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ebay media boxes suggestions - Taza13 - 2014-03-28
hi guys i bought a new android media player from aldi this week. its totally useless. eill be returning it tomorrow. i was this one on ebay
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Quad-Core-8GB-Android-4-2-Smart-TV-BOX-1080P-WIFI-HDMI-Media-Player-1-8GHZ-XBMC-/301092541538?pt=AU_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item461a839462&_uhb=1
or
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MX-Android-4-2-Dual-Core-Smart-TV-Box-XBMC-1080p-WIFI-Media-Player-Streamer-8GB-/161145214206?pt=AU_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item258500d4fe&_uhb=1
but wanted to know if it was any good. or if there are better ones out there for around the same money.
all help would be appreciated
regards
Taza
RE: ebay media boxes suggestions - helkish - 2014-03-28
(2014-03-28, 12:19)Taza13 Wrote: hi guys i bought a new android media player from aldi this week. its totally useless. eill be returning it tomorrow. i was this one on ebay
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Quad-Core-8GB-Android-4-2-Smart-TV-BOX-1080P-WIFI-HDMI-Media-Player-1-8GHZ-XBMC-/301092541538?pt=AU_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item461a839462&_uhb=1
or
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MX-Android-4-2-Dual-Core-Smart-TV-Box-XBMC-1080p-WIFI-Media-Player-Streamer-8GB-/161145214206?pt=AU_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item258500d4fe&_uhb=1
but wanted to know if it was any good. or if there are better ones out there for around the same money.
all help would be appreciated
regards
Taza
For the first one have a look here:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=180251
The second is almost the same as my box, except mine is an M6. From what I understand the really isn't any difference between the Amlogic MX and M6.
I am by far not an expert, but from what I have read the Amlogic dual core boxes are the way to go.
I just flashed a different firmware this morning and installed the latest XBMC Gotham Beta 2. It played 1080p extremely well compared to a beta firmware I was running.
However, if I were to buy a box today, I would probably go with an Odroid U3 (or better) with a 16GB eMMC. http://www.hardkernel.com/main/main.php
Have a look here for hardware decoding on various Android boxes: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Android_hardware
RE: ebay media boxes suggestions - Taza13 - 2014-03-29
thanks im a noob to all this. amlogic chipsets are good as they are able to process H.264 & other common codecs,MPEG-2, VC-1 / WMV 9 as well as the samsung 4412 chipset. is that right?
with the one you would get its only the chip right id have to build a shell for it?
does yours do 1080p with ease?
cheers
Taza
RE: ebay media boxes suggestions - Taza13 - 2014-03-29
i need the android because i need to run hulu+ netflix smoothly on one of these units
RE: ebay media boxes suggestions - Taza13 - 2014-03-29
what about this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Quad-Core-8GB-Android-Minix-NEO-X7-Mini-PC-Wifi-Bluetooth-HD-Media-Player-TV-Box-/310829088508?pt=US_Internet_Media_Streamers&hash=item485edb7efc
is it native 1080p?
RE: ebay media boxes suggestions - Ned Scott - 2014-03-29
It's not bad, but I would go with the Odroid U3. You'll end up paying about the same, and it will have a lot more power.
RE: ebay media boxes suggestions - Taza13 - 2014-03-29
(2014-03-29, 04:10)Ned Scott Wrote: It's not bad, but I would go with the Odroid U3. You'll end up paying about the same, and it will have a lot more power.
but isnt it just a chip what else do i need im a bit of a noob re this? and will i be able to run netflix, hulu and xbmc?
cheers
RE: ebay media boxes suggestions - Ned Scott - 2014-03-29
(2014-03-29, 04:57)Taza13 Wrote:(2014-03-29, 04:10)Ned Scott Wrote: It's not bad, but I would go with the Odroid U3. You'll end up paying about the same, and it will have a lot more power.
but isnt it just a chip what else do i need im a bit of a noob re this? and will i be able to run netflix, hulu and xbmc?
cheers
From that website you buy the board, case, power plug, wifi, memory card (for system/XBMC), the HDMI cable, and the final cost with shipping will be about $100.