It isn't a bad price but I'd steer clear of any Rockchip SoC boxes.

can someone enlightened me on why you'd wanna buy one of these if you already own a smart phone or have a laptop/PC ?

killing kodi ? please explain this ? and I provide a service to help people that can't do it themselves , save money and enjoy a wide variety of nice illegally viewed movies and TV . I sleep happy..... but that's probably because I've just watched the latest comedy on my ilegal box :smiley:

team viewer works a treat

As a newbie to tv boxes, which one should I buy?

Avoid gearbest. They have the worst customer service. Had to get PayPal involved for a refund

Gotta pay for the beer and fags somehow, tax credits ain't what they used to be :laughing:

Kore app or sybu app on google store

the boxes come with kodi ... some are pre loaded with addons some arnt (enables you to watch movies / sky sports etc) .. however sellers who claim boxes are fully loaded build them in bulk so no doubt been sitting in a room or warehouse for months on end and by the time you get it it needs updating. . this is easy enough to do so long as you know what your doing but if not . buy a box off someone in your area or a private seller if you wouldn't know how to set it up yourself. i buy them and completely wipe them. start fresh and install kodi plus addons and a few decent apps to get live tv and a few Netflix type apps but free and has all movies on cinema etc and box sets. these are much friendlier to use than kodi and do the same... buying boxes online means you won't get all that/ not working anyway. i sell boxes for £65 . 2gb ram 16gb rom plus Bluetooth (use a playstation/Bluetooth pad to play games) I put 1000s of old SNES NES Mega drive games on... so (this is sounding like a sales pitch) ha .. but you can do a lot with these ! they also come with playstore so you can get all your apps and games. if you don't know what your doing buy off a real person so you know everything will work. I put an app on that means I can connect and controlled a box via my laptop. so even if someone is in the USA I can update their box (if it ever needs it)... my advice for people who haven't a clue is buy off a real person. pay a little extra for the knoledge it's set up right and you have someone there if needed to help. if you haven't already got one you will wonder why you didn't get on earlier when you do. ... hope that helped someone anyway.

You answered it yourself..

^ says whilst pouring cold water on the burn :smile:

ordered one to try it.

I'm not the fool here.

I'm looking for an Android TV box to use with TinyCam to monitor and record my IP cameras instead of using the apps specific for the cameras. Would this be sufficient or is there anything cheaper that would be able to cope with 2+ cameras?

Not too sure about Rockchip but it is cheap!

Hot :smiley:

Stand corrected.

That's the V88 not the V88plus

Thats not the same and poorer specs.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCISHION-V88-TV-Box-RK3229-Quad-Core-4K-WIFI-HDMI-1G-8G-Android-Media-Player-EU-/282124964857?hash=item41aff553f9:g:5nUAAOSwImpXpaqN

Cheaper on EBAY?

I didn't mention anything about watching anything illegally or wrongly. Live TV includes Sky go which requires a paid service and I am a novice to this as mentioned.

Stop making assumptions unless you like to be exposed as a fool like this.

Anybody know if these are CE certified (or any good Android TV boxes that are)?

Got it last week from EBay for £20 only

decent entry level box there is a bug on some rockchip boxes if you are setting up the google account it wont let you enter
the month properly so have had to use a pc to setup the google account then log into the account on the box afterwards,also had issues with some apps saying not compatible with this device this might be the bugs being refered to? i had this box and its better than many other boxes with higher price ,thou i would recommend getting one with more ram and onboard memory if you use it alot or plan to run 4k on it smoothly but as a starter box this would be a good choice,also has plenty of usb ports to run flash drives,mouse,or air pad which is an essential purchase for any android box

The AMLogic S905X should not struggle with 4K, I'm guessing there something else amiss here. And there isn't anything much better than this chip sub £100. Even the updated S912 isn't the lap in performance you might assume/expect.

Maybe not you but often the 'fully loaded' boxes contain a load of rubbish that download updates/more rubbish in the background and this is what likely slows it down. A properly configured android box will not slow down over time.

I second that, I use the 4k box for everything , netflix, prime, kodi and spmc works great, especially with the voice remote and alexa.

Nice!.

Thanks OP, bought for my next door neighbour to replace his original Plex Client-NowTV box which I set up for him before the 'Anti-Piracy Crusaders' (a.k.a Sky), robbed him of it's only useful purpose in life. (Admittedly that last statement WAS true until I found out that it works 'reasonably well' as a toilet bowl water displacement device, so we save on water each time we flush)
:man:

not a bad price, i had a similar one but gave it away but it was a good box.i bought a sony bravia android tv and side loaded kodi and other apps onto it.fast as and not buggy

Yes, please. You looking at one with those better specs?

I'm thinking of getting one of these boxes. Do they stream live tv and sports or is it just for using online services such as Netflix etc?

Buy an ethernet cable guys it makes streaming heavy contents more easier.

I don't really know much about these boxes as I've been using firestick/kodi for the last couple of years, but looks hot to me

Amazon recommends 15mb/s, Netflix and Youtube recommend a more realistic 20mb/s - bear in mind these are premium services with premium servers. I would recommend 20mb/s or more and a box with 2gb ram (or more). I have a S905X 2gb/16gb and that plays bigger DTS and 4K files perfect, but there are also much better boxes out there.

Thanks for that!

Out of interest what sort of internet speed would be sufficient for 4K. Im guessing my 5mb Sky connection wont be.

Spec wise the same ( 2GB RAM - 16GB eMMc - 2.0 Ghz) but it does struggle slightly on 4K, I'd personally go for a higher spec (3/4GB RAM - 32GB eMMc) they are more expensive £60/65 but should handle 4K more smoother.
If you want I can recommend a box that I'm looking to get next?

I've only heard good things about firetv box - just put off them in case they do a nowtv update and stop kodi access

Will this work with no lag in the long run? Also, will it become outdated quickly with no updates? Are there any better ones but with only a small increase price that it would be worth getting that one instead?

I actually find it quite straight forward to get Kodi on Firesticks/FireTV's..

can't find the one i bought unless sold out. The next one is this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B06XKC12YB/ref=mp_s_a_1_71?ie=UTF8&qid=1493038057&sr=1-71&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=android+tv+box+2gb+ram

I have both the x96 and x98 and both boxes have been flawless my friend has this one or the equivalent and has nothing but problems.

I usually put a cleaner on and run it every week and it keeps it at optimal performance and a re-format is easy and quick to do.

For anyone who decides to get a box d/l Areas Wizard for custom builds, I would also highly recommend the Fury build (updates the movies/add ons on a regular basis)

Hope this helps :wink:

If ever you get Amazon Prime, you will be able to watch 4k. Build quality is superb, you really don't get better until you hit 3 figure devices. Amazon, even on there custom firmware - it is continually updated - something 90% of android boxes don't get, even if they advertise it. The memory and way the device it set up plays 4k flawlessly (with sufficient internet speed) - mainly that claim they do 4k struggle, often let down by bad firmware - take my word for this ;-)

Rockchips are no good if you're using SPMC, no future support - simply pointing it out. Amazon Firesticks are awful, however Amazon FireTV's are quick, the last one I tested easily outperformed an RK3368 Octacore box. Kodi/SPMC maintains itself perfectly well without maintenance, unless you use builds which can leave debris on

"Dispatched from China." Probably not that one. Better to buy from Aliexpress in that case

Cant find it, probably sold out or removed by Amazon (they're cutting down on android boxes).

It's available here though for £36:
https://www.banggood.com/X96-Amlogic-S905X-Quad-Core-2G16G-Android-6_0-Marshmallow-Wifi-HDMI-4K-Kodi-TV-Box-Android-Mini-PC-p-1071134.html

£32:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/X96-2GB-16GB-Amlogic-S905X-Quad-Core-Android-6-0-Marshmallow-TV-Box-WIFI-HDMI-2/32776175223.html

Sorry not able to find it :disappointed:
Next good one was this https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B06XKC12YB/ref=mp_s_a_1_71?ie=UTF8&qid=1493038057&sr=1-71&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=android+tv+box+2gb+ram

could be worth it, hmm

Same here please Vassy

i had one of these. very low score on antuta 21k if i remember correctly. get a s905 and youll be at 36k

oh ok then, I must be mistaken and/or have filled my android boxes with garbage.

I've had a couple of android boxes - they've both started off good, then slowed down...and the remote is usually crappy, and they're not that snappy anyway.

My advice would be to get an Amazon Fire TV box and put Kodi on that....dead fast, works a treat, can run off a USB drive with VLC too.

worth every penny. Thanks.

It isn't a bad price but I'd steer clear of any Rockchip SoC boxes.

Is this or something similar as good as something like the Amazon FireBox for 4K stuff?

can someone tell my what this box does ? I got samsung smart tv.

Vassy, can you pls give a link to that Amazon deal? Thanks...

Bought x96 (2gb/16GB) from Amazon for £38 last week. Next day delivery too. It's excellent and quick. Got Kodi 17.1 installed and all works fine.

I have the older version with less ram and it works perfectly as a kodi box. i am well pleased and would have bought this at this price if not for having gotten a competing product that causes me headaches but i dont want to give up on yet for free. Great little machines.

I've have 4 Rockchip based tv boxes an all 4 work flawlessly. I used to be firmly in the AMLogic camp but after trying an RK3188 based box 18 months ago I've never looked back.
RK based boxes are faster, have better wifi signal and I've not had any issues at all with media playback or with rebooting, the best thing of all is that they are really cheap.

For all those slating these RK devices I suggest you give them a go as you may well be surprised.

I think the important word from the OP is "historically". People who don't know any better continually parrot old news about obsolete products as if it is current.
When processors have bugs, they get fixed: either in a new stepping or in the next version.

i had a tablet Cube i think was using rock chip processor and buggy as hell....
i got a TV box AMLogic one and never skipped a beat in 8 months ihave owned it and still going strong....... wouldn't buy a rock chip ever again.....

Agreed, if it's for media playback then go AMLogic (and LibreElec). Rockchip are historically very buggy and unreliable.

yeah i've always been aware of problems with rockchip boxes. amlogic boxes are cheap enough anyway and i think they upgrade the chipset quicker than rockchips as well.

I haven't had a problem in past with them, but why steer clear of the rockchip?