Kwese Play Shutdown

[cozinsky]

Short answer is no, have been researching it since I received mine a few months back and it uses custom encrypted firmware paired with the CPU. The USB ports arent even connected to the CPU or bootloader in any way so that's not an option either.
They have all become shiny paperweights unless Kwese play suddenly receive some business rescue...

Thank you for this! This answers me and many other people's thoughts about flashing the device. As a matter of interest, I imported a Roku 3 many years ago from Amazon, USA and it still works great!

 

[bonjerdo]

Has anyone heard anything about this? Is the ROKU player useable?

 

[bwana]

Thank you for this! This answers me and many other people's thoughts about flashing the device. As a matter of interest, I imported a Roku 3 many years ago from Amazon, USA and it still works great!

I said when these jokers launched that buying a roku direct from Amazon was a cheaper and more reliable option...

 

[joshuatree]

Give these Kwese quasi Roku players the Steve Hofmeyr Dstv decoder treatment - just drive over it / bash it with a hammer.

 

[Zyk1]

Any further news on the Kwese Play box.
Still a brick?
I see Takealot is still selling it

 

[Wasabee!]

Any further news on the Kwese Play box.
Still a brick?
I see Takealot is still selling it

Just return it and say it didn't function as intended, cuz it didn't. They'll refund you.