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Term library
AFR (Auto Frame Rate) - adjust the display frequency to the video frame rate.
ARM(architecture) - (from the English. Advanced RISC Machine - an advanced RISC machine; sometimes Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of licensed 32-bit and 64-bit microprocessor cores developed by ARM Limited.
x86- (eng. Intel 80x86) - processor architecture with the same instruction set, first implemented in Intel processors.
Openwrt- Built-in operating system based on the Linux kernel, and intended primarily for home routers. Core components include the Linux kernel, util-linux, uClibc or musl, and BusyBox. The size of all components is optimized due to the fact that in most home routers the amount of memory is severely limited.
Samba- a package of programs that allow access to network drives and printers on various operating systems via SMB / CIFS protocol. It has client and server parts. It is free software, released under the GPL license.
HDMI- High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) - an interface for high-definition multimedia that allows you to transfer high-resolution digital video data and multi-channel digital audio signals with copy protection (English High Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection, HDCP).
CEC- Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) is a bi-directional serial bus using the industry standard AV.Link protocol for remote control of electronic devices.
HDCP- (English High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection - "Protection of Broadband Digital Content") - Media Protection Technology developed by Intel and intended to prevent illegally copying a high-quality video signal transmitted via DVI interfaces (for this HDCP interface is optional option), DisplayPort (For this HDCP interface is an optional option), HDMI, GVIF or UDI. The protected video signal can only be played on equipment that supports HDCP.
S / PDIF- S / PDIF or S / P-DIF - stands for Sony / Philips Digital Interface (or Interconnect) Format (also described as IEC 958 type II in the international standard IEC-60958). It is a set of low-level protocol and hardware implementation specifications describing the transfer of digital audio between various components of audio equipment.
Dolby digital- (English Dolby Digital, AC-3, ATSC A / 52) is a digital multichannel sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. in 1991 to create high-quality optical phonograms of combined films.
DTS- Digital Theater System (Russian Digital Theater System) is a family of digital multichannel sound recording systems created by Digital Theater System (Digital Sea System) to demonstrate digital phonograms in cinemas in sync with film production.
HDR- High Dynamic Range Imaging, HDRI or just HDR - technologies for working with images and video, the brightness range of which exceeds the capabilities of standard technologies.
H.264- H.264, MPEG-4 Part 10 or AVC (Advanced Video Coding) is a licensed video compression standard designed to achieve a high degree of compression of the video stream while maintaining high quality.
H.265- H.265 or HEVC (English High Efficiency Video Coding - highly efficient video coding) - video compression format using more efficient algorithms compared to H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC.
VP9- open and free for the consumer video compression standard, developed by Google. Previously developed as Next Generation Open Video (NGOV) and VP-Next. It is an evolutionary development and successor of the VP8 standard. Both standards are used with the WebM container.
Wi-Fi- Wi-Fi Alliance trademark for wireless networks based on IEEE 802.11 standard. Under the acronym Wi-Fi (from the English phrase Wireless Fidelity, which can be literally translated as "wireless quality" or "wireless accuracy"), a whole family of standards for transmitting digital data streams over radio channels is being developed.
Bluetooth- (from the words of English. Blue - blue and tooth - tooth; pronounced / blutu /) - Production Specification of Wireless Personal Networks (Wireless Personal Area Network, WPAN). Bluetooth provides information exchange between such devices as personal computers (desktop, pocket, laptops), mobile phones, printers, digital cameras, mice, keyboards, joysticks, headphones, headsets on reliable, free, universally accessible radio frequency for neighboring communication. Bluetooth allows these devices to communicate when they are within a radius up to 10 m from each other (the range strongly depends on the obstacles and interference), even in different rooms.


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Recommendations for buying a TV box on the Android OS

Dear friends, if you are planning to buy a new box from Chinese manufacturers for yourself, be sure to read this:
Comparison of tv-boxes for the most common use cases


And you must take into account:
1. If you want to purchase an inexpensive TV box for up to $ 50, in most cases:
a) You should at least be aware of what a device is flashing, have basic knowledge of flashing at least mobile devices.
b) Imagine what Root Access is.
c) Be able to install Recovery / TWRP yourself, as well as be able to use its settings.
d) To have "straight arms" and not be afraid to attach your knowledge of the "lead designer" to him, namely to be able to disassemble the console and modify (improve) the cooling - not all devices in this price category are required ..
If you are not ready for these steps, go to step 2.

2. You simply purchase a box from one of the leading brands at a price of 70 (100) dollars and enjoy the operation of the device out of the box and also receive hardware support for DTS / Dolby Digital audio output, with the exception of devices purchased at the start of sales. In this case, you just need to wait a bit until the leading programmers of the manufacturers of these TV boxes fix all the bugs found in the firmware.

The future owner of the tv box, who asks for advice on buying a console and wants to get the most accurate answer, should indicate in his question:
1 - How the prefix will be used:
(a) without special requirements, for the kitchen, cottage, business trips
(b) mainly as a media player for watching IPTV and any video from various sources
(c) mainly as a game console for heavy dynamic games
(d) universally, as a media player and game console for heavy games

2 - ready to pay for the prefix n
(a) up to $ 50
(b) up to $ 90
(c) up to $ 140
(g) up to $ 200 and up

3 - after the purchase of the console its owner
(a) will use the prefix out of the box "as is" on native firmware, using official updates
(b) is ready, if necessary, to track the profile forum of the set-top box, to "modify" it in hardware (eg cooling replacement) and software (eg manual flashing, editing system files, etc.) plan.
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1. The most basic and important rules !!!


1.1. The topic is discussed only "hardware", ie Consoles themselves! Firmware and other software are often discussed in other topics.
1.2. If the discussion of prefixes is very important to specify what kind of firmware, enter its name, but without further discussion, and so forth.
1.3. Allowed to discuss only those devices that have been or are in the sale, ie, there are users of these devices.
1.4. If you share your experience or provide information, this data must be either from the experience or from reputable sources. Information "I heard somewhere" or "I then said ..." and the like are considered to be misinformation.
1.5. If you specify the criteria for selecting the value of the device, then it is desirable to specify in dollars or euros, rubles according to the exchange. And not in marks, MNT, tanga, Som, UAH, etc. We are not nationalists, just use a known currency for the convenience of members of the forum.
1.6. The friendliness and respect for each other !!!

2. What categorically can not be done! and what is fraught with
2.1. All discussions, arguments and references(Exception, see para. 1.2)about firmware in the future will apply to offtopic!
2.2. Give answers without comment or explanation, such as "Super", "take it ...". Those. any response must be supported by at least some or commentary, like "Take just that ... and not ... because ..."
2.3. Holivar, Flooding, offtopic, misinform, to hold public squabble whose unit is better or worse, etc.(20% of warnings + RO - depending on the severity of the offense)
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Do not re-read the whole topic. To read the header for general familiarization and 5-10 last pages


Recommended boxes (12/20-1 / 21):
50$>>
- NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV
-Ugoos AM6 Plus
-Ugoos X2 Cube, X2 Pro.
-Ugoos X3 Cube / Pro / Plus(*)
-Mi Box S(*)

<<=50$
- Tox1 (*)
-X96 MAX + 2(*)
-AX95 DB.(*)
-x96s.
-A95X F3 / F3 Air / F3 Slim
-H96MAX X3.(*)
(* There are nuances)

The current table of TV-boxes (from the box) for beginners with prices descending 20.12.2020.

* Notes on recommendations.
-Ugoos X3.Features -1.work with high-tight 4K content, torrents and with NAS, Wi-Fi,Features -2.
-Xiaomi Mi Box no port lan
-Tox1 no av and spidif.
-X96 MAX + 2Different revisions of the board
, -Ax95 DB LAN port 100MB, - -A95X F3 / F3 Air / F3 Slim - (ask in the subject),
-Tanix TX9S For stable operation, it is recommended to use a modified firmware.
-N96s x3 There is a blue revision with different modules of Wi-Fi, one of which has no ports.


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Post has been editedgabby - Yesterday, 11:22
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* psychild,
In vain. Will regret very quickly, if you count on it to drive LIBREELEC / ALEXELEC.



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Harison Elyus @ 04.04.18, 15:50*
In general, everything is right, but much depends on the software developers.

The work of any console depends on the software, you can take a prefix with good glands, but with lousy, and as a result, good iron will be just useless.



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K7K8 @ 04.04.18, 22:54*
In vain. Regret very quickly, if you count on it to drive LIBREELEC

Strange, on TX3 mini librah, I didn't work without any problems, now on TX3 MAX, too, Libra is sometimes having fun. Due to the presence in the factory firmware Liber, even from the principle of Kody mastered.
You are screwed ...



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Sergey11 @ 04.04.18, 19:12*
LIBREELEC It seems to be included in the firmware of this console,Alexelec Also, it seemed to successfully launched and worked.

It all works even on Orange PI, where 512 MB RAM and the system stands on the SD card.
On the prefix where 1 gig of RAM will not be problems with the work of LIBREELEC, given that on it and the Android runs quite normally.



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* Dager70 ,
Want to buy TVBox on android with 1GB of memory, it's how to stand on the edge of the roof of the house. As soon as you buy such a prefix, consider that you jumped down. Do not repeat the mistakes of many who sincerely advises you not to do.



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* Svetlana-L,
Well Xiaomi is better than the touch, but also openbox in the mind, if they compared these boxes live, then the choice would be unambiguous.



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I have a cheap Chinese tablet with 1GB mession on some MTC and feeling no worse than boxing from 2GB of memory for an ampaid. What am I talking about? Please specify in recommendations to which processor is your advice. Nobody noticed that on the same OpenBox is not an asstext and I think most of those who advised experience do not have the operation of such a boxing.



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* k7k8
You know, even if so it is, it will experience, although paid. Thanks info.
* Sergey11,
Yes, did not voiced anything like this, chose boxing on the basis of the price, support (4pad) and the ability to implement my queries (HD TTV, Skype).

Butgrain doubt starts to give his fruitsIn any case, as he wrote above, experience at least possible and paid, this is also an experience.
Not to pick up and Malinka, and in the future turn it towards a smart home ....



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Pavel_Khl @ 05.04.18, 03:58*
You are screwed ...

Sergey11 @ 05.04.18, 03:12*
Pure of curiosity - why?

Try to drive it under * ELEC HD channels, especially Euroports. Questions will disappear.



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Metalham @ 04.04.18, 21:06*
As soon as you buy such a prefix, consider that you jumped down. Do not repeat the mistakes of many who sincerely advises you not to do.

The meaningful load of your post is not clear, you should read the hot previous pair of posts before writing.
I have consoles, as with 1 gig RAM and 2 gigami RAM, how they work I work very well.
The same X96 mini whose 1 gig RAM works by day, there are no problems in his work.

Posted on 04/05/2018, 09:22:

K7K8 @ 05.04.18, 05:44*
Try to drive it under * ELEC HD channels, especially Euroports. Questions will disappear.

And what will happen, here I drive constantly on Orange PI PC where 1 gig RAM HD channels, in particular, constantly broadcasting sports channels, everything goes without problems.
Maybe the work further depends on the right handles and should not be written off to iron.



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Dear guru, help with the choice.
I never enjoyed TV consoles, a couple of years ago I reread a bunch of topics, but there was already a lot of water leaving and everything changed in the market.
The family almost does not watch the TV in principle, it works so over the evenings in the background, the list of IPTV channels I think I have enough. He took the MINI M8SPRO from a friend for the evening, if not mistakenly stitched LIBREELEC (I don't know exactly). In principle, he drove on the TV everything suits. But I forgot to check if there is a sound output to the connectors from the TV when connecting the HDMI cable. For what? And there is an old 5.1 SVEN IHOO MT 5.1 system and may be like watching a five-channel movie. The system is old and to file you need channels separately, but in principle the built-in processor and it helps well with the conversion of sound from the usual stereo. It may still be watching movies from the network, torrent TV, I have no idea what it is? But perhaps will be interested in the future.
What do you advise? Thanks in advance.



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DAGER70 @ 05.04.18, 14:19*
And what will happen, here I drive constantly on Orange PI PC where 1 gig RAM HD Channels

Are you sure that I wrote it to you?
Sergey11 @ 05.04.18, 14:42*
I do not think that under Elikov they will go worse

You have a two-system box. Try not fate?



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Psychild @ 04.04.18, 19:45*
Svetlana-L, I mental, ordered TX3 mini. I ordered with paid delivery (I hope it will come to a little faster), I may share my experience with my Philips (:

Oh wonderful, well, then I can sit in ambush and see what and how)))
Due to the psycho, I honestly, I often hang on the cosmetic forums - well, the average check of the procedure complex so in the region of 20 thousand rubles (10 thousand hryvnias) - and women are extremely easy to throw these amounts to be honest practically on the wind and regularly . The effect of which is simply minimal)))
Sorry for the flood, but did not hold it) If the men knew how much spent on the face of their wives, they would bold the devices worth 5 thousand rubles))) and so they would not worry) yes the thing (TX3 mini) if one thing is one It is worth his money.

GChaika348 @ 05.04.18, 01:18*
Well Xiaomi is better than the touch, but also openbox in the mind, if they compared these boxes live, then the choice would be unambiguous.

Yes, when you hold the cheap Chinese plastic, it is of course doubts grant - where it was going on the knee.
Well, then most likely a lot of pleasure - see how to get with Philips at Psychild to connect X3 mini.
Yes, I wanted Xiaomi initially, but experts showered - on old TV better (faster than what) it was 905W that said.

Well, yes, there is still money in your pocket here - all your prefixes are - and how I bought - Your problems)
I'll buy it for now simply for T2 while (World Vision) is also only Wi-Fi - and I have a point through 3 concrete walls and 9 meters - will be something on leisure)



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* Zelyan, Do you mean the sound from the console on the TV, and from the TV on the speakers? If so, then yes, of course.



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Zelyan @ 5.04.18, 9:39*
But I forgot to check if there is a sound output to the connectors from the TV when connecting the HDMI cable. For what? And there is an old 5.1 SVEN IHOO MT 5.1 system and may be like watching a five-channel movie.
If you accurately decide on the choice (I recommend to consider the VORKE Z6) TV Box and you want to use the sound of your SVEN system to fully use the SPDF Boxing Connect through -https://yandex.ru/clck...n=ru&cts=1522913112718To the speakers will receive a real 5.1 sound.

Post has been editedriff7777 - 05.04.18, 10:29
Reason for editing: added



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riff7777 @ 05.04.18, 10:27*
If you accurately decide on the choice (I recommend to consider the VORKE Z6) TV Box and you want to use the sound of your SVEN system to fully use the SPDF Boxing Connect through -https://yandex.ru/clck...n=ru&cts=1522913112718To the speakers get a real 5.1 sound

And the meaning of this boxes, I understand it, it makes the built-in processor into acoustics, the main thing is to come stereo sound. or I'm wrong? SPDF prefix will give 5.1



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Zelyan @ 5.04.18, 11:06*
SPDF prefix will give 5.1
So exactly will give honest 5.1, provided that it is in the film itself.



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Hello. Help, please, with the choice ... Thank you in advance for the help! : thank_you:
- Type of connection of the console to TV: HDMI (TV, if it is important: samsung ue32eh4030w)
- The sound output through: HDMI
- multichannel sound: do not need
- Internet connection: RJ 45 10/100
- Using WiFi: Just in case (if that, the router is, the Internet itself is 55 Mbps)
- Built-in bluetooth: not needed (except for the console in the set, if Bluetooth is better than IR (sorry, I do not understand: blush :))
- Number of USB ports: no matter
- android version: it does not matter
- The ability to install HDD consoles in the housing: do not need
- Platform: No matter (I'm leaning again to Amlogic)
- Number of RAM: 2
- Number of applications under the application: 8, 16 ... xs (nothing superfluous, games, different debris it is not planned to install, only the required minimum software for viewing IPTV, online video, YouTube. Well, the browser)
- launch of demanding 3D games: no
- The possibility of self-firmware consoles: yes
- Need a prefix for normal (without freezing, lags, artifacts, disinchons, etc.) video playback not higher than FullHD (TV 1366x768 itself (HDReady)), viewing YouTube at least in 720p, the ability to "share" video from a PC (via DLNA, eg).
- Price: up to 70-80 $ (I do not plan to buy not in China, but in our stores)
- At the moment, the choice is between Xiaomi Mi Box 3S, Mecool BB2, Mini M8S Pro amlogic S912, X92 (2GB / 16GB).

X96 and similar to the S905 I understood, it is better not to consider? Or if you are freezing with the cooler, then go? (I wanted to save ...)



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Instructions forfast configuring site block bypass

Many sites are blocked in Russia and Ukraine, because of this, plug-ins in KODI / SPMC are not working properly (search for movies and TV shows in Elementum), or do not work at all (plug-ins of specific sites like torrentino or rutracker). But there is a very easy way out - bypassing blocking via VPN. To set it up, no sysadmin skills are needed, just a few mouse clicks. It is suitable for any console on Android.

Instruction:
1. First, let's unpack the archive OVPN.zip on the console
2. Next, install the client OpenVPN.apk from the attachment
3. Then in the OpenVPN program, click the circle with a plus sign, select the profile import (file with the .ovpn extension from the previously unpacked archive) and select the desired profile in the program itself.
4. Add the necessary profiles to the autoload ("Auto connection" menu and there is a profile selection for autoloading) and save (OK). Then press the "Start" button (large square button with a triangle). ALL!

We configured to bypass site locks without Root-rights, mount scripts and other exciting things. The most important thing is that only traffic to blocked sites goes through VPN, the rest of traffic goes as usual. Therefore, the speed when viewing torrents is not cut.


Well, a few screenshots of an already configured client;)
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Small afterword about used VPN servers:
For Russia, two profiles are given. Torrentino does not work in antizapret, but other blocked sites in Russia work through it. The second, spawn_lmg-vpn, is the personal server of the forum memberspawn_lmgIt is focused only on torrent trackers. Ukraine needs a zaborona profile that, in addition to Kinopoisk, unlocks Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, Mail.ru, Yandex, Kaspersky Lab, Dr.Web, etc. After starting the selected profile, blocked websites will start working!

Thanks for the help in writing instructions.spawn_lmgandKonstantinAs always I will be grateful for additions and constructive criticism of the instructions.

Attached files

Attached fileOVPN.zip(12.33 KB)
Attached fileOpenVPN Client_v2.15.68.patched.apk.(4.09 MB)


Post has been editedNumizmat-91 - 05.04.18, 18:02



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* lesni4iy According to the voiced requirements, the perfect boxing for you is Taxix TX3 mini. Stable firmware, support for the manufacturer (which is not for most boxes), live theme on the forumsavagemessiahzine.com, good wifi and there are no cooling problems. Well, as a nice bonus price


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