Finally arrived! It looks a lot more cleanly set up than past ones Ive seen
What was the IPTV app people said was best to use for these?

Just to give an update for whoever will wonder about delivery, like I did, I received it yesterday so it took precisely 11 days.
very quick and easy to install. Kodi is preloaded and so are the addons. I used for a couple of hours playing with it and streaming videos also from a USB stick and seems pretty quick to me. Only the remote it seems to work only when it's precisely directed to the front of the box but I'm planning to get one of those remotes with the keypad.

so netflix and sky go wont work? ah pants was just about to order! thanks

Code expired now

I got the 2gb version of this the last time It was on offer here, quite good but ultimately useless as the ROM kept reverting to Chinese between reboots, what's the ROM like on this?

Then surely the people wanting to watch those things you mention want to watch tv?

For people thinking of getting this I thought I would weight in with my 2 cents. I've bought these android boxes before and while on paper they seem good value and spec, they are buggy as hell and fail with all sorts of issues ranging from connection issues to freezing and crashes. I would highly recommend just getting an Amazon fire stick or TV instead and just installing Kodi on that as they are much more stable.

the code doesn't work anymore :disappointed:

Sorry for my innocent mistake...I meant to say " Use blue stacks to run Mobdro" for the 3pm saturday stuff.

Usually 10-14 days after despatch, but can be 30-35 days.

I take it that you fasttracked it if you want if for Christmas ??? :dizzy_face:

Can you watch all the sports on this for free out of the box or is there endless things you need to do first. Thanks

Why would you want to boot straight into LibreElec when MX Player Pro is a better media player. Is Amazon Prime video/BBC iplayer app via LibreElec?? Can you play emulator games via LibreElec. These Android boxes run Kodi/SPMC perfectly fine.
Your're right LibreElec does run Kodi faster IF your sole purpose is to use Kodi and only Kodi. My Android TV box I would say I probably use SPMC only 20% of the time.

The WeTek Play 2 is a more polished and professional device (as you can tell by the price point)
You are likely to get better support from WeTek.
Personally, i would say if you do not need a DVB-S tuner then i would get this box,
More RAM, Better 4K Codec support and at a cheaper cost.
I would ditch Android and install LibreElec on it as soon as it arrives. (The WeTek box runs LibreElec natively i believe)

you can get boxes with Android 7.1 on now for about the same price, although they aren't as powerful as this one (typically 1GB/8GB ram)

i bought one recently but havent used it properly yet so not sure on how much this affects performance of programmes such as Kodi and Mobdro etc

I wasn't trying to scare people, your fast and stable comment i would say is open to interpretation.
Kodi may be fine but its usually running on a bloated half arsed Android rom
The majority of people who come to me with Android boxes complain about performance,
I tell them to try a native build on a minimal system like LibreElec and they wont go back to Android after that.
Almost instant boot times compared to Android and a much cleaner less bloated system behind the Kodi frontend.

I would ask anyone to compare a box running its default Android Rom and a minimal linux system and tell me Android runs faster with greater stability on the same hardware.

Ethernet: 10/100M

More to do with acestream and sopcast running smoothly on these boxes.

Think ill stick with my non laggy Nvidia shield tv :raised_hand:

Kodi on Android is perfectly fine, fast and stable. Don't be scared people.

You appear to be doing it wrong . I spend no time a month redoing the whole thing a month because I got it right after initial tinkering. And I dont use bloated builds, the basic set up works fine it just takes a bit of learning and patience.

Would this be noticeably faster than a Pi Zero?

This or wetek play 2? Would appreciate your advice :wink:

Sorry. New to buying from Chinese websites. My bad. Thanks for the info though.
Every day's a school day.
Still with import tax was cheaper than buying from Amazon.
I'd change the vote if I could.
Sorry :thumbsup:

Kodi on Android is just awful and should have never happened, to the common uneducated Piracy Box user it's all they know of Kodi.
It is possible to get decent performance out of most of these boxes if you stop using Android and flash a native Linux build for your device like LibreElec.
The pissing about every month re-configuring etc is an Android/Piracy Addon problem drop that horrible combination and you can have a decent little media player.
Most Android boxes lack the RAM to handle Android alone never mind Kodi and all the terribly written python scripts that make up the "Builds" and piracy addons.
Throwing more RAM at them may help but your still not going to get the desired experience.
Bear in mind the original Xbox had a 733mhz single core CPU and 64MB of ram and still ran better than most of these boxes do.
(I know Kodi has come a long way and no longer supports Xbox officially but it is by no means a bloated unoptimised piece of software, thats what "Builds" do to it)

I've been using Kodi since it was XBMP and never bothered with any of the piracy scripts.
I have had an s905x box running TV Headend with a usb tuner and interfacing via Samba/Plex without too much faffing using LibreElec, Once setup it was pretty stable.

It's been warned many times on HUKD that if you order something from international via speed post your chance of getting charged with tax bill is almost a certain....if you order through normal post it will be okay....

Don't waste your time with some android box like this if you're a casual user, just stick with a fireTV and maybe look how to sideload apps and stuff. Boxes like this are for people who enjoy spending hours and hours every few months redoing the whole thing, working out why some files are all jittery, modding etc etc, it's a world of hurt

anyone got one of these? wondering what WiFi is like as they're notoriously bad on most of these types of boxes.

I’ve been looking for a better one, really debating on ordering this one

I was thinking about getting a Fire TV box but for this price its worth giving this TV box a go. Ordered mine but looks like I've got to wait awhile for delivery, upto 4 weeks....

This is crap advice. No offence but please explain why anyone would need to run blue stacks to use kodi?
Surely a native Windows or Linux build has way better performance? :thinking:

When buying from China sites (Gearbest, Banggood, etc..), always choose china post or untracked delivery.
Choosing DHL or any of the major companies will massively increase the chances of getting import tax charged.

Bought two then got stung with a 17 quid DHL import tax bill. Be careful buyers. Cold for me

If you aren't fussed about android then it's much better for watching media, refresh rate works and it is updated constantly.
You can just boot libreelec off a micro SD and keep android on the flash if you prefer.

Heat added best spec around for price :smile: does anyone have the antutu benchmark score for this?

Just ordered ...

Code Z69BOX just worked for me 2 minutes ago. :-)

Nice!. :-)

Thanx, hehehe.

OK, I placed the order. Has anyone used this site before and knows how long it usually take to get it? thanks

i suppose you need a remote or keyboard like the rii i8 to make it work? The rii i8 seems cheaper on Amazon separately.

not theft

Where is your TV?
Do you have a PC near your TV?

Most people buy a Skankbox because of 2 main reasons.

1) They are tight as buttholes and only have double glazing just so the kids cannot hear the ice cream van. They will view a subscription to Virgin or Sky in the same way as donating £50 a month to the Liberal Democrat Party's overseas education program to find the next African boy band.
2) They want to watch all the illegal, thieved content on the big TV in the lounge.

if that is the case why people wasting they money ?

I needed a quick post fix after a long day...much better now.

Who watches TV......

There's about half a dozen decent programmes on TV and a bit of Sport.....that's it :neutral_face:

I take it these arrive in about 3 months time

Man, life is just a case of one long upgrade path!!! :thinking:

Can someone explain what is difference using Codi installed in PC rather than buying TV box.

Would IPTV work on this?

Hasn't the new laws signalled the death of Kodi boxes?

Is this box worth it
No casting cause not google certified
No Netflix cause not certified
It a full android experience on tv
I have a nexus player no 4K tv
Is this better ??

Will this be bteer than my Minix Neo 8X-H? I find the Minix sometimes stutters with h.265 1080p files, whereas my cheapy Nexbox S905 (which i bought through this site last year for under £30) plays them without a problem...

Do these kodi boxes ( :angry: ) come fully loaded ( :persevere: )?

Stupid question. Do I need to install anything or does it work straight out of the box?

I need to get something for a mate to play 4k content from a USB stick, but he's unbelievablly tech useless.

What Apps would be best to install on this that would require the fewest steps to get something playing?

Wish people would stop calling them 'Kodi boxes' ...

Are these any good for emulator

Cheers heat added.. Ordered

Best price I've ever seen on this site for a S905X with 3GB/32GB Android TV box.

better performance maybe, dedicated usb slots for mouse or keyboard. no idea