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Topic: Android TV Box
Posted By: rossieman
Subject: Android TV Box
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2014 at 9:27pm
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Anyone here have one ? I have been thinking for a while about buying one.Very handy for streaming sports and also for watching TV shows and Films. I downloaded xbmc and added mashup and istream to a tablet I have and its great so will take the plunge and get the android tv box. anyone recommend me a good one or what sites to buy from ? |
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Posted By: irishmale0399
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2014 at 9:53pm
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I have a RaspberryPI here. Had it setup with xbmc and used it to stream films from a friends server using a vpn network. Worked grand but after a few weeks the novelty was gone. Use it now as a vpn server to access my router etc. from abroad. Sky Germany and Sky Ireland are enough for me TV wise. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2014 at 9:56pm
| Jail broken Apple TV , dogs dangly's . XBMC is the business. Was watching the Inbetweeners 2 in the gaff while other were paying into the flicks eating overpriced popcorn |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2014 at 10:11pm
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My only reservation with buying one ,is that after a few weeks all I will be using it for is a 3pm game on Saturday's. I can get all the films and TV shows I need on torrents ,so what other uses could I get from this ? |
Posted By: AntrimMan
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 12:39am
Plus wan. Can't aerial rreception in my apartment so if it doesn't have live TV not sure it's worth it. ------------- @AntrimMan85 |
rossieman wrote:Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 12:59am
It does have live TV but I already have all the sky channels so not sure what I would use it for bar 3pm ko's and games not on sky/setanta/BT. Do you have an android phone or tablet ? |
Posted By: AntrimMan
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 9:01am
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Aye, have an android phone ------------- @AntrimMan85 |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 11:01am
I haven't a clue what you are talking about  Kids and technology eh? Us old fogies got left behind  ------------- Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more... 97.6% chance this post will be replied to by Baldrick (source: PWC) |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 11:07am
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Jibberish to me too TJ How do I jailbreak my Apple TV lads? ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: irishmale0399
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 11:20am
Google.....RaspberryPI...promise it aint a box with red fruits in it.......then Google XBMC....that aint the new BMX bike for the kids and then finally the advantages of openvpn networks when doing things you aint supposed to when you are online.......  |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 12:38pm
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 12:39pm
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Riddle me this Shamster, it has zero impact on watching Netflix etc etc? ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 12:41pm
Anyone with a android phone or tablet should check out this.sets up xbmc and is the easiest way I have seen. http://koditime.com/" rel="nofollow - http://koditime.com/ It takes about 5 minutes to set up and will give you a huge library of TV/films and streams. An android TV box is the same thing really. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 12:55pm
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Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 12:56pm
Thing is you wont need netflix afterwards as you will have access to every film/tv show you could want and its free. |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 1:01pm
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Sounds Fcuking amazing ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 1:01pm
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Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 1:09pm
click on that link I posted above and download the apk.That is basically the same as what you will get on the TV box. |
Posted By: houghton88
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 10:03pm
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Posted By: houghton88
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 10:06pm
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No xbmc detected it says. Is it not just an app like mobdro ------------- To alcohol!!!! The cause of and solution to all lifes problems. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2014 at 11:01pm
download XBMC if you dont have it but it should give you that prompt.Much better than mobdro. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 4:07pm
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 4:15pm
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That site must be down because it just says error. I just have Showbox and Mobdro on my phone and a £2 HDMI lead off of ebay. Hook my S4 up to my tv and away i go. ------------- Tea???? FECK!!!!! |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 4:27pm
They have changed the name/site recently but still the same set up.I have it on the phone and android box and its excellent. http://aidymp.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow - http://aidymp.weebly.com/
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 4:31pm
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Yea i tried that and it gave me 4 boxes up in XBMC. Would that interface be developed more for the phones or the set top boxes they make? The interface itself was laggy on my S4 and i didnt know where to start looking for streams. There was Mash Up and stuff but is it better than Shwobox/Mobdro? I couldnt find Sky Sports or TV Episodes ------------- Tea???? FECK!!!!! |
Posted By: irishmufc
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 4:42pm
What's the android box you got Rossie? I assume I'll have to download xbmc for the PC and control it via that. ------------- Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 6:01pm
It works perfect on both my phone and box.I can post a screenshot at the moment but will later to show you my home screen. my set up has all the sky channels and loads of foreign sports and tv stations.I think its much better than mobdro. I think the others are similar to showbox but you can put showbox/popcorn time etc onto it anyway.I dont use mine for anything bar sports so havent looked at tv/movies too often on it but they seem perfect. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 6:05pm
I bought a Minix Neo X8-H. XBMC will come preloaded on it and then you can add the different apps/programs that you want.You dont need a PC for this,it will be plugged into your router and TV and is all controlled via the remote. some places also sell these boxes preloaded with all the different programs which is handy if you dont want the hassle of installation but its pretty straighforward .
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Posted By: Stoked Up
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2014 at 5:16pm
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One of my buddies is looking to buy the android box that I have, but the guy that sold it to me for 80 notes has gone underground. He's been looking at a '4Life' smartstick in Currys. Anybody tried this? Any use? Got mixed reviews on boards.ie, but reviews a little dated too. Any other suggestions around the ton mark?
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Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2014 at 1:33am
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You could get an M8 box for around €70 - €80 and it looks to be very good for that price.Plenty of sellers on amazon and the site gearbest have them for cheaper but they coming from China so might get caught to pay customs. |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 7:39pm
| Box arrived today. Xbmc uploaded to it already. Any other apps I should download? Also does anyone have any idea how to resize screen? Some of it is being cut off. |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 8:42pm
| Streaming is extremley slow. I'm using a wifi connection rather than an cable, however I never have that problem with netflix on the smart tv. Any ideas? |
Posted By: Zico
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 8:55pm
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Change the wifi channel to 1 or 15. Are you using AC, G or N or what? How far away is the box from the wireless router. Whose your ISP? What are your speeds here? http://www.broadbandspeedtest.ie/ ------------- I want to eat your .... |
Posted By: Neil Armstrong
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 9:33pm
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Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 10:15pm
The box is next to the router. The provider is Sky. Wouldn't have a clue about anything else. What does ac g and n mean? |
Posted By: Zico
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 9:26am
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AC, G or N are wireless bandwidth speeds. All home broadband routers are set to auto and usually communicate on bands 5 to 10. You can set this at a different band that is not being used like 1 or 11. This will help avoid any interference. Anyway, reading over your issue again I doubt it's an internal wireless issue. I'd check the android boards for similar issues. ------------- I want to eat your .... |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 7:49pm
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www.jarvisbox.com I'm buying from the above address €180 for the box (extra €10 for next day) delivery. This isn't an android box claims to be better for live sport they offer a subscription for €50 a year which is free for two months when buying the box and also have live TV RTE/BBC/ITV etc. They have an fb page with very good reviews seem genuine based in Ashbourne. Hopefully mine will be here by Thursday I'll report back  . ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 8:51pm
I dont know anything about that Armada box but they are way over priced for the other boxes they are selling.They are fleecing anyone who buys the M8 or MX box. They seem to be letting on they are selling all these extra's but they are all easy to load onto the box yourself. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 7:40am
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Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 11:22am
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Did a broadband check there, with Sky and then on another website. It's coming up as 15.4Mbps with Sky's version and between circa 10Mbps to 13Mbps with the other site. The Sky package we're on says up to speeds of 24Mbps, so I'm wondering is there anyway of increasing the speed? |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 12:29pm
Thats plenty so there shouldn't be lag/freeze. The box might need a firmware update and make sure you have the box powered through the wall socket and not through the TV/USB connection. Nothing you can really do about the speed but connect the box using a ethernet cable should be better than wireless. |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 12:45pm
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Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 4:49pm
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Anyone here ever use WiFi dongles instead of home plugs? ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 5:10pm
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There is an android box that can be got for around 20 quid .I used one yesterday and its excellent for the money. I'm on the phone so can't post a link but will post it up later on. If anyone is thinking of buying a android box this is definitely worth looking at ,for the price its no big deal if its not used too often. Be ideal for a first android box or to be used in a bedroom. |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 8:39pm
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Rossieman what broadband provider do you have and at what speeds if you don't mind me asking? I've got Eircom and its pretty bad any of the websites I do test on give me 3.50 mbps, I should note I already have a dreambox for TV already and at times I develop lag. Thinking about switching to UPC 240mb. ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 8:45pm
I'm on Vodafone get around 8mbs ,3.5 probably is a bit on the slow side for the android boxes.I was told a minimum of 6mbs is needed. |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 9:08pm
I had Vodafone before and it was pretty bad for me, I'll defiantly be switching thanks . ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: ParkLife
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 9:41am
Where would I get one of these? I'm gonna do a test run on the android boxes, I'm very skeptical about them, lag, sh*te quality etc so wouldn't mind checking one out for 20 quid. |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 9:46am
| Watched the last Hobbit on mine last night. Very good quality. Only problem was I left it load for circa 90 mins before I started to watch it to ensure it didn't lag. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2015 at 10:34pm
http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_124593.html#vip=15465" rel="nofollow - http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_124593.html#vip=15465
That is the tv box I was talking about.They seem to have gotten more expensive since xmas but if you use the coupon code GBMK808B it works out around €24 . The delivery is very slow(about 5 weeks) if you go for the free option but for an extra $0.99 Netherlands Post will have it delivered within 3 weeks. Set these up using a usb stick ,straightforward to put XBMC/Mobdro/Showtime on them . You can use a smartphone app as a remote control or a wireless mouse.That site also sells controllers for it for less than $10. |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 1:24am
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I'm very impressed with my ARMADA 8 definitely recommend it if you're not very techy, Rossieman you sound like you know you're stuff but I haven'a clue so this works well for me :) ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 8:26am
Good stuff. I didn't know anything about these a few months ago but after reading up on them and trial and error I built up a bit of knowledge. Not an awful lot to them . |
Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 3:54pm
| Anyone else's xbmc not working? My app Kees crashing when I try to upload it. |
Posted By: Sham157
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:19pm
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Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 4:46pm
Mines working.Watching United on it,they are so sh*te be probably better off if it wasn't working. |
Posted By: Zico
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 5:19pm
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How does one install the remote keyboard? I've enabled it in the advanced settings and I've installed 3 apps in my android phone, but none will connect to the MK808B device - do I need to install the same app on the MK808B box? I can't install anything yet bacause I can't tab down to install the application and most if not all remote apps require a purchase. How does this actually function if you can only have a mouse OR keyboard connected? ------------- I want to eat your .... |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 5:52pm
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What App's have you tried ? Yatse and RKR remoteapp should work fine with it.
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Posted By: Zico
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 6:13pm
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Yatse didn't work as i didn't get to install it on the box and it was looking for a web server port etc.. RemoteIME worked though. You really need a decent keyboard and mouse to have this working. How does one stream football games? ------------- I want to eat your .... |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 6:18pm
You can buy a remote for around €10 that will work fine.I will send a link to you later. XBMC is loaded onto the box but needs to have the different addons put onto it. I will send you on details about it later on .Its very straightforward and will have you sorted in ten minutes. Do a speed test on your PC to see what speed your BB is.
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Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2015 at 8:26pm
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http://www.tvaddons.ag/tvmc-android/" rel="nofollow - http://www.tvaddons.ag/tvmc-android/
Just follow the steps and you're sorted. But it on a USB stick and load it onto the box,it will only take about 5 minutes,when its downloaded you will have most of the addons loaded. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 1:52pm
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Watched an episode of SOA today and the quality was perfect. The missus watched something last night and said it was unwatchable. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Spudgunn1980
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 2:04pm
| I've had a Raspberry pi and jail broken Apple TV. Bought a Minix X8-Plus on Monday and none of my previous come anywhere near it. If you've got decent broadband, 10mb +, i wouldn't bother with anything else. Watched the game last night in HD and stream buffered once in the 2nd half for about 20/30 seconds. If your thinking of buying, pay the extra €10/15 to have it come preloaded with XBMC and all the other various Android apps etc. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 2:14pm
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I have the Minix X-8H and its brilliant.I only really use mine for 3pm kick off and the odd other games that aren't on sky/BT.I have watched some tv box sets on it without fault as well I would advise anyone thinking of buying an android box to maybe consider the MX808 I posted about a few days ago.It costs €25 delivered so isnt a big loss if you decide its not for you or don't like using it.I'm sure you could flog it for a few quid anyways,whereas the x-8H will cost around €100-€120.
@horsebox it can be a bit hit and miss with streams but there is usually loads of different options so its rare you wont get a good quality one to watch.Was it freeze/lag or was the actual stream bad quality ? |
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Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 3:36pm
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Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 3:46pm
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 5:41pm
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Unusable now trying to watch SOA. Pretty much everything on Genesis didn't work. Netflix worked fine though. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 10:58pm
I'm very Impressed with my box, the quality of live sport is outstanding if you have good broadband. Review of the box below  . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bi_7Bucr2Q&feature=youtu.be
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Posted By: seanyshuffler
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 11:06pm
| Anyone find a good stream/app for its always sunny in Philadelphia? |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 11:14pm
Took me a bit of getting used too to find the right streams but its brilliant now,really enjoy it. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 2:15pm
Just checked and I've a 30mb UPC connection and testing that speed I am getting 22mb plus. Yet I can't stream anything. Looking at buffering issues says you can set your advancedsettings.xml file to cachemembuffer=0 However that is already done. Do others have streaming issues? Any recommendations of what add on's to use for films and boxettes? ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 2:52pm
22mb should be perfect for streaming.Showbox is a good app. maybe update the firmware on your box .
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Posted By: Stoked Up
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 3:29pm
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Use Showbox for movies and shows. Mobdro for TV streaming. XBMC always seems to give me freezing issues, but I have seen it working fine on other peoples set ups. Hopefully will be better with the faster UPC speeds.
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 3:38pm
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I'd have thought that UPC would provide the best circuit for streaming. UPC IMO provide the best internet service. @ Rossieman - what is the latest version of firmware for the MK808B? and where do you source it from? I did look at this last night but any firmware links were to China and were old links too. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 3:42pm
I will send you on a link later on HB.there are a few different firmware you can use. Download showbox and see how you get on with it,its usually perfect for films/TV.
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 3:53pm
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Can't find the XBMC video add on for showbox. Just checked there and it's currently running v4.4.2 - 107k4 - 3.10.33 ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 4:20pm
you can just download the apk file and put it on the box with a usb stick or use the web browser on the box and get the apk file that way. did you do the speed test on your pc/laptop or on the android box?Try it on the box and see what speed s you are getting. Do you have the box powered from the TV or from a wall socket ?
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Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2015 at 1:36am
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WTV on cloudworld for anyone who has is it streams very impressive sky sports. ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2015 at 2:24am
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http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Cccam-Cline-Iks-with-1-year-Subscription-Support-SD-Sky-Germany-Sky-UK-SKY-it-Freesat/324037_32246240128.html
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Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2015 at 8:47am
Its codes for card sharing.we would be buying Sky UK unless you had a motorised/large dish to pick up other satellites. It's what makes a dodgy box pick up the encrypted channels.You use this code on a linux/programmable box and your broadband to watch paid TV. |
Posted By: irish_major
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2015 at 9:03am
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So would I be better to get a dodgy box or one of these? Can get all the 3pm kick offs live and stream sky on these? ------------- Here we go again |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2015 at 9:15am
If I had to make the choice I would go for a dodgy box.They usually come ready to plug and play and if you don't want a recordable box it can be done for around €70 + whatever the sub is (usually between €100 - €150 per year ) |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2015 at 3:56pm
Alrighty I already have a dreambox anyway. ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: irish_major
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2015 at 4:21pm
I don't have a satellite dish though. Does the android box not give the same quality sky sports or are you just streaming off the internet? ------------- Here we go again |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 30 Jan 2015 at 4:36pm
android box can be good quality but not guaranteed and cant be compared to the quality you get with sky/freesat. If you are allowed to put up a dish where you live I would go with a dodgy box. I use my android box for watching sports that arent on live here and some films but its no comparison to having all the regular channels.
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Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2015 at 6:17pm
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A mate of mine is using chromecast to display Netfix on is TV. He wants to know how can he display an iPAD app called filmon from his iPAD to his TV? ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Saint Tom
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2015 at 8:55am
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Film on has chromecast compatibility built in on android and ios apps ------------- My destination inchicore my next stop being kilmainham Where patriots and super saints are the topics of conversation |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2015 at 9:40am
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I saw that on the android version but not too sure if it works on the apple version. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2015 at 2:32pm
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Is it possible to put a tv show from the minix x8 onto a usb stick and if so how do you do it? |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2015 at 2:57pm
No I wouldnt think so,you would need some downloading/conversion software like utorrent (I think)
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2015 at 4:46pm
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Ok thanks |
Posted By: irelandfan
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2015 at 12:30am
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@Rossieman Would you say this Wifi dongle would work on a dreambox like skyboxf3 which has a USB port?? https://store.meteor.ie/mobile-broadband-devices/pay-as-you-go/huawei-e3272-stick ------------- I'm the gaffer whatever I say goes. |
Posted By: horsebox
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2015 at 10:22am
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What Android box would you recommend to somebody not tech savy? i.e. the father in law. He is looking to get an Androx box, pre loaded to get rid of his sky subscription etc.. ------------- It was far across the sea, When the devil got a hold of me, He wouldn't set me free, So he kept me soul for ransom. na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. I'm a sailor man from Glasgow to |
Posted By: dundon13
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2015 at 10:25am
| Was going to ask the same question as horsebox, something easy to setup and use. |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2015 at 11:12am
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I wouldn't go with an android box unless you are willing to update/load repo's.Its straightforward to do but someone that isn't tech savy just wont be bothered and in a few months they will have plenty of problems. If they just want a box for TV channels get a dodgy box instead.If you just want a box that doesn't pause,rewind ,record its very cheap to do.If you already have broadband and a dish you can get a box and sub for around €150.You will have a full sky sub + BT package and some channels will be HD.
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Posted By: dundon13
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2015 at 11:16am
| Just seeing your post now Rossie, he has the broadband and an old sky dish, any sites you could reccommend for picking up ome of those box and sub things. |
Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 12:37am
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Do many of yous have a box like this looking at getting 1 to put in the bedroom. Have installed xbmc/kodi on my galaxy s5 so familiar with how to install/update the apps. Would yous recommend just going with a preloaded box saved all the hassle ------------- the closest i will ever come to playing for ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_7w4JyvI4 |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 12:42am
I set one up yesterday for a friend,takes 5 minutes.Just put Kodi on a USB stick and load onto the box/stick. It was a cheap stick from China takes about a month to deliver but is only €20 and pick up a remote for another tenner. Excellent set up for the price and a very easy to use interface.AS long as you have decent speeds on broadband/wifi these will work perfect without spending much. |
Posted By: ringerbell
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 12:47am
Yeah the wifi was the only worry I had so thought would test it out on the phone 1st. Kodi working fine on it using the wifi at home doesn't buffet or anything so might just go ahead and buy a cheap box from china instead of forking out the €100 odd euro people are charging for the boxes preloaded. Any add on's you recommend for them rossie ------------- the closest i will ever come to playing for ireland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_7w4JyvI4 |
Posted By: rossieman
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2015 at 1:16am
I can send you on the link to the set up I used that should have most things you need on it but add Sports Devil as well. http://www.geekbuying.com/item/MK808B-Plus-Amlogic-M805-Quad-Core-Android-4-4-Mini-TV-Dongle-1G-8G-WIFI-H-265-HW-Decode-Bluetooth-DLNA-Miracast---Black-337068.html" rel="nofollow - Android box http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Tronsmart-TSM-01-Air-Mouse---Keyboard-for-TV-Box---PC---Motion-Sensing-Games-317283.html" rel="nofollow - remote They are the links to the box and remote.The exchange rate has pushed the price right up since xmas.The box was less than €20 before xmas but keep a look out for discount codes or you might get it cheaper from Aliexpress. Also if you cannot pick up a good and strong wifi signal you can buy a Ethernet cable/adopter for that box for €2-3 euro. |
Posted By: nvidic
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2015 at 8:06pm
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Can you use that amiko alien across two tvs on wifi? Also, when the box comes with enigma, is it plug and play or wil I have to download the apps? |