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The Little Black Box - AMLogic AML8726-M3
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I got some info on this in my mailbox recently. It looks very promising and was surprised there isn't a thread about it already. If you see who is behind it I'm 100% positive it will do it's job perfectly and is a good quality product.

Specs:
  • SoC – AMLogic AML8726-M3 ARM Cortex A9 @ 1GHz + Mali-400 GPU
  • System Memory – 1GB RAM
  • Storage – 4GB NAND Flash
  • Video Output – HDMI (1080p) and composite
  • Connectivity – 10/100M Ethernet + 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • USB – 2x USB host ports
  • Weight – 500 g
  • Dimensions – 10 x 10 x 3 cm

EDIT 25/07/2013: Some more information provided by CODY-TLBB:
  • Runs the award winning XBMC media player and entertainment hub for digital media. Featuring the only STB to offer OTA updates running pure XBMC.
  • Custom user interface designed to make XBMC very user friendly. Featuring a setup wizard that guides first time users, with the thought in mind of people who have never seen or used XBMC before
  • Regional add-ons automatically installed at set-up.
  • Dual sided Qwerty RF remote, custom buttons designed for XBMC
  • Fully functional multimedia jukebox (All your favorite movies, music and TV shows are automatically categorized into a library)
  • Full 1080p video with HD Audio passthrough
  • Internal Storage 4GB
  • Internet Browsing: View Internet web sites on your TV using the built-in web browser. (coming soon)
  • Control with Your android or iOS Tablet or phone with TLBB remote app
  • Air Play Supported (With Airplay fully supported, you can send any music, videos or pictures with ease from your iPhone or iPad straight to your big screen)
  • Customizable User Interface: Work with media collections using cover art and icon browsing (supports Full HD graphics).
  • USB Ports: Conveniently connect HDDs, USB flash drives, USB card readers and other USB storage devices.
  • File Browser: Convenient file browser with powerful file management (copy, move, delete, rename, organize, sort).
  • Playlist Support: Build playlists from folders, use your own play lists with repeat and shuffle functions.
  • High-Quality Music Playback: Plays very high-quality music files in various formats
  • Wi-Fi: Internal Wi-Fi (b/g/n) module

It also comes with a great looking remote. If it compares with the Mele F10 remote and properly configured for use with XBMC that would be awesome.

Price is €99,99 with free shipping.

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http://www.thelittleblackbox.nl/en

XBMC and Linux coding done by: J1NX
The Little Black Box Interface: Nessus
Also special thanks to other various team members of TLBB have put in hundreds of hours of work



So what do you think?
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#2
Amlogic.

'nough said.
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#3
Specs seem a little dated and pricey considering.
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#4
It's using a fork of the xbmc pivos fork. I believe forumuser j1nx is involved. See github; https://github.com/j1nx/xbmc/commits/master
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#5
I think when the Ouya comes out we'll have a lot better idea of what XBMC is really capable of on these tiny android pcs
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#6
@Robotica: You are correct, J1nx is involved. Wich means this isn't a closed chinese project.
@rip_king: Yes, but the Ouya comes with a controller instead of a remote. If you buy a seperate remote the pricepoint isn't the same.
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#7
That is a nice remote..
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#8
Maybe a good idea for them to sell the remote seperatly aswell + provide the XBMC keybinds?
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(2013-04-27, 13:24)Nu7s Wrote: @Robotica: You are correct, J1nx is involved. Wich means this isn't a closed chinese project.
@rip_king: Yes, but the Ouya comes with a controller instead of a remote. If you buy a seperate remote the pricepoint isn't the same.

I was referring to the idea more that the Ouya is an officially supported platform by the XBMC devs.
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#10
Isn't it just a xios in bigger box with component output
use +/- ⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓⇓
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#11
I was reading on another forum that the hardware specs are not set in stone yet, I want to check it out and see how it runs maybe it will be decent enough to throw away my boxee box
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#12
MMM very interesting project..
Anyone ordered one yet?
Doubting between this, the rasp pi and the pivos xios
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#13
M3? Nice remote nonetheless, looks like the Mele. After being on quad and dual though.....kind reverting back to the likes of a pivos xios\g-box 1 with a new remote.
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#14
I expected J1nx to give some more info, but I guess he's busy.

@ Skank: You can't go wrong with a rasp pi. It's good for a million uses, so if you don't like it as a media player, you can still make it into a downloader/nas/ip-camera etc...
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(2013-05-27, 10:51)Nu7s Wrote: so if you don't like it as a media player, you can still make it into a downloader/nas/ip-camera etc...

I already own a downloader/nas, no need for camera, so options there are truly minimized
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