Jul 24 2015, 12:13 PM
QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jul 24 2015, 11:08 AM)
u can make a better decision if u r clear about:
.. do u watch chinese-japanese-korean stuff? i mean mandarin w/chinese subs and not cantonese w/eng subs. if that is impt, himedia is a good choice as it comes with a couple of "proprietory" apps for that - video on demand and livetv for movies, tv shows, documentaries, news, sports - in mandarin.
.. will u use kodi heavily? might be hard to say since u may not know yet. still, if kodi is the prime purpose, minix is probably a better choice due to its involvement in kodi development and customized kodi versions.
.. will u use the device for hd audio, i.e. home theater? for playback, Q16 pass thru hd audio incl dtshdma, dolby digital truehd and dolby atmos. of course, the files must be of those types and yr home theater must have the capability. minix, i believe pass thru core dts and core dd audio only.
i am a 2 yr old user of 3 himedia units, very happy with them, esp Q16 - 16gb memory is superb for big apps, no worries for memory space. with just a few good apps, i get all i need - movies, news, sports, livetv, english, mandarin. i don't even use kodi much these days as other easier and faster apps can offer same or better content.
minix - actual users incl voncrane can advise u. there are already some comments in this thread, so do read them.
one thing i must impress on you as a new user again - an androidtv box is NOT "push button". to make it work well, u do need to spend some time to understand how it works, update firmwares and apps, file management, cleanup, use of mouse and remote, etc. which is why pre-installation, good support and continuous help is very impt. androidbox is software driven whereas dvd players and astro are hardware driven.
goodluck!
Upon reading your comments, I am leaning a lot more towards Q16 .. do u watch chinese-japanese-korean stuff? i mean mandarin w/chinese subs and not cantonese w/eng subs. if that is impt, himedia is a good choice as it comes with a couple of "proprietory" apps for that - video on demand and livetv for movies, tv shows, documentaries, news, sports - in mandarin.
.. will u use kodi heavily? might be hard to say since u may not know yet. still, if kodi is the prime purpose, minix is probably a better choice due to its involvement in kodi development and customized kodi versions.
.. will u use the device for hd audio, i.e. home theater? for playback, Q16 pass thru hd audio incl dtshdma, dolby digital truehd and dolby atmos. of course, the files must be of those types and yr home theater must have the capability. minix, i believe pass thru core dts and core dd audio only.
i am a 2 yr old user of 3 himedia units, very happy with them, esp Q16 - 16gb memory is superb for big apps, no worries for memory space. with just a few good apps, i get all i need - movies, news, sports, livetv, english, mandarin. i don't even use kodi much these days as other easier and faster apps can offer same or better content.
minix - actual users incl voncrane can advise u. there are already some comments in this thread, so do read them.
one thing i must impress on you as a new user again - an androidtv box is NOT "push button". to make it work well, u do need to spend some time to understand how it works, update firmwares and apps, file management, cleanup, use of mouse and remote, etc. which is why pre-installation, good support and continuous help is very impt. androidbox is software driven whereas dvd players and astro are hardware driven.
goodluck!
The device itself looks great and of course the price is fairly cheaper.
If I can choose, I would prefer with ENGLISH subtitles while watching foreign shows (Korean especially) - so believe Q16 is better in this area?
I understand that I still need to do my own troubleshooting & update at times, but I do not wish to build a device from ground up.
Thanks.
This post has been edited by Thalmes: Jul 24 2015, 12:14 PM
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