Some buys bcos they are unfamiliar, did not bother to research or perhaps wants an easier way to perhaps consistent media entertainment option as opposed to current eg xtro. Seller who sells them also needs to earn some profit hence explains the price range. We all know its not as straight forward and there's time spent to install working apks and especially Kodi so new users can enjoy as much as possible.

I bought my 1st box from Nicety, paid abt RM400 for the Q16 Quad more than a couple of years ago. If you ask me, would i pay so much today now that i'm familiar with android box, i would say YES & NO. YES for a Himedia (Q10 Pro in the future) as i've good experience, proven reliability, support & want an upgrade for my primary use. NO, if its not for primary use/ as back up unit. 

Then again with the existence of such thread , it provides avenue for newbies and existing users to share opinion, suggestions, solutions and new things abt android box in hope everyone will get their best experience out of their boxes

in our local context, it is understandable why that is the case.

"IPTV" usually refers to live tv for news, sports, tv shows, movies.

right now, there are only Astro and Hypptv.

(netflix and iflix are VOD iptv or video on demand, no live channels.)

and day in day out, people either complain the channels are either crap or too expensive.

desperate for alternatives. more so with shrinking purchasing power, need to cut expense.

so, result - illegit iptv doing its best to profit at time of purchase. no guarantee, no recourse.

it is similar to the days of pasar malam DVD with risk of "cinema copy" compared to genuine DVD's at RM30 a pc. 

we would hope one day we get a legit "complete" live and vod iptv service - all the popular int'l news, movies, tv shows... in many languages... with all kinds of subs... in hd... in dd5.1... all for RM50 a month. Now, that's asking a lot.

until then, we do our best to watch the best and most reliable we can find for free.

and we know many have been very successful, very satisfied.

1. yea, those who have paid thousand for asteruk for years will think this kind of box very good for value.

2. can't agree more himedia good in quality

http://www.lazada.com.my/docooler-m9s-pro-...g-12523279.html
This one. Wow, price increased so much!! I bought on 12.12 for 202.65 after discount from actual price - 230.28. Plus, I have another 5% cash back from my credit card, so I paid less than RM 200.

Still got cheaper deal from other sellers: http://www.lazada.com.my/docooler-m9s-pro-...g-12472624.html and http://www.lazada.com.my/docooler-m9s-pro-...g-16684188.html

I think i will buy this one too. but  dunno yet either 2gb/16gb or 3gb/32gb. 

My parents do not know how to operate this stuff, no choice but forced to pay for Astro every month.
My box is only for my own usage in PJ.

If ur parents just need live tv then it is very ez to operate

I think i will buy this one too. but  dunno yet either 2gb/16gb or 3gb/32gb. 

I think i will buy this one too. but  dunno yet either 2gb/16gb or 3gb/32gb. 

From my H8 and Q5 experience, it is not just the 2 numbers. When comparing 2 models with about the same GB, need to find out how the vendor has split the partitions.

And of course, 3/32 is already 1 step ahead of 2/16 and I don't think they will split the 3/32 partitions to be worse than 2/16.

I checked docooler website to look for the firmware download but it returned no result lol.
It is cheap but I won't buy anything without support

No split.
Yes, nothing.
But the seller is not difficult to find, after all it's so cheap, even if it's gone after a while still worth for it.
I still have confidence in this box.

Wait, I think I found some results in Freaktab and XDA forum since it's using AmLogic.

If the seller can fix the software problem or provide update then it's ok I think.
Ya I saw the thread on XDA too and there is no 3rd party firmware.

I checked docooler website to look for the firmware download but it returned no result lol.
It is cheap but I won't buy anything without support

Actually I don't mind paying for stable IPTV but too many unreliable ones and no longer working after a while...

I share the same sentiment.

free ones come and go, die and get resurrected.

among the free ones, some are better than ones.

some breakdown every day; some stay good for 2-3 years.
i do not know if the payable ahem illegit ones are better.

the good ones are legit and payable - astro iptv, hypptv, netflix and iflix.

but there isn't one that majority are giving thumbs up in terms of price vis-a-vis live tv and vod content/quality.
to find, maintain and use the most reliable ones at acceptable quality, content and price is our quest.

http://www.lazada.com.my/android-60-octa-c...r-15840022.html

is this ok? thinking of buying new since my mxq805