Good responsive seller with after sales service.

The thing with most android sticks based on the quad-core Rockchip RK3188 (which have more or less the same hardware specs) is that you need to do a lot research to get it working perfectly with everything.

Basically, I shortlisted the sticks to either the Rikomagic MK802 IV (stock rooted, 1080 kernel) or the iMito QX1 (not stock rooted) and went with the former. There are other models out there and most if not all have been covered here.

The best? You can try to make a comparison between all the various models in the market but you have got to make sure you are comparing an apple with another apple as the results of the benchmark/tests depend on the version of android as well as ROM version. Even the same model from the same manufacturer may contain different hardware depending on the production date! In this instance, this unit may either be utilising the Realtek 8189 wifi chipset (in earlier versions) or Broadcom AP6210 wifi chipset (in later versions) which I have yet to verify.

Then again, if heat is really a consideration, the iMito model seems to have a better heat dissipation design as well as an optional external antennae but as far as my experience goes, the Rikomagic is not excessively hot in a non air-conditioned environment and I haven't encountered any problems - it is just warm to the touch and the wifi works well enough on my stock UniFi d-link dir-615 for netflix purposes.

BTW, if you are looking for more ports etc, an android box such as the highly rated Minix Neo X7 (which has all the frills including 16 gb memory) would better suit your needs. The android stick is about portability.


So, if you want to get your android stick up and running with minimum fuss and proven results, getting your unit pre-installed with the RIGHT software will save you from a lot of headaches. Like Matrix said, he has done the hard work for you and even if you don't get the 'best' android stick based on the RK3188, you will get one that properly runs Netflix on Android 4.2.2 - which is exactly what he is selling.

Anyway, if you want to do your own 'survey', do check out forums like xda-developers or freak-tab. This guy called Rivers @ Some Cool Tech also has plenty of good reviews of android sticks with plenty of information in YouTube.

My vintage 1080i/720p HD Ready TV (not Full HD ie 1080p) however doesn't display text very clearly due to hardware limitation on the part of the non-full HD TV. Currently exploring the internet to see what my options are apart from upgrading the TV. Need to max the font size to make out the words so beware if your TV is not Full HD! As for video quality of Netflix, it is definitely better than SD but you just can't compare it with blu-ray and do note that Netflix uses intelligent streaming in that if your bandwidth is good, you get better quality and vice versa.