Android TV box

ShakenNstirred said:
Amazon Fire TV is just there own take on the Android tv box.
it uses the same hardware and there OS is based on Android 4.2 jelly bean.
Amazon would just like you to believe its better tech etc, but it really isn't and uses the older Quad Core GPU and 1.7gig CPU
my latest Android box has an 8 core GPU and 2gig Quad Core CPU running 4.4 kitkat, bluetooth

so why pay more for a box full of older tech
if your going to be adding Kodi anyway
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Are there better boxes for the money then?
 
ShakenNstirred said:
Amazon Fire TV is just there own take on the Android tv box.
it uses the same hardware and there OS is based on Android 4.2 jelly bean.
Amazon would just like you to believe its better tech etc, but it really isn't and uses the older Quad Core GPU and 1.7gig CPU
my latest Android box has an 8 core GPU and 2gig Quad Core CPU running 4.4 kitkat, bluetooth

so why pay more for a box full of older tech
if your going to be adding Kodi anyway
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what box do you have?
 
koooowweeee said:
what box do you have?
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its an OTT android box, says M8 on the top. cost me £50
the full type is M8N S802-H
its full HD, plus 4k if you have 4k tv
2gb quad cpu
8 core 450 gpu
2gb ddr3 ram
8gb storage, plus x2 usb 2/SD card slot
kitkat 4.4
2.4/5gb wifi
Bluetooth 4.0
SPDIF audio out
running Kodi 14.2

koooowweeee said:
Will a Bluetooth keyboard be OK from one end of the room to the other?
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my Bluetooth keyboard says range 10m
heres mine, works great and the keys light up
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BX0YKX4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
 
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Going to grab something for the back room soon. Was all set on the Amazon Fire TV as it works a treat , I got one for my dad and he loves it. Been looking at the Minix NEO Z64. Looks quite a natty little box. Intrigued to see if the new hardware finally means true 24 fps content works correctly
 
ShakenNstirred said:
its an OTT android box, says M8 on the top. cost me £50
the full type is M8N S802-H
its full HD, plus 4k if you have 4k tv
2gb quad cpu
8 core 450 gpu
2gb ddr3 ram
8gb storage, plus x2 usb 2/SD card slot
kitkat 4.4
2.4/5gb wifi
Bluetooth 4.0
SPDIF audio out
running Kodi 14.2



my Bluetooth keyboard says range 10m
heres mine, works great and the keys light up
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BX0YKX4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00
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looks good spec. not gotten round to buying one yet but that could be a winner. thanks

the CS918 looks decent to. but i dont have a clue which cpu/gpu is better?
 
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koooowweeee said:
well im still pondering which box to get but i think this is the one.

http://www.minix.com.hk/Products/MINIX-NEO-Z64-ANDROID-TV.html
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looks very interesting
the spec looks good.
price wise not so good at £100(Android) £119 (windows 8.1)
I like the bit about "Ultra Fast Boot Time of 10-15sec"
I timed my box and from hitting the on button to being in Kodi took 10sec
so it not going to be any faster in that department.
will be interesting to read a review from someone here that has one, so buy one lol
 
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ShakenNstirred said:
looks very interesting
the spec looks good.
price wise not so good at £100(Android) £119 (windows 8.1)
I like the bit about "Ultra Fast Boot Time of 10-15sec"
I timed my box and from hitting the on button to being in Kodi took 10sec
so it not going to be any faster in that department.
will be interesting to read a review from someone here that has one, so buy one lol
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I've been looking around and you can pic the up from the US for £88 delivered. Or on the bay from China with a keyboard for £98 delivered.

I've looked at a few reviews and it's either the neo x8 or the neo z64a that are top dog at the moment as far as I can tell.

I also saw on the xda that you can put windows on the Android version saving you a few quid if you wanted to go down that route
 
Well I got my minix z64z today.

Very impressed so far. Very smooth and plays all games I've played so far. Films have no trouble at 1080p either.

One thing I would say is but a wireless mouse. The air mouse isn't that good to be honest. It's like pointing on small buttons on the wii/wii u. The keyboard on the air mouse is fine for what I need it for so using both that and a new keyboard I think it will be a winner

Just need to sort kodi out but I've no idea what I'm doing with that ha
 
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