Android TV Box

yes i agree downloading outside the box the programs may not be suitable for the box and have to download from within to be suitable,i would not have thought of that but does make sense hope i follow micks advice and not stray from the chosen path.

 

Please elaborate, if your install works flawlessly then can you post the proper procedure for its installation. Thanks.

 

Sorted
I reset the box and let the apps. from Geniatech install including the embedded XBMC, installed Xfinity addons etc, tried a 1080p film from Mashup, working fine now.
Thanks all for the help.

 

ah happy days a learning curve for us all .

 

I was wondering, yeah that was the issue, using the native version is what I have done and mine works flawlessly!

Glad your sorted

 

Mine is still no show. Hopefully when it arrives it will accept the giniatech firmware and ill just follow what's been going on. Here. Good little thread for getting the box running properly

 

hi i have ablade but lot of server probs thinking of changing to android but have no idea what it is i have read the threads but no wiser will it give me what blade used to and is it easy to set as im not very tech also old basilo

 

In Simple terms no, the blade is a dedicated sat/TV box, android boxs arent, they will stream chans to you but are dependent on the streams working and someone loading them, there are great addons on the boxs to do this, but not the same quality as proper TV chans

 

thank you i was hoping to get sat tv like sly as my server has lots of probs with freezing and glitching basilo

 

you need a new provider

 

hi thanks all i have tried to get new provider but all sites wont let me access lists tried joining but not allowed do you know of any sites thanks basilo

 

pm sent

 

I live in the USA and would like to know what the best setup would be for me. Im tired of paying the high sat. bills. Please help!

 

I live in the USA and would like to know what the best setup would be for me. Im tired of paying the high sat. bills. Please help!

 

hi mate have looked at android boxes and some come fully loaded fof about 10 or 20 pound
extra asi am a sports and film nut is there any difference in the boxes as they all seem
to be xbmc loaded. any one you would like better than others
thanks basil

 

XBMC is XBMC, its what ever addons you put on it, any dual core box or higher is what you need

But they are pulling in streams, if the streams are stopped or cut of, the chans are cut off, nothing is guaranteed with them, so I wouldn't be banking on a 24/7 service from them

 

you will need to go to the US forum for this, this is the European forum

 

Guys in my last post I stated that all was sorted but unfotunately that is not quite the case yet. That learning curve hasn't flat lined yet so to fill you guys in with whats been happening I will outline the setup I have tried and the problems I have encounterered. I hope someone may see something in what I describe and help me iron out the niggly bits.

The box is running with Geniatech firmware 20130805 and the embedded apps that come with it, no extra apps have been installed whatsoever.

After my initial problems of stuttering videos etc I have kept on the straight path and followed strictly the recommendations of MICKAH.

XBMC version that was included with the firmware is the one I am using.
I have Xfinity setup in file manager and installed the wizardhub, downloaded the required repos. to get the app running.
I have the advanced 0 cache.xml installed from the tweaks options.
I have BB capabiliy of 60mb so streaming/buffering/caching hopefully is not an issue.
I have stripped out all the apps and repos I don't need in order to minimise the internal memory usage.

The box performs flawlessly when streaming non-HD content.

When I play an HD or a 1080p streams thats when the problems arise.
During streaming the caching indicator, light grey bar, is always well ahead of the playing stream indicator, dark grey bar.

The movie initially pauses until it buffers and then start going without a hitch until it is approximately a third of a way through a message pops up saying that I am about to run out memory. The movie shortly afterward grind to a halt and I can't do anything but to force stop the XBMC app. through the box settings option.

My guess is that the fast BB speed is caching too much data in the internal memeory before it is used and discarded.

I am aware that the box has only a limited amount of internal memory, 1Gb I think, so I am guessing that the large HD file caching is filling up the internal memory to a saturation point faster that it can be used.

My questions are:-

1) What exactly does the 0 cache.xml file do?
2) Can the caching not be done to an extenal memory, ie SD card, USB or and external hard drive?
3) Would forcing a slow down of BB download speed in the settings help or even cure it?

 

No offence but I like that you keep posting your problems, As my sodding replacement still hasn't arrived (giving it till monday then Email will be sent), although i can imagine its a pain in the arse for you it helps others which will be me included to get the box and all parameters in place, keep it updated even when its running sweet

 

have i missed what way box is connected to your internet,powerplugs,wifi or direct with lan?