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Beelink is known for producing some of the best affordable TV boxes and mini PCs on the market, and the A1 is one of their latest inventions. This device, which is much smaller than an average smartphone, packs an RK3328 quad-core processor, 4GB RAM, 16GB eMMc internal storage and lots of useful features. How does it perform in our daily lives, we will try to find out in this review.
Main Specs of the Beelink A1
Operating System: Android 7.1
Processor: RK3328 Quad-Core Processor (4*[email protected], Mali-450MP2 GPU)
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Storage: 16GB eMMc Internal Storage, TF Card support (up to 128GB)
HDMI: HDMI 2.0a output up to [email protected] + HDMI 3D video formats
Display: Digital LED display
Ports: Ethernet port*1, AV Port*1, DC port*1, Micro SD card slot*1, USB 3.0 Port*1, USB 2.0 Port*1, HDMI*1.
Dimension: 77mm*77mm*17mm (L x W x H)
Chassis: White, ABS Plastic
Retail Package: TV box*1, Remote control*1, HDMI cable*1, Power adapter*1, User manual*1
Retail Package
Inside the box, you will find a Beelink A1 TV box, a remote, an HDMI cable, a power adapter, and an English manual.
Design
Measured at 77mm*77mm*17mm, the Beelink A1 is the smallest TV Box we have ever reviewed. It has a much smaller footprint than the Jide Remix IO, the Jide Remix Mini and the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
While lacking in size, this device still offers a slew of ports and slots. On the back side of the box you will find a 3.5mm AV multi-purpose port, an RJ45 Ethernet jack, an HDMI 2.0 port, and a DC port.
On the right side of the device, you will find two USB Type-A ports, one of USB 3.0 standard and the other of USB 2.0 standard. There’s also a Micro SD card slot which supports cards up to 128GB.
On the front side of the box you will find an IR receiver, and an LED display working as a digital clock.
The tiny casing is made of white ABS plastic, which gives the device an elegant and premium look.
The Beelink logo on the top side of the box is hidden most of the time, and can only be seen while we look at the box in a certain angle, when it reflects the lighting.
There are some vents on the bottom side to keep the box from overheating.
Like all products from Beelink, the build quality of the A1 is pretty good, even though it has a plastic shell, it still feels quite robust in our hands. The supplied remote is also well-built. Although still with a predictably lightweight, plastic finish and limited mouse pointer functionality, the box responds quickly to its commands and the infra-red range are acceptably long and broad.
Setting it up
Setting up the Beelink A1 is as easy as setting up any TV box. Connecting it to a TV via HDMI, plugging in the charger and you are good to go.
You will need to connect the device to the internet the first time you boot it, either via Wi-Fi or a LAN cable.
System & Apps
The Beelink A1 ships with Android 7.1 Nougat, but the user interface is tailor-made for a TV box. The launcher has everything laid out beautifully and is very easy to navigate. The date and time is located at the top left with the temperature widget below. In the center of the screen you have a link to the media center, internet browser and Google Play Store, There are also shortcuts to “clear memory”, app drawer, and settings laying below. To the right is an area where users can pin their most commonly used apps. Finally at the bottom left you have shortcuts to power, volume, at the bottom right you have shortcuts to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.
The navigation bar at the very bottom is defaulted to be hidden, but you can bring it up with a mouse. It has many virtual keys, including a power key, a hide-bar key, a volume- key, a back key, a home key, a recent apps key, a volume+ key, and a screenshot key.
The A1 doesn’t come loaded with bloatware, but there are some preinstalled apps. Besides the stock Google Play Store, Android Web Browser, Calculator and Gallery, you can also find Beelink’s very own App Store, Bee Files Explorer, Media Center and Bee Music in the app drawer. There are also some third-party apps preinstalled, including the Fishing Joy game app.
As a TV box, the A1 is designed mainly for media consumption, and you can find a great number of media playback apps in Google Play, including YouTube, Netflix, Kodi and Hulu. The A1 has no problem streaming 4K videos smoothly on YouTube, but I did notice some hiccups while playing a few local videos with Kodi.
Another thing I need to mention is that I could not find a way to play local videos in full screen with the Beelink’s Media Center app.
Fortunately I don’t really need to use it that often, other media playback apps such as Kodi, Mobo Player and MX Player all work well with full-screen video playback. Only when I needed to use the PiP (Picture in Picture) function would I open the Beelink Media Center, as it works great if you want to keep your eyes on two things at once.
Another relatively unusual feature of the Beelink A1 is its ability to act as a Networked Attached Storage (NAS) device although that’s only going to be really useful if you’ve an external storage connected. That’s not an area I am particularly interested in but I know there are users desperately wanting it. There’s also settings to activate the A1 as a portable WiFi hotspot, but only at 2.4GHz.
Since it is running on Android 7.1 Nougat, the A1 can also serve other functionalities such as E-Mails, Web-browsing and social networking, but you will need a mouse and a keyboard for those tasks, as it would be too awkward typing texts with a remote and the on-screen keyboard.
Another notable feature of this box is the ability to receive OTA (Over-the-Air) firmware updates. My unit received 3 OTA updates during my two weeks’ testing it.
Performance
The Beelink A1 is powered by a Rockchip RK3328 quad-core processor and 4GB RAM. It wouldn’t really match those flagship Android smartphones when it comes to benchmark scores, but as a TV box, it has a lot of power under the hood.
In Antutu V6 benchmark test, the A1 scored 33,992, ranking above competitions such as the Jide Remix IO (32,981), the Zidoo X9s (33,990) and Jide Remix Mini (23,919).
In Geekbench 4 CPU test, the A1 notched 569 in single-core, 1,470 in multi-core, and 1,128 in computing. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find a way to run 3DMark, PCMark for Android and Androbench tests on the A1.
As for the real-world performance, the A1 was pretty smooth when we set the HDMI output at 1080P resolution. At 4K, however, the A1 became less responsive, and there were frequent stutters and delays with different tasks.
The A1 had no problem playing most 1080P videos we threw at it, but it did struggle with some 4K clips. In the Antutu Video Tester Benchmark, the A1 scored 668, compatible with most of the video formats included in the benchmark test.
Thanks to the 4 gigabits of RAM underneath, the A1 could handle a decent amount of multi-tasking. It remained smooth and responsive even though there were quite a number of apps running in the background.
Heavier productivity tasks such as editing a video with VidTrim or making a Presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint might be a little challenging for the A1. But not many people will try those tasks with a TV box, even though it is more capable of handling them than some so-called Android mini PCs. Sorry, Jide!
Generally speaking, the A1 is designed to perform well as a media consuming device, and it does.
Connectivity
The A1 offers many connectivity options. It supports 2.4GHz/5GHz dual band Wi-Fi, and the Wireless connection is very solid. It was able to pick up wireless hotspots at places where the Remix Mini couldn’t. If Wireless connection isn’t enough, there’s an RJ-45 Ethernet jack. There’s also Bluetooth 4.0 on board to take care of local data transfer and connecting with audio and input devices.
The HDMI 2.0 port on the A1 can output videos up to [email protected], and should work well with most TV and projectors. The USB 3.0 port does have problems reading some external USB storages, but the USB 2.0 port worked fine will all external drives I plugged in. The Micro SD card slot had no problem reading my 32GB Samsung card and my 64GB Transcend card.
Verdict
Priced at $69.99, the Beelink A1 is extremely affordable and offers a lot for the money. In fact it is arguably one of the best TV boxes out there. With an elegant design, a slew of outputs and inputs, and a lot of horsepower under the hood. It works fine as a TV box as well as a Home Theatre PC, and there aren’t many similarly priced alternatives out there that offer the same amount of value.
Hello, when you played youtube 4k video, does it really display in 4k or maximum 1080p ? Thank you.
jolymike said:
Hello, when you played youtube 4k video, does it really display in 4k or maximum 1080p ? Thank you.
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Go to YouTube reviewers of this product. They're kind of iffy on how well 4K does or doesn't work. This reviewer reviews two Beelink products and so it's not biased against Beelink.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m80-fz1n24s&t=579s
I'm putting this here in case other owners of this or a similar unit can help me with my first Android TV box.
I'm attempting to use this unit kind of like a cheapo Chromebox. I installed Nova Launcher to make this more doable. I believe it will work pretty well for this but I have a few issues/questions.
1. There is a bug with time format. The front of the unit displays 24 hour format. You can adjust in DATE & TIME settings but the fix only works until reboot. Once you reboot it's back to 24 hour format. (That temporary fix is turning 24 hour format on and then off.)
2. There is no easy way to reboot the unit save for unplugging it. The POWER button in the Nav Bar only powers off instead of offering 'sleep' or 'reboot'. As a workaround I installed 'SIMPLE REBOOT' here --
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simple.reboot.com&hl=en
Since the A1 is already rooted it's a breeze. Unfortunately there's still no 'sleep' mode. Hmm.
3. The Navigation Bar is hidden. With a wireless keyboard it is tricky to make it show. Once up it's transparent and nice but if you reboot it's gone again. Is there a trick to keep it active? I tried a third party nav app and the same thing happens -- gone after reboot..
(UPDATE -- Beelink suggests there's a handy dandy way to activate nav bar with remote. But I don't want that. I want it always activated. Even after reboot. I found an app called Navigation bar --
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kimcy92.navigationbar&hl=en
It boots up each time which is good. What's bad is the bar doesn't hide the way you'd want to sometimes.
4. This unit doesn't want to sleep. If you set it to sleep -- it won't. (UPDATE -- I had activated Developer Options and discovered a NEVER SLEEP function selected. I deselected but still wasn't impressed sleep was working.)
5. Is there a way to turn off virtual keyboard? (UPDATE -- Yeah, another app workaround. Null keyboard. It's a virtual keyboard that isn't actually there. So when attach a real keyboard the virtual is gone.)
The Pool Man said:
I'm putting this here in case other owners of this or a similar unit can help me with my first Android TV box.
I'm attempting to use this unit kind of like a cheapo Chromebox. I installed Nova Launcher to make this more doable. I believe it will work pretty well for this but I have a few issues/questions.
1. There is a bug with time format. The front of the unit displays 24 hour format. You can adjust in DATE & TIME settings but the fix only works until reboot. Once you reboot it's back to 24 hour format. (That temporary fix is turning 24 hour format on and then off.)
2. There is no easy way to reboot the unit save for unplugging it. The POWER button in the Nav Bar only powers off instead of offering 'sleep' or 'reboot'. As a workaround I installed 'SIMPLE REBOOT' here --
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simple.reboot.com&hl=en
Since the A1 is already rooted it's a breeze. Unfortunately there's still no 'sleep' mode. Hmm.
3. The Navigation Bar is hidden. With a wireless keyboard it is tricky to make it show. Once up it's transparent and nice but if you reboot it's gone again. Is there a trick to keep it active? I tried a third party nav app and the same thing happens -- gone after reboot..
(UPDATE -- Beelink suggests there's a handy dandy way to activate nav bar with remote. But I don't want that. I want it always activated. Even after reboot. I found an app called Navigation bar --
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kimcy92.navigationbar&hl=en
It boots up each time which is good. What's bad is the bar doesn't hide the way you'd want to sometimes.
4. This unit doesn't want to sleep. If you set it to sleep -- it won't. (UPDATE -- I had activated Developer Options and discovered a NEVER SLEEP function selected. I deselected but still wasn't impressed sleep was working.)
5. Is there a way to turn off virtual keyboard? (UPDATE -- Yeah, another app workaround. Null keyboard. It's a virtual keyboard that isn't actually there. So when attach a real keyboard the virtual is gone.)
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Beelink is awesome. I sent them an email about these items and today, quite by surprise, two of them were fixed.
The time format now remembers the 12 hour format after you reboot... which means that bright clock on the outside stays in the 12 hour format for good!
The Nav Bar disappearing after reboot is fixed as well. I'm using this unit in Nova Launcher as a 'basic' computer for a young friend. And so these are sort of 'tablet' issues more than TV Box issues.
Hi All,
Do you know how to force selinux policy to permissive one?
Thanks
TV Launcher
what TV launcher is used? (wonderful appearance)
Hello,
Did someone know if this this device we can play netflix in FHD or UHD?
Because she's certified L1 Widevine Google.
Thanks
atisoro said:
what TV launcher is used? (wonderful appearance)
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stock Google TV launcher.
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Is Archos G9 ICS still compliant with USB DAC?
http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/changes_firmware_archos_android_gen9it4.htm
"Version 3.2.77 - December 6th, 2011
Accessories: external USB audio cards (DAC) support has been added"
. Archos G9 & USB speaker Logitech
http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=84&t=60183
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. Archos G9 & USB DAC/amp FiiO E17
http://www.jbmm.fr/2012/01/utiliser-le-dac-fiio-e17-avec-son-archos/
About external USB DAC
A higher dimensions music!
Impressions of a guy upgrading his PC rig
from
PC > PC sound card Creative XFI Xtreme Music (i.e. not a stock PC card!) > headphone Audio-Technica ATH-AD700
to
PC > USB DAC/amp FiiO E17 > headphone Audio- Technica ATH-AD700:
"Anyway, I got on to a lot of forums and found HeadFi (Yes, say goodbye to your wallet!). Never fully understood the world of Dac's and Amp's I started my research!
I searched the forum's and felt there was a few people in the same position as me who were feeling unsure about an alternative to PC sound card's, so I decide to the plunge!
Yes I could have grabbed an Asus ST/STX or Creative Tit HD but I wanted to go a different direction, so I went with the Fiio E17.
Conclusion: Done the whole unboxing and setup that everyone has probably seen, plugged her in to the computer and ran it through her paces!
I listen to various music from Classical, Rock, Pop, electronic, using mainly FLAC files.
Sound quality compared to the Xtreme Music was overall a big improvement!
The sound was full and warm! I immediately felt like I was listening to (what I describe as) a high end Hifi system!
It's very reassuring as I come from a Creative product to something totally different as in the Fiio and be in awe about what I'm hearing.
The Fiio sounds like a professional athlete compared to say an amateur running a marathon, well paced full of energy and doing what it loves doing, where as the Creative was more like a weekend warrior!"
http://www.head-fi.org/t/587912/fiio-e17-alpen-first-impression-final-thought/1800#post_8175638
About digital audio
A digital audio system is composed of:
. A storage module: Music is stored in file as a series of bits 0 & 1 with different encoding formats (MP3, WAV, FLAC…).
. A player: The player decodes the bits 0 & 1 to PCM digital audio signals.
. A DAC (Digital to Analog Converter): The DAC converts the PCM digital audio signals to the original analog audio signals.
. An amplifier: The amplifier amplifies the analog audio signals.
. A speaker: The speaker restitutes the music.
Like a PC or a Mac, an Android device is a digital audio system.
An Android device running on a kernel with a USB audio driver, like a PC or a Mac, can output the PCM digital audio stream to an external standard USB DAC & amplifier & headphone, much more efficient than the internal DAC & amplifier & speakerphone.
extracted from the official request to Google for enabling USB audio:
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...rs&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
"Here is an update for all audiophiles who are interested in this topic:
The Android 4.0.4 update fixed the USB DAC issue with the 101 G9. The USB DAC is now available, and audio playback goes to the external DAC when connected.
Please note the following restrictions:
(1) USB audio playback shows some glitches (for example, during network access, harddisk access, high CPU load). I even observed some pitching under CPU load. But it generally works, best performance is with local file access. As expected, audio quality via external DAC is a lot better than the internal headphone connector (which - to my ears - sounds remarkably bad, even my old Nokia phone sounds significantly better).
(2) The USB DAC works at the USB host connector only. It does not work at the 3G USB port - while a harddisk does work at the 3G port. This means that you can listen to the USB DAC only for as long as the battery is up. You need to disconnect the DAC while charging.
Alternatively, you need to get the 101 version with internal harddisk - as this is supposed to have a dedicated power supply connector."
http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=85&p=393834
I should try it, it looks fun.
I have a FiiO E10 and Sennheiser HD600.
Super, these photos came from my website
http://www.jbmm.fr
it is very great to use the DAC Fiio !
I tried it yesterday, and it doesn't work for me with the E10.
The first time I plug it, the E10's LED turns blue (looking good). But either I get no sound at all from the speaker and the headphones either the tablet just freezes.
I'm using 4.0.4 with a 80G9 ES2.3.
What is your setup Cajl ?
Ok i see that this night or tomorrow
what is your output ?
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I tried it yesterday, and it doesn't work for me with the E10.
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As far as I know, the FiiO E10 is USB bus-powered, like the Creative X-Fi USB.
"(3) Creative X-Fi USB:
This is USB bus powered, and does not work when directly connected to the tablet.
You need to connected via self-powered USB hub, then the USB link is established, and playback changes to the external DAC."
http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=85&p=393834
"Why do some devices REQUIRE an external hub?
The maximum current the Nook [and likely the Archos G9] can supply is 100mA
If your usb device require more than 100mA , External hub is REQUIRED"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459892
i have no problem with the FiiO17 on the Archos gen9
see those photos !
I'm using 4.0.5 with a 80G9 ES2.1 and 101G9 ES2.2
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i have no problem with the FiiO17 on the Archos gen9
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So, you don’t have crackles and glitches as related by Earlgrey in the forum.archosfans.
http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=85&p=393834
In the iPod/iPhone & USB audio world, some weird clicks and pops while listening to music are gone after an iPod/iPhone restore/reboot.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/542062/cypher-labs-impressions-thread/315#post_7452849
on Archos 8" 16go No
on Archos 10" 16go No
but this morning, i use on the Archos 10" 250 go yes
Trying with my E17 tonight, having just got my G9 Turbo (8inch, 8GB OMAP 4460 @ 1.5Ghz version on ICS). It's not pretty. I'm getting lots of artifacts and garbled sounds, it's frankly much worse than just via the headphone jack.
What is your exact setup cajl?
Ok i view that this afternoon
I'm on 4.0.5 by the way.
Are you still on 4.0.4 Cajl? I wonder whether I should downgrade to that update...
I downgraded to 4.0.4 and USB audio is working well, seems Archos broke this in the 4.0.5 update...
A method to remove "pops" and "clicks":
http://www.head-fi.org/t/592076/iba...ssions-apps-imgs-video-pg-1/4335#post_8294313
"OK listen up folks.......the pops and clicks on the [Android powered iBasso] DX100 has continuously bugged me and experimenting for the last couple of hours I have managed to totally eliminate them even on shutting down and switching the screen on!!!
This will only work for people who have installed the GO Launcher EX, hurry up and install it!!!
On this launcher when you press the apps page, it has three menus on the top....ALL - RECENT - RUNNING.
Swipe to the RUNNING page on the right and you will see a list of running apps. All these apps are utilizing memory and battery which is better served for the music player especially playing 24/96 and 26/192 whose memory utilization is huge.
On each individual app, press and hold, and 4 options come up........press LOCK. This will lock up the app. indefinitely until you need the app. in which case you unlock it and use it normally. When you have locked the apps. up, even after reboot they are still locked - so not necessary to repeat this process.
Make doubly sure that apps. like google play is locked and anything related is a major culprit! Once you have locked all the apps besides the stock music player, the DX100 will be pop free!!!.
If you do hear a pop again, go to the Running page and you should see a new app. that has just opened itself.......LOCK it. After you have performed the above, look forward to enjoying a pop free musical experience!!!
The difference between locking and closing the app. is after you have closed the app. it will open itself again after a period of time and therefore the pops and clicks appearing again. The stock browser does not allow you to lock apps. hence, the necessity to install the GO Launcher EX
As a side note, once every app. is locked, the quality of the player seems to have improved as well with even better separation and soundstaging!
Have fun all and here's to no more clicks and pops"
cajl said:
Ok i view that this afternoon
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connect by USB
Archos 10" 1.5 ghz 16 go
fmw 4.0.5
Fiio :48k 16b gain 6 or 12 ok
cajl said:
connect by USB
Archos 10" 1.5 ghz 16 go
fmw 4.0.5
Fiio :48k 16b gain 6 or 12 ok
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Hmmmn, that's interesting. I'll do a manual wipe-reinstall of 4.0.5 and see if it works here (the WiFi disconnects on 4.0.4 are annoying, but USB DAC is more important).
Don't have an archos yet, but buying one as soon as the 250gb turbo 8" one's are available. Do you guys think it's worthwhile to get a USB DAC if i'm plugging it into my car stereo as opposed to headphones?
Any issue with plugging and unplugging an EAC each time, as I'll be disconnecting it every time I park my car?
Did a wipe install of 4.0.5, USB audio still broken here on ICS (8inch 1.5Ghz turbo). Back to honeycomb for me until Archos sort this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EO9r9R1FGg
Got myself a 'made in China' pocket projector.
It only has the size of a phone and has a 5000mah battery so it's easy to enjoy a big screen everywhere.
(A full battery gives about 2 hours and 15 minutes of projection time at full brightness and the projector easily goes over 100 inch in projection size)
It has Wifi & Bluetooth, 2 usb connections, an infra red receiver, a hdmi out, earphone/line-out and runs on Android 4.4.4.
The usb makes it easy to connect harddisk, memory stick,.. but also things like keyboard & mouse. (you can also use it as a powerbank to charge your phone.-
The built in speaker has 1 Watt and sounds quite loud for this little device but it has no bass so you can connect it also to a soundsystem with the line out (or wireless with bluetooth) for better sound experience
It has a native 854 by 480 resolution, which is not HD but as you see in the youtube video it is a very clear and sharp image.
The built-in media player supports about every music, video and picture format (if it is supported by an app in android)
It is advertised on various websites going from 120 Ansi Lumen up to 1000 lumens but the actual lumens are 100.
For such a small projector this is more then enough. It is visible inside during daytime (not outside in direct sunlight) but it is at it's best in low light/dark room situation.
The Playstore is fully working so almost every app can be installed. Apps that mirror your phone/laptop screen let you enjoy everything wireless with wifi on a big screen
The launcher provided is nice but provides no settings which is a shame because if i delete an app from the homescreen the picture shortcut will stay and i can't replace it with something else. (I however always can install another launcher from the playstore)
It also has no pulldown menu for notifications/quicksettings, so if i get a notification, i can hear it but i cannot open the pulldown screen
The quadcore Arm Cortex a7 with RK3128 chip makes the Android in this projector react very smooth & fast.
It has 1 gigabyte ram & 16 Gigabyte internal memory. 1 gigabyte is not that much because most apps will only install in this memory and you start with only about 500 megabyte of free storage place.
The only minus is the Hdmi connection slot.. It doesn't support Hdmi IN, only hdmi out, that means you can not connect a game console to it for playing games. The Chinese sellers didn't mention it was only hdmi out.. (who wants a hdmi out to a smaller tv screen that shuts down the projection screen once connected lol)
Hello Man,
I thinking about other using of this, so i would like install to device IFTTT (if this then that) app. It's can be working? I would like to using this device for wakeup alarm video (ie. a short movie from internal memory).
thanks.
Peter
Bricked mine - help
I saw there was an update available and downloaded it. Got an error on install and now it's stuck on the recovery system screen. None of the options get it out of the loop. Know anyplace where there's a factory image?
Ed Flaherty
Syracuse, NY
[email protected]
Fixed!
Got hold of the vendor thru Amazon. Downloaded the image file and installer program (713mb). Went smoothly thru a male to male USB cable. Now have the latest upgrade. htc_d002_box_en_noota_20160317-3.img
Where you find this vendor? My projector after update not working and now in recovery mode too
Vendor
The vendor was hard to contact directly. Amazon intercepts communications and edits out email addresses, even when you try to disguise them.
Eventually, they did get an email to me directly and included the installer zip file and the instruction doc file. And a link to mailQQ.com where they had put the .img file.
The return email address I got was [email protected]
Ed
Thank you very much for helping, now I repairing my projector and everything is working
Hello, can you tell me if it has keystone correction?
Thanks
No, it doesn't. Only focus.
ASK
Hi,
Is it possibile to switch off the LED (and fan) from API or other way? (like standby mode in a smartphone. Processes are running, ie. alarm clock,etc.). Thx.
I don't know. I'm not a programmer.
Is this a clone of the EcSee M6 projector?
If so, is there a difference?
Can you say something to the fan noise?
It DOES say M6 on the box it came in and the logo M6 is shown on the illustration in the instruction booklet but not on the projector. That's all I know about it.
The fan noise is audible but not bad enough to distract from the audio. The fan slows down and is quieter when not using the charger.
Thank you for the fast answer.
So I am looking forward to get it soon, it's on it's way from gearbest.
Does it have OTA update function?
Please note my previous post about updates. This projector's android version still includes setup apps that may try to use a cell phone chip that's NOT in the unit as it seems to have been developed using a HTC image. I STRONGLY discourage anyone from using the OTA update function of this unit.
Received it and it works perfect.
I would like to mod the fan as its a little to loud.
There are quieter fans on the market.
Has anyone tried to open the projector?
consoleman1 said:
Received it and it works perfect.
I would like to mod the fan as its a little to loud.
There are quieter fans on the market.
Has anyone tried to open the projector?
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The feeling is mutual, i've received the projector yesterday and i was very excited to replace the TV with this huge screen, but the noise of the fan is still echoing in my head. Just spoke to an expert that told me to try to put some grease/vaseline (industrial) or to replace the fan with a best one. He has no problem to make that operation but my question is is there a quieter fan ?
Would anyone be able to upload the firmware? I have contacted the manufactures but haven't heard back yet... probably due to Chinese holiday. Mine was June 2016, but I think an older kernel would work.
I need the firmware too because i have the chinese firmware (no play store) and i would change to english firmware with kodi and play store.
Thanks.
I have the same device - but i stock on recovery. i need rom for that device. someone know from where?
The threads on custom ROMS are generating lots of posts.
Some questions are asked multiple times, some are never answered (because lost in the flow)... making it hard to take a clear decision about with custom ROM to flash, if any at all.
Thus, I'd like to use this thread to discuss about the "pros and cons" of each method, or rather the "possibilities and limitations" of them.
For the moment, this would include the three following ROM:
- The stock ROM (the one you get which your fresh Shield TV)
- The StockRestyle 3.0 ROM, provided by @zulu99, see the thread here
- The Full Android Marshmallow ROM, provided by @zulu99, see the thread here
The goal is not to encourage you to go in one or the other directions, but to provide objective arguments. This is why I wrote "possibilities and limitations" are preferred to "pros and cons"
Please comment in this thread, and I'll update the following posts regularly.
1) The stock ROM
Link to Nvidia Open Source Resources and Drivers here
No operation required, this is the standard ROM already installed on the Shield TV -> Just Plug and Play!
Shield TV game controller and remote fully working wireless (Wifi-Direct), including Voice search, and headset plug.
Can play Nvidia specialized games - Doom 3/Metal Gear Solid/Android based or Geforce Now streamed.
Play store limited to Leanback-compatible apps (Shield TV runs Android TV)
- Thus, the number of compatible apps is limited (also due to the absence of touchscreen, obviously)
- Some apps cannot be installed at all, or cannot be run properly
Standard applications (not available as Leanback-compatible apps, e.g. web-browser...) can/need be sideloaded
- By defalt, sideloaded apps don't appear in the standard Home menu
- Sideloaded apps can be started using Sideload Launcher or Apk2tv
Standard applications can also be installed directly from Play store using Market Helper. NOTE: this requires root access.
Keyboard and Trackpad devices do not produce too much efficiency due to rom limitations
Unability to use a remote desktop
Apps related
No web brower installed, but Chrome (or others) can be sideloaded.
Skype for Leanback isn't working: calling buttons cannot be selected, no video call button.
Kodi can be installed. It allows you to stream content directly to your TV
To be checked:
Amazon fire TV 4K remote and game controlled can be paired using the Shield Accessories tool. (Works on the StockRestyle)
2) The StockRestyle 3.0 ROM
Link to the thread here
Requires to flash the ROM. The process is rather simple, but as always to avoid risks you should know what you are doing. Reading carefully the main post of the thread related to this ROM, and at least the last comments and those from zulu99 is recommended.
Full Play store available (access to more games. Yet, touchscreen-only games cannot be played with a game controller)
Aptoide TV filters apps that are compatible with Android TV. For example, for Skype, the standard Aptoide app provides the last version of Skype (6.26 for the moment, which is not working on this ROM), while Aptoide TV provides the version 6.15.
Shield TV game controller globally working
- Some issues reported with the new version of the game controller: Home and Back buttons not working well.
- Voice search button first starts Google search, a second press (not a double press) starts Voice search
The Nova interface is designed for touch and/or mouse and/or keyboard actions
- Most of the interface can be used using a remote or a game controller
- But, the configuration often requires a mouse (or at least, is faster to use with a mouse)
- A wireless all-in-one keyboard is a good device to use with, e.g. Logitech K400 Plus (others are good too, but this one is battery-friendly)
Web browser usable in full desktop mode, e.g. Chrome (without ads if you download adaway, root required)
Multitasking may look limited. Yet, you can use Alt-Tab on the keyboard to switch between apps
No Android Navigation (softkeys) or Status Bar (e.g. You do not get to see notifications/download progress/etc)
Amazon fire TV 4K remote and game controlled can be paired using the Shield Accessories tool. They won't appear in the list of connected devices, but they are working well, including microphone.
It may feel like a bit of a strange mix, not really remote-friendly, but not really full Android capable either. However, this is the only know solution to keep the proprietary tools from NVidia working while having a standard Android interface.
Apps related
Skype 6.14 and 6.15.x are fully working, i.e. audio and video calls, using UVC webcams (tried with Logitech C920 and C930)
Some easy fixes
Settings App: First step after install - Go to Widgets> Nova Activity and selecting Settings app so that is shows up on desktop
Remote/Controller Friendly Navigation in the App-Drawer: Nova-launcher setting for App-Drawer needs to changed from Vertical to Horizontal
Foreign external keyboard can be remapped using one of the many apps available
- External Keyboard Helper Pro is working well in my case: Android interface in English (US), external keyboards in German (QWERTZ, Logitech K400 Plus and Logitech K830). You can try the demo version for free. PS: I'm not linked in anyway to the developers of this app.
3) The Full Android Marshmallow ROM
Link to the thread here
Requires to flash the ROM. The process is rather simple, but as always to avoid risks you should know what you are doing. Reading carefully the main post of the thread related to this ROM, and at least the last comments and those from zulu99 is recommended.
Smooth, fast, responsive ROM
Full Play store available, more standard applications should be compatible
Leanback only applications can also be launched using an tweak tool: QuickShortcutMaker (see video here)
Shield TV game controllers not working wireless (using Wifi-Direct) but working as normal a standard gamepad when connected via USB
Shield TV remote control working (using Bluetooth), including audio. [Confirmed here]
Long-term update is questionable because it depends only on the person who is providing this ROM (even though this person is very active)
To be checked or confirmed by several users
Some slower performance (frame rates) in games from stock-restyle (feedback based on Rom ver. 1.0, not sure about 1.1) [Mentioned here]
- This could indeed be a counterpart of all what is running in the background of full Android (see here). In others words, full Android is more general in the sense it offers more possibilities, but at the same time it cannot be expert in all those aspects. Thus Android purist would prefer to go for this ROM while Nvidia gamers may prefer to stay on the Stock or StockRestyle ROMs. In the end, YOU make the final choice.
Shield TV remote control working (using Bluetooth), including audio.
- Working: here
- Not working well: here
You could possibly add another or include as an option to #1.
Stock Rooted with Market Helper (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146216) device spoofer or the other hack.
Options are good.
IamSonoma said:
You could possibly add another or include as an option to #1.
Stock Rooted with Market Helper (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2146216) device spoofer or the other hack.
Options are good.
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It is quiet in here. I was interested in seeing some responses. Maybe an anonymous poll.
If I had more time, less family, less places to fish I would run 3 boxes and compare them all. I would always need to have one that is stock and family friendly for the wife and the kids.
When i bought mine a month ago I was hoping there was more community support but it may take more time to catch on. Luckily Zulu gives us two options to toy with. They work pretty good. Statistically speaking and I could be wrong, About 90% of the people making a purchase like this just want to plug and play and have no desire to tweak or tinker. I know this because out of the 6 in my family I am the only one that even thinks "can I root it?" when I am researching it. The rest of my family just want to plug and play. They want simple.
As for me I want it to over-clock, play games without CDs (Wii<family loved this but I have a tone of unwrapped games> and xBox with external HDDs), aging my self here play a game using two 5 1/4" floppy drives with all files working on 2 disks instead of 6 disks(AD&D SSI games), running android on my tilt 2 slide out keyboard sell phone, I could go on.
I really hope development picks up. I only wish I could help more. I do encourage Zulu and others to continue.
IamSonoma said:
It is quiet in here. I was interested in seeing some responses. Maybe an anonymous poll.
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I was also hoping for more feedback.
Indeed, the last few weeks I was struggling to find the best ROM that would suit my need. After reading the 200+ pages of post in the thread of the ROM proposed by @zulu99, I had hard time to extract the right information.
Thus, the idea of this post: I want to present objective points of comparison, I have no apps to sell.
The point is also to avoid the post like "Which ROM should I pick?". If the advantages and limitations are clearly listed, everyone should be able to make his/her own decision, all ROMs are good, it only depends on what you want to do with it.
PS: In my case, I wanted to 1) keep the Nvidia Shield TV game controllers (and my Fire TV 4K remote and game controllers), and 2) to have Skype working. Thus, my final choice for the StockRestyle ROM.
Mythamp's Review of the Roms
Stock Rom
Pros:
1. Ideal for basic 4K TV owners who want to stream all current channels of 4K content
2. Can play Nvidia specialized games - Doom 3/Metal Gear Solid/Android based or Geforce Now streamed
3. Remote and Controller work great
4. Kodi allows you to stream content directly to your TV
Cons:
1. Small selection of Android TV Apps
2. Browsers and Non-Android TV apps need to be side-loaded
3. Cannot install most Non-Android TV apps
4. Keyboard and Trackpad devices do not produce too much efficiency due to rom limitations
5. Unable to remote desktop into the device incase you wish to send remote instructions to download content so that you can come home and enjoy.
Overall:
The Stock Rom is unable to take advantage of Android. It is a cumbersome process for people who like quick responses. I would say it is as limited as any other 4k TV's with Android built-in apart from a few Nvidia games. Trust me, this does not justify the $150 investment.
Stock-Restyle Rom
Pros:
1. All of the pros of Stock Rom including full controller and remote support plus
2. Install unlimited Android Apps taking full advantage of the Google Play Store
For Example:
• Use "Airdroid" app (root required) to remote mirror your device from work and have all the content ready when you get home.
• Play thousands of Android games on your 4k TV
• Use Chrome in full desktop mode (root required) without ads (download adaway) - almost as good as a desktop Chrome. Great for quick browsing.
3. Less cumbersome to move around by using a Keyboard with Trackpad (I personally use the "Logitech K400 Plus")
Cons:
1. Multitasking may look limited - yet you can use Alt-Tab on the keyboard to switch between apps
2. Many Android apps (mostly games) require touch, which can be done using android mobile device with Droidmote installed. Some games can be played using the Keyboard/Trackpad combo but its a hit & miss.
3. No Android Navigation (softkeys) or Status Bar (Eg. You do not get to see notifications/download progress/etc)
4. It is technically not a Full/Clean Android as it has Nvidia's framework still builtin
5. Some easy fixes FYI
• Settings App: First step after install - Go to Widgets> Nova Activity and selecting Settings app so that is shows up on desktop
• Remote/Controller Friendly Navigation: Nova-launcher setting for App-Drawer needs to changed from Vertical to Horizontal
Overall:
The Stock-Restyle Rom is in my opinion the best rom for the Nvidia Shield TV. It opens the device to all the Android & Google Play Store goodie-ness, while allowing you to use the fantastic shield controller and remote to play/stream all nvidia and some android games. I have also personally found that android games run smoother on this rom than on the Full Android Rom (Maybe its because the rom is based on the nvidia framework, I could be wrong.)
Bottomline - install this rom before trying the rest.
Full Android Marshmallow Rom
Pros:
1. Amazingly smooth, fast, responsive rom
2. You get the full Android experience
3. Includes all the pros of the above Roms
Cons:
1. No support for Nvidia controller wirelessly, you can use it by plugging in the cable and installing keyboard drivers
2. Noticed some slower performance (framerates) in games from stock-restyle (feedback based on Rom ver. 1.0, not sure about 1.1)
Overall:
The Full Android Marshmallow Rom is a great solution for Android purists. You will miss-out on the seamless (wireless) experience of playing all the Nvidia/Android Games. If someone can get the wireless controllers to work here, I will be the first one to shift over from stock-restyle rom.
- This is just my opinion on the roms based on my usage, I am sure many users have their unique needs which might not match my feedback, so please take all this with an open mind -
mythamp said:
2. Noticed some slower performance (framerates) in games from stock-restyle (feedback based on Rom ver. 1.0, not sure about 1.1)
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Stock, StockRestyle and full Android, on the gaming part, more precisly on Accelerated 3D Graphics, have the exact same components. Are Identical.
I extract this part from stock firmware and are Nvidia proprietary blob. ( every developer can compare the files )
Every Nvidia exclusive games are working on all 3 firmwares in the same way.
But in full Android you can have also more normal games compatible in addition to all Nvidia exclusive games.
Also for Audio and hardware video decode the 3 firmwares have the same components.
There is only one, very important difference between the 3 firmwares. Only full Android have the full Android framework, permissions and components and in the real life you can translate this as more compatibility with millions apps in Google Play. For the present and for the future.
just to be precise.
P.S.
But attention, don't forget that if you run Windows XP on a modern PC, for sure is faster than Windows 10. Why ? Because Windows 10 have more things.
I think that Android TV is not comparable with full Android for the simple reason that Android TV is a stripped down version of full Android.
But if you don't need everything that Android can offer, you can use also Android TV.
Another fact, very simple, is:
If you want everything that Android can offer on TV, a controller or a remote with only directional keys are not sufficient. And if you prefer only directional keys, you will have barriers, limitations and slow interaction forever. Instead if you use a better input device you can have also a full OS on TV that for me is better, because i can do things of both worlds.
It all depends on what you use and what you know, the most important fact is that you can choose.
Great thread, I'm just trying to decide which to install on my Shield when amazon delivers it.
I'm really thinking of using Full Android but have bought the nvidia remote control too (mainly for the audio jack). So..
Is the Shield remote working or not on Full Android (is it bluetooth or works like the controller?). Can anyone point it out, please? Thank you!
grievous2004 said:
Great thread, I'm just trying to decide which to install on my Shield when amazon delivers it.
I'm really thinking of using Full Android but have bought the nvidia remote control too (mainly for the audio jack). So..
Is the Shield remote working or not on Full Android (is it bluetooth or works like the controller?). Can anyone point it out, please? Thank you!
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it work, also audio.
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zulu99 said:
Stock, StockRestyle and full Android, on the gaming part, more precisly on Accelerated 3D Graphics, have the exact same components. Are Identical.
I extract this part from stock firmware and are Nvidia proprietary blob. ( every developer can compare the files )
Every Nvidia exclusive games are working on all 3 firmwares in the same way.
But in full Android you can have also more normal games compatible in addition to all Nvidia exclusive games.
Also for Audio and hardware video decode the 3 firmwares have the same components.
There is only one, very important difference between the 3 firmwares. Only full Android have the full Android framework, permissions and components and in the real life you can translate this as more compatibility with millions apps in Google Play. For the present and for the future.
just to be precise.
P.S.
But attention, don't forget that if you run Windows XP on a modern PC, for sure is faster than Windows 10. Why ? Because Windows 10 have more things.
I think that Android TV is not comparable with full Android for the simple reason that Android TV is a stripped down version of full Android.
But if you don't need everything that Android can offer, you can use also Android TV.
Another fact, very simple, is:
If you want everything that Android can offer on TV, a controller or a remote with only directional keys are not sufficient. And if you prefer only directional keys, you will have barriers, limitations and slow interaction forever. Instead if you use a better input device you can have also a full OS on TV that for me is better, because i can do things of both worlds.
It all depends on what you use and what you know, the most important fact is that you can choose.
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All the remarks have been considered in the comparison threads.
One question about the remote on full Android answered.
JulienPr said:
All the remarks have been considered in the comparison threads.
One question about the remote on full Android answered.
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The remote works for me sometimes but I usually end up ditching it because it is a pain. Sometimes I can pause a show and walk away. Sometimes it does not. I am not sure if it is loosing sync or not.
Voice does not work. Volume control is iffy. It does pause videos with the volume slider on occasion. When I hit the home button it will sometimes go there. It has become useless to me. I am glad it was free.
My issues probably do not reflect the ROM(full android) but I remember it working when ever I picked it up on stock android. I am just not ready to go back.
IamSonoma said:
The remote works for me sometimes but I usually end up ditching it because it is a pain. Sometimes I can pause a show and walk away. Sometimes it does not. I am not sure if it is loosing sync or not.
Voice does not work. Volume control is iffy. It does pause videos with the volume slider on occasion. When I hit the home button it will sometimes go there. It has become useless to me. I am glad it was free.
My issues probably do not reflect the ROM(full android) but I remember it working when ever I picked it up on stock android. I am just not ready to go back.
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Maybe again an issue with the version of the remote or game controller.
I noticed that on the StockRestyle, the old version of the game controller was working perfect while the new version had issues with the Home, Back and Search buttons (both using the same firmware update).
Might it be the same with the remote? Is there an old version (with Home button represented by a house).
See the difference for the game controllers:
Version 1, this model is still the one you get when bought separately.
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Version 2, this model is the one included now with the shield.
JulienPr said:
Maybe again an issue with the version of the remote or game controller.
I noticed that on the StockRestyle, the old version of the game controller was working perfect while the new version had issues with the Home, Back and Search buttons (both using the same firmware update).
Might it be the same with the remote? Is there an old version (with Home button represented by a house).
See the difference for the game controllers:
Version 1, this model is still the one you get when bought separately.
Version 2, this model is the one included now with the shield.
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I have version 2.
IamSonoma said:
I have version 2.
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I don't know if there was a "version 1" of the remote, I cannot find any trace of it.
But, since they change the design of the Home button to be a circle only on the V2 of the game controller, and that it's the same as the V2 of the remote, it wouldn't be surprising if there was a V1 of the remote with similar symbol as the V1 of the game controller.
@zulu99, which remote do you have?
Love this thread guys as I've been considering another ROM but didn't know the clear pros and cons of Full Android and now this ReStyle one which I'm very interested in. I have a few questions for anyone. Perhaps the answers could gain momentum for many others as you guys are absolutely right that AndroidTV's app selection isn't just lacking, it feels like AndroidTV apps exist and the consumers want them, but the interface for getting them or allowing users to simply inform specific developers the demand to support it is insanely behind. On the desktop play store you can't even sort or filter Android TV apps other than seeing these two specific links unless an active user is seeking blogs or postings regarding them.
Apps for Android TV
Games for Android TV
Gotta vent a bit the already known... feel free to skip down...
On the stock play store, you can search for apps but not having even top charts or proper categories other than the useless 'featured' in addition to strong limitations is hurting as a whole. Some of the biggest brands out there have no or heavily limited apps for ATV, including even many tv channels like TNT or ESPN. I think Nvidia or Google for the time being should at least allow the detection of a mouse and keyboard to least show apps that 'might work' rather than none and give the user the option to control that. Hopefully Android N will improve things with the Picture in Picture and maybe even DVR abilities. Love this box but even though Android is a strength, it's also a weakness in the shade of a very sensitive cycle. More users --> More developers thus more apps --> More users --> More developers --> etc... I feel like the users are there, but while developers are increasingly aware, it should grow faster, and Google should help that awareness.
Anyways my questions were:
1) Does HDMI-CEC still work? Currently in stock it works in turning on the tv and with the tv on its Source Input, off with tv, and controlled by tv remote but not with volume (shield remote controlling tv volume).
2) Any loss of functionality with Casting? More specifically I usually cast from Youtube, Plex, Google Photos, and Mirror Casting from Nexus phone.
3) Any loss of 4K support, including Youtube, Plex, VLC, MXPlayer, or hopefully introduction of HDR support (doesn't work natively on Shield perhaps because of the HDMI 2.0a not yet being implemented). I'm interested in keeping Full dynamic range and ability to toggle 4K 60 and 4K 24fps along with Plex (with Refresh Rate Switching for native 24fps support in 60 mode). So I guess along with this can AndroidTV specific apps still be installed or will the phone/tablet versions be installed instead? Example: Plex.
4) Is Adoptable storage still supported? I'm guessing when flashing the StockRestyle ROM we'll have to wipe the adoptable sdcard and essentially factory reset.
5) Can AptoideTV work just fine on stock? I'm going to probably try it tomorrow
While I personally don't play any of the Nvidia games, I'm looking to have the Stock Stability + current emulator/rom support (rooting for Wiimote support) + specific apps that are not supported on AndroidTV without having to constantly manually update them through sideloading. Apps I'm interested in include Google Apps including Google Photos + Logitech Webcam supported (Skype + Hangouts + FB Messenger) and possibly Amazon Prime Video but ideally if it can support at least 1080p or 4K. I also use Kodi but am still learning to use it.
I'm very familiar with modding on my Nexus 6P (TWRP, root, Xposed, with monthly updates) so was wondering if there was anything different I should know other than the obvious loss of a screen when adding custom recovery and rooting along with Nandroid backups. Has any one successfully backed up their stock ROM and restored it later? Also anyone root stock, then backup everything on Titanium Backup (sideloaded) and restore apps + data on StockRestyle ROM?
My set up is 16GB Shield Stock 3.0 not rooted yet + Samsung 128GB Pro+ microsdxc + Stock Controller + Remote, it's connected to a Samsung 4K SUHD UN65JS8500. Also using bluetooth Logitech keyboard + mouse, xbox 360 receiver, x360 controllers. Still waiting for possible DVB-S2 integration and maybe live tv solutions like silicondust.
grievous2004 said:
Great thread, I'm just trying to decide which to install on my Shield when amazon delivers it.
I'm really thinking of using Full Android but have bought the nvidia remote control too (mainly for the audio jack). So..
Is the Shield remote working or not on Full Android (is it bluetooth or works like the controller?). Can anyone point it out, please? Thank you!
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-> the shield remote is ok on full android.
I use it to watch movies with headset plug in ...but only the microphone function don't work
copticwalad said:
2) Any loss of functionality with Casting? More specifically I usually cast from Youtube, Plex, Google Photos, and Mirror Casting from Nexus.
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I'm curious about this too. I like the idea of the shield basically replacing my chromecast, but with Full Android it looks like you can't cast TO it, but you can cast IT'S display like any other phone or tablet. Is it possible in full android to cast another device TO the shield with full android?
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New R-Box Pro Amlogic 912
Two flavours 2/16Gb or 3/16gb
Amlogic S912
R-BOX Pro comes with S912 CPU 64bit chipset.
Android Marshmallow
DDR3 2GB or 3GB RAM, eMMC 16GB Flash
Dual Band WIFI
2.4Ghz and 5Ghz band
Gigabit LAN
4K Resolution
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Operating System Android 6.0
CPU Amlogic S912 Octa core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU up to 2GHz (DVFS)
GPU ARM Mali-T820MP3 GPU up to 750MHz (DVFS)
RAM 2GB DDRIII
ROM 16GB EMMC
Extended Storage TF CARD Support 1~32GB
AP6330 2.4GHZ/5.8GHZ 802.11a/b/g/n, Lan 10/100/1000M and BT 4.0
Built-in HDMI 2.0a transmitter including both controller and PHY with HDR, CEC and HDCP 2,2, [email protected] max
HDMI Port HDMI 2.0
2*USB host + 1*USB OTG
1*SPDIF
1*AV
1*Micro SD card (TF card) reader
1*RJ45 LAN Port
1*DC
Power 5V/2A
The Look...
R-Box's least ubiquitous looking entry yet. Hope there is a way to control that light strip. 3GB RAM should add some breathing room to the GPU. Looking forward to seeing opinions develop on this and other S912 devices.
R. D. said:
R-Box's least ubiquitous looking entry yet. Hope there is a way to control that light strip. 3GB RAM should add some breathing room to the GPU. Looking forward to seeing opinions develop on this and other S912 devices.
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Other s912 device,I think the mecool bb2 is better.It's cheaper than r box from some online store such as geekbuying
Mine just arrived. From Geekbuying. The top side was scratched I assume this is duo the fact that they probably opened it to fix the issues at the factory. EDIT: Lol apparently it's a protector thingie. Kinda strange that it didn't peel off when I first tried<.<
It has 11GB free from the 16GB
No setup page.
The menu is kinda retarded, you have the default android settings menu and you have an "mediabox menu" that has the same settings but just show less.
2.7GB RAM available according the settings.
You can uninstall the ****ty apps that are included (beside system apps)
It has by default root.
Looks like the light is blue while booted and red while suspended.
And for the love of god some one link me to a proper wifi remote<.< so I can use my phone instead of the default app that doesn't even have qwerty in it.
My R-box pro do not work with BT gamepad ipega pg-9025. It's connects well, but pressing buttons do nothing. Media buttons (vol +\-) too.
Dualshock 4 not pair to device.
I'm too stupid to understand what's wrong. Can someone help?
Is this box support OTA? H96 pro does support OTA.
SteveS5 said:
Is this box support OTA? H96 pro does support OTA.
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They're technically identical I think. The differences just in the firmware
H96 has same 6.0 firmware.
Regme2009 said:
My R-box pro do not work with BT gamepad ipega pg-9025. It's connects well, but pressing buttons do nothing. Media buttons (vol +\-) too.
Dualshock 4 not pair to device.
I'm too stupid to understand what's wrong. Can someone help?
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Dualshock 4 should be compatible by default.
My R-Box has currently a ROM issue. My R-Box froze up so I had to power cycle it down and up again but that apperently broke it. Waiting for their support to respond on how to solve it.
Programming the Remote
Did anyone figure out how to program the 4 "TV Control" buttons on the remote?
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I have configured the Kodi player to use the pre-installed TVHeadend PVR plugin to access free to air TV channels, but the play back is pretty poor - I cannot even view the HD channels due to buffering issues, and SD channels are very stuttery.
The unit is connected with a 1000-BaseT GBit wired network. Using a Raspberry Pi 3 running the same version of Kodi under LibreElec gives a much better response - HD and SD work flawlessly.
I'm not sure if this is a hardware issue or an Android one - does anyone have any ideas?
BTW MPEG-TS is the Transport-Stream version of MPEG4, and is the underlying standard used by DVB-T and DVB-S for free to air TV.
R-box pro 3gb faulty 1 day old
yesterday i received my R BOX 3gb and i have problems with it already
1 ) i noticed the boot up animation is jerky and audio stutters and does not play smooth
2) the RJ45 ethernet socket is a poor fit you have to be gentle pluging the cable in because you can push it too far into the socket then you will lose internet connection i have tried numerous other cables with the same results
3) The lighting effect when red (standby) the light is very dim and flickers it is obvious that there is somthing wrong with the box i have been sent
prety poor start my other much cheaper boxes have never given me any problems
[email protected] said:
Did anyone figure out how to program the 4 "TV Control" buttons on the remote?
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I have configured the Kodi player to use the pre-installed TVHeadend PVR plugin to access free to air TV channels, but the play back is pretty poor - I cannot even view the HD channels due to buffering issues, and SD channels are very stuttery.
The unit is connected with a 1000-BaseT GBit wired network. Using a Raspberry Pi 3 running the same version of Kodi under LibreElec gives a much better response - HD and SD work flawlessly.
I'm not sure if this is a hardware issue or an Android one - does anyone have any ideas?
BTW MPEG-TS is the Transport-Stream version of MPEG4, and is the underlying standard used by DVB-T and DVB-S for free to air TV.
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Take a look here it worked for me and i have found update for my r-box so i didnt get kicked off kodi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUNzTHOpiY8
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[email protected] said:
Did anyone figure out how to program the 4 "TV Control" buttons on the remote?
grapegodbox said:
yesterday i received my R BOX 3gb and i have problems with it already
1 ) i noticed the boot up animation is jerky and audio stutters and does not play smooth
2) the RJ45 ethernet socket is a poor fit you have to be gentle pluging the cable in because you can push it too far into the socket then you will lose internet connection i have tried numerous other cables with the same results
3) The lighting effect when red (standby) the light is very dim and flickers it is obvious that there is somthing wrong with the box i have been sent
prety poor start my other much cheaper boxes have never given me any problems
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Hi can you see which firmware you have becoz there is lot of trouble with firmware ,the ota didnt work either but i found new firmware for sdcard and a prg for burning it as boot i have it in my dropbox if you want it
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I got my r box pro 3g/16g couple days ago and I'm very satisfied, but that is my first android tv box and have nothing to compare with.
Bought it from Aliexpress, paid around 71euro with shipping, arrived in Serbia in 30 days.
First thing I've done is factory reset, then replaced kodi 17 alpha with 16.1 stable version, my opinion is that 16.1 working better then 17 alpha.
Didn't try everything that this little thing can do, but what I've tried worked ok. I tried chrome, youtube, kodi, installed couple apps from playstore (not games), wireless transfer from pc to box, box to pc, from/to phone, connect wireless mouse... Kodi works good, no buffering issues like with some people.
Blue led stripe around box can be turned off, on navbar there is light bulb icon so you can turn off/on the light.
When the box is suspended, the light is red, but there is no light when it's shut down. In settings there is option what power button do, suspend or shut down. I choose shut down, the box need around 45 seconds to fully boot up, so that's ok.
In settings there is an option Backup&Update, but OTA not working, it cannot connect to OTA server, known bug for everyone. But, there is another option, WirelessUpdate, I'm not sure what that option update, apps or firmware. I click on it, it say "update detected" and I confirmed that I want to update now. It download and execute update. Version of the firmware is 20161018, but unfortunately I didn't remember version before update, so can't say if it changed.
About firmware, I found yesterday on the net new version, 20161118 (flashable with pc), but didn't try it yet. Be aware, there is two different boards inside r box pro, q6330 and q9377, if you mix up the firmware the wifi and bluetooth won't work or the box won't boot. I have q9377. Install Cpu-z from playstore to see version of the board.
One strange thing, I wanted to check the price on Ali yesterday, but surprise, there is no sellers who sell r box pro, and there was 10-15 at least one month ago... Why, I don't know.
One thing that didn't work for me, I try to connect box to tv without hdmi port. The box have tv out, the cable didn't came in the package but I have it, from some old camcorder. The cable have 4-pin 3,5mm jack on one side and 3 chinch connectors (white, red, yellow) on the other. When I plug it there is no picture, just mono sound. I think that is not box fault, but the cable, wrong pinout.
This is my review of the R-box PRO 3G/16G, if someone want to share their experience, it would be nice. Cheers!
My R-Box with Q6330 with updated firmware is running smoothly with krypton 17 kodi no problems i have the latest firmware and the prg to burn the sdcard for update if someone want it its 13/10-2016 firmware (latest for q6330)
Has anyone had problems with the latest netflix app on these devices. Mine stopped working completely, always giving me a network error. Even if I use the new download feature, I cannot play the file as it reports a file error. The same account running the same app version on my phone works just fine. I've had to factory reset and not upgrade the netflix.
Blue led stripe around box can be turned off, on navbar there is light bulb icon so you can turn off/on the light.
Where did you see that ? Can you make a screenshot for me please
Of course, no problem.
Here is a picture of navbar, first icon is small lightbulb.
When you click on it, blue light is turned off, when click again, blue light turn on.
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Of course, no problem.
Here is a picture of navbar, first icon is small lightbulb.
Thanks i didnt have this icon thats why i couldnt find it lol
My box is S912 q6330 maybe thats why i didnt have it
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After update firmware that icon is missing
http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/11...id-tv-box-review-part-2-android-6-0-firmware/ here you can find more news
Bit of a show and tell on the KIII PRO Amlogic 912, 3/16GB Dual WiFi, Gig Lan, BT4, DVB S2/T2
Brand: MECOOL
Model: KIII PRO
Type: TV Box
GPU: ARM Mali-T820MP3
System: Android 6.0
CPU: Amlogic S912
Core: Octa Core
RAM: 3GB
RAM Type: DDR3
ROM: 16G
Max. Extended Capacity: 128G
Color: Black
Decoder Format: H.265
Bluetooth: Bluetooth4.0
Power Supply: Charge Adapter
Interface: AV,DVB-S2,DVB-T2,HDMI,RJ45,SPDIF,TF card,USB2.0
Language: Multi-language
HDMI Version: 2.0
Other Functions: 3D Games,3D Video,DLNA,Miracast,NTSC,PAL
External Subtitle Supported: No
HDMI Function: CEC
Power Consumption: 8W
RJ45 Port Speed: 1000M
WiFi Chip: BCM4335
Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode
Remote Controller Battery: 2 x AAA ( not included )
Product weight: 0.260 kg
Package weight: 0.820 kg
Product size (L x W x H): 13.00 x 12.00 x 3.20 cm / 5.12 x 4.72 x 1.26 inches
Package size (L x W x H): 22.90 x 15.60 x 6.80 cm / 9.02 x 6.14 x 2.68 inches
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Loot at what is going on the inside
Topside, Lid, Antenna
Topside PCB
Underside PCB
Base with weight Block
WiFi, eMMC, Ram, Ethernet device
Rear Ports
Side Ports
Look at UI and system much the same as the rest Android 6
Does have Root and option to enable Lower task bar if required.
Simple Mecool UI
DRM
Ram Truth
Storage Truth
SD Card Test
Antutu
CPU-Geekbench 4
http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/2641945
Compute-Geekbench-4
http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/compute/686447
Bonsai
Vellamo
3DMark
CPU-Z
As mentioned performance on par with other S912 media players so should do most to keep the user happy on the Android side.
Custom Firmware Mecool KIII Pro DVT Box
Let's check out all about the TV side of this box.
A separate app to run called DTV, will check it out to how good it can be for FTA TV.
No Satellite stuff here to check.
Much the same as K1 and KII
Run up the DTV app select Auto scan Hmm nothing...Ok help if we plug the TV antenna in.
Also need to set the Media Player up to Australia in DTV setting Menu
Scanned and all channels found easy.
100% Sig and Quality
Using Log periodic type antenna and about 30k form the TV towers (bit of wet string would prolly do)
Picture Qulaity looks ok and time between channel change 2~3 second
EPG looks ok
and other functions to set up PVR Time Record, Channel Sort, Favorites, Parental Control
Easy as.
I find the Remote is Designed more for the TV/Sat function of the box than Normal Android.
As I normally use the k400 logitech with android it not a problem here, other may find it a problem.
First thing we get greated with when running the DTV app
Menu to Select Country/Region, select DVT Preference
Back to Installation and scan
Easy
EPG from Remote
All features selected are overlayed a top of the TV Image,
Was not able to snap TV Images only overlays at this stage.
All funtions are access from remote.
ON Screen Display (dark room picture)
Edit Channel List
PVR Settings
PVR Storage Device
Favorite Channel to be added
Channel info and Sub titles
And a little music if the FTA gets to much
Here is the just released Custom firmware for those that maybe interested
Clean and Lean.
Changelog V1:
Based on latest stock!
Cleaned lots of stuff...
Added TWRP
General optimization and how the ram is used, should better now.
Permissions fixed.
Added Xposed Framework
Custom Wetek WebOs launcher (Many thks to wetek for let me use it)
- Menu Button is king on this launcher, its used to add remove icons on the main screen, also to remove widgets.
- Long press on the default icons on desktop you can change them to other apps (White Logos...)
- Long press on the icons you add to the desktop and you can rearrange them.
Live Wallpapers, you can control it in "Settings -> Display -> Daydream." ( you guys need to chose "Backdrop" and add a timer, like 5 min etc... )
Working ATV google remote control!
Netflix, youtube Playstore...etc... fully working
4k Youtube support!
Updated DTV App to the latest one. (mentioned above)
FTMC Build 26.
Cast working ( May take a bit to work... )
Added lots of Kl's
Gapps updated!
Proper Root
initd.d support.
Xbox360 wireless Gamepad, original and Chinese clones?!(well it works with my clone adapter...)
PS3/PS4 gamepad support(only with cable...)
Fixed auto frame switch in kodi. It only works on FTMC(included) SPMC 16.6.0, on kodi 16.1 doesn't work because is to old(misses a lot of fixes for the new S9xx devices), Kodi 17 its a it and miss this days!
And other little stuff...
Bugs V1:
Dont Update for the latest Netflix App... it will stop working if you do, you guys need to complain to Netflix for the stuff they are doing....
Freaktab
There is no way to install it without using the PC?.
Have you tried to install Magisk on this box? It's able to hide the box being rooted.
Thank you
Thanks bat DTV-app not work
this is old thread about Mecook Kiii Pro
https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...ogic/rom-kiii-pro-t3579558/page4#post72386027
please try to follow or ask an administrator to merge both threads
thanks
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and thanks for your great work to show and explain this box and your firmware
Does this ROM still have the AirPin Pro app still installed?
Install the ROM using sdcard system and I change the ethernet MAC, why?
How can I restore my original MAC?
tanks.
Sir, I really appreciete your hard work, I tried your rom is simple and very fast
I hope you could ported nougat 7.1 to our beloved KIII Pro as Meecool M8S Pro has nougat firmware
Thank you very much Sir
Hello, can this device handel a 4tb hard disk ?
Sent from my MHA-AL00 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
Is there any way to stream the TV tuner across the network?
Sure I saw something about this but cant find it.
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Hi,
I just bought this device. It has android 7.1 onboard. Unfortunately I face a lot of unexpected restarts in various situations - in the launcher, chrome, during watching DTV, even when recording.
Any idea why and how to fix it?
Second thing is HD channels of DVB-T - I see only 3 on the list while the TV itself sees 6. Even those that are HD aren´t that good quality it should be.
How to use chromecast in KIII pro box
How does “chromecast built in” in the setting menu work in KIII pro mecool setup box?
Remote
How to use remote as a keyboard to type some things like "Jakarta"?
What have I to press to activated alphabet?
Why would Mecool Kii pro lock frequently ?
I have tried two different ROMs in addition to stock. It usually freezes during a cursor move which makes me think maybe it is some kind of interrupt problem. However, it never freezes while watching TV. I'm assuming this is because it basically switches to the TV module, but I have no clue. Temperatures are fine. I have slowed the top clock speed to keep it running cooler, between 50 and 63c, usually around 54.
bobcov said:
It usually freezes during a cursor move
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did you try change another power supply?
That's a good suggestion. I have just replaced the stock 12v 1amp power supply with a 12v 4amp designed for use with a WD NAS box. If it is a matter of some kind of lack of current under load, that will no longer be the case. I have a feeling though, this is not the answer because of the correlation with cursor movement. Can't see how that would overload the power supply.
bobcov said:
That's a good suggestion. I have just replaced the stock 12v 1amp power supply with a 12v 4amp designed for use with a WD NAS box. If it is a matter of some kind of lack of current under load, that will no longer be the case. I have a feeling though, this is not the answer because of the correlation with cursor movement. Can't see how that would overload the power supply.
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No change. Still freezes.