BigHDTV - TV Box Review

[winz]

Thought I would bump this thread after having an issue updating my box to the latest version. CaNsA has been really helpful, even sent me a microSD card reader so I can update it manually. Spent a few hours (at least) helping my retarded self get it all up and running.

Top work boss.
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[CaNsA]

[winz]

[Hahadumball]

what are the prices on these? i know i can get a pi2 that he uses + remote and the kodi on it for about £35 if i buy myself but to save hassle and all.
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[CaNsA]

[Hahadumball]

[CaNsA]

[Hahadumball]

i dont see what youre getting at really?
you flounced from chat because i got fed up with you bawwing like a little girl when i mention pi2 or kodi because you fear a loss of sales?

everytime others mention doing this you shoot them down and try to destroy the competition by trolling them.

think very hard about what youre doing before trying to take the moral high ground
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[CaNsA]

[Hahadumball]

[CaNsA]

[Hahadumball]

but in all seriousness

pi2 kits are £54 and you dont own the add on.. you cant say when itll go down, the owner could close it tomorrow if he wanted and all your buyers would have a paperweight
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[CaNsA]

[Hahadumball]

[CaNsA]

[Pjay]

I personally don't think CaNsA charges too much (£100) for a box at all.
Having been doing this same thing for a good while, I can explain the charge and why it's low.
Cost of equipment would be around £50, then add to that the time involved flashing the kit, installing the OS and the software and testing (upwards of one hour) for each box. Then we have the R+D of the software, I know I have spent hundreds of hours getting my software build right for public use (simplicity), then the cost of hosting update servers and the time having to keep the files updated to latest builds.
We can then add the cost of support, I try to build so that there is minimal support, as if I have to connect to a box to fix it for 30 mins, that is profit being eaten into, so if you have a customer that is having issues beyond your control from the build stage, then an hour or two and that £50 profit has been well and truly eaten up.
It's not quite the same as buying a box, putting the beast on it and giving it to a customer to look after themselves, as this could all be done for £50 to your door. The real value is in the ongoing support and guarantee that the device will be working well into 2017 and beyond.

£100 is cheap, if you don't agree, go buy an Ebay android box and take the risk that it will 1, work and 2, keep working.

[Hahadumball]

so you sell them too jay? i guess cansa has more competition he can try and destroy
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
360 Deg... Five 1/4 turns. :- Teflon-Mike 18 Jan 2015

[ajag]

To be fair, I have not seen Cansa trying to destroy the competition. All he has done is tell people who want his hard work for free to go do one (and rightly so).

As Jay mentioned, time costs money. Actually, time is the most precious commodity out there considering how busy everyone is at all times and how limited it is. How much does a mechanic, a plumber or an electrician charge per hour? Why is it different when it is a software engineer?

This applies to everything really. I bought a new motorcycle because I could not afford the time it could potentially take to get a used one going without issues. Sure, there is a depreciation on my bike but for me the time save is more valuable.
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[Pjay]

[Ste]

inb4 f&fw

If CaNsA's tv boxes are too expensive then don't buy one. If £35 ones are too poo then don't buy one.

People on BCF are in a pretty good position in terms of getting help with any Kodi related problems.

Pol see a doctor about your rage problems.

[Robby]

I'm considering one of these, getting rid of the virgin media TV subscription because Tivo is shit. My freeview signal is awful, and freesat looks to lack channels.

How do these boxes perform for normal day to day TV - just watching the news on BBC1, that sort of thing. Any lag in changing channels?

Is this reliable enough to replace my virgin TV box without also needing to get freeview or freesat working?

[Asimo]

I bought one of these boxes and its been running fine mostly. Theres been a couple issues which Cansa has helped resolve quickly.

Last problem I had was with an update but that was nothing to do with the box, just my wifi is crap and I had to run a cable to get it to download the update properly.

Also if the various apps get shut down then theres not a lot you can do and thats outside of Cansa's control as he mentioned in another thread.

If you're wondering if £100 is too much to pay for one then install kodi on your PC and play about with it. Then decide if it does what you want before forking out money.

[DrSnoosnoo]

[GhostRider]

[Sload]

I have setup similar on my Amazon HD, I R Heathen
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