mastrmind11 717 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Only drawback now, assuming the DTS issue is actually fixed, is the lack of Prime Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Only drawback now, assuming the DTS issue is actually fixed, is the lack of Prime Video. I am just fine without that. with how long amazon now takes just to ship to non prime customers walmart and newegg are going to get more of my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I may throw the Android beta on mine, and also try the emby beta with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14923 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Oh, and FYI the DTS issue has been reported as fixed in the Android 7 release for the box. https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/issues/2550 edit: As far as ExoPlayer is concerned anyway... which I assume Emby is still using under the hood. Sweet. Thanks for the investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 This annoying experience with amazon might just end up being a blessing in disguise. With the whole amazon / google pissing match its been very annoying the things that are no longer on amazon. Like youtube, kodi ( i liked it but i prefer embys interface ) the adult swim app and probably several more that i just never used. Since this box is likely to replace the living room box i am going to keep it on "stable" release cycles. BTW anyone looking to buy a fire tv? the one i have is the good one with usb, wired, micro sd card slot and the alexa remote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 I really like my MiBox. So much so, that it's replaed my Comcast box. The big thing I'm waiting for is having mpv as the player. VLC for live TV is ok, but it's a bit tweaky, not seamless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) I really like my MiBox. So much so, that it's replaed my Comcast box. The big thing I'm waiting for is having mpv as the player. VLC for live TV is ok, but it's a bit tweaky, not seamless. Why do you prefer an external player? Curious because lately my Live TV feed has been pausing like mad using the internal player. Edited February 21, 2018 by mastrmind11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Why do you prefer an external player? Curious because lately my Live TV feed has been pausing like mad using the internal player. VLC handles interlaced better than emby. For example i think its disney ( or nick lol ) is interlaced, if i use just emby its a picture with like 4 or 5 inch boarders all around. If i have emby use an external player and i select vlc it fills the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Without enabling VLC for Live TV it takes 11 seconds to start. It's really bad. With VLC enabled it takes about 1.5 seconds and plays very well. But transitioning between shows or commercials, it cuts off the last second or two, or picture freezes until the next commercial/show starts. Not a big deal, it's just clunky. I think mpv handles it, better. And can play just about anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 With how much a comcast box costs per month it makes a lot of sense to have a home media server like emby. Emby with a hdhr and some of these streaming players and the setup slowly pays for itself if you use more than 1 cable box and or 1 dvr box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 A cable card costs as much as a box, now. So ditching the boxes totally makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 yep. got a cable card for $6/month, removed 4/5 cable boxes, downgraded to a-la-carte, saving $80/month. Unfortunately with my wife's love for crap television from Bravo/etc I don't know that I'll ever be able to ditch cable entirely unless I wanted to go the obviously more questionable route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 For me 1 device / box is included so getting 3 tuners from 1 card is a good deal. If SD makes a 6 tuner version i am all over it. I would say the only down side is not being able to watch showtime, but there is an app for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 They have a six tuner unit, they just haven't released it, yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) The interface for android tv / mi box is a bit less than polished its kinda like aosp roms or the nexus phones. That aside so far its doing a great job, i dont think i have any media that it will have to transcode. I also found a openvpn client for it. Still have a lot of poking around to do but i think this will be replacing my bedroom and livingroom amazon devices. I have a roku for 1 kids room and i think i will keep that device since the roku was so easy to get her to use and she uses it almost exclusively for movies. Maybe if she starts using it a lot for tv i will change it out. Still a shame amazon did this with their devices, i really liked the fire tv i was actually searching ebay to try and get one of the previous gen ones but man people are selling them for above retail used. Lol guess i might join them. **** Honestly if my rpi3 had a gig ethernet port i think i would switch to using it and a nas enclosure for storage, with hardware acceleration for the pi it can convert recordings without maxing out the cpu. But only having a 10/100 nic sucks. Edited February 22, 2018 by tdiguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14923 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The interface for android tv / mi box is a bit less than polished its kinda like aosp roms or the nexus phones. Wait til you see the new 8.0 home screen - it is really ugly . By comparison, the current UI is much nicer looking but I do admit that I think the Fire one is much better - aesthetically anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Wait til you see the new 8.0 home screen - it is really ugly . By comparison, the current UI is much nicer looking but I do admit that I think the Fire one is much better - aesthetically anyway. Yea, so far my wife isnt thrilled about this as the possible replacement. I hope she warms up to it its easy enough to use i think. The primary concern will be if it plays better than the fire tv. She is happy to have youtube back so thats a plus. I found a usb +rj45 adapter so i will see how that works but i live that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14923 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I mean, c'mon man... Google... really? This is your improvement? Current/Old home: And Fire: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Yeah, that's pretty horrible. No options to customize? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Yeah, that's pretty horrible. No options to customize? You can hide some rows and re-order apps. By re-order you can change where the app is in the row. No real customization. Even AOSP roms for phones have considerbally more customization to the home screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I know we can do that, I just wondered if 8.0 had more (new) options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I was thinking maybe you can change the artwork/color scheme or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Any of you guys have experience with any of the other android tv boxes on the market? There are so many of them even on amazon. Also curious, i was able to find the droid 7 firmware for the mi box is there any real difference or just the dts sound that was fixed? Also very curious, some apps are not compatable on the mi, like i heart radio on droid 6 any idea if being on 7 makes a difference? Edited February 23, 2018 by tdiguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asrequested Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 You might find this, enlightening https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/50444-client-hardware-cable-box-replacement/page-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdiguy 96 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 I have 2 mi boxes now in the house, because i kept having weird issues with the firestick and it was annoying the daylights out of me. One thing that is odd is that it seems like one of my mi boxes freezes up playing live tv. It is as if its having an issue with connectivity the whole picture stays on the same scene for a few seconds and audio stops then it picks right back up. This mi box is connected to a wifi ac AP that is about 10 inches maybe a foot from it. Its a really nice AP with more settings to play with than i am used to. What should i start looking at to get smooth playback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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