The Droid TV thread

heartbroken said:
Quick question, can Android/XBMC play content directly of a network location? I am running a Raspberry Pi with XBMC now and I play everything of a microserver, mostly 720p. So if the DroidTV can do that on top of all the other features, I am sold.
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Looks like you're sold! That's how the majority of us play our content :)
 
AVSupply said:
Looks like you're sold! That's how the majority of us play our content :)
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on a serious note J, lets say i have 2 drives plugged into the MXQ. However, i would like to copy content off the one drive to the other, can i do this. If not, how can i do this, without having to run for the pc? on my PS3 using Multiman, i can move or copy from the one drive to the other, so just wondering
 
heartbroken said:
Awesome! Payday is on Friday, so expect another order rolling in by then!!

EDIT: Yotch convinced me to move past the SD Netflix issue. :whistle:
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Thanks

Only 1 issue, we still waiting for the new batch to arrive, should have them by next week :(

if you were considering an MXQ, they are in stock
 
Icemanbrfc said:
on a serious note J, lets say i have 2 drives plugged into the MXQ. However, i would like to copy content off the one drive to the other, can i do this. If not, how can i do this, without having to run for the pc? on my PS3 using Multiman, i can move or copy from the one drive to the other, so just wondering
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EsFile Explorer will enable to you copy content to and from drives
 
AVSupply said:
Thanks

Only 1 issue, we still waiting for the new batch to arrive, should have them by next week :(

if you were considering an MXQ, they are in stock
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I ordered a MXQ for my parents, will test with that in the mean time (when Dawn Wing wakes up), but I think I will hold out for the MXIII for myself
 
@heartbroken

Netflix looks really good on my MX III - I'm currently moving away from my 55" inch screen and upgrading to either 65" or 70" inches in December. The results will be the same on the majority of new HDTV's as upscalling works great on the MXIII and MXQ models. Its Amlogic GPU so upscalling should work great along side your HDTV.

That being said streaming in HD takes more bandwith.

Netflix quality settings and or impact on your DSL is confirmed below:

Good quality - up to 0.3 GB per hour
Better quality - up to 0.7 GB per hour
Best quality - up to 1 GB and or 2.3 GB per hour for HD

I run at "Better quality" setting on Netflix and it looks awesome.

Have fun :)
 
heartbroken said:
Quick question, can Android/XBMC play content directly of a network location? I am running a Raspberry Pi with XBMC now and I play everything of a microserver, mostly 720p. So if the DroidTV can do that on top of all the other features, I am sold.
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Yes, you should be able to do exactly what you were doing before on the Raspberry Pi. The quad core S802 processor in the MXIII should be as much as 8 times faster than the BCM2835 in the RPi so I'm sure that you will notice big improvements in many areas.

You may need to provide a few hours of training for your parents to get the most out of the player but this should result in a substantial saving in their monthly entertainment costs. The latest blockbuster movies and shows like Game of Thrones, Gotham, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars etc. will probably never appear on Netflix so it's definitely worthwhile learning to use some of the other services. The free Hulu service normally only stores the three latest episodes of a current series so they will have to watch the shows on a regular basis. Hulu has a large collection of shows like the Amazing Race and Larry King Now which were quite popular on SABC.

Did you order an air mouse with your unit?

Post again if you need any assistance or need suggestions for any new services.
 
heartbroken said:
I ordered a MXQ for my parents, will test with that in the mean time (when Dawn Wing wakes up), but I think I will hold out for the MXIII for myself
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im going with the MXQ in the interim. From the Youtube videos of the MXQ, im very happy with the choice i have made. Not as great as the MXIII, but for my needs, its perfect. Im going to wait untill the middle of the new year to see what else pops up through AV, perhaps something even better than the MXIII ;)
 
JvanD said:
@heartbroken

Netflix looks really good on my MX III - I'm currently moving away from my 55" inch screen and upgrading to either 65" or 70" inches in December. The results will be the same on the majority of new HDTV's as upscalling works great on the MXIII and MXQ models. Its Amlogic GPU so upscalling should work great along side your HDTV.

That being said streaming in HD takes more bandwith.

Netflix quality settings and or impact on your DSL is confirmed below:

Good quality - up to 0.3 GB per hour
Better quality - up to 0.7 GB per hour
Best quality - up to 1 GB and or 2.3 GB per hour for HD

I run at "Better quality" setting on Netflix and it looks awesome.

Have fun :)
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Having gone through all the info Yotch posted, I think I am only going to use Netflix for those sleepy Sunday afternoons, were you only want some background noise to drown out the neighbors shouting kids. I am convinced that there is enough other services out there to make up for or even replace SD Netflix.

At my parents house they only have a 4mb line and a 40" TV so the SD quality will actually be perfect and coming from SABC, it will be awesome for them
 
Yotch said:
Yes, you should be able to do exactly what you were doing before on the Raspberry Pi. The quad core S802 processor in the MXIII should be as much as 8 times faster than the BCM2835 in the RPi so I'm sure that you will notice big improvements in many areas.

You may need to provide a few hours of training for your parents to get the most out of the player but this should result in a substantial saving in their monthly entertainment costs. The latest blockbuster movies and shows like Game of Thrones, Gotham, The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, The Voice, Dancing with the Stars etc. will probably never appear on Netflix so it's definitely worthwhile learning to use some of the other services. The free Hulu service normally only stores the three latest episodes of a current series so they will have to watch the shows on a regular basis. Hulu has a large collection of shows like the Amazing Race and Larry King Now which were quite popular on SABC.

Did you order an air mouse with your unit?

Post again if you need any assistance or need suggestions for any new services.
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The Raspberry Pi cannot be accused of being fast :erm: And running raspbmc is quite limiting, the lack of a browser pi$$3$ me off.

I think I am going to load Netflix and the free Hulu app for them to keep them busy through December and to give them some training. But I think in the end Netflix might go the way of the dodo.

I have a keyboard\trackpad similar to the iPazzPort Pro Mini i was hoping to give them. I am definitely getting an air mouse with my order :D

EDIT: On that note, which mouse do you suggest, the MeLE F10 Pro looks quite snazzy?
 
heartbroken said:
The Raspberry Pi cannot be accused of being fast :erm: And running raspbmc is quite limiting, the lack of a browser pi$$3$ me off.

I think I am going to load Netflix and the free Hulu app for them to keep them busy through December and to give them some training. But I think in the end Netflix might go the way of the dodo.

I have a keyboard\trackpad similar to the iPazzPort Pro Mini i was hoping to give them. I am definitely getting an air mouse with my order :D

EDIT: On that note, which mouse do you suggest, the MeLE F10 Pro looks quite snazzy?
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sent you a PM
 
heartbroken said:
Having gone through all the info Yotch posted, I think I am only going to use Netflix for those sleepy Sunday afternoons, were you only want some background noise to drown out the neighbors shouting kids. I am convinced that there is enough other services out there to make up for or even replace SD Netflix.

At my parents house they only have a 4mb line and a 40" TV so the SD quality will actually be perfect and coming from SABC, it will be awesome for them
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Have fun.. dont worry too much about Netflix ;)
 
@heartbroken: That keyboard should work fine - I have a Rii mini which I was using until I changed over to the T2. An air mouse will be a lot easier to operate though as you will probably need to drag across the touch pad while depressing the left mouse button to swipe left/right/up/down through Netflix movie menus. On an air mouse you just depress the OK button and swish it through the air.

I also came across a somatosensory (Wii type) air hockey game which works with the T2 air mouse that I thought some of the new T2 owners might like to try. I haven't been able to get any of the six games in this video to work yet but the air hockey game is very similar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIH46OnWRNg

I have not been able to get this Play Store version to load on the MXIII but you can get an idea of how it works from the pics. I will post a link later today.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trans.stbairh&hl=en
 
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