amos
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
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Anyone used one of them android tv box's as a alternative to virgin/sky for free tv are they any good?
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kz
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Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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My new set has Android TV built in so will give a review when it arrives! Released next week, so I'll have it soon.
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Andrew
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If you are looking to stream video you will need to have a decent ADSL or fibre line.
Android boxes seems decent.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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I've never met one that didn't need tons of BALLACHE to set up and carry on using. The LG OS on my TV is pretty good, get iPlayer, Netflix on there, can stream from my phone, picks up stuff from a NAS
[Edited on 11-05-2015 by pow]
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Brett
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Android boxes are pretty garbage tbf
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Munchie
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Opinions on open box?
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DaveyLC
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My mate swears by his Android box and he's not particularly technically minded.
[Edited on 11-05-2015 by DaveyLC]
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Munchie
Opinions on open box?
Ideal as long as you can live without a proper TV planner. I just use an app/internet.
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Munchie
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whos your line with Brett? Looking at some for £30 a year or £10 a month for reliable ones. I know you can get them off ebay for £15 for 2 years but heard bad things. I may order one today:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171519957098?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Reecemac
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Been using smarthostingservers.biz £10 a year and probably the best I've used, had it for over 8 months now too. Paid over £100 a year before and had worse lines, definitely worth a go.
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Munchie
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Shall I order one of these boxes then men?
I have homeplug for me PS3 but will get one of these to split the signal...will it work yeh?
[Edited on 11-05-2015 by Munchie]
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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Use a switch not a Cat splitter
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Brett
quote:
Originally posted by Munchie
Opinions on open box?
Ideal as long as you can live without a proper TV planner. I just use an app/internet.
Oh and you don't want HD. Bit of a pisser tbh, used to be a lot better before Sky changed their encryption to this pairing lark. Still, probs around £90/month worth of Sky for a tenner a year can't be bad, that's not taking into account the occassional £20 box office you'd watch.
[Edited on 11-05-2015 by Brett]
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Brett
Oh and you don't want HD.
Can't you get HD channels with cardsharing? 
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Nope. Used to be able to until they changed things.
Can still get the free ones in HD, which is BBC One, BBC Three, ITV1 and 4, that's about it.
[Edited on 11-05-2015 by Brett]
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