[musiccynic]

So my first post gets closed for asking about Tronfy (http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=234147), I found this a little unusal, perhaps and banned hardware could be added to the forum rules.

Let's hope this goes a little bettter, what about Tronsmart MXIII with the S812 chip (http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Tronsmart...eed_349164).

Essentially I am just looking for comments from people who have had could or bad experience with this device (or recent experience with either Tronsmart or Geekbuying).

It appears to be a similar set up to the Tonfy and Minix Neo X8-H Plus.

[noggin]

So my first post gets closed for asking about Tronfy (http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=234147), I found this a little unusal, perhaps and banned hardware could be added to the forum rules.

I'm guessing that would defeat the point... That would just point some people to the very devices this forum really doesn't wan't to encourage the use of.

Boxes that are likely to cause issues are those that come loaded with lots of plugins to allow viewing of copyright content that in many regions is very illegal. The Kodi devs, I believe, are very keen for them, and Kodi, not to be associated with illegal activities, so any discussion of boxes or software that could be seen to encourage illegal activity will be, understandably, shut down.

[wrxtasy]

With these Android devices you pay $$$ for sorted out Firmware. But a cheap device from an unknown company over Amazon and get EXACTLY what you pay for. With NO support if anything goes wrong.

Spend any time in the Android section of this forum, and you will see a mass of users having issues with Kodi Isengard not working due to poor Firmware. Buying a device from reputable companies like MINIX and HardKernel will get you a device that actually works and gives you after sales support. This thread is worth reading if you want a device without too many issues:
http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=229161

Basically you get what you pay for in this market space.

[musiccynic]

......Boxes that are likely to cause issues are those that come loaded with lots of plugins to allow viewing of copyright content that in many regions is very illegal. The Kodi devs, I believe, are very keen for them, and Kodi, not to be associated with illegal activities, so any discussion of boxes or software that could be seen to encourage illegal activity will be, understandably, shut down.

I will agree to disagree, I don't believe you censor topics of discussion.

At the very least they should use your text as a standard reposnse instead of "The Tronfy is full of piracy crap.we will not even accept discussions of such devices".

[musiccynic]

Basically you get what you pay for in this market space.

I think I have come to this conclusion, I was trying to minimise my expenditure to below AU$150 (US$110) and still get a few bells and whistles, at this rate it looks like I will be spending around AU$220 (US$160).

Thanks for your help, I will defnitley read through the thread

[wrxtasy]

If you in Oz and looking at MINIX get the 1080p HEVC S805 NEO X6 from here for AU$99.
It's the cheapest I have found anywhere !

MINIX should give you little trouble.

I would have snapped one up, but already have a well sorted AMlogic S805 ODROID-C1. The AMlogic S805 units from MINIX and HardKernel with mature Android Firmware run Isengard quite nicely.
Might still get one as a nice present for my sister tho.

http://www.mushtato.com.au/minix-neo-x6-...b-273.html

[musiccynic]

If you in Oz and looking at MINIX get the 1080p HEVC S805 NEO X6 from here for AU$99.
It's the cheapest I have found anywhere !

I would have jumped on the X6, however I am after optical out as I like using kodi to play music,I can run the optical out from my tv, but I like listening without the tv on and control using yatse, (unfortuantley my amp only has hdmi pass through it does not extract audio via hdmi).

I have made a massive assumption that the android boxes still remain switched on when the screen/tv is off.

I think I have to suck it up and pay more $$, but the cheap boxes still draw me in (currently looking at Beelink, I will never learn)