Can try via Dropbox or Email.

When it comes to Android, quad-core, dual-core, octa-core doesn't mean squat in XBMC if hardware acceleration is not supported. If you're using XBMC Frodo 12.x. Make sure the device you're getting supports libstagefright. If you're using XBMC Gotham, then it's easier since MediaCodec support is built in.

Another thing to lookout for is does it really support 1080P, or just doing upscaled 1080P. This is where it gets confusing since some players run XBMC UI in 720P while videos are played at 1080P. Easiest way to tell? Bring a 720P and 1080P test pattern in USB stick and try it before you buy.

The supported hardware table goolias posted is good place to start to find compatible hardware.

Also I would suggest going to FreakTab's forums. They have a quite active discussions there especially for RockChip-based players.

The last nightly build before this one still have a couple of bugs with the PVR plugins. Otherwise it's usable.

Tested the Gotham stable release on Ouya (Android 4.12, Chupacabra FW) and Amazon FireTV (Android 4.2.2, FireOS 3.0), so far pretty stable. 1080P30 and 720P60 plays well. 1080P60 doesnt.



This post has been edited by MK84: May 9 2014, 05:32 PM

Got it direct from Amazon.

I give up already on Google. Disappointed with the way they handled Google TV platform. It had potential. My Revue now collecting dust while the Pulse is going back into the box now that FireTV is here. The only saving grace for the Pulse is that it handles Plex quite well and has Amazon Instant Video. IMHO the FireTV is exactly what Google should've done.

I've modified the M3U file for IPTV Simple PVR add on to include channel logos and make it EPG compatible with the XMLTV file generated by WebGrabPlus.




Channel logos and M3U file download.
 FTA_Malaysia_IPTV.zip ( 552.19k ) Number of downloads: 8379

Unzip then in the IPTV Simple channel logo configuration choose Local Path and point it to the local folder where you unzip the channel logos.

If you want to add to existing M3U list then change the tvg-logo entry to the URL of the channel logo and choose Remote Path in the config.



This post has been edited by MK84: Jun 24 2014, 11:42 PM

Maybe can the WebGrab+Plus forum. They're usually pretty quick last time I had issues. I haven't tested it on Linux so not much experience there.

Woops. Must've missed that. TV9 seems to be working now. Maybe the stream was down.

You'll need to run an EPG grabber like TVxb (super old and no longer supported) or WebGrab+Plus on PC, then have your Android box grab the file from the PC. That's how I'm doing it on the FireTV at the moment. THe same can be done with the channel logos. Makes it easier, esp if you have multiple boxes.

This post has been edited by MK84: Jun 26 2014, 10:28 PM

RTM has their own EPG at http://live.rtm.gov.my/epg

Just need to figure out how to scrape it.

The power adapter is dual-voltage. 110V-220V. You only need a pin adapter (blade to round).

You can also use MySQL as XBMC database and set the library update to be done server side. Useful if you have multiple clients/players. That's what I'm running at the moment.

Use wired connection, then pipe it to a wireless bridge, much more stable.

Another thing you can do when you store the XBMC database on a media server, you can schedule library updates on the server. Way faster especially if you're run Android/Pi-based XBMC players.

Speaking of Android, the thing about X8H or any Android-based players for that matter, you will never get Netflix to run in HD and Super HD unless the player (ie box) supports DRM.

MySQL server/pc.

Hopefully Google doesn't screw up AndroidTV like they did GoogleTV.

Easiest way to test is to search for the video "Example Short 23.976" and play it. The video will overlay the current bitrate, resolution and aspect ratio. Some devices can also access built-in debug tool usually by pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+D.

Netflix on most Android TV boxes made-in-China is usually limited to 1750kbps at 480P because they lack the DRM partition necessary for HD playback.

Web-based apps is limited to HD (720P), since the Netflix plugin in XBMC is web-based, you're limited to that resolution. Native apps get Super HD (1080P). Which what makes the FireTV especially useful with XBMC. Instead of using the plugin, you can launch the native Netflix app directly from within XBMC on the FireTV, or any Android devices.

You can do it with FTA/OTA channels via IPTV Simple PVR client (included in XBMC). Or you can do a full-on thing like this (skip to 1:50 for the Astro part):



I have the Minix Neo X7 last time. Ran it with Quickshot V2 custom ROM and a trimmed down version of Beyond XBMC, ran pretty well but sold it eventually since it doesn't do Netflix in HD.

This post has been edited by MK84: Aug 7 2014, 11:38 PM

Last I check a lot of users still unable to get Netflix to play in HD on the X8/X8-H.

Re: http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?136...X8-H-netfilx-HD

Getting a wee bit off topic.

This post has been edited by MK84: Aug 8 2014, 10:11 AM

Short version, you need:
A video capture card.
A HDCP stripper if you want to capture in HD via HDMI.
An IR Blaster to change channels on the STB (ie decoder).
Software/plugins to handle everything.

Long version:
At the moment, I use Hauppauge Colossus to capture the Astro feed via HDMI. I also have Hauppauge HD-PVR2 to capture feed from HyppTV. Both are similar video capture cards. The only difference is the Colossus is an internal PCIe card while the HD-PVR2 is an external USB box. The HDMI cable from the decoders go thru a HDCP stripper box first (just a normal HDMI switch with HDCP strip function), then into video capture capture card. Thats the hardware side.

On the software side, there are several options you can go with.

1. If you just want to feed Astro into XBMC then you can use the Hauppauge WinTV app bundled with the Colossus/HD-PVR2 with the XBMC IPTVSimple PVR client.
2. If you want PVR functionality on XBMC then you can use NextPVR instead of WinTV.
3. If you want to have PVR function AND stream over the internet, ie watch Astro anywhere you want on any devices, without the limitations imposed by Astro-on-the-Go, then you can use WinTV + DVBLink.

Example:

FYI this video was done before Astro-on-the-Go is available.

You can also do this:

I can stream Astro to any devices that supports DLNA. Some devices won't work without proper codec.

The beauty of this system:

1. It'll work with any TV services that uses a decoder box ie set top box
2. You're not using content from questionable source.
3. It's more reliable, no more worries about feed is offline.
4. It's HD quality with 5.1 audio.

Well if you just want to get Astro into XBMC then you don't really need DVBLink. DVBLink is a software suite that allows you to manage TV source feeds and distribute it to multiple devices. I use it because 2 years ago it is the only way get TV feed from the Astro decoder into Windows Media Center using Hauppauge HD-PVR1 capture box. Now I use it to manage multiple TV feeds (Astro, HyppTV, etc) and stream it to mobile devices, ie my own private Astro-on-the-Go.

Hardware costs:
Hauppauge HD-PVR2 - USD149.99 from Amazon. They can ship this to Malaysia now.
HDCP Stripper - Around USD20-30 on eBay. They're really HDMI switches with HDCP strip function, usually not advertised as such.

Yup uses IR blaster to change channel. The number of channels you can watch simultaneously is limited to the number of decoder box you have.

This post has been edited by MK84: Aug 10 2014, 12:01 AM

Working XBMC on Google's ADT1 Android TV devkit.
http://www.androidauthority.com/xbmc-spott...utm_source=t.co