I prefer the Minix Neo A2 Lite Airmouse.. It's handy, has a nice weight to it without being heavy. Feels solid and not lightweight and or plasticky like most remotes out there. Soft tactile feedback. The top side contains essential playback and navigation keys. Power button uses IR connection and so it can put the Neo U1 to sleep, wake up, perform a full shutdown and also power up. All without having to physically touch the Neo U1 box. Tested & signals from about 12 feet away work.

Cons would be.. No backlit keys and the "_" button is missing. No Idea how the Minix team missed that.

For those Minix Neo U1 owner, may I know how much did you buy for it?

I want to get a TV box for my parents in hometown, currently using unifi VIP5.

What I need from this box:
1. can be customized, which mean can jailbreak and install 3rd party apps for more future proof
2. Unfortunately our hometown TV doesnt support HDMI, and I am not capable to change a whole new TV. So is there any TV box can support RGB or maybe I can get hdmi to RGB cable ?
3. Budget is around under rm400, is that sufficient ?

The more important question should be... How much does it cost at the moment?.. Scout around, lots of online and some physical shops sell it. Hint: Lyn's very own Garage sales section.

1. Most boxes can do this. However, I'm a Minix fan and may seem biased..
2. Fewer boxes have supported the older RGB signals.. There are plenty of HDMI - RGB converters to choose from. So you might need one.
3. Budget's reasonable.. Perhaps you can look around for samples of box models around your budget, post back here and a best recommendation can be offered.

key word is parents.

how old are they?
are they used to astro?
do they use pc's, tablets, smart phones?

these "boxes" are not plug and play; not push channel buttons only.
need learning, attention and patience to make it work well.
if they can't handle, u will need to know how.



i just passed a box and "trained" a sibling's household how to use a box.
the box is 3 yrs old, my oldest, let them try and play, see how they take it.
primarily for kodi live tv stations and a couple of chinese movie/tv apps.
works fine with 5mbps.

i will know in a couple of weeks if they like it or not.
but for sure, i will need to update/maintain it in a couple of months time.

I assume and hope that there will be "free channels" for the coming Olympics.

If you come across some good ones then, please share.

Thanks.

I just bought a Minix Neo X6, should I update the FW to the lastest firm? Currently it come with the stock firmware 2014xxx. Thx

Hey guys, just wanna ask.

I bought Philips hmp8100 and i tried to play movies from my external hdd(NTFS) but sad an only detect my USB(FAT32).
No luck in detecting my HDD
Anyone have any info on this?

when did u buy it? price?

can google... it is a dual core 4.1 jelly bean 1/4gb android - such specs... at least 3 years old.

the specs aren't clear, but it seems to say it can only read flash drives, i.e. pen/thumb drives.

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11704964...Sony-Toshiba-4K

xiaomi future as android tv box seems bright now they are officially Google's hardware partner

yes, this is very interesting.

we await the availability and price.

also interesting that more and more TV's will come with androidtv - will there be a need for boxes anymore?!!

Just few days back, price below 300. I have called the provider (SJK i think) and asked them. They ask me to go and meet them and the shop and try there, if still cant most probably gonna get refund. But sad, the box itself cant play any movie from my external

google and u find some nasty comments on this box.

i would suggest u take the opportunity to change to another box.

top up to rm400, 500, 600 even.

get a box that is current tech, last u >3 years.

look for quad core, lollipop 5.1, 2/16 gb.

or better still, octa core, marshmallow 6.0, 2/16gb.

and take the chance to ask them to install the impt/good apps for u.

if not, u get a blank box, will need to DIY... do u know how?

** i assume u not only want usb playback but want to use android functions, have good broadband speed.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: May 19 2016, 05:55 PM

just like get a blank desktop and DIY our own image? for desktop yes, not for TV box though. but if cant read external, is it coming from it's OS or hardware?

androids run on different op sys, not pc windows.

if u have not used androids before (like in an android phone or tablet), will take some learning and getting to know it - how to navigate, install apps, delete/copy files, etc.

a blank box = only firmware and manufacturer installed utilities/apps.

most box users will want browser, youtube, file manager, googleplay and some movie, tv apps.



if usb port can't read hdd/ntfs, chances are the firmware is out of date/corrupted or manufacturer policy not to allow it. the hardware can take it, like some older boxes i have seen.

this was seen in many bluray players and smart tv's with usb drives - but that was >5 yeare ago.

yeah im using nexus6p myself. got it, but anyhow i'll try ask the supplier first and see what's their recommendation. thanks for the info

yr phone android specs are very high.

how come u bought a box such low specs?!!

hahah just started searching around for tv box, just for the sake of playing movies on my TV. too bad bro haha

Yeah.. Update it. The latest 008 firmware for NEO X6 was released on 28th September 2015.

Thx. Any guide to show the process of the update? Found some from Google but abit confiusing. Got 2 method one is via PC and second is via thumbdrive. Which one is more easier? Thx.