For people new to this, a brief guide.

Plug in the power & hdmi into a tv. Wait for it to boot. Set up your network either cable or wifi.

There will probably be a button for google play store, search for SPMC (this is kodi for Android)

Open SPMC, there will probably be a first run wizard, setup network. Move along to settings, there go through things, I can't remember exactly, but you can setup number of speakers, calibrate the display, change the date & time by selecting UK, time zone uses Britain?

To add your own content either through as NAS or usb hard drive, go to videos, files, add videos, select the content type ie movies, & the box will scan the internet for artwork etc

Now if you want the dodgy addons like Exodus, Phoenix etc https://seo-michael.co.uk/how-to-install-exodus-for-kodi/

this is a good place for info on setups

There are also complete builds like Ares, that will automatically install loads of different video addons etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5mMfd90SQc

You will also finds loads of info by googling, skins etc can be changed to alter the look & feel of Kodi

Thank you op and heat added.
I struggled a while with these boxes but now I reckon I have mastered it.
The box here ticks a lot of boxes, mainly 2gb ram, decent enough processor and the all important lan/Ethernet connection not to mention android 6.
The hardware is good enough.

Where I was going wrong admittedly was I was expecting everything for free.

I recommend pulse ccm build which can be found on the Ares wizard I know this sounds complicated but it really isnt , if you can follow simple instructions there is lots of information online.

I personally pay for 2 services, real debrid and sports mania.
Real debrid is awesome, basically if you are struggling with buffering on premium content for example 1080p and 5.1 or your available sources are not the best, real debrid puts this right by jumping on their servers and allows you to choose far better streams. This works out at £2 per month and put it this way I no longer need netflix whatsoever, what's more your real debrid account can be used on any device sharing the same IP address.
Unbelievable high quality streams if you need any more information search google kodi real debrid.

Sports mania is the other sub.
This is probably the best thing I have subscribed to in years.
You get pretty much all the sports content in wonderful hd , it never ever buffers, if you are a sports fan this is the thing to get for kodi, no more buffering or looking for content its all here in one package.
I won't go into the depths of what you need to do but search google for sports mania kodi.
We opted for 6 months and it was £26 or £4 per month.

This is a real cord cutting possibility for most people and for the mere price of £6 per month in subscription.

I know I've been a bit vague but its all there to follow on the net people and I like to keep the chatter down look what happened to Usenet.

hi, just now, i asked our product manager to set a coupon code : " Amlogic " which can back to the original post price again. Now, it can live again ! Cheers !

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Nobody seems to have asked it, but is this ok for watching hard core pornography free ?

There have been a few comments on slow speed/buffering, but i'm sure the nerds have tweaked this to the Nth degree - even they don't like to be distracted mid-w**k

thanks ! i have lost the offer from banggood so this is nice at the same price!I order it with this one

http://www.gearbest.com/mice-keyboards/pp_181172.html . Hot!!

Remember if have to send it back u pay the cost

Nice. Cheers OP.

added to the cart but price goes up says flash sale over

perfect I'll ask a mod to activate it again.

Just tried to order with the code but PayPal says £38

Sorted it thanks

Good fresh review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nODv0uXnq2w

Offer from gearbest too - purchased from gearbest too