Does it run XBMC well?
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If you are a techie and do your research you can find a version of XBMC that works pretty well. I run XBMC every day. It takes the right combo of ROM and XBMC to get it to work. Check out freaktab for everything.
1765903
The T428 running the latest version dated June 16, 2013 runs XBMC quite well. Obivously, there is not Dolby digital surround pass through and the video quality of this stick is still not up to the quality of say my boxee box. Also, it seems to run most of the newest versions of XBMC.
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The generic XBMC release will have interface working, however video has a lot of problems. There are some experimental releases which have some improvements in the player, but they are not stable and cannot be really used. I would not recommend this device to be used for XBMC as of today.
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Sorry... I did not tried XBMC yet, but there are some forums around talking about it, so if you find something positive please let me know :)
1765906
Hi there, I dont use XBMC on the Tronsmart T428, but there is an Android version of XBMC that runs on it. I find that MX Viewer works great for movies and for music I use a selection of players. Here is a review of XBMC on the T428: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/multimedia-voip/multimedia-voip-reviews/32123-tronsmart-t428-android-tv-stick-reviewed?start=1
1794057
Idk about the game but i mostly use xbmc with a network share which works great. It plays candy crush well.
1991564
it does not come with XBMC... but you can download it form App Store. MX installed
761788
For the price you will get solid performance. All the specs are listed on the amazon page. The only problem I ran is with 64bit operating systems
1733543
It works with Ubuntu 12.04 and the device is recognized as a keyboard and mouse, so it should work with xbmc, provided you are running a newer kernel version with the drivers. I don't know exact version required, but like I said Ubuntu 12.04 (Linux kernel 3.2) works great, and so does Raspbian.
1750502
Turn off all video acceleration in xbmc. You do not need it to play 1080. Picture always looks better with it turned off. People see hardware acceleration and feel they must turn it on. Turn off and problems go away.
599055
I have not myself, I do believe that you could install XBMC on it. I don't see any reason that you couldn't since there are XBMC packages that install on Raspberry Pi. Goggle is your friend, its not that hard to check.
521866
It had some stations on it....not what I thought so I reprogrammed mine with xbmc
1340486
The mini PC can run XBMC and product good quality of video playback. Firmware before Feb 2014 has an issue with some video playback, moreover the issue was fixed in firmware 20140306. MKV is supported but the quality of playback may be not as good as expected because the hardware decode of MKV is not supported. If playing MKV is the major reason for purchasing this mini PC, you are not recommended to buy this mini PC.
1021259
I've been using this box for about 2 months and I watch movies all the time in xbmc app, for me works perfectly.
902851
Yes, all in caps with three exclamation points behind it. I use this box as my primary XBMC (Kodi) appliance. I specifically run OpenELEC. We stream bluray files to it and have zero lag or stutter. This is an excellent replacement for a Boxee or similar device you've used in the past to stream 1080p sources.
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I think it's a matter of preference but since it's a relatively powerful little device I run windows 7 without any problems. If all you want is XBMC, you can install XBMC as your OS.
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Im sure there are other apps out there but I play my files from my NAS using XBMC. The only ones I have problem with are 1080p 3D movies and I think thats more of the A100 itself and not so much XBMC.
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You can install XBMC but i would not reccmend buying this android mini pc at all the Wifi on it is not good enough for streaming videos. The early batches of this mini pc the wifi did not work at all I regret buying mine completely the wifi never worked so i coldnt use it to stream movies from my main PC direct to my TV. The company Minix makes excellent android mini PC's that run XBMC really well especially the regular x7 i bought that one and never had a problem with it.
2152213
it does support xbmc.it comes stock with it although i find that mkv playbacck is more fluid with mx player
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It has an older version of XMBC on it, so you can launch that - you'll have to navigate the file sources from inside the menu to find the mkv file, but generally yes. There may be issues with accelerated decoding, HD video from a usb thumb drive may be choppy.I would heartily recommend you install the latest version of XBMC, it was recently renamed to Kodi http://kodi.tv/download/
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Yes, it works like a charm. I have it installed on a Windows 7 64-bit system. It`s plug and play windows will automatically find the drivers needed. Also works great with XBMC.