[jdtech204]

Will this android box do the trick for a newbie wanting to test xmbc?

Feature
Android media player, which not only can read Flash Drive, External HDD and SD/MMC/MS card, but also can support all HD movies,including Blue 3D moves.
Besides, it is also a online streaming player and game player. Through wired networking or WIFI, you can connect your Local network and internet, download many free android APK from Google android market, and watch online videos such as ,NETFLIX XBMC ,YOUTUBE,NETFLIX ,QQ,SKYPE,GAMES...
It enjoys One-Year Warranty and 30-Day Money Back. Try it Risk-Free. 

Specification
* Android 4.2 OS, ALLWINNER A20 (2 X A7 1G) Dual Core CPU , 1GB DDR3, 4GB Nand Flash;
* Internal WIFI ;
* Format :FAT16 / FAT32 / NTFS/ ISO
* WIFI :150M internal 802.11 b/g/n
* 3G: support 3G dongle
* Blue 3D Movies
* Support U-Disk ,External Harddisk up to 2TB; SD/MMC card Reader up to 32G;
* HDMI & AV output/RJ45/Optical;
* HTML1.4 World/Excel/PPT file supported
* Support wireless 2.4G Air mouse
* DLNA: Network media sharing
* MIRACAST: Play your media via Miracast with your mobile phone or Tablet;
* Google TV remote : Through your mobile phone to control this device
* Support Multi-language;

Package includes
* 1 x Media Player
* 1 x US Power Supply
* 1 x AV Cable
* 1 x Remote Control
* 1 x Manual 

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Anyones help would be awesome. I'd like to start trying this out asap so I can decide whether or not to cancel my cable. Please reply with any and all opinions.

[jdtech204]

Any knowledge of this A20 chip being an issue with xmbc or these android boxes in general?

[jdtech204]

Anyone at all?

[Koying]

A20 is not video playback accelerated on official XBMC builds.

[jdtech204]

A20 is not video playback accelerated on official XBMC builds.

So for someone new to this whole scene what does that mean?

[mikedem]

I'm about 2 weeks in with my first Android box and so far its been smooth sailing - everything working well.

My box is the MyGica ATV520E - similar specs to what you listed.



Product: Android ATV 520 Dual Core Box
CPU:ARM Cortex A9*2,Mali 400*2
Frequency: 1.5GHz
RAMDR3-1G
Storage:NAND 2GB-32GB
OS:Android 4.1
Main Function:
UI:Android 4.1 system and Media launcher

Browser: Google Webkit based native browser

Media Player: Local video playback including Mpeg1/2/4, H.264,VC-1,WMV,AVI,MKV,MOV
Online Video: Access to internet, online video playing
Music: MP3,WAV,WMA music playback
Online Music: Access to internet, online music playing

Picture viewer:Support multi formats:BMP,JPG,TIF,PNG,GIF
Software update:Support SD card for software update
External storage:TF/SD card, USB storage support

Interface definition and parameter:

USB:Support 2 external USB HOST

SD card: 1XMicro SD Slot
Rj45: Wire internet connecting
HDMI: HDMI 1.4 output
Remote control: IR remote with navigation keys
Voltage:5.0V/2A DC

[jdtech204]

My box is the MyGica ATV520E - similar specs to what you listed.
Product: Android ATV 520 Dual Core Box
CPU:ARM Cortex A9*2,Mali

Is the A9 much different thsn the A20?

Can someone point me in the direction of where I can find this information?

[mikedem]

My box is the MyGica ATV520E - similar specs to what you listed.
Product: Android ATV 520 Dual Core Box
CPU:ARM Cortex A9*2,Mali

Is the A9 much different thsn the A20?

Can someone point me in the direction of where I can find this information?

From the research I did, the A9 supported hardware accelerated video decoding where a bunch of other chips did not,

Check out this link and If i can find something more specific I will post it here or I suspect some of the good folks here may have that info handy.
http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=Supported_hardware

I think your box uses the A7 - it seems the A20 is the model name maybe?

The Mali 400 listed on my box refers to the graphics capability. I'm not sure what you box uses.

Some info here.
http://www.arm.com/products/multimedia/index.php

[jdtech204]

Thank you!

[mikedem]

Thank you!

No prob...I just edited my post above this with another link FYI

[Koying]

Cortex-A9 is a type of ARM cpu.
A20 is a type of Allwinner system-on-chip (SOC). It has an ARM Cortex-A7 cpu.

Those are pear and apples. The type of ARM cpu does not influence (much) the playback quality. The SOC does.

[jdtech204]

My box is the MyGica ATV520E - similar specs to what you listed.
Product: Android ATV 520 Dual Core Box
CPU:ARM Cortex A9*2,Mali

Is the A9 much different thsn the A20?

Can someone point me in the direction of where I can find this information?

[kentiger]

FORGET A20, xbmc in a20 not play well
amlogic best,,, and currently is the AMLOGIC 8726 MX, very mature. soon will be amlogic s802 quad

[Ned Scott]

My box is the MyGica ATV520E - similar specs to what you listed.
Product: Android ATV 520 Dual Core Box
CPU:ARM Cortex A9*2,Mali

Is the A9 much different thsn the A20?

Can someone point me in the direction of where I can find this information?

Different kinds of "A"s. A20 is a specific product, and "A9" refers to some more general aspect of the chip design, or something like that. A lot of very different chips/brands can all be "A9", so that part really isn't useful/important. (more or less, as a basic explanation from someone who only kind of understands)

EDIT: or just see what Koying said.