Hi All,
I purchased 2 of these http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_349813.html
I received one around a week and a half ago, and the other a few days back, so far they're working really quite well.
Pros: -
- Solid little box, nice weight, feels good quality
- Stock launcher is nicely presented with big tiles, instead of just stock android which is of no use on a TV...
- Fast startup and generally fast and fluid to use (Good Kodi experience with this!)
- Out of the box remote control is actually quite good, it\'s not the best out there as far as features go, but I've seen a lot worse!
The only cons so far are :-
- System update keeps reporting 'check your OTA servier argent' and obviously doesn't find an update...
- 2.4GHz WiFi is pretty terrible with my Asus RT-AC87U (expensive router) approx 5m away, I've had to resort to a WiFi bridge via the RJ45 port... (The box reports full / excellent signal on WiFi, but for some reason the actual internet is limited down to around 5mbps rather than the usual 18mbps I can get on my tablet or phone in the same position...)
- When playing large films (6gb 720p types) VLC, Android Player and MX Player can't cope. I tried a lot of settings, turning on and off hardware encoding, each either lagged or froze the box up... I found then that playing them through Kodi works fine, so I'm not sure what's going on there!
- Whilst the stock launcher looks nice, it does lack a toolbar at the bottom with basic power buttons etc, I know the remote has a power button which will trigger the power menu to appear but if you wanted to replace that remote, you simply have no way of powering on/off or rebooting without 3rd party apps...
Just wondering if anyone knows of an update I have to flash manually that might solve some of the above or at least how to get the OTA app working..?
Cheers, Adam.
I purchased 2 of these http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_349813.html
I received one around a week and a half ago, and the other a few days back, so far they're working really quite well.
Pros: -
- Solid little box, nice weight, feels good quality
- Stock launcher is nicely presented with big tiles, instead of just stock android which is of no use on a TV...
- Fast startup and generally fast and fluid to use (Good Kodi experience with this!)
- Out of the box remote control is actually quite good, it\'s not the best out there as far as features go, but I've seen a lot worse!
The only cons so far are :-
- System update keeps reporting 'check your OTA servier argent' and obviously doesn't find an update...
- 2.4GHz WiFi is pretty terrible with my Asus RT-AC87U (expensive router) approx 5m away, I've had to resort to a WiFi bridge via the RJ45 port... (The box reports full / excellent signal on WiFi, but for some reason the actual internet is limited down to around 5mbps rather than the usual 18mbps I can get on my tablet or phone in the same position...)
- When playing large films (6gb 720p types) VLC, Android Player and MX Player can't cope. I tried a lot of settings, turning on and off hardware encoding, each either lagged or froze the box up... I found then that playing them through Kodi works fine, so I'm not sure what's going on there!
- Whilst the stock launcher looks nice, it does lack a toolbar at the bottom with basic power buttons etc, I know the remote has a power button which will trigger the power menu to appear but if you wanted to replace that remote, you simply have no way of powering on/off or rebooting without 3rd party apps...
Just wondering if anyone knows of an update I have to flash manually that might solve some of the above or at least how to get the OTA app working..?
Cheers, Adam.