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 !

Gearbest Store Rep.Alice
[email protected]

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

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.

I can use my telly remote to control my android box - you need to enable CEC, and then your TVs remote should work via HDMI

If you connect a mouse to the android box, you should be able to go to settings and get it set up.

My one got updated a few months and all the text is now in Chinese, i keep changing it back to English but no matter what it defaults back to Chinese

No other remote I have will work it as standard as far as I know. However there are various options with USB receivers, eg. the mini keyboard and touchpad ones.

ive lost my remote.....anyone know which one will work with it and is the best for it?

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.

Can anyone tell me if this is an updated/better box, or just repackaged?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01KO7PG70/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1477237906&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=nexbox+a95x+2g&dpPl=1&dpID=31a0rBx0ebL&ref=plSrch&tag=ho01f-21

Well, the box updated without any input from me. Thankfully, there doesn't seem to be any issues - if anything, the box feels snappier. All my apps and setting all seem intact.

Just got a message to update the nexbox (December 05 2016)
I can't see what the update does, as I have a splash screen blocking the details. I can just about see "optimization" and "minor bug fixes"

Wondering if anyone has taken the plunge yet. To be clear, this is an update for the android system, not kodi

The downloaded file is 644.64MB

go to the app store get a new video player i use mx player and kodi play evey thing between them

Yeah was thinking bout getting another one

its £30.62 just now

I hope so. Love mine, wouldn't mind getting another!

Is there a way to still get this box at this price?

Love my nexbox but I am having a problem with videos on an HDD. Most play back fine but some of them won't play the sound. Not sure what the issue is as they play fine on the laptop.

Any advice appreciated, thanks

Sounds like a perfect excuse for a new TV ;-)

It's a problem the box has with some older TV sets. I believe they are working on a fix

As far as I know, that is the one icon you cannot alter. Others can be removed or replaced, I can't remember the button I pressed but I have added SPMC to my main screen next to 'Amazing Kodi'.

Hi,

Does anyone know how to change the icons and rename them on the home screen...

As "amazing" kodi can be i'd quite like to change the name of it to "Kodi" from "amazing kodi".

Yes that's what I thought. Don't think I can be bothered to send it back.

How odd, it sounds like a fault in either the HDMI port or the GPU then.

Yeh just the negative of what it should be. I've tried 3 HDMI cables and 3 TVs :disappointed: Can swap the HDMI cable out while it's negative, plug it into my Wii U and it comes on the TV normal.

Minced about in the settings but its random so it's not one of them. Thought it might be my blue light filter but it does it with that uninstalled as well.

As in the colour is the negative of what it should be? Have you tried another HDMI cable, one you know is good like from your Sky box or games console?

Mine does this negative image thing all the time now. Not much hope of a refund from gearbest by the looks of it.

Another for sportsmania

only used sports mania been great for me ruya looks good also but costs more

What's best? Sportsmania or ruya?

fine for me but im useing sportsmania £26 for all sports channels in hd for 6 months

anyone else using the BT Sport app on this, it's so choppy for me? unwatchable, literally 3 frames per second
Edit: running off wifi, done an online speed test saying 38mbps through the browser on my usual 54mbps, should be more than enough speed.

the black arrow button on the left hand side just below the ok button, hold i t for a second and it changes to pointer, hold it for another second to change it back

Which button on the remote does this?

Just reply saying you did 1 and 2 before contacting them and 3 is irrelevant. Be prepared to escalate to PayPal though, also they might say you have to return it.

Does anyone know what the best way to get a refund from gearbest is if you paid through paypal? i've put in a claim via paypal but i don't know whether its best to keep answering the stupid questions they ask
i.e.
1. Check the audio and video cable (or HDMI cable) between the TV and TV box to see if it correctly connected (yellow line for video);
2. Check the TV signal source to see whether the selection is correct for the TV box, e.g. (HDMI, video 1, video 2, etc);
3. Call the local digital TV service hotline for support.

Or to just escalate it to paypal to determine? of course i've checked the tv source was correct and the hdmi cable.. Theres no power so why would it be those!!! Also Why and who would the "local digital tv service hotline" be anyway :confused:

Yes my box has that number on it.

So my box has just bust half way through a program, in order to get a paypal refund i need to know "item code indicated on the outer package", does anyone know what this? is as i have thrown the packaging away

I've found a SKU on the email, is it 188346011?

I tend to use the original remote to switch the pointer back on

Sorry, don't know then

It has bluetooth, so there's no reason it shouldn't

Anyone else using a keyboard and mouse and finding that sometimes when turning it on the pointer doesn't show up and you need to unplug the power and back in?

Any fix for this?

Had mine a month or so now. Well impressed. Boots much faster than a firestick and kodi is more responsive. Does anyone know if you can pair a Bluetooth headset to this?

I tried both Confluence skins & the Video Settings where brightness exists on my other Kodi installs is not there. Did you have to switch the mediacore video acceleration off to get the brightness options as stated on the Kodi/Jarvis release notes? I tried it on & off & still no brightness controls. I didn't try rebooting between changing the options though.... maybe that is it. A tad frustrating.

So, when the box and description both mention 4k, what exactly does that mean???
Lol

Even the YouTube app doesn't allow 4k! Any suggestions or ideas most welcome. Dont fancy downloading a 44gig 4k video file!!

I can't get it to work either. Really disappointed :disappointed:

Confluence skin, play movie, press OK, menu appears at bottom, go along to video settings, brightness & contrast are there

ok, so when I pause a video the on screen progress bar & menu icons under it appear. If I choose the VIDEO (OSD) icon option I get "Video Settings" with "Deinterlaced Video, View Mode, Zoom Amount, Vertical Shift....etc through to Video Calibration...". No brightness controls. Is there another option?

When you start to play a movie, press stop, then go right to select Video, then adjust brightness & contrast, save as default

Did anybody fix the Kodi brightness issue without reflashing firmware? Out of the box there are no brightness controls on Kodi 16 that was installed on mine & the brightness is fixed & dark compared to Kodi running on other platforms in the house.

I uninstalled kodi and reinstalled from the off and it's smooth and fast...

Just a quick thanks to Alice who was able to resolve my enquiry.

Box interface is really smooth but I did experience some cache/buffering issues whilst using exodus (even with real debris) on kodi. Might have to do a reset and do reinstall kodi to get rid of the bloat ware that came with it.

Hi, i apologize for the lateness to response due to 2 days off weekend. i will check my emails and get back to you within today.

Gearbest Store Rep.Alice
[email protected]

£39.99 on Amazon prime.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01KO7PG70/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1477237906&sr=8-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=nexbox+a95x+2g&dpPl=1&dpID=31a0rBx0ebL&ref=plSrch

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

They are.

For those who have got the charge, if you wait two weeks it should be returned by the courier. All you need to do at that point is contact the company and say it has never been delivered. Tracking should show returned. If they don't refund you at that point raise a PayPal dispute, non-delivery, you will get the refund then.

Aren't the import fees always a risk every time you purchase something from abroad?

Gearbest emailed me and basically told me to do one saying they are covered by their T&Cs for customs tax. They then offered me 50% off my next purchase lol which i refused.

I've opened a dispute with paypal as it was never mentioned during the order that i may incur importation fees. £38 + £10 P&P + £18 importation fees, thats £66 for a deal that i could have got for under £26 if i hadn't missed the initial deal. :disappointed:

I emailed Alice, but so far nothing

If delivery is refused, how long will it take for it to be sent back, and your money to be refunded? A long time, I'm guessing :disappointed:

Right, well in that case, if you don't pay they won't deliver and will return to sender meaning you can then get a refund. I agree £18 is a ripoff but that is due to their stupid handling fee, and if they have quoted that value on the paperwork you cannot argue it away unfortunately.

My invoice says $48 dollars. I paid £38 as the deal was already expired when I purchased mine and none of the discount codes worked. Even still £18 is a rip off

Nope

Nope it's still being shipped and supposed to be delivered for Tuesday.

Have they already delivered or is this a charge before they will release the goods?

check your invoice im ste it says the boxs are around 18 dollars show them that

Just got a text from DHL saying I will need to pay an additional £18 for customs clearance. Sod that!!!!

WEControl - Android App (could be on Apple Store too). Is an amazing remote and it's free too.

Has anyone tried any 4k streams on a 4k TV? What are the thoughts on this?
Any examples of any 4k content on Kodi?

strange ive tryd it on 3 tvs no probs so far

Am I the only one with the colour invert problem then?

Weird it does it with all my TVs and all my cables :disappointed:

Just got my box today (20 Oct).

I can confirm that it works out of the box for Kodi (add ons are pre-placed. You just need to click on them for them to be downloaded).

All in all very happy with the speed with no lag that I could notice!

sm all the way

cheers m8

I second that, sm is immense.

Not on the controller or box. The remote has one or you can probably install a shutdown app, would still need the remote to power on though.

Sporsmania by far.... well worth £1 a week

thanks just pluged my 360 controller in works great is there a power on off button coudnt find one thanks

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).

Best quality on Kodi for footy streams?

if you access the notification window from the top of the screen, then you see the classical android buttons on the bottom. there you can access all the apps that are running and will be able to close....​

My colours go negative until I change the resolution in the settings to fix it. Any ideas?

I've done the update.

1. There's an app called sixaxis controller or something similar in the play store. It cost around £1-2 but as far as I know that's the only way. There's a compatibility app with the same name for free to test it first.

2. Settings, Apps, then running apps is the only way I know.

3. It's annoying me too. Don't think there's a setting.

Im using the stock Android software. So far have noticed lag issues with playback from BT Sport but if I cast it..seems to resolve that.

Some general questions:

1) How do I get the ps3 pad to connect to the device?

2) How do you close down apps?

3) I cant get the notifications bar at the top of the screen to drop down and stay.

Aside from that seems great so far. Feel like tv settings need to be ameded though..picture quality feels a bit poor at present

​hold down the arrow button on the left hand side below the ok button for a few seconds, that changes it from mouse to normal mode

​Button bottom left of the directional buttons

box just arrived !now struggling with the remote. ill replace it but for now cant figure out how to change it from mouse mode to just track between the options. anyone else solved this?

Is there any option with these boxes to save the stream to disk and watch at a later date instead of watching it live?

my tracking updated fri came fri i think youll get yours on monday

Well after 22 days in the wilderness my tracking has suddenly updated to say that it's in the UK.

Hopefully have it on Monday.

can you please pm me her email? Thanks

These are so good, I am tempted to replace all my Fire TV Sticks with these...

Actually after emailing Alice, I got a discount code for the 16GB version with UK plug. So I got that instead for £25.30 :smiley:

yes

Is https://www.amazon.co.uk/Danelo-Supply-Adaptor-Charger-4Mmx1-7Mm/dp/B00IWR44BY/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1476437971&sr=8-4&keywords=4mm+charger+2a the sort of charger needed?

​I must admit the power lead mine came with does look a bit ropey, half the metal is exposed when you plug it in. It's got CE written on it in biro though so seems legit... :wink:

Haven't experienced this on mine. Maybe registered to a plugin that you use? Or a router issue?

If anyone was thinking of powering this by usb (or possibly using a phone/tablet charger instead of the potentially dangerous uk plug), this cable fits the unit.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400958191956

Got one of these boxes, always had kodi on my pc but the box keeps pausing during video playback, anyone got any idea's? it's not buffering just keeps pausing and unpausing itself :disappointed: first box so not really sure if this is a common problem

they do 2 gb 8 gig and 2 gb 16

According to their website they do.
Gearbest

Do they do a 2GB/8GB?

I thought they do either 1GB/8GB or a 2GB/16GB

I just picked up my remote (3 year old samsung tv) and the play/pause and cursor arrows just worked (along with some others). I am using Libreelec rather then the stock android install though.

I think the config for CEC within kodi is in system -> peripherals.

It's the 2GB /8GB ​@ £25.91

Are you sure that is the 2GB/16GB model?

How do you enable it? Doesn't work on my 2 year old Sammy. I was surprised because an old Raspberry Pi2 with OSMC works ok on a 6 year old Sony.
I've only tested the CEC thing on the latest firmware this week.

That's great. Thank you :smiley:

yes it does

Can anyone please confirm if this box supports HDMI CEC in order to control it using the TV remote?
Gearbest have reduced the price for the version with EU plug and I'm thinking of buying it.

Check comment number #6 she has put her email id there!
or if you look closely in my comment # 484 you will also find it there :smiley:

Hi, I would like to contact Alice about a code, does anyone have her email address?

Cheers for that solution......got mine working as well....result!! :man:

Mine updated fine but I read somewhere to remove SD card before starting the update.

thanks petedove

​just improvements to a few things. it does list the improvements, but i cant remember what they were, lol. but it also seems quicker in general in the menu.

Still waiting for mine ordered on 18th September. I find things from China usually turn up within a month so hopefully I will have it by next week.

I emailed her and she sent me a one-off code to use. I ordered this and it came under £27 due to currency fluctuations I guess.

Thanks Alice

It appears that the USB ports on the Nexbox do not like the air mouse dongle so I have got around the problem with using a small USB male to female extension.

Well happy with the box now! :smile:

two goes also what does the update do

update took two goes. but worked fine and updated.

NEXBOXAF - try this one I just got one for £25

I got the update, installed SuperSU and it seems to be rooted, updated the binary ok.

The notification bar seems to be cropping up a lot now though, can't remember seeing it previously?

I've "upgraded" to a class 10 and its much better, but I'm not gonna flash it to the internal memory as I want to run the box with android for some SNES emulation... Managed to load half life onto it just now as well, now I can show the kids how much better a keyboard and mouse is for aiming lol

​updated fine after throwing error twice and re downloading all the package.
change log said the box will now be fully rooted.

I got the update too but was watching something so I clicked do it later :confused:

a new firmware update popped up and it made my air mouse to stop working.
only the original remote that came with nexbox made me select options
and after downloading 640mb it fails with unzip error.
I am using Ethernet connection.
anyone any suggestions?

I've flashed it to the internal storage and there is a vast improvement on performance over the class 10 16gb I was using.

Does anyone know how to fully root these boxes? It does not have su installed so is only partially rooted at the moment. Enough to stop BT's TV app working (DRM tests for root) but not enough for Tasker to be able to kill apps. I'd be happier if it wasn't rooted at all so BT worked or if it was fully rooted so Tasker could achieve more automated tasks (Start/Stop Alfred or other camera apps).

Try it on another device, maybe Windows too? Mine worked out of the box after I added batteries. You could try pluging in a regular USB mouse into the box too, that should move the pointer as a test for the port.

Me too. Ordered on 13th sept!

+1 still waiting for Alice to get back with a new code

Same here

cheers Bobo - Hail hail!

cheers Bobo - Hail hail!

I put libreELEC on my box, and after a thorough test I'm pleased to say its loads better than Kodi for android. The interface is a bit sluggish but I'm putting that down to the slowass SD card it's currently running from! Might be a bit snappier if I run it from internal memory or a faster SD card.

Movie playback is flawless! Loads better than it was previously.

Anyone know how to edit the buttons on the remote for Kodi? I've tried using Keymap Editor program but it doesn't seem to work. The annoying blue buttons at the top would be ideal to reprogram as I uninstalled the app relating to them and now they're useless.

Edit: I can reprogram some of the buttons but not those relating to android. Has anyone used KeymapEditor after changing to OpenElec and had any luck?

Hi Alice,

I am looking to order this one but when I put in the coupon code it says that it has reached the use limit!

Can I still get this at this price?

This looks exactly like the one I have although mine won't work on this box for some reason.

For those of you asking about the BT TV app (mostly me then!). It does not work...claiming the device does not meet the security requirements. I'm told it may get resolved int he future....

I got this. Works great: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-4GHz-Wireless-Fly-Air-Mouse-Keyboard-Remote-For-Android-PC-Smart-TV-Box-MX3-M8-/162052782438?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368 (link edited because the original didn't work)
Pg+/- buttons and a couple of others do not work but the ability to move the pointer around using the gyros & press the OK button works well for navigating & dragging.

think youve been unlucky im now on to my 3rd order in 3 weeks first 2 came no probs but most mail order places ask you 2 wait weeks for it to turn up hope it turns up for you

Ordered mine 13th sept. Still not arrived and same status since 24th sept "on its way to London from China". Have told them I want a refund by email, but have been told I have to wait until 18th October before they will look into it.

I tried hooking my MX3 airmouse that comes with a USB dongle but does not work at all.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get it to work?

Yes that's right, if you ignore the installtointernal bit you can boot libreelec off sd card, if you remove and boot up it will still be android.

​many thanks matey
much appreciated.
just one quick question...... so the android on the box is not disturbed and as shin as the microsd is removed the box boots into android as normal.... is that correct?
thanks in advance

​Yeah I tried for ages and couldn't get it, I've got a t95n with the reset button in there and had no problem, but just could not for the life of me get to it on this box hence the rather long winded way I had to go about it. Probably the needle was too short.

As an FYI, the reset button is in the AV hole, if you have a cocktail stick or a needle you can push it in there and move it around until you stumble across the button click.

For those of you asking about webcams, I hooked up a Logitech C920 I had laying around & it work fine with Skype & Alfred, microphone too. I dare say you could use Tasker with this too & get it to launch Alfred on demand for a neat home security solution.

Youtube was OK for me, but despite having Plex set to direct play it was not trouble free! Aside from choppy video the audio description/comentary tracks couldnt be turned off on some movies lol.

It all plays a treat on some other Plex clients though.

​mine was rooted, but for some reason simple reboot into recovery was not kicking in the libreelec install, but yes it had a root checker app on it as well.

I went for this keyboard, currently using with my Beelink MXIII as my Nexbox hasn't arrived yet, it also works fine so is another option to the one user 12134 has recommended:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KFOP6TK/

Some people are complaining about the choppy video. I have tried a number of different online apps (youtube, hulu, etc) and Plex for movies on the local network and haven't noticed any issues at all.

For Plex, I have set it to 'Direct Play' and 'Direct Stream' and selected the Quality to 'Original' which does no transcoding and outputs superb quality.

For people still waiting for the box, order a wireless keyboard as that's a must. I bought this one and it works fine.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00DUUF250/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks for that, I will need to do that on mine if/when it finally arrives!

I was not able to get su / ssh on this box. Is the box rooted?

I was having trouble running the DTS 5.1 encoded video using Plex connected through my AV receiver and the video would freeze on start up. Found a solution that works..

In Plex app settings under System menu, enable 'Use Android Media player' and "Direct Play" to "Forced" instead of Auto.

Now the box is able to run all videos without any issues.

​Download and unzip the file here...
http://kszaq.libreelec.tv/s905/devel/2016-10-03-devel/

The download win32 disk imager and load the unzipped image onto an sd card.

You then need to put the SD card into your a95x and boot into recovery mode (hold the reset button as you power box on)

Unfortunately I could not find the reset button for the life of me, I think it's in the av input, but anyway if you have trouble finding it then boot into android as normal with the sd card inserted and also put a USB stick in with any zip file on it (just zip a text document on windows and copy to USB). Then go to apps on the a95x, upgrade app, and select the zip you put on the USB stick and choose to install, then as the box restarts pull out the USB stick but leave the sd card in and the box will boot libreelec from the sd card.

Libreelec will boot from sd card every time then as long as sd card is in.

To install to nand just SSH into box with putty (make sure to activate SSH when setting up libreelec on first run), username root password libreelec and type installtointernal and then follow the instructions.

I hope that isn't too hard to follow.

Also sorry I forgot to mention you need to also download this file...

gxl_p212_2g.dtb

From here...

http://kszaq.libreelec.tv/s905/devel/2016-10-03-devel/device_trees/

Rename to dtb.img and after you have written the image to your sd card copy it to the card and choose yes to replace the file on there already.

Still not received mine :disappointed:

i play every thing viaa hard drive kodi plays great but use mx player for the 10 bit hevc files all in sync

Playing a variety of things, BluRay remux and 1080p TV shows. The TV show the video went twice as fast as the audio, and the Bluray remux keep stuttering. This was via the Plex for Android app. I did have a quick look at PlexMBC but didn't get it working before I went to bed. Playing things with Kodi was much better, done via NFS shares, but still had a framerate sync issue.


Thats interesting. I'll be giving it a go with LibreELEC later on and seeing how things are, I'm no stranger to tweaking this sort of thing to get it as best as it can be, but "out of the box" things have not been as good as my £15 NowTV with Plex LOL.

Kodi on android on this box can not automatically adjust the frame rate. You will need to install kodi on a linux based os for that to happen.

What are you trying to play? Are you streaming from the Plex server using the Plexbmc addon for instance? Or something else?

Got mine yesterday, so far I'm not too impressed. Playback on Kodi seems a bit choppy compared to my NowTV with Plex, I expect it's some kind of framerate sync problem that so far I've not been able to sort out by fiddling with the settings.

I tried installing Plex from the play store, but it was a complete joke, couldn't get anything to play correctly!

I shall persevere, but so far it's not giving me a warm fuzzy feeling :disappointed:

i want to buy an SD card for this. Does anyone know if they work with SDXC cards?

​could you share the link steps you followed for libreelec please. thanks

Put libreelec on mine last night and it runs smooth, box doesn't seem to get as hot either.

mine was ordered on 18th Sept, it just updated yesterday saying it was at the princess royal distribution centre but this morning it says "sales order raised"

mines out for delivery today.
had placed the order on 23rd.... was despatched on 24th....

not bad time scales

mine updated yesterday it said it is at the princess royal distribution centre, but just this morning says "sales order raised" ordered mine on the 18th Sept

got mine yesterday....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:

ordered on the 23rd got it today drop them an email

Ordered mine on 13th Sept, still not arrived. Tracking not updated from 24th Sept when it was leaving China for London.

not 2 bad but for another £8 ill order from amazon get next day del with prime

It's only £34 now, not as good as the deal, but not a bad price.

hopefully soon need another one for my daughter great service quality box

Hoping this goes live again to. Anyone any suggestions for boxes currently on offer?

Hey GB, can you set a new coupon code? Thanks

Anyone know if this takes SDHC or SDXC?

yup. A stereo rca (phono) to 3.5 jack will work if you have one of those (I think it will be the red plug that will carry the data).

Whaaaghhh - that will explain it, I was hoping to optical into my surround sound - what cable would do this from the SPDIF then - coaxl?

it isn't optical.

Has anyone got the SPDIF optical out working ? If so how did you set it up?

Tracking is about 3 days behind what it is actually doing. Mine didn't update for ages and then suddenly it updated and said it was at Heathrow sorting from 3 days ago.. Tracking is pants but it should arrive in the timeframe they said

email sent 2 me says estimated time: 7-10 business days

I contacted them as the tracking is useless. They didnt tell me where it was, they just say allow 15 working days so mine should be here by the end of the week.

Despatched from Gearbest on the 21st, left the Chinese courier for the UK the next day, and hasn't been tracked since.

Really shouldn't take more than 10 days to get from China to Heathrow :smirk:

Pretty impressed with the unit as whole out of the box. Quick and responsive unlike my Virgin Tevo! Will delve further into what it can do with other builds etc in the future.

My HDMI cable socket was exactly the same.

21st September it was dispatched according to email. I didn't track it though so wouldn't know how long it sat and where.

I thought the HDMI cable was duff at first, no display at all even when trying my own cable although neither seem to sit right. Eventually it worked but had to be really brutal and force the plug into the socket to make contact. ​

​when was your despatched?
courier was Yodel?
mines with Yodel for a week now.
thanks

Mine turned up today, now to read up how best to use the thing

Just had great pre-sales support from Alice at Gearbest - very impressed.

Yeah it played eventually, after trying several links.

I think if you hit cancel it might still play (It does for me but I subscribe to real-debrid so it might be a premium link)

On some of the steams I'm getting this message. "To play this video, authentication is required" am I doing something wrong?

this was recommended before: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KFOP6TK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3VE08XZTX4EE1

I have no experience using it though, still waiting for Alison to activate the code again :smiley: (if ever :P)

Mine arrived yesterday, loaded it with Pulse CCM build, so far so good. Like the fact that Mobdro is available through the Android app selection straight out of the box.

Can anyone recommend a decent 32GB SD card for it?

If using android get SPMC, or go to the LibreELEC forums to find a build to run from microsd card

Only briefly used the box yesterday, but the streaming is perfect via Ethernet cable.

As people have said the remote is pants, so you should buy a new one. Also i don't know if it's just me being inpatient but the kodi version on the box doesn't seem that good or slick. Sometimes i have to type in the program i'm searching for twice or press a button twice.

Going to change to LibreElec version anyway probably.

​well arrived today seems good put a Samsung evo sd 32gb card in and it said it's to slow lol... connected via Ethernet cable.

Anyone know any decent keyboard or mousetrap for this??

Hey Alice can you reactivate the code again please? Thanks.

​Yeah I have a few s905 boxes and haven't noticed it, but release thread mentions it..

Jerky playback of some 29.97fps videos and some Live TV channels (Amlogic HW decoder bug)

just played a scene from the hobbit in 24p and there are no judders on liberelec (samsung 46"tv 2014 model). The wireless is crap though (even 5g/dual band) so for high bitrate movies ethernet is definitely recommended.

Here is a link that should help hopefully. I do not have the box so have not tried it myself:
https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-1497.html

I'm new to this aswell, but i was going to go from this website; https://libreelec.tv/downloads/ to get a USB-SD creator file(which should download the file and set up the USB stick correctly) - some helpful notes also here; https://wiki.libreelec.tv/index.php?title=LibreELEC_USB-SD_Creator

Thanks.

Any chance of a detailed instruction of how to do this please?
Or a link to somewhere that can explain.

Code seems to have expired. if it does get renewed I'll ask for this to be un-expired.

if you load libreelec onto it you can either run it on the emmc so it overwrites android or you can run off an SD card or USB stick and you keep android. You don't have to load kodi on, libreelec and openelec just boot directly into kodi.

You can sideload it by putting the Libreelc onto a usb stick for example. Then telling the box to boot automatically to usb drive. This is what i am planning on doing - at least to start with.

Thanks for that. So if I put one of those on my a95x it will over-write all the android software on it.
Then I load a Linux version of Kodi on to it?

​Openelec and libreelec are Linux based os that basically runs kodi clean, ie all your box will do is run kodi and you lose android OS and associated features. Personally I run libreelec as I only use these boxes for videos. I think all s905 and x suffer from the panning skips in some way or another based on the release notes for libreelec.

can anyone put some screenshots of the main menu and the channels?
How is the performance of the 2GB + 16GB box?

Can someone explain what "use a version that supports openelec" means please?

after contacting gearbest support, yodel says out for delivery today.

when i use the code its prices by 8quid lol

​i use a fire stick behind my tv wall mounted and my router is other side of my house, havent had a problem yet. but i do know others who have.

Funny how this got hot when the supplier has such awful reviews online (fake reviews to mask the awful ones)... Heyo!

Would quite like this... Shame the code doesn't work any more

Hey Alice can you reactivate the code again please? Thanks.

Arrived today...

BUT

On everything I watch via Exodus I get choppy and jerky video on panning shots.
Whats the fix on this? I am watching on a Panasonic Veira 50" if that is relevant...

Please help!

Meanwhile in news today: Sale of Kodi 'fully-loaded' streaming boxes faces legal test
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37474595

​from my experience yodel delivery guys are local part timers.....I once had a parcel delivered on Sunday evening.....

I just tried the tracking number on this link and it said, your package is with one of our drivers and will be delivered today. Ordered on the 13th.
http://www.yodel.co.uk/track/

Chinese logistics company update reads:

2016-09-27 12:10:00 Parcel departure arrive in HongKong Sorting Centre

Not sure how long it will be stuck there for...:neutral_face:

anyone know an app for 10 bit hevc playback its running slow on playback

Trying to buy now - is the coupon still working?

I was another where there was a delay with Yodel, it was just delivered and is all hooked up working great.

​You are correct. Mine has arrived and it doesn't have the 'offending' apps installed!

(EDIT : But it doesn't take much of a brain to enable everything!!)

Amazing box for the money.

EDIT : Stunning box for the money!
The only problem I've found is the remote control is awful (but I'd seen that mentioned in the reviews).
Easily cured by adding 'nexbox a95x' to my harmony 650.
If you have an Acer Revo One with the (not brilliant) Keyboard / Air Mouse Remote Control, then this works a treat too.

Mine has just arrived this morning.

they are the fully loaded variety, but only a few addons are installed and the rest are 1 click away using another app.

Hi Alice,
I have tried using this code but it brings the price up! Has it been deactivated?

i have had the "delayed" and "leaving hong kong" for a while now but this morning Yodel site says its out for delivery today.

Checked this morning and my package is in sunny London! Just in time - looks like the industry are on the Warpath for these boxes :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37474595

I'm another one with a 'delayed' yodel. Ordered 12th email to say shipped on the 18th with an approximate delivery of 7-10 business days (so another few days until 'late'). Always knew it might take a while ordering these sort of things from China.

ordered on the 12 got on the 22nd

ordered mine on 8th sept sent on 18th. yodel tracking still
says status: Delay
blimey was expecting it quicker than this lol

I can confirm that the spdif connection works on both android and libreelec. It is digital only (i.e. not optical), so you will need a 3.5 jack to rca (coaxial) to make it work.

I can't get the code to work even while logged in. Is anybody else having the same trouble?

does anyone know what program plays 10 bit 265 hevc files on this thanks

​thanks Alice
but I already bought one.... so no use for me... someone else were asking for the code..... so i mentioned you....... very nice to see you replying very quick. thanks. hope the code was useful to some

My Yodel is saying 'Delayed' (same dates) and the china tracking site doesn't seem to respond to any order / tracking numbers. However, I'm not worried yet! I've had things take weeks from China and to be frank, this is such a good price I don't mind waiting the extra time.
All I'm hoping is that
a) I don't get hit with duties / charges
b) Yodel don't just dump it on my doorstep!

Thank you and I've ordered. Ta, Rob

32 quid here.
NEXBOX A95X Android tv box Amlogic S905X Android 6.0 box 2.0GHz quad core 2G/8G 2.4G Wifi KODI16.0 1080p Smart TV BOX
http://s.aliexpress.com/VVvIrQvI
(from AliExpress Android)

Only other thing I can think is that some people have reported issues with the codes on some browsers.

The codes are stupid and don't work because the price goes up if you apply them. I ended up paying £32 because of this when I ordered last night. I regret not doing this through Amazon now.

Yeah. Logged in and I have previously ordered 1 unit.

Mine says "LONTON" sorting centre. Is this meant to be London?

Are you logged in? If you are then is there an error saying the code has expired or past the maximum usage?

I tried to order another one using the code
"Amlogic" but the price goes up instead of down?

Ordered mine on the 13th, still no sign of it, hopefully it will arrive today.

Please try to use this tracking site : http://www.sky56.cn/track/track/index

Just checked the Chinese Tracking and it says it was in London Sorting Centre since Friday morning. Must have took a few days to update as I checked yesterday and it still said it was in Hong Kong.

My yodel says "delay" - should I be concerned?

Mine was marked as dispatched on 17th September. Tracking information says Yodel will have it "soon"

Despatched 9 days ago, 6 days since last tracking. I paid the extra money for tracking which to be honest is pants and a waste of money when they don't update it. I know full well it's supposed to take probably 10 working days, im not being annoyed about that, its the lack of tracking even though i've paid for the service

Starting to get abit silly, 6 days ago it left Hong kong airport and no update at all since. I've spoken to Yodel and they just say that they haven't received it and just have the paperwork for it.

Bunch of emails from them trying to get me to cancel.

Useless.

Ok. i reactivate this coupon code"Amlogic" for you again.

Hi, Alice here. I apologize for the lateness to response due to the weekend
Ok. i reactivate this coupon code"Amlogic" for you again.
Note: this price(£25.29) has already based on our product cost really. Therefore, its for the limited usage times.

Gearbest Store Rep.Alice
[email protected]

Whats this like with plex and netflix? does it play them in HD?

Gear best website is strange, the price goes up when you add to cart and if you even think about using a discount code the price increases. Odd

waiting for new coupon code...

Hey GB, can you set a new coupon code? Thanks

As we have found your item delivery information has not upated for very long time , this is abnormal phenomenon our side will contact with the shipping company to check this package for you
Please give us 3-5 days for investigate , we truly apologize for the inconvenience caused , however please contact us 3-5 days later.


Get in touch with them if you have this "abnormal phenomenon" too...

On 20th it said leaving Hong Kong airport but there is no update since :disappointed:

The code has now expired, I am getting the message that it has reached it's maximum usage limit.

ordered, on 9th dispatched last night

ordered yesterday night. contacted cs over chat for expediting and they honoured it.
just received email about dispatch. thanks op.
it's time to cancel banggood order that I had ordered on 12th..... such a waste of time.

I ordered this box in the 21st and I have just received this min a dispatch email with tracking if this helps anyone.

Anyone using their box to watch any live sport? How is it?

Doesn't look likely that gearbest will honour my order. Do they do this much?

Ex fat is only recognised by like vista upwards and Mac OS X 10.6 and above. NTFS will probably work

great boxes ordered another one today didnt pay extra this time for shipping

It reads my 16GB MSDOS (FAT32) stick but not my 128GB ExFat stick?

I've received this as well and it's such a waste of time. Why say something is in stock when its not.

Useless c*nts.

Doh! Thank you :smiley:

Thank you for contacting Gearbest about your order.

We are processing it.

However, please note for the item is back-ordered.

We can offer you 3 options:
Option 1 Wait a little more
We expect to ship the item around date Oct 1 to Oct 6.
Once we ship it you will receive an email from us.

Option 2 Exchange with another item of your choice
Please send us the URL of the product you would like to choose instead.

If there is any price difference with the original item, we will either refund it to you on your wallet or send you an invoice to pay for it.


Can you please let me know your decision?

We are looking forward to hearing from you and will do our very best to assist you.
Thank you for your understanding.

Best Regards
Wanda
Gearbest Customer Service

Just got this box and I'm a newbie to android TV but managed to get kodi streaming films but can't seem to find files on my usb stick? Been into android menu storage&reset and it can see the stick but how to browse / play video from the stick?

Has anyone installed Mobdro on one of these boxes?
http://mobdroappdownloads.com/mobdro-not-working-on-android-tv-chomecast-kodi/

I pay extra for fast shipping

And got this msg today any advice plz?


Thanks for your shopping on our website.

The below item in the order 18572370 is out of stock, but we are purchasing now. It will restock about 3-4 days.


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]

Would you mind waiting for it ?

Looking forward to your reply.

Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Sally

When I ordered my last box, I got a picture attached to the item I had bought which showed it on the scales with my name and address on it.

At the side was a crate with tons in so It looks like they are sorted out for yodel in advance and shipped in bulk to reduce the cost.

Or they post them in bulk from china to that address(i.e. in a large crate), then they get split up in the uk to the correct locations, so it looks as if our parcels are coming from there. Save the china people from posting multiple packages maybe or perhaps cheaper to do it that way?

Don't think it is down to some UK stock as mine shows a london address and it hasn't come yet, and according to tracking is coming from Hong kong

Why does the tracking image in the dispatch email show it was dispatched from an industrial estate outside Heathrow?

Wasn't really expecting it to come before early next week so I'm not really bothered but tracking from China doesn't seem to work very well.

I found that the remote didn't work correctly when accessing the play store (couldn't get it to select the search box), and some 'movie hd' app didn't work with the remote either. Both worked fine with a mouse.

Anyone found a keyboard/mouse for this? oan use your mobr a app so that you can use your mobile phone to control?

Do all your remote buttons work? ie when you press the file symbol surely file manager should open mine doesnt.

Also it would be handle to use the TV controls on the remote. ie turning off the tv increasing volume...etc etc. Any one figured it out?

From previous experience from products coming from China, the tracking is very on and off! (Regardless of the company)

damn...cancelled banggood order yesterday due to them continually extending restocking dates and ordered this deal....now gearbest saying item may not be shipped before 02Oct.... :disappointed:

I'd guess so, just a little strange nothing has been heard of the item since the 20th. Can't surely take 2 and a half days to get from hong kong to england by plane...

Hmm spoken to Gearbest live chat and now have the following;
2016-09-18 19:21:00 Parcel departure in Shenzhen Sorting Centre
2016-09-19 12:10:00 Parcel departure arrive in HongKong Sorting Centre
2016-09-20 18:32:00 Parcel is leaving Hong Kong Airport

Anyone know how long it should take usually from leaving the airport?

Can someone explain, why would you use libreelec instead of the original OS? I'm not familiar with it.

From what I understand it runs on less resources, but the box runs smoothly anyway so why would you use this?

The one that he tagged as 'almost there'. Not sure which version as I am at work and the box is not!

Mine turned up yesterday. Installed Libreelec on a microsd card and booted to that. The box does nearly everything my mini PC does with the exception of the spdif not working (hopefully that will be fixed soon).

Reason i didn't use the Android firmware is that kodi on android doesn't support auto refresh rate change.

I don't think it did (from what I can remember from the audio settings in system), but can't be sure. As soon as I found out that it didn't have auto refresh change I changed to Libreelec. According to the creator of the libreelec s905 version it should support spdif so maybe I need to tweak it a bit.

First time Kodi user. I've been using Pulse (Recommended to me on HUKD) on Kodi using an old Android phone and streaming it using Chromecast. It's confusing, but in a good way when you read Libreelec, Wookie, Fusion, Pulse. I'll be Perceiving with the Pulse build, unless advised otherwise. I'm mainly interested in sports, (Saturday 3 o'clock kick offs to be precise) and the odd movie.

yeah but it wasn't detailed or showed any real info

thanks m8

I didn't

mine arrived yesterday didnt pay any extra for speedy delivery or insurance

Ordered mine on the 12th

Still waiting for mine.

I only get 3.5Mbps internet at home so I wasnt going to bother with any form of streaming/Kodi and was going to just legally download stuff from Amazon video using my prime membership to watch when it has finished (a week later!!). However, does anyone know of any other slightly more shady services that allow me to slowly download something to watch later due to my less than ideal streaming speeds or is it back to the PC and bittorrent?

I am thinking more of films/box sets than sports.

Got mine..... But need some help please

How do I use my mobile to use as the keyboard. I tried using Android TV remote with no luck.

Also how do you install wookie build for kodi. Tried a few times but it fails to start. Sorry I'm a newbie

Some of the pictures show it has an SPDIF socket, others show it without - can anyone who has received one confirm if it has an SPDIF socket of not?

Had an email this morning telling me its out of stock and not likely to be back in until the 2nd Oct. So cancelled the order.

If your Yodel tracking is not working...try using this with the same tracking number.

http://www.sky56.cn/english/track/index

Saima: I can see from our tracking page that we have only received the paperwork for this parcel and not the actual parcel. I would advise you to contact the sender as they, as the account holder, may be able to update you further.

GREAT!

get on to them m8 i ordered on the 12th its out for del today

My box was delivered this morning by Yodel, I ordered on 12th. Will take a closer look when I get back from work.

Thanks again to OP and everyone for helpful links. Hope everyone else's turns up soon!

Thanks OP, Just ordered today after cancelling the Banggood order (got email saying 2 Oct till stock arrives)

Ordered two which arrived yesterday. Neither are rooted. Tried Kingoroot, Framaroot and iroot with no success. A root checker says it is rooted but su says it is not and won't install. If anyone finds a root for this box, please let us know.

It did.


Thanks, run OpenElec (well LibreElec) on Raspberry Pi's in the house but hadn't considered it for this.

If Kodi is all you want, check out an Openelec build. If you want it to autoboot to Kodi but still want Android, you have two options, Openelec on SD card and then remove to boot to Android, or find an app to autoboot Kodi on first boot, Tasker may be able to do this.

Mine arrived yesterday after ordering last Monday.
Came via yodel, service was pretty good.

Just ordering another one after having a play last night.
Removed all the rubbish apps on there, got rid of their stupid Kodi with the build and installed the latest Krypton build. Works much better with only the addons I want on there.
Happy with it all, remote is better than expected. Wish I could autoboot into Kodi though.

I also didn't pay any extra for delivery.

I wanted to add that the box itself seems very good. I had a S905 box that this replaced and this one seems much quicker! (The other was 1GB RAM).

mine says it coming by royal mail, robbing f*****s will probably tax me on it.

My Yodel tracking now says "Delay" great...

Got mine today also, delivered by Yodel and left in back garden with a cryptic card message 'round back'
Took me a full 5 minutes to find it, good job it was in a plastic jiffy type bag as well, with the heavy rain

Mine also arrived today, who was saying they're slow :wink:

Just purchased one, cheers OP! :smiley:

Mine neither and I paid for fast shipping, insurance and tracking - the tracking is crap. I haven't a clue where it is!

Well mine hasn't turned up today :disappointed:

Mine has arrived as well, ordered 12th, delivery email 13th, yodel tracking updated an hour after it was dropped off :confused:

I ordered on the 13th and my box was waiting on the doorstep when I got home - not sure who delivered it but seriously poor place to hide a parcel! Didn't pay for any insurance or tracking.

They said to me that DHL had it, but its just a request to pick it up. Took DHL two days two pick it up

​Last time I ordered with them yodel updated the day after I'd received, so don't read too much into it.

Well the yodel tracking is still saying they haven't received the parcel but gearbest online chat say it went two days ago

same here the race is on dhl or yodel

did anyone actually get on of these? mine's still on back order!

​yeah I got sportsmania. just wondering if this would be close to the likes of the fire tv

i have to agree i use sports mania on my firestick will try it on this when it comes

would this be much of a step up from a firestick? want someone a bit smoother for watching football and movies

is this better then android m8?

well see who gets it first

At least you got DHL.... mine is coming by Yodel!!!! :disappointed:

Ordered Monday, dispatched Sunday with faster shipping, tracking and insurance. Thats pretty poor turn-around time. I cant make head-nor-tail of the shipping tracking links to see where in the world it is.

Hotttt! Has to mess about abit with the code, best way is too sign up, log in, change currency. Add to basket, apply code then proceed to check out, enter details then at the end use PayPal. I kept having the problem where the code would be applied but It would be more expensive through PayPal so it's better to proceed to checkout then use PayPal at the end. We'll worth paying the extra £1.28 for insurance aswell.

Ordered, Cheers murkr

Can you use any old Ethernet cable with this, shielded or unshielded?

Mine has been dispatched, it should be with me in 7-10 days.

Yip mine's been despatched too.

This order is ready for shipping, we will ship this order out within 24 hours. The shipping time of your order is 7 to 10 business days once we ship your order out

Just received the above from an online chat with gearbest

Been looking for a box for a while and this looked a good place to pull the trigger! bit of faffing about for the promo code to work but that was probably me :wink:

Can you play snes and sega Roma on these? What's a decent controller and emulator if you can

If the device is rooted then you need something to 'cloak' the root. Few apps that do this.

However there's not much point rooting one of these in my opinion...

I can't even sign into my account - when I try to reset password, they say my email doesn't exist - pretty dodgy if you ask me ...

I signed into my account just now and there was a button under my order "dispatch faster"

Worth a a try

Anyone checked their order? Mine is on backorder but they haven't even emailed to say.
Just checked it thinking oh yeah, someone said it only takes 7 days (thought it might arrive today)......but no, it might take 7 years instead.

It was exactly for this listing and I'm sure J chose the only option for postage from hk. Now currently waiting on the euro doogee x5 max pro for the mother also posted on hukd

I've got a chinese Android box that Nowtv will not work on.
Now tv flashes a message saying it won't play on "rooted devices".
Sky go does the same.
I did not root the Android box, it's the same as when it arrived from China.
I've ordered this box too, hoping these apps will work on this box.

Only China warehouse option available and the total came to £27 with insurance which I believe is a very good price.
Thanks for posting.

​yes definitely, I have a box like this in every room, can't fault them for the money.

Unless you are doing something different from me, now TV do not allow broadcast over hdmi

Cheers Bob, I'm not very tech savvy and I'm new to Kodi, but I'm willing to give it a go. It's gotta be worth a try for for 25 quid.

​one thing I would definitely recommend if you are going to watch live TV, paid sub or not, is get the Ares wizard or something similar then use the tool to create an advancedsettings file, that will help an awful lot to reduce buffering on live streams.

Will the BT app work? Anyone?

will "Now tv" work with this box?

Good site and thanks for the tip.
https://seo-michael.co.uk

Ordered one of these on Tues and still stuck at processing, yet item is instock but not moved to packing. Anyone else stuck?

Can anyone give a link to a good guide of how and what possible to install and run on these boxes. I would mainly want it to watch live uk channels. Cheers

Mines just arrived yesterday Thursday afternoon all set up for the mother - had ncis whapped 1080p on with no problems. Cheers op :stuck_out_tongue:

Seems like exactly the same specs, to be honest I'd probably have purchased that one to have it quicker and the UK support!

Is this a better box? Lists 3d and is fulfilled by Amazon

Thanks for posting.

We don't allow cashback to be included in the final deal price, as it isn't guaranteed - so I've just edited that for you.

I have tv catchup as I'd rather 1 app for them all, and that works fine but I see your point. Also don't need Netflix on it when you can get plenty of apps that have the same content free.....

Depends on the apps that you have used.

Try Channel 4, Channel 5, Netflix and others from big broadcasters that don't trust Android to protect their content.

It's been this way for years, hence some devs modding ROM's to produce HDMI cloaking and on the fly unroot options in some firmwares.

notice a few comments about sky. will skygo work?

I use plenty of apps (not used sky go or now tv) and have never had the issue you mention....

Yes from experience of Sky and a number of other apps that won't work when they detect root or HDMI.

I believe Now TV and Netflix will not have full HD or 4K streaming available, but apart from that everything else will/should.

Thanks - is this from experience? - thought Sky blocked hdmi inputs or something, other than to their own brand?

Don't buy from Gearbest. I did, it broke after a day and I gave up trying to get a replacement or refund. Even PayPal was thwarted.

They ask for a photo of the fault. Not sure how one is supposed to do that.

I have never, ever had such a bad experience. Even the likes of Banggood are much better. I wouldn't speculate a single quid with Gearbest. Sorry.

I'm not sure about now TV either, but, I'm not sure why you would want to at the same time, if you get the correct add ons and subs it blows now TV out of the water for content.
The interface is perhaps not as polished as some people would like, but, I prefer the fact you can model the kodi system to exactly the way you want it.

I could be mistaken but from my understanding now TV does not stream 1080 and 5.1 surround, also check out this table for a pack of lies...
now TV lies from sky

Haven't tried it personally, as I don't have an account, but I have read that you can install the apk, but it won't play anything.

Or maybe the question "will the Now TV app work..."? I've got an LG smart TV that has a Now TV app and there are ones on my PlayStation too so could there be an android app for this box? Just needs the Now TV account then which I use separately from the Now TV box

Does anyone know why the prices change when I click checkout with Paypal? Used Google Chrome and Safari on a mobile browser now.

On the forum there is no subsection for it and people have questioned if it is a legit Beelink box with no reply from Beelink, my guess is yes and that the MiniMXIII is their equivalent of Nexbox A95X (which is also available in a S905 variant), built cheap with minimal support, hence a single update for the S905 version and no OTA updates working. I wouldn't be surprised if these are all exactly the same board underneath (I mean the matching spec ones, so that linked MXIII and this Nexbox A95X).

Ah, is there a newer one? I better shut my mouth then!

Edit: Actually I can see the S905X Beelink is called the Mini MX III II (which is a bit of a confusing name, why not just call it V2 or something?). Seems quite a recent release. Also, it has dual band, unlike the Mini MXIII - apparently the Mini MX (v1) has dual band too.

That seems to be a different MXIII to ours, it is S905X and Android 6.0.

it's 5v 2amp, you can probably get a USB to power cable but I doubt the TV would push enough power out to it, I always thought they were half an amp on standard USB, but I could be wrong.

Can anyone tell me if this can be powered via usb port of the tv (like the mk808) or would you need to plug it into the main wall socket?

many thanks

Great post thanks O.P i`ve just bought one...TOP MAN/WOMAN :wink:

I stated my reasons for staying with my Beelink Mini MXIII here http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/nexbox-a95x-tv-box-quad-core-amlogic-s905x-2gb-16gb-4k-android-6-0-kodi-24-72-with-2510408?p=28752161

TL;DR - (Supposed) better build quality, S905 has better performance in benchmarks vs S905X (though newer firmwares may improve things), media playback issues with S905X (again, bugs may have been ironed out). Good software builds of Open Elec & Libre Elec for the Beelink (not sure what the latest is with S905X).

There isn't really a lot of 4K content out there (my Beelink is hard-wired) so it's not really a concern for me - and I have a 1080p telly anyway!

how does this compares with below?
http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_446536.html

can someone in the know help me please? thanks

does libreelec work on this ?

wrxtasy says here http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=255686&pid=2389098#pid2389098However, kodi.tv forums are very against these Chinese boxes and keen to diss them at every opportunity (whether they are impartial and unbiased, hard to say). Wonder if there's any truth to this?

There we go, link doesnt work but found it via the item number - thanks for that!

If your box is faulty and was purchased via PayPal then you could open a complaint with them. It depends on when you bought the box of course. Also, the main issue with Gearbest for me, is that you have to return everything back to China and usually at your expense. They have changed their returns policy recently but I think that's for DOA.

Partial credit to your GB account is one of their favourite resolutions though

Thanks OP :smiley:

Only have one brower on my work pc plus a code could only be entered if the basket had something in. However when I tried again it said there was a flash sale and it was reduced anyway so all worked out!

Don't forget Quidco http://www.quidco.com/gearbest

Not had any trouble with my touchpad/keyboard "cursor wander" (had a non-illuminated one for a few weeks to test before I gave it to eldest niece, as well as my new lighty-uppy one).

As for me keeping the Beelink, I have more faith in the brand (perhaps misguided, after the debacle with firmware upgrades and confusing forum posts from Beelink) - and I read from early reviews that the S905X plays less media than the S905 (though I could be wrong) - even that the performance may not be as good. (Obviously S905 is on Lollipop and 905X is on Marshmallow).

http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/07/31/amlogic-s905-vs-s905x-benchmarks-comparison/

From the comments:

Re performance, cnxsoft says:
Mr Netflixer says (about S905X):
cbm80 says (about media playback):
(These comments are from early August though)

(Doing a bit more reading - about the Beelink MiniMXIII) http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=255686&pid=2389068#pid2389068
jebise says:
and also http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=255686&pid=2391384#pid2391384(the comment about Libre Elec/S905X might have changed)

http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=255686&pid=2391707#pid2391707
gsmtech says:
That kodi.tv thread does go downhill a bit later on (the main bugbear being pre-loaded piracy addons - I always uninstall and put a fresh Kodi from the Play Store anyway) - it's reckoned Beelink still offer the best bang for buck and build quality - and good software builds of openelec and libre elec available.

(wrxtasy, not sure if he/she is a mod, tells others not to mention Beelink again because of this - but is often very defensive/negative about Chinese boxes in general, see my Post #166 on this thread).

He/she also says here http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=255686&pid=2396087#pid2396087!!!! My eldest niece is using her Mini MXIII (S905) wirelessly and has never complained. I'm guessing there will be a drop in video quality via Wi-Fi, would have to test it for myself.

Strange.... I just looked it up for posting as this is the London based person.

Just look up "air mouse" on ebay.... Lots of them there about this price including this one; don't know why it won't work with the link. Item 391443675097..... it's still there

Thanks for the reply!
Do you have another link? That one has been removed from ebay.

I have taken the plunge to get to grips with internet streaming and all the great info that people must spend an age to make it easier for those who follow behind. I have added 'heat' and look forward to delving deeper and learning a new skill-set. Thank you . . . . .

I use an £8 air mouse via ebay; I have more expensive ones, but this is much more robust (with the others the arrow "wanders" and has to be reset frequently). Gone up a bit; was £7.80 a few weeks ago.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-4GHz-Wireless-Keyboard-Remote-Qwerty-Fly-Air-Mouse-for-Android-TV-Box-XMBC-M8-/391443675097?hash=item5b23dc77d9:g:C7oAAOSw1DtXIOSQ

Can someone advise please on which Touchpad?
I'm ready to order my box now and want to order a touchpad to go with it - so this may seem a silly question (but new to this kind of technology), which one do I get!?

They have quite a list of them - http://www.gearbest.com/air-mouse-c_11908/

An earlier post recommended this one from Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01KFOP6TK/?tag=ho01f-21
To be honest I like the look of it, but Im thinking if I'm ordering my box from Gearbest then why not order a pad at the same time from the same place, but having a quick look I dont know whats compatible and I like the idea of the backlit function which some others do not offer.

Advice please?

When I try to use the Amlogic code as a new customer I get an error -
"Coupon code can only be used with one piece price, it can not be used with VIP price, special offer, group deal at the same time"

Any ideas?

Mine has been sent out, just had a picture of the package with my address on it.

Lots of knowledgeable ones here, so wondering if anyone could advice me if there is an option to use use such a box to which HDMI input can be fed from another set-top box. The android box then sends the audio wireless over blue-tooth to speakers and video alone over it's own HDMI to connected TV. I have to feed the source from a set-top box as there is no broadband available. The set-top box uses satellites for the video feed.

Surprise surprise, people still not reading the description and marking as expired (for the 3rd time)

You not having the newer box and letting her have your other Beelink?

It's for my niece, her big sister has a Mini MXIII (she's nearly 18) and loves it. Her little sis wants one too, she's only seven - I'm sure she'll navigate it just fine - I'll just check it's updated and working okay when I visit. Most of the 2GB boxes have been £30+ for ages.

Damn! Gave my old ones away to the neighbours........ (and 2 powerline adapters).

Correct.
Don't forget in the box as well you will have 16gb probably 8-9gb of usable space, a decent kodi build is around 500-mb-1gb so bear that in mind.

So I would go with the box in your case.

And also don't forget you don't NEED a build either, although it does transform the usual confluence skin and usually all the best add ons are already packaged for you.

A few mates of mine just have the standard kodi, jarvis 16.1 and then they manually add the few add ons they want and stick with the original skin.

And anyone asking about the adult stuff, yes you just need to choose a build with it already packaged or add your own.
This would apply for any box as well or stick as long as you have kodi you can install adult add ons.

Also, you don't NEED One of these boxes for kodi you can install kodi on a laptop and use hdmi out for your tv, just putting that out there...

Thanks for confirming! :smile:

Or... you can install something like Opera VPN, which is free :wink:

Just had a thought! Have read before if you ISP had family content blockers this will block most of the content on exodus. You can sign into you internet provider and turn this off!

6% quidco (new cust) 3% if not.

Yes all kick offs are there for example go to sportsmania.eu and look at the schedule, you get 3 days in advance of listing and more often than not they are on multiple channels in wonderful HD.

I think it's a brilliant sub.

I would advise an ethernet connection for live HD sport though you would be asking a lot for one of these boxes to stream 720/1080 live football over WiFi and expect a perfect stream.

I have 3 2gb m8s boxes and I have just bought another 3 of these new 2gb boxes, my old ones will be sold on "fully loaded" on Gumtree and then replaced with these.
This way I get to keep up with the technology at no extra cost to me.
1 in the living room, 1 in our bedroom 1 in the sons room.
All with pulse ccm build installed.
Real debrid on them all and can be used at the same time.
Sports mania add on is already packaged with pulse so is a bonus, I must say that you can only stream sports mania on one device from one ip at any time. So you couldn't have it on upstairs and downstairs at the same time.
If your box is nowhere near your modem please go for home plugs and put the broadband signal into your house wiring to enable quality streaming.
Our network setup
100meg vm Modem sons bedroom
Into ethernet splitter and homeplug feeds nas, xb1, foxsat and m8s box.
Home plug our bedroom into ethernet splitter feeds our m8s box, foxsat,

Home plug downstairs feeds ethernet extender, WiFi extender foxsat, m8s, smart TV.

I have no issues with buffering whatsoever and it has completely solved my £70 per month sly and £9 month Netflix.
Plus I get amazing sport choice.

Yep I searched 2gb on eBay and thought they were cheaper when they came up at £21 but on inspection they are 1gb once you load the listing. This seems like a really good deal for 2gb. Heated.

OK, just relating my experience with regards to a claim for $270; maybe it is different with these small items. Anyway, it was a nightmare getting the money back off GB even though they knew that the phone was not sent and was out of stock with no more to come (limited coloured edition). They did offer me $30 though!

That has already been answered, but those cheaper boxes are the lower spec 1GB/8GB model. Nobody has posted a single link to this same spec cheaper than these deals that have been on HUKD, each time someone comments with a price it has turned out to be the lower spec model, in some cases also the S905 rather than S905X as there are a few boxes marked as Nexbox A95X.

These are £22 on FleaBay but for the Memory: 1GB + 8GB NOT 2Gb + 16GB

louiselouise already said (possibly in the other Nexbox thread though) that this one is for a family member.

Small items like android TV box you don't need to send back because Paypal will just refund you after you made a claim. More expensive items like a phone you maybe have to send back. If you have to send back a phone then it cost £23, once it's tracked to China (doesn't even need to reach seller, that's not your responsibility) ring up Paypal and again they will refund you.

I was literally just about to order this until I read this comment....so now even I'm holding out to see what the response is!

I dont know much about these other than what I have just read over the past 4 pages, so will wait for someone with more experience to advise if its the same box, or this one from Gearbest is better for whatever the reason.

Does this have any nasty Chinese spyware installed?

If Paypal can't help (which they won't unless you return to China and have proof of postage) then go for a claimback assuming that the Paypal account was linked to a credit card. PP told me to do this and the outstanding money was returned at once from Gearbest when I informed them of my intentions. ALSO do not use the automated system on Paypal; call them up as they are then very helpful.

Sorry, no idea..... Never used Plex, though Kodi is good at picking up all sorts of things on your network, so it might work.

Not true! You MUST return the item and have postage; I was sent all the small items from Gearbest, but not the phone (which GB accepted as true), but PP would not help unless I returned all the small items back to China.

Aren't the ones on ebay 1GB RAM/8GB ROM not 2GB RAM/16GB ROM? thats all i saw on ebay at that price when i looked yesterday. So a worse model.

Same for Ali Express. its US $45.99 for the same model

If Paypal can't help (which they won't unless you return to China and have proof of postage) then go for a claimback assuming that the Paypal account was linked to a credit card. PP told me to do this and the outstanding money was returned at once from Gearbest when I informed them of my intentions. ALSO do not use the automated system on Paypal; call them up as they are then very helpful.

I was literally just about to order this until I read this comment....so now even I'm holding out to see what the response is!

I dont know much about these other than what I have just read over the past 4 pages, so will wait for someone with more experience to advise if its the same box, or this one from Gearbest is better for whatever the reason.

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.

Ca you plug a USB Camera on one of the USB port and use it as a webcam in your TV? Thanks in advance! :smiley:

Wonder if you lot will get the Nexbox A95X quicker than us Banggood purchasers? Mine has been on "backorder" for the last few days, same with a few others :disappointed:

Thanks OP (and GearBest) ordered one for downstairs as have ditched Sky.

It works that well with me, and I just use a fire stick. I mostly watch the more popular movies but as an example I'm watching the Irish programme love/hate and watched an older movie Nil By Mouth the other day. Both played great.

Exodus works well, I used to torrent all the time and was like you but now I just don't see the point really, I was just filling up hard drives and never rewatching the content. Streaming works great.

We must be cherry picking the same comments Mr321. I'm interested in going down the paid for route if it's a decent quality. The sports mania looks OK, but is it HD and will the 3 o'clock games be available?

I'm really only interested in watching the Saturday 3 o'clock football, for that I use the Mobdro app on Android and stream it to chromecast. It's not great when watching HD Channels like Bein sports HD. But it's not too bad when watching SD channels like NBC Sport. Would this do a much better job, and is it easy to find the 3 o'clock kick offs preferably in HD?

Can anyone comment on whether it actually plays H.265 smoothly?

Code still working

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

does it really work that well for you? i must be missing something because it's really hit and miss for me, mostly miss

When i go to paypal after applying the code it shows in paypal as £38

Is it a good idea to pay more and get one with a better processor then? I really want the 4k content, or can I save things to a hard drive/usb then watch? I'd prefer to do that anyway.

yes you need internet to use this product

For those looking for a cheap wireless keyboard/touchpad to use with this, I found this one for £5.82 with free delivery.

Mmmm, tried tiny URL but HUKD didn't seem to like it, so here's the full address.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MEASY-GP800-2-4GHz-Wireless-Touchpad-Keyboard-Air-Mouse-Remote-Controller-for-PC-Laptop-Projector-with/32690522948.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.2.oETWyt&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_4_10057_10056_10065_10068_10055_10054_10069_10059_10058_10073_10017_10071_10070_10060_10061_10052_10062_10053_10050_10051,searchweb201603_1&btsid=b8bc4f8d-6705-4e0c-b3c5-941588f1d119

yes you need internet to use this product

You will find some very slight lag in Kodi and SPMC with anything higher than SD.

Many thanks

I have Kodi on it works good
no problems here

Got this last week works good very small but nerveless works well

Just ordered. Excited to see what it can do

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

You sure you have them???? Exodus give you anything you could want within 30seconds, no searching for hard to find things, no downloads, no transferring, no storage needed, and if a copy is bad, you just click another file in seconds. How is that not easier than torrents???

Which shipping option did people pick?
I went for the second free one

I was using Chrome, I've just tried it in Internet Explorer and it did the same thing...ah well.

Gearbest deliveries usually take 4-6 weeks, delivery by rowing boat. Also, their reviews are very fishy, they don't allow poor reviews so every product is 4.5/5 stars.

Any advice shipping wise guys, registered/unregistered even insurance? Thanks

Yeah I'm logged in, weird.

I'm also getting the same issue as jardine100

When I put the code in the price actually goes up :confused:

When I put the code in the price actually goes up :confused:

Thanks OP, I cancelled my order with Banggood as it's on back order and no stock arriving until the 26 September.

You could install Plexbmc addon to access your Plex server content within Kodi. Or I think you can unlock the full playback of local media with a one off Plex purchase of about £3.

Ordered to replace fire stick, thanks

When I put the code in the price actually goes up :confused:

anyone know how this compares to a Amazon fire TV 4k version from a performance point of view pls?

Open a claim with Paypal and they have no choice to give you a full refund. Use your phone to record a short video and upload to this site http://tinypic.com/ then copy the URL for E-Mail & IM (3rd box) and message this url to Gearbest support.

great, I was looking for a decent box at a decent price. have some heat.

They're installed, but I find it much simpler to get the content via torrents & then watch via either a dongle or plex

Plex and KODI are mostly very different. Plex is more of a server, KODI is more about video add ons. Install exodus on kodi and you have access to every tv show and movie on earth, ever, for free. And it's real easy to use once installed.

Oh by the way, there's illuminated keyboard/touchpads out now - got mine via Prime/free delivery, price is cheaper than when I purchased, £7.99 (added a review as well) https://www.amazon.co.uk/TIZZY-BAC-Wireless-Touchpad-Keyboard/dp/B01KFOP6TK

Can it effectively do the same as Plex & stream content direct from my pc?
For some reason, Plex on one of these is now only allowing 1 minute of play without some kind of subscription, whereas its unlimited via the NowTv Box
:disappointed:

works fine with sky just remember to switch of sky shield then no problems

Thanks!

Ordered one.

Thanks op, was looking for a dual band wifi box yesterday
and today this pops up to
upgrade my old MXQ

Thanks for the tip. I'm having terrible trouble with gearbest at the moment trying to get a refund on a faulty box. They've offered me ten dollars in my account which is useless as I can't order a replacement. I'll get in touch with PayPal

Thanks, just ordered and went through fine at £26.27 with the code.

I'm keen to get one of these, but thought I read that if you have sky broadband it prevents you using it...can anyone clarify? thanks

£33.75 with code Amlogic, is there any trick?

would this work better than the firestick, as i have the firestick and its forever buffering when im trying to watch the football, (so much that i want to pull it outta the tv and jump on it) for some strange reason i don't have that problem when watching most movies on it.

Have you logged in to use the code?

Yes, was less impressed when I looked at the forum, but mine is fine (also cable). How did you manage that price- from China? I bought from the UK.

Yes I agree this is far superior to the FireStick in terms of the hardware spec, however you'd be served only SD streams in both Netflix and Amazon Video. If these two are important to you, you might want to stay away.

I have one of these.

No netflix 1080p and you will never get it because the correct widevine level is not supported and this will be the same for pretty much every Chinese box bar a couple that will be far more expensive.

Ignore the stock firmware and install this one.

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

It is far better than stock.

There are still issues to resolve such as auto adjust frame rate, which does not work within the firmware or Kodi/SPMC.

SPMC fairs slightly better than Kodi and some video formats are best played through the stock player.

For flashing firmware you will also need a Male A to Male A USB cable.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/1-8M-USB-Data-Cable-Male/dp/B001J0TYCK

i don't need to use the HDMI extender as it plugs into the back of the tv, my tv ain't on a wall, and my modem is sitting right below it on the tv stand

Nope. It doesn't matter if the processor has 512 cores and 64GB of RAM, Netflix will run only in 480p unless the device is in their 'appproved' list:

https://devices.netflix.com/en_gb/

I know, it's insane. The old Chromecast can stream Netflix in HD but not this.

Over £30 for me in checkout. Even more with Amlogic code

can these be used for Now TV?

Can anyone recommend a camera to go with the box? for skype.....

Could I use this for. Netflix at 1080, in conjunction with a VPN from the Play store?

I'm easily pleased :wink:

Ooof, last time I looked on there the Forums were a bit desolate! And the Chinglish (things not explained at all well from Beelink's posts) put me off. Latest firmware on my Mini MXIII is 3.14.29, MINI MXIII_107L1

End of June's Beelink firmware post is MiniMXIII 107L1_0425 - http://www.bee-link.com/Beelink-231-1-1.html

People are moaning about the OTA firmware update not working so it looks as though Beelink want to leave it to the owner to update manually.

Disappointing (I can see a few complaints about the Wi-Fi, but mine is hardwired) as I bought Beelink thinking they would be more reliable with their updates. The Forums don't inspire confidence. However, it's a £24 box (at least, that's what I paid from ebay months ago) so expectations can't be too high.

here's a link to the forum with info on firmware and problems..............

http://www.bee-link.com/Beelink-forum-57-1.html

Sorry if this is a daft question but is it possible to set this up in a house with no internet, just so that I can plug a usb flash drive into it to watch films on? My current tv doesn't have a usb port but I'm hoping this might be a workaround.

Could not say at the moment; get it about 6 weeks ago, so maybe it was still older firmware. Easy to check if there are any updates in the settings.

yes and they have the same problem, they are working on a fix but it does not work yet.....

Remember if have to send it back u pay the cost

What's the latest firmware? I have a Mini MXIII and the version on mine is 25th April 2016.

if you have a older Sony or Phillips TV watch out for the RGB problems with Amilogic devices because they are natively YCbCr colorspace

does it receive OTA updates? I usually only buy Beelink because those boxes get regular updates.

This or another fire stick primarily for Kodi?

I wish people would read and realise the deal is not expired but they need to use the code...

is there an app on android to use to input keyboard and mouse gestures to this box automatically?
as this box already has Bluetooth built in no separate adopter is required? like by using smartphone?
if anyone used an app, glad if they can share their exp....
don't want to buy another air mouse n keyboard for another £8....tia

I don't know why but I want one!! What does it do??

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

does this come with kodi pre installed?

What about this? Not rechargeable but looks to have more controls like forward reverse etc.

Not sure I need one of these but I have a 4k TV and people seem to think they're good so might as well see what all the fuss is about

is this sent from their EU warehouse?

What's the best you can get/use am new to kodi

ordered thanks, whats best to do with it when it arrives is there an image to use or stay with whats on them or is there a recommended route to take configuring them. cheers

just ordered......let see how it is

Im new to this KODI business....

Good fresh review:

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

Offer from gearbest too - purchased from gearbest too

Sorted it thanks

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

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

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

Nice. Cheers OP.

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!!