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Posted: 16:52 - 14 Oct 2015 Post subject: BigHDTV - TV Box Review |
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I thought I'd review my BigHDTV box I bought from CaNsA last month, as quite frankly I didn't even know these things existed, and don't know why anyone would pay for movies and TV subscriptions after getting one of these.
So, the box itself can take a wired connection but also has a dongle for wireless. My wireless was pretty poor upstairs so I bought a Powerline adaptor which allowed for a wired connection. There's no set-up involved, just connect the power supply, HDMI cable to TV and away you go. Remote is a fairly standard TV remote but works well, and the box is sharp and snappy when navigating through the menus.
I use the Movie app most of the time. Nearly all of the latest film releases can be streamed in 1080p (some 3D sources as well but I don't have a 3D TV). Occasionally my internet connection goes slow, but you can just pause the film, select (for example) a 720P source and it remembers where you are in the film and allows you to resume.
The TV app, not surprisingly, has pretty much any TV series on there that you could ever want. You can drill down into series and episodes.
I haven't watched any sports on it, but you can access all of the sky sports channels, BT sport, and most of the major sports channels from the US and the rest of the world. Most are average (480P) or standard quality, and some are in 720P or full 1080 HD. ____________________ Current: 2009 SV650 S, 1990 Kawasaki GT550
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CaNsA wrote: | Baffler, Brains_T
Cheers for taking the punt on these boxes, and thanks for the feedback.
I don't want to be selling stuff that people won't be happy with, so it's good to hear you're enjoying it, it is working well and it's nice and stable.
andym wrote: | I have XBMC (Kodi) installed on the PC (and laptop), took a few seconds to set up with the added bonus of not having to clear the memory every couple of days (and faster to find stuff with the keyboard) |
Andy,
These boxes don't need to have the memory cache cleared as there is ample storage, unlike the android boxes which are rubbish.
The performance is pretty good, even compared to a HTPC. |
I was just going with the box a friend has that needs to be cleared almost daily, but then he does have about 100 tv shows in his favourites list and clearing the cache gives him around 40% of the memory back.
Sorry I'll still stick with my PC version with 2tb storage that only needed cleared before I switched it to using the 2tb drive for caching.
That and I can't be arsed plugging another box in to the TV, even although I only have the PC in there (don't even have the aerial connected) |
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