Android box €100-€159

oodles19

Hi lads, posted this on another thread for a bit of advice, said I'd create a topic on here, I need to get my sister something for streaming TV (more than likely kodi), she's abroad and I'd given her my old android box which has now given up the ghost. Budget of between €100-€150, I'd be comfortable enough setting it up myself if required, I think 2gb Ram 16gb ROM and lollipop would be best for longevity, any recommendations?

RonnieL

I'm in the market for the exact same thing, so I'd be interested in knowing what you go for, and hearing peoples opinions.

rejkin

I got the Minix 8h Plus and a remote on adverts for 165.
It seems to be the best one out there at the moment and can run 4K videos easily so it's future proof for a while.

BandMember

There's an entire thread full of recommendations already! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057446012

RonnieL

If anyone happens to spot a good black friday bargain on an android streaming gizmo, I'd appreciate a heads up. I see amazon have a roku stick but I get the impression they are not great.

shrapnel222

i have the cenovo mini pc which is dualboot android and windows. it's a great piece of kit and works very well. i previously had an M8 which was very good also.

If you're buying these for other people though, be aware that things are changing fast and the addons are going to be changing at a much greater rate now, due to sheer volume of people using these already. Genesis for one is no longer being updated.

As you're buying this for your sister, you will be the port of call everytime there is a question: "it's not working", "stream keeps buffering", "genesis won't load anymore", "can't find an hd stream" etc. etc. Just be mindful of this as these boxes are never trouble free and always require a little bit of tweaking.

RonnieL

shrapnel222 wrote: »

i have the cenovo mini pc which is dualboot android and windows. it's a great piece of kit and works very well. i previously had an M8 which was very good also.

If you're buying these for other people though, be aware that things are changing fast and the addons are going to be changing at a much greater rate now, due to sheer volume of people using these already. Genesis for one is no longer being updated.

As you're buying this for your sister, you will be the port of call everytime there is a question: "it's not working", "stream keeps buffering", "genesis won't load anymore", "can't find an hd stream" etc. etc. Just be mindful of this as these boxes are never trouble free and always require a little bit of tweaking.

Excellent point. I'd agree that if anyone is buying boxes for friends, they need to prepare themselves for many phone calls.

In my case, I just need a second box for my own house. I bought a matricom g-box mx2/ a few years ago and it's going great. I use kodi for most things, but it's handy to have the android functionality too. I'm just interested in finding out if theres something else out there that I should consider, especially with black friday tomorrow.

shrapnel222

RonnieL wrote: »

Excellent point. I'd agree that if anyone is buying boxes for friends, they need to prepare themselves for many phone calls.

In my case, I just need a second box for my own house. I bought a matricom g-box mx2/ a few years ago and it's going great. I use kodi for most things, but it's handy to have the android functionality too. I'm just interested in finding out if theres something else out there that I should consider, especially with black friday tomorrow.

i'd say just check for black friday deals tomorrow on aliexpress and gearb...
and you should find a good cheap box