Android Box advice?
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 Apr 26 2021, 01:27 AM
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my wife wanted to watch chinese dramas, hk, china n others, can i buy any box n install myself or just buy preloaded but suspiciously as to whether it works. its been years since i last played kodi or xbmc as was bz wt work. i saw many boxes for sale on net n wl read thru this thread for preferred box or any recommended box? i myself wont be using it as i am mostly on computer.
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Apr 27 2021, 12:00 AM
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tq voncrane and chickenriceboy. both options are good and appreciated.
as to these SVI Cloud or EVPAD or LONGTV how much it cost? wifi stable? cos room quite far from router. voncrane, i'll scroll back and check it out. tqvm i may buy 1 for myself (must hv 5.1 surround at least) cos old tv box usb port problem and play around as suggested by voncrane and another for my wife w/o fuss as recommended by chickenriceboy. This post has been edited by numbbell: Apr 27 2021, 12:05 AM |
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Apr 27 2021, 01:01 AM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Apr 27 2021, 01:39 AM) the audio part... may be disappointing to u. thx for yr reply n directions. exactly my thots on sound system. my old media player serves my purpose but hv not been using past 3 years cos usb port issue as i plugged in hard disk. mostly i dwnld wt the best possible audio n watch as w/o good surround i rather not watch except dramas. noob question, whats local playback?android boxes are primarily built to to stream VIDEO, not much attention to audio. plus, most of the streams, esp free ones are 1.0, at best stereo like in youtube. only netflix in approved boxes will give u DD5.1 or higher. for local playback, there are all kinds... capability varies a lot depending on price, brand, model... from DD5.1 to Atmos, DTSX. lastly, for china tv dramas, you can try browser based sites, which work on both android or windows. google gimy tv, olevod tv, pianku tv... u see what i mean.  |
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Apr 27 2021, 02:23 PM
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Apr 27 2021, 09:28 AM) local playback = playback from yr own hdd, either via usb or hdd slotted into device compartment. couldnt agree more wt yr comment. tqif u r demanding on audio and yr home theater is good, even netflix dd5.1 will not satisfy u, let alone lousy 1.0 sound. watching a blockbuster is no fun if audio is crap; to me, min dd+, dtshdma, ddtruehd preferred.  which is why for me, i only watch live tv streams like astrogo on box as the audio doesn't matter much. good shows, i go for local playback; of course... source, player and home theater must all be capable. |
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May 5 2021, 02:38 AM
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oic voncrane you're in xda. will look into yr threads over there. i was there too during early days of android flashing. long time didnt visit.
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