Topic: Mxq 4k internet/android tv box and media player

[scifi-fan]

@paolorenzo,

I still own this box.

It's a bit old na hence the price sa lazada. Also be aware there is no update expected on this box so up to Android 5.1 lang. Also like all Chinese TV boxes, Netflix will be limited to 480p.

[paolorenzo]

Thanks @scifi-fan.  What I'm eyeing is the S905X variant, and Marshmallow OS is available.  I believe S905X is catered for Marshmallow, while S905 is optimized for Lollipop only.

For my needs, I will likely use it in Libreelec 80% of the time.  Sana Android is stable enough for the 20% of the time I'll need it (e.g. NBA League Pass).

[scifi-fan]

S905X does not mean anything unless the manufacturer pays for the license for Dolby & DTS so be wary.

I will update my freaktab readings to see if the box has Marshmallow available because last time I checked wala for mine. There are different revisions of this board so if you want Marshmallow, insist on P212 version of the board.

As for Libreelec, yes very stable siya. For the league pass, you might just want to cast it from a phone to the TV since alam ko mga adik sa NBA wants to watch anytime anywhere he he he.

[DPT]

Maraming basurahan dito sa area ko, at meron ako malaking drum dito mismo sa bahay. Baka gusto mo maki-tapon sir. Pero nmt lang puwede.

http://www.lazada.com.ph/mxq-pro-amlogic-s905x-64bits-quad-core-1gb8gb-android-tv-box2kamp4k-hdmi-20-kodi-152-miracast-dlna-pre-installed-smartmedia-player-intl-14297732.html

Very tempting for the price. Anyone tested IPTV channels via Kodi add-ons?

DId they intentionally not mention the android OS?


Kodi is now being developed with a specific android version in mind.   Just to be safe you need to get the latest android version for all the kodi features and addons to work reliably.

Get at least android 6 or 7.

[bigfleet]

I Bought sa lazada "mxq pro" ver 6.0 and amalogic s905. 1gb ram amd 8gb drive. Fully aware there will be no after sales or any product support. Will depend on chinafadgets blog for any worthwhile firmware updates. Removed all preloaded apps. Only have simple tv launcher, kodi 17.1 and firefox. It runs all these apps well.
Remote is so laggy but my use is 90% online content viewing.
Im ok with my purchase. But if the globe mi box came earlier i would get that instead

[shoktongxxx]

Maraming basurahan dito sa area ko, at meron ako malaking drum dito mismo sa bahay. Baka gusto mo maki-tapon sir. Pero nmt lang puwede.

ha ha..

[paolorenzo]

Bumili muna ako 1pc MXQ Pro na Android TV box.  At P1,556 (after discount), it's good value...

I bought it Friday, and it got delivered today! International shipping! Wow...

Tamang tama sa long weekend.

[shoestrings]

^LibreELEC na..

[shoktongxxx]

I bought it Friday, and it got delivered today! International shipping! Wow...

Tamang tama sa long weekend.

congrats sir Pao, kwentohan mo kami sa performance nyan.

[jjjeronimo]

^LibreELEC na..

Ayaw mag-work ang "toothpick method" sa akin.

Wala bang complication ang "reboot update"?

[paolorenzo]

Naka load na LibreELEC 17.1, via toothpick method. Ayaw mag work nung reboot to recovery, to upgrade to newer Marshmallow. Di lumalabas yung Android.

With LibreELEC, ayaw na gumana yung remote. Bukas na lang uli. Mukhang matinding tweaking kailangan dito.

[shoestrings]

Naka load na LibreELEC 17.1, via toothpick method. Ayaw mag work nung reboot to recovery, to upgrade to newer Marshmallow. Di lumalabas yung Android.

With LibreELEC, ayaw na gumana yung remote. Bukas na lang uli. Mukhang matinding tweaking kailangan dito.

kelangan mo kunin yung remote.conf sa mxq box in system/etc/remote.conf
then copy it sa /storage/.config folder vis ssh.
or kung naka SMB share yung LibreELEC just go to its shared network drive copy it under \\LIBREELEC\Configfiles then restart. 

[frequenzy]

Naka load na LibreELEC 17.1, via toothpick method. Ayaw mag work nung reboot to recovery, to upgrade to newer Marshmallow. Di lumalabas yung Android.

With LibreELEC, ayaw na gumana yung remote. Bukas na lang uli. Mukhang matinding tweaking kailangan dito.

yung sa tx3 pro ko, hindi pa rin gumana remote kahit kinuha ko yung remote.conf sa android. kaya manual nag map ako ng keys
https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-3581.html

[shoestrings]

yung sa tx3 pro ko, hindi pa rin gumana remote kahit kinuha ko yung remote.conf sa android. kaya manual nag map ako ng keys
https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-3581.html

yup its a hit or miss..  sa katabox 2 ko mostly all buttons working pwera lang volume keys.. so I need to manually maps the keys and added a codec info button.

[paolorenzo]

I've spent the long weekend tweaking this MXQ box.  Medyo turnoff kung stock, pero major tweaks I made are:

• Fixed remote issue with LibreELEC (thanks @shoestrings)
• Change stock launcher to Ugoos TV Launcher
• Updated stock KDPlayer to Kodi v17.0
• Uninstalled unused apps
• Installed SuperSU (already rooted out of the box)
• Installed TWRP for S905x, using Rashr
• [optional, not yet done] Install Xposed Framework and Xposed application.

Ang hirap yata mag IPTV with this box.

• I  need to spend $12/month for ExpressVPN, to make Netflix US work (bought $30 gift card already).  Tapos yung PQ and SQ were terrible.  Looks like masasayang ang $42 ko for nothing.
• I can't find PlutoTV add on for Kodi anymore.  Direct install of PlutoTV app has bad lagging.
• NBA League Pass direct play is ok, but doing it via phone and Chromecast still yields a much better PQ.

While it may sound bad, the tweaks really make the MXQ a very solid media player.  I can now play HEVC H.265!  Moreso when I think of the P1,556 pricetag I paid.  I'm quite happy with the Android based OS already, so looks like I don't need to do the LibreELEC boot from SD anymore.


Will consider investing in the Mi Box 3 next, lalo meron nang cheap seller sa Shopee, as shared by @shoestrings (thanks again!).

[Onkyo606]

I've spent the long weekend tweaking this MXQ box.  Medyo turnoff kung stock, pero major tweaks I made are:

• Fixed remote issue with LibreELEC (thanks @shoestrings)
• Change stock launcher to Ugoos TV Launcher
• Updated stock KDPlayer to Kodi v17.0
• Uninstalled unused apps
• Installed SuperSU (already rooted out of the box)
• Installed TWRP for S905x, using Rashr
• [optional, not yet done] Install Xposed Framework and Xposed application.

Ang hirap yata mag IPTV with this box.

• I  need to spend $12/month for ExpressVPN, to make Netflix US work (bought $30 gift card already).  Tapos yung PQ and SQ were terrible.  Looks like masasayang ang $42 ko for nothing.
• I can't find PlutoTV add on for Kodi anymore.  Direct install of PlutoTV app has bad lagging.
• NBA League Pass direct play is ok, but doing it via phone and Chromecast still yields a much better PQ.

While it may sound bad, the tweaks really make the MXQ a very solid media player.  I can now play HEVC H.265!  Moreso when I think of the P1,556 pricetag I paid.  I'm quite happy with the Android based OS already, so looks like I don't need to do the LibreELEC boot from SD anymore.


Will consider investing in the Mi Box 3 next, lalo meron nang cheap seller sa Shopee, as shared by @shoestrings (thanks again!).

Paki bulong kung magkano Mi Box and kaninomaka order.thanks

PSA Subwoofer a journey to a new era

[shoestrings]

Ang hirap yata mag IPTV with this box.
I  need to spend $12/month for ExpressVPN, to make Netflix US work (bought $30 gift card already).  Tapos yung PQ and SQ were terrible.  Looks like masasayang ang $42 ko for nothing.
I can't find PlutoTV add on for Kodi anymore.  Direct install of PlutoTV app has bad lagging.
NBA League Pass direct play is ok, but doing it via phone and Chromecast still yields a much better PQ.

Yup, you will be disappointed with netflix streaming because hanggang 480p lang max niya when using the standard app.
For viewing geo-locked services I suggest getting Getflix smartdns/vpn they offered a lifetime plan for $39 few months back. Hintay hintay ka lang para bumalik ulit offer na yun..
It works for me most of the time for netflix. there are times down siya.. What I like about it is that it works flawlessly with pluto tv to unlock all the channels..  try mo 14day trial nila.

Hanap ka baka meron android TV OS port for your MXQ.. I'm currenty using a Wetek Hub AndroidTV OS port for my KataBox 2 and it works flawlessly with leanback apps like pluto tv, slingtv and live channel apps.

[nerveblocker]

Got this MX Pro. I am using a wireless keyboard with trackpad in kodi. The keyboard doesn't work with the main android screen.  Still need to use the sluggish remote. A lot of the add ons in kodi don't work. Ok with exodus, primewire and SALTS. But also some TV episodes have "no streams available". Movies are ok.

My rpi works faster in kodi compared to this. Good thing lang is that this one has most add ons pre installed. In the RPI I need to install them one by one.

[scifi-fan]

Found this today;

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s905/others-ac/firmware-roms-tools-bj/637014-rom-image-firmware-mxq-pro-4k-p201-android-tv-atv-by-coolio/page5

Basically, this is a custom firmware for the MXQ 4K Pro (version P201 motherboard). Subukan ko mamaya as it claims to have installed the leanback launcher used in real Android TV OS like Mi Box or Nvidia Shield

[45caliber]

saan po pinakamura ang MXQ pro?  iisang klase lang po ba ang PRO.. kasi iba ibang logo dun sa ibabaw ng case minsan ang nakikita ko.. thanks..

[45caliber]

kung gagamitin po ba ito as media player.. using a hard drive with DTS/Dolby audio movie file.. lalabas din ang DTS using a receiver? thanks

[45caliber]

meron po kasi sa lazada na 1gb rom at 8gb ram version at meron din po 2gb rom at 16gb ram.. nakakalito po kasi..

http://www.lazada.com.ph/mxq-pro-4k-wifi-amlogic-s902-quad-core-xbmc-cortex-a9-tv-boxblack-10891921.html?ff=1

http://www.lazada.com.ph/mxq-pro-amlogic-s905x-64bits-quad-core-1gb8gb-android-tv-box2kamp4k-hdmi-20-kodi-152-miracast-dlna-pre-installed-smartmedia-player-intl-14297732.html

[paolorenzo]

meron po kasi sa lazada na 1gb rom at 8gb ram version at meron din po 2gb rom at 16gb ram.. nakakalito po kasi..

http://www.lazada.com.ph/mxq-pro-4k-wifi-amlogic-s902-quad-core-xbmc-cortex-a9-tv-boxblack-10891921.html?ff=1

http://www.lazada.com.ph/mxq-pro-amlogic-s905x-64bits-quad-core-1gb8gb-android-tv-box2kamp4k-hdmi-20-kodi-152-miracast-dlna-pre-installed-smartmedia-player-intl-14297732.html

Get the second one. It's the newer amlogic s905x, and comes with Marshmallow. The other one is only KitKat. Mas mura pa yung bago.

Both only have 1gb/8gb.

[45caliber]

http://ssl.olx.ph/item/original-not-clone-mxq-4k-android-internet-tv-box-and-media-player-ID7IOOF.html

Eto po kasi yung comparison.. sabi niya may clone at may orig.. totoo o pa ito or mas bago lang yung may logo sa ibabaw ng case.. thanka

[jjjeronimo]

^if totoo yan, clone yung sa akin, saka yung kay paolorenzo sa itaas?  Ganun lang ba talaga yun?

[paolorenzo]

Eto, locally sourced.
http://shopee.ph/niuinnovationonline/129233813

[nerveblocker]

Mukhang yung akin clone!!

[45caliber]

paano po ba malalaman kung s905x yung unit? may nakalagay po sa box? thanks

[scifi-fan]

An S905 box will come with Android 5 while a S905x "should" come with Marshmallow 6.0. The only exception I know is Wetek which has ported Marshmallow to it's S905 Wetek Hub.

Also a "X" model will usually have HDR capability on the settings of the firmware.

http://www.inexbox.com/the-difference-between-s905x-and-s905/

[45caliber]

An S905 box will come with Android 5 while a S905x "should" come with Marshmallow 6.0. The only exception I know is Wetek which has ported Marshmallow to it's S905 Wetek Hub.

Also a "X" model will usually have HDR capability on the settings of the firmware.

http://www.inexbox.com/the-difference-between-s905x-and-s905/

Thanks