Anndroid Media center

[ghostbuster]

Ok im looking for a media center that will play a crapload of offline content in various formats from an external drive or stream from the network but has the ability to stream online stuff. I still have 1mb uncapped so streaming not such a great idea atm.


AFAIK the Roku boxes only stream and cant do offline content am i right?

 

[Hemps]

WD TV Live can do all the things you are looking for.
Regarding the Android media players, dont you have to download a "player" to play all your items, I find that on my previous Android tablet I needed 5 plus players as some didnt play this file and some didnt play this audio.
It was a pain!

WD TV Live i have never looked back.

 

[Park@82]

Build your own XBMC.

 

[stricken]

Rasberry Pi + XBMC

 

[BLIXEMPIE]

Build a little Rasberry Pi PC for like R1000, and load XBMCbuntu on it. Otherwise get Android and load XBMC for Android.

 

[Crowley]

http://www.esquire-shop.co.za/ProductDescription.aspx?id=1685336

On special tomorrow for 499 ex. vat at Esquire.

 

[Jab]

Bought the Mede8er 600X3D. I stream all my media from a NAS and work perfectly/. Awesome little device. Can also do 3D.

 

[MartyMarts]

http://www.esquire-shop.co.za/ProductDescription.aspx?id=1685336

On special tomorrow for 499 ex. vat at Esquire.

This looks pretty decent too and runs some sort of Android setup. But they're rather pricey >R2k iirc...

 

[Rocket-Boy]

This looks pretty decent too and runs some sort of Android setup. But they're rather pricey >R2k iirc...

Did you see the R499 ex vat part at the bottom of his post?

 

[MartyMarts]

Did you see the R499 ex vat part at the bottom of his post?

Yip. Hence my "But they're rather pricey >R2k iirc..."
The OP mentioned he wanted an Anndroid :erm: Media center and that shiny Ac Ryan device came to mind

 

[I.am.Sam]

dx.com/c/consumer-electronics-199/hd-media-players-103/android-hd-players-191

what about these

 

[mpower111]

Rasberry Pi + XBMC

I have Linux MINT running on my Pi and its doing absolutely jack atm. Which of the 3 pre-made XBMC packages do you recommended from here : http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Raspberry_Pi ?

 

[Ecco]

This looks pretty decent too and runs some sort of Android setup. But they're rather pricey >R2k iirc...

The AC Ryan Veolo Smart Android Hub has some really bad reviews last time i checked.

 

[MartyMarts]

The AC Ryan Veolo Smart Android Hub has some really bad reviews last time i checked.

Wouldn't be surprised. I have the AC Ryan mini playon (?) and it's a rather poor device but it does what it was made to fairly well. As samr1wp pointed out there are quite a few Android media player devices around but I haven't used one or seen many that are easily available in SA.

If I was the OP I'd just invest in an HP Microserver with a suitable graphics card and then use Plex or XBMC. It will do everything he requires and more imo.

EDIT: Oh and again, I only mentioned that AC Ryan smart hub thing because it has Android and can play offline stuff which is what I gathered the OP was specifically asking for. I in no way endorse AC Ryan products

 

[Crowley]

Why specifically a Android player?

 

[OGroteKoning]

Bought the Mede8er 600X3D. I stream all my media from a NAS and work perfectly/. Awesome little device. Can also do 3D.

Can you stream live TV from it?

 

[Jab]

Can you stream live TV from it?

Not really. It's got a youtube player though.

 

[Jab]

Anyone mentioned the Ouya yet? Android gaming console with XBMC.

 

[OGroteKoning]

Not really. It's got a youtube player though.

I saw that, but I am interested in streaming live TV/sport with my 500x2. Do you know of plug ins that will support this?

 

[Jab]

I saw that, but I am interested in streaming live TV/sport with my 500x2. Do you know of plug ins that will support this?

No idea. Also have a 500x2.
I use FreeNas, maybe there is some way with DLNA and stuff