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eamonnq

Allyall wrote: »

It's unlikely that you will get one from China fully loaded.

Got one in last week with Kodi set up on it and a load of addons, did a fresh install myself and put a different build on it anyway so was of not much use to me, but they are being supplied 'fully loaded' direct from China.

FluffyHamster

kodistar wrote: »

Hi there,

usully once you keep it under 150 euro your all right after that expect customs to hit you with charge.hope i helped.

Ah ok I was wondering cause when I ordered the box I have now which cost 30 something euro customs charged me €15. When I got the box they'd literally just cut a little line in the packaging didn't even bother taking the box out and charged me for it haha I just put it down to me being unlucky that they picked out my box

Allyall

eamonnq wrote: »

Got one in last week with Kodi set up on it and a load of addons, did a fresh install myself and put a different build on it anyway so was of not much use to me, but they are being supplied 'fully loaded' direct from China.

Really? Maybe they do now, was it a decent build of Kodi, or was it a crappy build like the one when you scroll down?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/MXQ-Tv-Box-Amlogic-S805-Quad-Core-Google-Android-4-4-Kitkat-1GB-RAM-8GB-ROM/32252165874.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.108.3RhFM8&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1_79_78_77_80,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_10

They're the ones I mean are useless, You'll end up wiping anyway. Better without it.

Allyall

MoodeRator wrote: »

Thank I will give this a try. I have not tried openELEC before, but maybe a better option for streaming rather than androids apps. Do you just use KODI and add-ons with this?

Yeah. OpenELEC is pretty much just Kodi.

Way better than Android, but if someone is used to the apps, then you can leave them on.

eamonnq

Allyall wrote: »

Really? Maybe they do now, was it a decent build of Kodi, or was it a crappy build like the one when you scroll down?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/MXQ-Tv-Box-Amlogic-S805-Quad-Core-Google-Android-4-4-Kitkat-1GB-RAM-8GB-ROM/32252165874.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.108.3RhFM8&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_1_79_78_77_80,searchweb201644_5,searchweb201560_10

They're the ones I mean are useless, You'll end up wiping anyway. Better without it.

Yep, pretty much like that, did not spend too long looking at it and put a Christmas build on it (for now!).

coldfire1x

kodistar wrote: »

Hi there,

usully once you keep it under 150 euro your all right after that expect customs to hit you with charge.hope i helped.

That's not right. You can be hit with custom and handling charges for anything over €25.

Allyall

coldfire1x wrote: »

That's not right. You can be hit with custom and handling charges for anything over €25.

Yep.
It's unlikely An Post will hit you if it's less than €30, but they can. And will charge you €7 on top of Duty/Vat.

DHL will hit you as soon as it goes above €23 and charge you €10 on top of Duty/Vat.

It's pot luck with An Post.

TitianGerm

enno99 wrote: »

http://www.zidoo.tv/Product/index/model/X6+Pro/target/18jaPkicAyZKKmVViAFMcQ%3D%3D.html

This looks like a really good box anybody have any info on them ?


EUR
87.11

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/ZIDOO-X6-Android-5-1-Lollipop-TV-Box-RK3368-Octa-Core-Cortex-A53-2G-16B-1000M-LAN-Dual-Band-WIF-HDMI-2-0-4K-2K-H-265-KODI-3D---Silver-353626.html

Actually saw a YouTube review of that exact box at lunch.

Very tempted myself.

https://youtu.be/s-RKRVldjC4

coldfire1x

Yeah, it used to slip through quite often couple of years back but lately more often than not you will end up paying custom.

neacy69

whats the current budget android/kodi box of choice?
fire stick any use £25 in newry?

Allyall

neacy69 wrote: »

fire stick any use?

Excellent.

GY A1

any offers on firestick

gordongekko

GY A1 wrote: »

any offers on firestick

amazon have it on offer today

neacy69

GY A1 wrote: »

any offers on firestick

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3929315.htm

enno99

emmetkenny wrote: »

Actually saw a YouTube review of that exact box at lunch.

Very tempted myself.

https://youtu.be/s-RKRVldjC4

Ah nice one I hadn't checked his channel in a couple of days
I actually bought the PIPO X8 because he recommended it

TitianGerm

enno99 wrote: »

Ah nice one I hadn't checked his channel in a couple of days
I actually bought the PIPO X8 because he recommended it

He seems quite good actually. Just started to follow him recently.

Allyall

emmetkenny wrote: »

He seems quite good actually. Just started to follow him recently.

Don't buy any of his subs.
Anything he seems to touch turns..

I'll leave it there, but don't buy Boyz Toyz sub or preferably, use his addons.
He seems well liked and a nice guy, he just also seems a bit 'confused' when it comes to unwritten rules, grey areas..

BandMember

Allyall wrote: »

Don't buy any of his subs.
Anything he seems to touch turns..

I'll leave it there, but don't buy sub or preferably, use his addons.
He seems well liked and a nice guy, he just also seems a bit 'confused' when it comes to unwritten rules, grey areas..

I think we'll leave the add on chat to the other thread, but I would completely agree with you. He certainly seems to be a very divisive figure and has developed a bad reputation for playing hard and fast with the rules......

TitianGerm

Allyall wrote: »

Don't buy any of his subs.
Anything he seems to touch turns..

I'll leave it there, but don't buy Boyz Toyz sub or preferably, use his addons.
He seems well liked and a nice guy, he just also seems a bit 'confused' when it comes to unwritten rules, grey areas..

Hadn't planned on subbing to anything. I had thought he gets a bit muddled up alright.

enno99

Allyall wrote: »

Don't buy any of his subs.
Anything he seems to touch turns..

I'll leave it there, but don't buy Boyz Toyz sub or preferably, use his addons.
He seems well liked and a nice guy, he just also seems a bit 'confused' when it comes to unwritten rules, grey areas..

Well I have seen many devs and builders join him on his live shows
who exactly did he piss off ?

Allyall

enno99 wrote: »

Well I have seen many devs and builders join him on his live shows
who exactly did he piss off ?

Google May - August. When he started first appearing more.

I have no intentions of bashing the guy, but I was just recommending not to throw money his direction.

TitianGerm

Guys I was going to pick up a second M8S like the one linked in the first page by Daytob.

Only problem is now it dosent seem to be shipping to Ireland ? I could have sworn I got it shipped directly last time ? (Can't check because one of my friends bought it through his account)

Invincible

emmetkenny wrote: »

Guys I was going to pick up a second M8S like the one linked in the first page by Daytob.

Only problem is now it dosent seem to be shipping to Ireland ? I could have sworn I got it shipped directly last time ? (Can't check because one of my friends bought it through his account)

Does it have to be an M8S?
I have an OTT M8S, bought from shining worth.com last December.
The WiFi is poor on it compared to a Tronsmart MXIII S805 2G/8G I've got since.
The M8s crashed lately, factory reset it, now it goes through process of connecting to Wi-Fi, but won't connect. I gave $85 for it, the Tronsmart MXIII can be got for $65 now, I know which I'd go for!

TitianGerm

Invincible wrote: »

Does it have to be an M8S?
I have an OTT M8S, bought from shining worth.com last December.
The WiFi is poor on it compared to a Tronsmart MXIII S805 2G/8G I've got since.
The M8s crashed lately, factory reset it, now it goes through process of connecting to Wi-Fi, but won't connect. I gave $85 for it, the Tronsmart MXIII can be got for $65 now, I know which I'd go for!

No dosent have to be an M8S. Was going to pick up the Wetek in the group buy but the discount has finished so it seems a little expensive now.

Anyone recommendations ?

GY A1

emmetkenny wrote: »

No dosent have to be an M8S. Was going to pick up the Wetek in the group buy but the discount has finished so it seems a little expensive now.

Anyone recommendations ?

It's still good value at 89
It's 129 on wetek own web site

TitianGerm

GY A1 wrote: »

It's still good value at 89
It's 129 on wetek own web site

€89 is a bit more than I have to spend unfortunately. And I've no real use for the tuners but they were a nice bonus when on sale.

Banjo String

emmetkenny wrote: »

Guys I was going to pick up a second M8S like the one linked in the first page by Daytob.

Only problem is now it dosent seem to be shipping to Ireland ? I could have sworn I got it shipped directly last time ? (Can't check because one of my friends bought it through his account)

Emmet if you need an address in the north, pm me.

I get stuff went to my folks all the time and usually get it next day from there. I'm 100% trustworthy.

Just a suggestion.

GY A1

how much more powerful/faster is the say mx8 than a amaazon fire stick,
firestick looks like a nice neat option for £25

emmetkenny wrote: »

€89 is a bit more than I have to spend unfortunately. And I've no real use for the tuners but they were a nice bonus when on sale.

TitianGerm

Banjo String wrote: »

Emmet if you need an address in the north, pm me.

I get stuff went to my folks all the time and usually get it next day from there. I'm 100% trustworthy.

Just a suggestion.

Cheers Banjo appreciate that.

GY A1 I see Padair has gotten an email back from Wetek and they'll supply the box for €60. I think I'll go back with that.

Not sure about the Fire Stick I think I'd prefer the Fire TV to be honest.

jonski

emmetkenny wrote: »

Cheers Banjo appreciate that.

GY A1 I see Padair has gotten an email back from Wetek and they'll supply the box for €60. I think I'll go back with that.

Not sure about the Fire Stick I think I'd prefer the Fire TV to be honest.

I've a Fire TV in my basket on amazon.co.uk for about two weeks now , was waiting to see if it dropped in price for Black Friday or Cyber Monday ...it didn't .

Most of the reviews on " Best Kodi Boxes " seem to rate it highly .