2017-02-04, 16:30
(2017-02-02, 04:12)wrxtasy Wrote: @viz55,
Some general points....
- Android Marshmallow is at least 2X faster than Android Lollipop on AMLogic Android devices.
- Android TV OS (Mi Box, Shield, Ricardo's ROMS on WeTek) or Amazon's Fire OS is far easier to use for the general public than generic touchscreen Android, which needs an Air Mouse / Touchpad Keyboard to use touchscreen Android Apps properly. Even then some people find manipulating Air Mouse cursors on a TV screen painful and a right royal PITA.
- The AMLogic S905X - Xiaomi Mi Box is a superior AMLogic Android only device (not Android Kodi box) in the budget marketspace. Once Kodi refresh switching is fixed on the Mi Box, it will be a pretty decent Android Kodi device as well.
Hi
I've been following for a while but this is my 1st post...I'm looking to buy a box to run Kodi primarly. BTW Thanks for all the great posts on this site, lots of knowledge!
You say above that Marshmallow is faster than lollipop but on the front page you warn to stay away from S905x with Marshmallow as they are buggy. DO you think these bugs will get resolved or should I try to stick to the S905 with Lollipop instead? Could I eventually flash to Android 6 when it's debugged? The advantage I see today is that I can't find many S905x with Giga LAN...
DO you believe the Mi Box will be able to fix the refresh switching issue via software/firmware revision or will it require a hardware change? Doesn't the lack of ethernet port make this box difficult to use if 4K is the goal?
If you had to buy a new box today to run Kodi & Netflix for a 4K TV (getting as as close to resolution as possible) for under $80 would it be a Mi Box, Fire TV2, genereic S905 box or something else?
Tx!