Those box you want one time payment to watch xtro which is illegal.
So wont be discussed open here. 

X96 which is rooted OEM box, while Himedia is branded box, thats goes to the difference of price.
and for both box also not able to let you watch xtro unless you also need to subscribe to those iptv (illegal)

Yes is better than those OEM rooted Android box indeed!  If you have no budget consideration, go with it.
or you can consider Mibox International Version which also original Android TV OS, which is cheaper.

I'm switching from Unifi to TIME, so I don't have access to HyppTv anymore.

Need second opinion between Evpad and Ubox.

I heard Evpad is laggy but have 2gb ram compared to Ubox 1gb ram. Ubox, on the other hand, is smooth but some channels cannot be accessed.

I'm looking for a TV Box:
1) Must not lag
2) Must not consume too much bandwidth
3) Have to at least offer the local channels
4) No monthly/ annual fee
5) Durable
6) Budget: RM500 or below

Please advise.

TLDR: First find the service to sub ehem content from and then seek a box within your budget to watch with. Google is your friend to find such services...

You got the first part right about minimum specs and preferred brands.. Good, you did do some reading and I applaud you for that. Now unto your direct question about pay once upfront.. Such do exist but as you've been told, we try not to discuss about such.. But then, if I may ask, If there was an illegal restaurant that asked you to only pay them once and they'll feed you for life. Would you believe them and they'd offer good food and be around long enough? Especially if legal shops charge say RM200 per month.. But this illegal shop asked you to pay just RM500 or even lesser and they'll feed you for life. Of course, you'd say that's BS.. Cuz one, they are an illegal shop, which means can get raided anytime and or simply close up shop for the luls.. not a perfect analogy but kinda paints the picture..

About why there's a big difference in price. Think cars or smartphones.. All from super cheap to super expensive can perform core tasks. Just that some come with better specs, support and or maintenance. Same thing with Android OS powered boxes. Branded manufacturers such as Nvidia, Wetek, HiMedia, Xiaomi, Minix, Zidoo, Beelink, etc.. they stand by their products and provide varying degrees of support over the lifetime of the boxes...or provide a more stable FW & better build quality. Hence the added costs. Take the Nvidia Shield for example.. It can cost anywhere from RM8xx to over RM1K, and despite many boxes released after it, It is still regarded as the benchmark to beat and king of all boxes. Though I wouldn't advise getting it for just ehem IPTV reasons.. That's like buying an F1 car to drive 5 KM to and from from work every day..    Will it make you happy? Sure, but it's a waste of its abilities. So here's the thing, If IPTV is your only concern.. Many boxes out there can handle most ehem services out there and quite well. Issue then would be how well the box performs in other aspects as well, should you need them.. Then there's WiFi/Ethernet performance to think of, how cool do they run? durability, stable firmware ,etc.. Which is why the more popular boxes are more recommended as buying them, you at least don't have to worry about these issue I listed. Cuz they work fine.. I.e. Nvidia Shield, Minix Neo U9-H, HiMedia Q10 Pro, MeCool M8S Pro L with voice remote... to name a few.

If I get 10 mths bonus in Feb I'll finely buy this!

Thanks for the advice

Someone has PMed me the ehem content that comes packaged with the TV box  :thumbsup:

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btw this is very tempting : TX3 mini

Good luck in maintaining Kodi add-ons, I gave up on Kodi more than a year ago. Frustrated because some of the add-ons will not work after some time.

Netflix, Adrama, Astro Go, UniFi TV, RSS Player and YouTube most of the time.

hi guys, im looking for entry level android box. my budget is around RM220-RM250. i come across a few model but im not sure which one is ok.

https://shopee.com.my/(Preinstall-3000-Chan...3591.1550566148

https://shopee.com.my/PRE-INSTALL-3000-CHAN...2272.1799845718

https://shopee.com.my/-Ready-Stock-Tanix-TX...5313.1864834922

H96 max plus, MX10 Pro and TX6 were the one that im consider ok-ish. (4gb ram and 32gb sd card, bluetooth etc. or maybe if you guys something else in mind? thank you in advance for your thoughts.

Hi, whenever I see a listing as "pre-installed" this and that? I'm immediately put off by it. Though doesn't mean that the individual box models won't be any good.. So first, have you tried searching within this thread for each of the models and reading the reviews or shared info? Do that first to see what current or previous owners have said about the devices themselves and not the "pre-installed" services as that can vary from seller to seller.

Alternatively, within that price bracket.. I'd just go with a Mecool box.

anyone using tanix tx6 here

why is that