Let me introduce KODI to you...

[Stretch]

sport - Mobdro...best for cricket...sky streams are usually quite laggy and buffer

 

Six Nations rugby is live on BBC iplayer this year - watched Scotland France and England Wales over the weekend on HD - was brilliant

[Lexx]

I watched the six nations on Phoenix, not to shabby, but wasn't in HD

[Kerchak]

Hope this is the right place to put my questions.

 

Looking at getting an Android TV box, but there are so many of them and all of them have mixed reviews. Besides the obvious Minix or Nvidia what budget options are there? Seeing that I am testing the water I don't twant to spend more than R1200. I found a MS8 on bidorbuy for R1000. 2GB ROM, 8 GB RAM with kitkat 4.4.

I have a HD TV and don't forsee getting a 4kTV in the near future. My only real requirement is an interface that is quick to respond and easy to use. Hate it if apps take forever to load or if I struggle to navigate in an app. Not a gamer, wil mostly use it for netflix/showmax/redbulltv and internet browsing. I might try kodi.

 

Thus 3 questions, what is the benefit of 2GB ROM over 1GB and 8GB RAM over 16GB and kitkat 4.4 vs 5 or 6. Based on my needs indicated above will 1GB/8GB/kitkat be sufficient.

 

Lasly, what entry level boxes would you recommend?

 

Thanks to the Oracles hubbers

[Lexx]

Hope this is the right place to put my questions.

 

Looking at getting an Android TV box, but there are so many of them and all of them have mixed reviews. Besides the obvious Minix or Nvidia what budget options are there? Seeing that I am testing the water I don't twant to spend more than R1200. I found a MS8 on bidorbuy for R1000. 2GB ROM, 8 GB RAM with kitkat 4.4.

I have a HD TV and don't forsee getting a 4kTV in the near future. My only real requirement is an interface that is quick to respond and easy to use. Hate it if apps take forever to load or if I struggle to navigate in an app. Not a gamer, wil mostly use it for netflix/showmax/redbulltv and internet browsing. I might try kodi.

 

Thus 3 questions, what is the benefit of 2GB ROM over 1GB and 8GB RAM over 16GB and kitkat 4.4 vs 5 or 6. Based on my needs indicated above will 1GB/8GB/kitkat be sufficient.

 

Lasly, what entry level boxes would you recommend?

 

Thanks to the Oracles hubbers

 

I bought one of these, and it works like a dream, loads instantly, full HD. easy to navigate  etc.

 

 

http://www.bidorbuy.co.za/item/267965583/MXQ_4K_TV_Box_Android5_1_KODI_16_1_Fully_Loaded.html

[Flashfozzy]

I recieved an android X96 box for christmas from my wife.

 

Www.androidtvboxes.co.za

from these guys. Sofar ok.

 

Where will superrugby be shown?

Edited February 16, 2017 by Flashfozzy

[Flemish Lion]

After some research I ended buying:

 

http://www.mantality.co.za/android-tvbox-6.html

[carbon29er]

 

Would any LAN cable do?

 

Takealot has the below for R199 - I'll need about 30 meters.

 

Astrum Network Patch Cable Cat5e 30.0Meter - NT230

 

Go down to the local electrical supply wholesalers, buy as much cat 5 twisted pair as you need and 2 or more terminating boxes. Or just buy RJ45 cable ends and a cable pinch tool to terminate RJ11 and RJ45 cables.

 

Then run the cable from one router to the other and bob's your auntie.

 

Check on google for how to match the 4 twisted pairs to each end of the cable. Or copy a cable you already have.

 

Cheap as half the price and you learn a new skill. If you can brush your teeth you can do this.

[carbon29er]

 

3. Two routers on the same network comes with its own sets of problems (different IP address ranges which do not speak to each other, or IP address clashes (it can be configured around these). Also most routers require some juggling to obtain an "upstream" IP address (can the router be used for a fibre connection? might be the easiest question to ask to know the answer

 

 

No problem if you designate the 2nd router as DHCP off and load primary router as DHCP server. Dead easy and effective. Name routers different names under SSID name and set up both on all your devices.

['Kaze Pete]

No problem if you designate the 2nd router as DHCP off and load primary router as DHCP server. Dead easy and effective. Name routers different names under SSID name and set up both on all your devices.

I know that, you know that. Good luck getting somebody who struggle to tune their decoder to do that!

[Zatopek]

Is there anyone that have an account with RugbyPass already and stream rugby?

https://www.rugbypass.com/

 

Good/Bad?

 

Edit: Subscribed for a week, will see how it go..

Edited February 20, 2017 by Zatopek

[Natural Defender]

On average, how much data do you use a month?

[Stretch]

On average, how much data do you use a month?

 

Jan was my highest month so far (250Gb). Dec was 200Gb and Nov was roughly the same. That is full time streaming 720p (predominantly) daily. 

[Joeboy69]

Is there anyone that have an account with RugbyPass already and stream rugby?

https://www.rugbypass.com/

 

Good/Bad?

 

Edit: Subscribed for a week, will see how it go..

I'm no longer using unotelly so won't work for me

[Stretch]

as a matter of interest. Sunday night I re-initiated my Netflix account cos I wanted to watch something. Monday Morning I received an email saying my password had been changed. Some chap from Brazil had hacked my account and changed my password and email. I had to phone them and get them to reset everything. When I asked the lady how that was possible....she was dumbfounded. 

 

anyway as precaution, I reset my gmail password as well

[cfcjim]

as a matter of interest. Sunday night I re-initiated my Netflix account cos I wanted to watch something. Monday Morning I received an email saying my password had been changed. Some chap from Brazil had hacked my account and changed my password and email. I had to phone them and get them to reset everything. When I asked the lady how that was possible....she was dumbfounded. 

 

anyway as precaution, I reset my gmail password as well

You can check you email account(s) with this:

 

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

 

If you haven't already of course.

[Stretch]

You can check you email account(s) with this:

 

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

 

If you haven't already of course.

 

yeah - I checked that a while back when last.fm was hacked - changed my password back then...but it seems I needed to do it again...anyway...all done now - so hopefully I am secure again