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Android Gbox Midnight MX2
Been eyeing this for awhile now.
Besides the different remote, can somebody tell me what the difference is between these two options? $97 G-Box Midnight MX2 Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Dual Core XBMC Streaming Mini HTPC TV Box Player http://www.amazon.com/G-Box-Midnight...s=midnight+mx2 $104 Matricom G-Box MX2 Dual Core XBMC Android 4.2 TV Box + Special Edition XBMC [NEWEST VERSION] http://www.amazon.com/Matricom-G-Box...s=midnight+mx2 The cheaper one seems to be the older one but I really don't see the difference specs wise other than the keyboard remote. Last edited by 007; 01-17-2014 at 01:18 AM.. |
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01-17-2014, 06:11 AM | #2 |
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Fish can probably tell you. I have the first and like it.
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Yeah, I sent him a PM. Hope to hear from him soon. Really want to know all of the tweaks too.
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01-17-2014, 09:51 AM | #4 |
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Those 2 are the same versions. I'm not sure why they do that on Amazon, but I've seen it before. The version with the beefed up remote with keyboard is a good deal if you want a cheap remote with full keyboard. You can get other bluetooth remotes for it too. Most are $15-30. Some of the nicer ones have a little trackpad you can use to browse with.
Yeah, this box is pretty awesome once it's tweaked out. Here's some good resources for you: http://www.xbmchub.com/forums/xbmc-a...night-mx2.html http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php...x+midnight+mx2 (This link began when it first came out, so the beginning of the thread deals with some of the issues that have since been resolved. I've heard from pretty much everyone that the first thing you should do is a factory restore. That fixes any bloatware and performance issues. There's a newer version of Netflix you can get(I believe the link is in the first link above), that will let you view Netflix in HD. If you just want XBMC and don't need the Android OS, you can also load Linux on it that will just run XBMC. But you're giving all resources to XBMC so it runs like a beast.
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And I think I still want to factory restore mine. I'm tempted to wipe android altogether and install linux/xbmc since I rarely use the android crap on it (though I might try clash of clans on it this weekend just to see how it plays).
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I'll probably keep android on it just so my kids can play a few of the games on the big screen. Including emulators. Love the fact that I can use a PS3 controller with it wirelessly with the sixaxis app.
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Cool. It connects fine right out of the box, so you won't have to find drivers or anything (though shift key doesn't work sometimes).
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If I was invested in the android ecosystem, I might get more use out of it. We're all apple currently, though, other than this gbox. I know it's not difficult and most apps work fine between the two, but I just never feel like screwing around with the android stuff.
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Returned 2 of these POS gbox's that wouldn't work after a factory restore. Have a handful of RPi's to play with instead. Much more fun.
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The main thing I've found with my Gbox is that the more simple/streamlined I keep it, the better it works. I was having the most problems with mine when I was putting various skins and apps into it and trying to tweak it constantly. I wiped most of the shit and went back to how it basically shipped, and it works pretty well (though it does still crash occasionally midmovie, I think when it runs out of RAM).
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