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What you need is basically very simple:
1. Fast internet (5Mbps and above recommended)
2. Android Box (most box should be able to do)
3. Pay for a DNS service (about USD 5/month) If you search hard enough, probably can get free.
4. Pay for Netflix and/or Hulu (USD 8/month each). If you feel rich, subscribe both lor...LOL.
5. (Maybe optional for Netflix) A virtual US credit card or US PayPal account.
6. The Netflix apk (cannot download from Play Store, must get it elsewhere from internet).

This post has been edited by Matrix: Aug 19 2013, 08:58 PM

English channels in English audio dude. Those free stuff are also largely unstable. And a lot of people don't understand chinese with all those complicated wordings...where to press also problem.

Sorry bro...i dunno all the Chinese...so far, all i can say CLoudTV paid services are decent enough.....but the free channels some don't work also....but i didn't bother with all the CHinese channels since not interested. I watch Azdrama enough already.

Aiya...you just install CloudTV try yourself...it has 2 days trial PREMIUM services with all the paid channels open.

Why bother to watch and pay for Chinese/Korean drama??? So many sites to watch for FREE...

Just Azdrama.info already enough. New episode up the very next day....Don't pay for it wei....

That's why...just pay a little bit...no need to crack your head lar....

Actually, ASTRO is not garbage...it's just priced way too high due to monopoly. The new ABN cable network...seems to cater more for Bangla...

Cancel is easy wor. But after cancelled they keep
calling me and hounding me like mlm salesmen...

Err...If I remember correctly, I also call in only..very fast wor..

Where you download this? From Google playstore or elsewhere? Gimme the link and i can try.

Updated:

Download SoapCast X from Playstore...cannot work says something need to download from soapcast.com, so i go soapcast.com and download. Now can work.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Aug 21 2013, 10:04 PM

Actually the Quad core only on the GPU...but i can tell you, the Rico MK802 IV Quad core performance is really better than those Himedia box...the 2GB RAM and Quadcore GPU on the MK802 IV not there for show only....

Downside is there's no optical output, so if you want to connect to AVR, you will need one of those box with optical output. I doubt these mini stick can passthrough the bitstream as they don't even support DTS...only downmix DD5.1 i think.

So actually, there is no perfect solution yet....or just wait for an Android box with better specs and proper optical out. (or build a HTPC if you don't mind paying more!!!)

If your concern is just to watch local HD movies on external hdd and output audio to AVR, then one of those HiMedia (or similar) box, will be more suitable for you (just make sure they support whatever standard you are looking at...DTS-MA, DD True HD etc). If you are concern about streaming HD from online service, the MK 802 IV will be better. Low quality streaming (like those gazillion crap chinese service like PPTV) shouldn't be a problem on any of these devices.

btw, the link you provide is a clone of the Riko MK III. You should check out the original Riko product models here.

http://www.rikomagic.co.uk/

Yes. I can't believe it also....after testing this and a HiMedia Q5, this mini stick actually performs better than the big boxes...and super stable ..runs Netflix 7 hours straight...no problem. Just don't go itchy hand and upgrade the firmware...many reports the latest firmware actually breaks the wifi...if it ain't broken...DON'T UPGRADE FIRMWARE!!! LOL.

This post has been edited by Matrix: Aug 23 2013, 08:19 AM

Bro, i would advise you buy the original...no two android boxes ever made the same...i have tested one for you liao, you don't have to take risk buy another different model...and it's only RM299 bought locally from one guy here in Garage sales. Yes, it have 2 USB port actually, one full sized USB and one mini-USB (it comes with a mini-USB->USB adapter as well). If not enough, you can always plug in a USB port extender.

I haven't try playing from hard disk....coz all my movies store in a 6.6TB USB Hard disk storage box and stream over from my PC......file over 10GB also not a problem. But again...it does not support DTS...one downside. So i still use my WDTV Live to playback the movies...in this case, maybe a proper box like Himedia will be more suitable for you.
scratch that...apparently, somehow i can get the DTS sound from the MX Player and other players...maybe need to download the codec and do some tweaking from the settings. Sure better than no sound!

Yeah, playing music will be easy...tons of music players to choose from Google PlayStore!!

This post has been edited by Matrix: Aug 24 2013, 09:11 AM

i sell it now too...hehe....Watch NETFLIX until running nose and became addict.... Click my siggy if interested.

Nope. No problem. Shouldn't be underspec problem.
Your HTPC should be more powerful than an Android mini pc.

Oooh...P4...didn't noticed... i thought everyone should have at least C2D by now...hehe.

Don't want to consider Android stick instead of HTPC?

No problem...but i don't understand...i have over 6TB of HD Bluray rips, most about 8GB-10GB per file on average also can play wor... And i stream it from my PC with the USB 6TB storage box...

The free one is like that. The paid version a bit better....some are really good, some average... It looks like stream from dunno Thailand or somewhere...with funny looking subtitle.

AFAIK, only for Android box.

You might also wants to consider a MiniX. Click my siggy. It has more USB ports, built in NIC(very critical...usually Android stick wifi reception not so good) and can passthrough digital audio to your AVR in future. It's total one-stop solution, IMO.

What channel in the XBMC is this?? Mine to share??

Wanna buy? Click my siggy!!! hehehe.