Hi voncrane, may I know if you've success using a 4TB external drive with your Minix? I tried plugging in my 4TB Seagate Backup Plus Fast Portable Drive (I think it is formatted as NTFS) into the Minix X8-H but it is really unstable. Sometimes it gets detected, sometimes not. And even when it gets detected, sometimes I managed to browse to a folder that I want but playing is unstable too. I plugged in my 2TB WS external drive and it works perfect, silky smooth operation.

No, I can't use the same cable cos the 2TB is USB 2 and the 4TB is USB 3. I'm using the 4TB with my 3 year old media player (Unix OS) and it's working well.

Hmm, sorry can't test for you cuz I only have a 3TB hard drive and my Minix Neo X7 is no longer with me (in the market for a new device). I'm guessing your hard drive has its own power source? Also try the other USB ports cuz sometimes a particular USB port might be the problem. Running stock or custom rom?

See my earlier post for my final contenders. I was extremely satisfied with my X7 due to massive support & my decent understanding of the pros & cons of using an android device. Right now, I'm searching for the elusive ultimate media player with the smoothest KODI & custom mods & roms support. 

Yes you do need a valid Astro subscription.

I have a personal media server that acts like an IPTV server. Basically it is a PC with HDMI video capture card that captures the Astro feed from the Beyond decoder and distributes it over IP to other client's around the house running XBMC/Kodi on Android TV boxes.

Better quality and more reliable than "third-party" feeds. The number of channels you can watch simultaneously is only limited by the number of decoders and capture cards you have.


Server specs in the description.