving on sky or virgin, netflix amazon etc is more than worth it.

This box is great spec for the price. Have some heat.

Haha, I think I'm jinxed with these mini keyboard/touchpads - Amazon Prime saves the day (waited long enough!).

i have a service which isnt anything like that ,86p a week :smiley:

You and I bought the same ones in both instances I think, I only raised an eBay case for the one that never arrived a few days ago and they have already tried to suggest the fact they provided a tracking number should be enough, despite the tracking number being complete horse-****.

​yes there are some issues and it does require some compromise and perseverance on the other hand it is free. it's a trade off, agree live streaming games is awfully, that's because of the sources itself. I usually opt for watching a stream in foreign language in low definition instead, EPL is an issue but other sports: F1, Moto GP, NFL work alright... movies do work fine in full Def when it is available. all in all the source quality is the main issue, find a good source and all works well. the box/programming itself is not he issue, hence this is a good product at a fair price offering a great array of entertainment for free.[/quote]
If you are looking for good streams for sports and have good broadband, then try sports mania 1 month £12 or pay for 3 or 6 months. 1 yr subs is only £50 and all streams are superb and in HD. for entertainment you could try Ultimate mania. I know it costs money but that is less than £1 a week. You can even try it for 1 day for £4 if you want to see what it is like or £6 for a week.[/quote]

​if i wanted/could pay i would get something else.

Is there much rom support for these?

Blaming Kodi for poor or non-existent streams is like blaming Porsche because you accidentally put Tizer in your 911's fuel tank.

Or you could set it up properly and watch 4K movies listen to Dan radio stations and enjoy football in hd with no buffering issues.

From past review's of the 2 different Chipset's I've read of these via some earlier HUKD Threads is this, the S905X 'outputs' at 4K x 2, 60fps, whereas the S912 'outputs' at 4K x 2, and only 30fps!, so ..... (but I could be wrong?, as I've never owned either!, to then go about exploring either of the 2 options, etc?, I MAY however, end up going for this ..... lol).

My previously above mentioned lowdown on the S905X/S912 criteria, may/may not be of a notable concern for you?.

See what you yourself think ..... :-)

Couldn't agree more, the people bashing Kodi on here haven't got a clue what the are talking about, I have been using it from its days of the very first Xbox and it's a wonderful program that people give up there time for free to develop. It wasn't designed as a platform for addons to access illegal streams it was designed for organising your own media and eventually evolved to include things like PVR functionality. Regarding the box, I would go for this over a firestick all day long as relying on wifi only is a big no no for me, also the chipset will support full frame packed 3D with the MVC build of Kodi found in the official Kodi forum.

Yes that, or use the Android ONLY bit to install Movie App's Box, and/or Movie/TV/Sport App's like Mobdro on it too/instead?, which traditionally output at 720p/1080p a piece? (but more importantly, they all work flawlessly too!), so .....

Beyond KODI, they are other notable/well known Android only options out there? (that do a similar/better job to that of what KODI does well also?), be it in fluidity of the App's actual install (similar to how that of how your already familiar via how your Android Phone install's anyway?), and/or actual usability and the like? (via the actual straightforwardness of the actual App's when it's now opened up to be now used, etc?), lol.

Personally speaking, I like BOTH!, but that's just me ..... :-)

I've installed both on a LINX 10 Windows Tablet (I got via one HUKD Deal here some months back here: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/linx-10-light-49-sainsburys-instore-2374372), Android on Windows via BlueStacks, and KODI via the relevant Windows version of KODI via KODI's Web Site .. and all seem to work flawlessly via a 'non-native' Platform (so to speak?), so for you to have 'issues' via an actual 'native' Platform?, then .....

Try the Android only option I mentioned before or something?, you may perhaps end up rather preferring that option instead, etc?. :-)

Yes that, or use the Android ONLY bit to install Movie App's Box, and/or Movie/TV/Sport App's like Mobdro on it too/instead?, which traditionally output at 720p/1080p a piece? (but more importantly, they all work flawlessly too!), so .....

Beyond KODI, they are other notable/well known Android only options out there? (that do a similar/better job to that of what KODI does well also?), be it in fluidity of the App's actual install (similar to how that of how your already familiar via how your Android Phone install's anyway?), and/or actual usability and the like? (via the actual straightforwardness of the actual App's when it's now opened up to be now used, etc?), lol.

Personally speaking, I like BOTH!, but that's just me ..... :-)

I've installed both on a LINX 10 Windows Tablet (I got via one HUKD Deal here some months back here: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/linx-10-light-49-sainsburys-instore-2374372), Android on Windows via BlueStacks, and KODI via the relevant Windows version of KODI via KODI's Web Site .. and all seem to work flawlessly via a 'non-native' Platform (so to speak?), so for you to have 'issues' via an actual 'native' Platform?, then .....

Try the Android only option I mentioned before or something?, you may perhaps end up rather preferring that option instead, etc?. :-)

[/quote]​yes there are some issues and it does require some compromise and perseverance on the other hand it is free. it's a trade off, agree live streaming games is awfully, that's because of the sources itself. I usually opt for watching a stream in foreign language in low definition instead, EPL is an issue but other sports: F1, Moto GP, NFL work alright... movies do work fine in full Def when it is available. all in all the source quality is the main issue, find a good source and all works well. the box/programming itself is not he issue, hence this is a good product at a fair price offering a great array of entertainment for free.[/quote]
If you are looking for good streams for sports and have good broadband, then try sports mania 1 month £12 or pay for 3 or 6 months. 1 yr subs is only £50 and all streams are superb and in HD. for entertainment you could try Ultimate mania. I know it costs money but that is less than £1 a week. You can even try it for 1 day for £4 if you want to see what it is like or £6 for a week.

Can someone help with a streaming issue i have on my shield and Zidoo when i try to stream 4k i get stuttering and i know its not a connection because its a wired gigabit connection, i suspect its a setting but not sure what it is.

Thanks

I have a Beelink S905, running spmc on android & LibreELEC from microsd.

You can run Libreelec on the S905X but please read, because it is not necessarily straightforward.

https://forum.libreelec.tv/forum-38.html

​Sky GO requires silverlight iirc, so will only work on a windows bases kodi install.

Not that they care anyway, Netflix and the like want to control their sources so you're only going to find them on licences boxes (and android for some of them via their own app).

Amazon Prime streaming can be done natively through Kodi, but the plugin is still not official.

Any "lack of support" is not the problem of Kodi, it's the service restricting their use.

​Jesus, this is not Kodi's fault. They do not supply or look after the plugins, the plugins you are talking about are mostly from sketchy sources which are likely to be oversubscribed, of course they're **** and fail.

​Nope.

​That is not that fault of Kodi at all.

This is why they wanted to rebrand and avoid being associated as a "pirate box". Of course the plugins are going to be sketchy, you're streaming from illegitimate sources for free, what do you expect?

There is only one thing I've found that doesn't work on these boxes, and I have a minix one.. And that's sky go.. Apart from that, these Android boxes with the right ram, storage and Android system are brilliant.

Absolutely spot on Haha so true

​problem is people not understanding the boxes or kodi. like you i have no problem at all with tons of add ons most i watch in 1080p loads of work mates use them no problem either. i have pi2 in lounge and spare room and control with my phone or tablet

Marshmallow has VPN support and is specifically mentioned by Ipvanish. Any Netflix will be in SD unless on an officially supported device.

Christ does anybody bother reading the comments around here :stuck_out_tongue:
The answer is called libreelec:man:

oh the irony people complaining about free illegal content.

The movies and tv programs are fine, yes the free illegal football streams can be a pain but If you know where to look they are more then fine but not 1080p 4k standard...

Kodi bans all mention of piracy add-ons on their forums and issuing legal takedowns against 'fully loaded' boxes and YouTube videos about piracy with Kodi. Here's a Kodi blog post where they discuss their efforts to fight the piracy add-ons.

Kodi is an excellent media player platform and works well like that. It's depressing to read people here blaming Kodi for the problems they encounter using piracy add-ons.

Lol ok....

Hello,
does anyone know if with these boxes it is possible to watch (either for free or by paying a subscription fee) the Italian Serie A (football), please?

Can you install openelec on this ?

Does anyone know a way to use this as like a screen mirroring tool to the tv. similar to a chromecast?

What you've described there very accurately is KODI...

But luckily these boxes are so much more than KODI... :wink:

KODI is great if you have nothing to do with your life other than tinker about and brag about how many channels of entertainment you have on your Android TV Stick/Box etc. It's always best to avoid talking about the constant buffering and lack of sources....

Did you just go for Sky?

​you do not need to side load firestick at all, and if you are comparing sale prices I paid £20 for a firestick. It will not stream 4k as it is 1080p though.

Just get a Linux box

Dreambox
Zgemma
Xtrend
Edison
VU

Android boxes are great for certain things

TV is not one of them

Would like to hear how you do this as sounds very interesting

A poor excuse for what you are advocating.

I've ordered lots from Banggood over the last couple of years. Mostly just bits and pieces but I've never been let down. Postage is usually consistent taking around 7 working days.

Is the S905X better than the standard S905?

to be fair using a reliable UK wizard ( WITH uk forum ) to pick build you need ,that will have the exodus ,sports devil, valhalla etc all reliable addons ! will not slow kodi down in the slightest as its just a skin

Apparently this supports latest libreelec https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-1497.html
Same software on a Beelink Mini MXIII runs like faeces off a shovel :wink:
So ordered one to play with, thanks OP
PS anybody still running kodi on top of android u want your head looking at :stuck_out_tongue:
PPS this supports DVB sticks too so anybody still using openbox needs help too :confused:

Will I be able to install a VPN like Ipvanish and watch Netflix?

Sounds like a bargain, Want this, as its so much hassle to try and install Play Store on the FireTv 2

I had around 4mb and i was fine :smiley:

Good stuff, glad you got it sorted.
Have you used Banggood before? wondering if the lead times are to be trusted?!

First time I've ever bought anything from Bandgood....we shall see eh!!!!!
Cheers for the post, I was impressed with my £5 sideloaded Firestick for my flatmates, I had to get something for my own room.

Anyone know if this box has HDMI-CEC support?....I just want an Android box that I can use my Logitech Harmony with instead of the nasty little remotes they usually come with....

(Yeah I know the Nvidia shield has HDMI--CEC but that''s in a slightly different price bracket...)

Anyone know if the snes emulators will work with a xbox 360 control pad on a pc? any good links showing how to install the emulators in kodi? wanting to try this on my htpc.

Heat for the box ordered one for another room

Sometimes if you're quick you can cancel it, might be too late though.

Made it into a Deal, will receive it tomorrow so will update. The Chinese one I bought I'll give to my niece (when it appears!).

Usually none; the Gearbest stuff seems to get shipped via Germany nowadays.

I agree that the streams are poor on a kodi box and not very user friendly. There are other solutions to watching tv. Open box systems work via satellite signals, basically freesat. You could illegally stream a decoding program to the box to allow you to watch the pay for channels. This is a solution some expats use in other countries to get english tv. Personally I have a sky subscription and negotiate a deal that I consider fair. The sky system is the easiest to use and the most reliable in my experience of all the systems mentioned.

i do not need one of these.but i want one and as this price and spec i think it would be rude not to.
thanks for the heads up op...

Dammit, I just ordered the one for £9.85 - could have saved myself a pound. It's in 'preparing to dispatch' so will just leave it I think.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01J3S6152/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dammit, you're right, and it's on Prime as well at £8.88! https://www.amazon.co.uk/TIZZY-BAC-Wireless-Touchpad-Keyboard/dp/B01KFOP6TK/

Why didn't you order it from Amazon (UK) instead of China again?

Finally purchased one. Always been debating should I shouldn't I but done deal.

Thanks OP

You can't compare using free addons to paying for a service though.
I use Ruya on Kodi for all live tv and sports (3pm kick offs, UFC etc) and it's worked flawlessly in HD for a long time. Exodus works fine for movies/tv shows but I also have a plex sub for ease of use.

Where people go wrong is installing pre-built builds that have loads of crap addons that will never be used and slow down Kodi, especially when the addons auto update. Manually install a few reliable addons yourself and you'll have a much better experience.

i think you will find this whole thread is about an Android box running kodi :wink: streaming from the interweb aka watching live football and programmes for the kids :wink: using ares wizard makes its less hassle to find the said programmes :wink:

​i stream using ukturks add-on as it as stream fromage foreign obscure channels (ie equivalent sky sports say in new Zealand or Russia...) as I do not care for commentary at all.

Saying that Kodi on fire stick is quite responsive and the interface is easy to navigate. Just saying.

Cheers guys. Purchased, been hearing these are good for a while. New to this android box etc. Looking forward to using it and watching live football and programmes for the kids.

Same thing for under 17 quid delivered https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Newest-Nexbox-A95X-Amlogic-S905-TV-Box-Android-5-1-1G-8G-Quad-Core-2-4G/32727544530.html?

Ordered & also http://m.banggood.com/2_4G-Wireless-Fly-Air-Mouse-Remote-Control-Double-Sides-Keyboard-for-PC-Android-TV-Box-Laptop-p-1034428.html. £33.29 total. Going to be a steep learning curve!

Purchased cheers fed up with my stuttering Firestick on my Wifi.

Used my phone in the end

Love my android box, Firestick and Sony Android TV, use Kodi on all. Must say best runs on my Sony TV

Search TopTutorials on YouTube for great videos.

Started using the Real-Debrid service recently too, found it very impressive. 1080p 5.1 streams always available. 16 euros (around £13) for 6 months so cant moan about that.

Anyone else using Real-Debrid?

so is this better than a firestick? i have a fire stick so just wondering what else this does that the firestick doesn't

If people are scared of configuring these boxes just download complete kodi setup from the play store and have a mess around.

Thanks just ordered to replace my fire stick which **** me off when using kodi, my fire tv is much more stable but been meaning to give one of these a try and at £25 you cant grumble at the price

Sorry for my ignorance but can this boxes also stream your screen/tab from your pc/phone like a Chromeast?

the person who said GET AMAZON FIRESTICK didnt mean instead of this item they were replying to someone asking about a KODI question

Does anyone know which (cheapo) gamepads work with these? According to CNX, it's rooted, which is a plus :smiley: My niece will no doubt want to play Minecraft on hers.

You can get a backlit one for the same price :smiley: Will update when I get mine.

Rubbish!!

Which add on do you use to watch the 3pm premier league games?

Hi everybody,
Does anyone know what will be the import duty for ordering this box? Thanks

I've bought a couple of these Android powered MEdia players (there are many different types all based on the same chipset and software image) and the only thing I don't like about them is the Remote Control has no direct Play/Pause button for use in Kodi - however this doesn't really stop it being function as the OK button just handles everything -it's just not entirely intuitive.


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You must have such great eyesight to feel that the quality on these boxes running kodi is so bad.
I've tried many Android boxes running kodi & have to say if you have a decent broadband signal then these boxes are the best thing since sliced bread for movies,TV boxsets,concerts etc,but I do agree live sports can be disappointing.
I don't measure my **** on inches,but more on performance.

Using Firefox but tried IE and it's just dead. Selected the UK adaptor but it doesn't do anything :-(

Good old advocation of piracy.

Custom ROM here as stock is buggy.

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s905x/others-aml-s905x/firmware-roms-tools-bx/589497-mod-for-tanix-tx5-pro-minim8sii-and-nexbox-a95x-cooleme-mb1-frankenstein-firmware-wip

Adjust Display Refresh Rate not yet working in the firmware, Kodi or SPMC.

So don't expect perfection out of the box as it may take time for manufacturers to resolve some of the issues.

Probably best to let them believe what they believe - as the market gets saturated with these then attention will surely turn to blocking services. BT as well as other providers are already blocking not only the sites that host a lot of the content that the plug-ins stream from but are also blocking sites that host some of the more popular Kodi Builds.
So personally, although not exactly in the spirit of sharing, the people spouting misinformation are doing us a service

Does the remote control is able to turn it on when is on sleep mode?
My issue is that I would like to use it with a computer monitor which does not have a remote. So I would like to turn on and off the device with the remote (which is impossible with my current raspberry pi running kodi)

andriod box + kodi + https://ares-project.uk/ = pulse builds and more! it runs everything flawless :wink: all sky sports in 720p etc even live uk tv :wink: look at this you tube vid and see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbJwR4_kOPY

Well i run kodi with pulse build and (it lets me know when which stream is down and new updates are out etc )and HAS all netflix shows in 720/1080p

I have an ms8 box which seems a similar spec to this. Cost about £35 from the uk (ordered one from China but it never turned up, ebay refunded quickly). You have to be realistic about expectations - expecting 1080p through wifi is asking too much, but plug in the ethernet cable with a fibre connection and 1080p and there's no blocking, no jerking on fast moving pictures, and just high picture quality. I use kodi (no probs at all) and mainly Salts (ditto). But it's sometimes a little time consuming finding a working hd feed for what you want to watch (strangely easier for new films than old ones i've found). Certainly more hassle often than a paid for service. Not sure whether my remote tiny keyboard thing is working properly, but it takes seconds to respond to commands from it, and so navigation is frustrating and difficult. Is my keyboard duff/anyone else have this problem or does everyone get instant response?
Amazing what stuff you can find while browsing around with the kodi add ons - I'm watching bob ross painting, probably every painting he ever did is avaliable, just as an example of the stuff you can watch.

A lot of stupid, misinformed comments on here. Especially this one saying how poor Kodi is..

I've watched every Premiership game of my choice so far this season, in 720p quality with English commentary and no buffer or quality issues. Just because you're using duff add ons, don't put people off by claiming that's all that's out there when that's far from the truth.

Agree, but keep reading - the guy dissing Kodi cracks me up & the 5 likes are hilarious!

I wish someone would explain exactly what these things do, sorry to be a total tech dumbass?