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Buffering? In 2016?
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Bastad!
Furry muff, I will just imagine what you are selling, with my hand down my crotch.
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Being a bit of an advanced user and a pedant at that, it took me a little while to do everything I wanted. Which as usual was a lot more than it was designed to do initially. Also above and beyond perhaps than those here would use it for.
Cansa has spent quite a lot of time to-ing and fro-ing, I have something working quite well now.
Long and short to the cheapskate above, yes he can help you and the £100 is worth it for the other bits of knowledge he will impart on you.
The HDMI-CEC compatibility is awesome, being able to turn on my TV (which powers up the box, yes my TV supplies enough power), then use it to watch crappy old shows that I haven't been able to find by other means (and I am quite resourceful). Not only that, watch instantly! It's an awesome little box.
It will be going with me to Lanzarote at the end of the month, as I've bought an apartment there and want to leave this there. It's ideal!
It's a long time since I hacked the very first XBOX to install XBMC, getting back into this again. The insider knowledge is incredibly useful.
Cheers Cansa ____________________ Currently: Yamaha DT 125 LC2,Repsol Fireblade, and Bumblebee MSX 125 |
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After a bit of setup hassle and a 20 foot Ethernet cable I had it up and running but I have to say its an awesome little box, pretty much anything you would want is on there and it does the job very well.
Also CaNsA is more than helpful with setup and support and fielding my stupid questions!
Eventually I replaced the long cable with a giant antenna usb dongle thing and it now works well wirelessly too! Not that the original kit was bad I think that my walls are lead based or something |
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Long and short to the cheapskate above, yes he can help you and the £100 is worth it for the other bits of knowledge he will impart on you.
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I sell them myself, albeit cheaper boxes. My own personal box cost me well in excess of £100, so I'm not sure what you are getting at with your 'cheapskate' comment.
The boxes I supply are fully functioning and will display 1080p with no frame skipping or cache issues.
I was merely wondering what OS his boxes were using, as they all seem to be running android these days. I have been looking into building my own raspberry Pi based boxes though and would like to know more info on this. There are other issues than just Kodi for me to deal with, as I also use remote access for ongoing support and other backup apps, so the OS is important to me.
I have probably nothing much else to learn, as I too have been installing and configuring xbmc ever since I chipped my first Xbox over 10 years ago.
If I was told that the box is running a Linux distro, or BSD or a Pi build, I would pay the £100 and have a look at it, but it seems that the OS is super secret and so it can stay that way, I'm not too fussed, I sell 50+ boxes a month, with no returns or complaints, so I am happy enough to continue as I am for a while and look into higher specced boxes that are transparent with their chips and operating systems.
I can however fully understand where he is coming from and I have no problems with his stance on his product. |
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PJay,
Several people have contacted me asking the same question because they want to start selling the same kit, and i've told them the same thing.
If you want to know, then buy one. |
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SILKYS TRUSTED REVIEWS - KODI BIGHDTV BOXES
(as sold by CaNsA):
This review will encompass the full purchasing experience and will be updated as and when there is progress or updates. Scores will be given out of 10 with explanations attached.
1) Sales Pitch 6/10
As to be expected when buying from a northerner or scouser , the sales pitch was pretty basic.
I was under strict instructions to "get all the rooms working with TV sharpish or I will not dress up on that corset you like again" , so as I am sure you can imagine I was under some pressure and needed to know that I was buying the right product.
It took numerous prompts to get anything more out of CaNsA other than " it does everything buddy! ".
Eventually I was given a list of the channels and stations that it can get. But I think he should provide this as part of the sales pitch.
The general approach was " it does all the channels pal, if you want it then you can have it ".
I would liked to have been sold it a bit more. Schmooozed a bit. Told I was handsome and generally flirted with.
2) Delivery 10/10
Once paid for the box was delivered first class and signed delivery. So took no more than 2 days. Great service.
3) Opening. 10/10
Wrapped and boxed well. Everything was there. You get hdmi and a network cable etc.
4) Initial Set Up 1/10
This may be updated at a later date if it proves that I am doing something wrong. (highly unlikely).
The box plugged in fine.
But the instructions for attaching the remote control (the only way to use the thing) are terrible.
To Quote: " with remote and sync til blue light off, press right and minus volume, til stop then blue light flash and use press remote "
eg: Engwish. ( I guess I could get our Chinese chum The Tot to interpret).
Anyway, I press the volume minus button and the right selection arrow ... and fu*k all happens. It doesn't stop flashing and it doesn't turn blue, and I cant use the remote.
So now I am waiting on the CaNsA Customer Support Service.... eg: I have messaged him on Facebook.
I suggest CaNsA writes his own instructions and sends those out with the box. Much more professional. Also, are the boxes and remotes tested before posting ?
To be updated.
5) Full Setup
6) Usage
Final Score and Summary: ____________________ There's nothing that shouts "Poor Workmanship" more than wrinkles in the Gaffa tape.
Gaffa tape is like "the force" - it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 8 years, 81 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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