New Media Player - 802 USB Stick or Minix Neo X8-H

[Ian J]

Been looking round for a while now for a new media player, are the 802 USB sticks still worth getting?

Been looking at the Minix Neo X8-H which is getting good reviews.

Feedback from anyone with hands-on knowledge of either product much appreciated.

 

[Fzero]

The mk802 HDMI stick?

I had one of those, gave it away when I got the iMiti MX1.

The MX1 is better.

Those are the only 2 I've had though

 

[Ian J]

Sorry yes the MK802

Trying to find some info on the iMito MX1, is it still available?  Has a newer model been released?

 

[Fzero]

Believe the MX1 is still available/

MX2 is out

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/iMito-MX2-Android-4-1-Jelly-Bean-Dual-Core-TV-BOX-RK3066-1-6Ghz-Cortex-A9-1GB-RAM-8G-ROM-HDMI-Black-312720.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/UKTOP-Rockchip-Bluetooth-Aluminium-Dissipation/dp/B00ATO64P2

I got mine from GeekBuying

 

[Fzero]

I just been reading about Amazon's new Fire TV Stick.

http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/27/amazon-fire-tv-stick/

Only $30 or so [not sure about price over here but going to be cheaper than Chromecast I think], and if you have Amazon Prime account, you can pick one up for $19.

Seems rather than cast your apps to it from a phone/tab... it hooks onto net services and streams the content, like Netflix/YouTube etc.

But, you can also mirror your phone/tablet screen at it too, so that should have gaming covered.

Might be worth you checking it out...

 

[Ian J]

All our music and movies is purchased on physical media, we rip everything to play from our media server.

I'd like a player with an ethernet port so that it can connect directly.

Plus I don't trust Amazon or Google enough to allow them access to our media sever.

 

[Fzero]

I used to have a Sumvision Cyclone.

They're decent, played pretty much anything I chucked on the microSD or USB stick and plugged in.

Just looked at some of their other devices... Perhaps the Nano 2 Slim would be good?

Android OS built in.

Ethernet.

£39.99

http://www.7dayshop.com/products/sumvision-cyclone-nano-slim-2-hdmi-xbmc-media-player-with-wifi-antenna-ir-remote-ENCL-MEDIA-CYCLONE-NANO-2

 

[Fzero]

or... 63 hours to go [but of course wouldn't actually get this till sometime later ]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/matchstick/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os