Arriving Saturday.
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Nice, should be fine. Only thing I would have changed is the ram. DDR4 is faster, but the ddr3 should be ok.
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Yeah, I looked at that .
But to my price-point limitations, the chipset seems to be a better choice than an Allwinner H616 or 618 and a little less performance difference shouldnāt bother me too much.
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Or instead, try to read up on guidesā¦ these things all operate pretty much the same way. Download install apps and playā¦
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for that price it should at least have a usb 3.0 port? usb 2.0 ports are way slower and usb 3.0 drives donāt like them,they work but poorly
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Yeah, a 3.0 port would be nicer, but after some consideration I decided that at $50 getting an Amlogic processor with 64GB ROM was worth it more to me to settle for less ROM & less performance out of a USB port. Iām not a gamer at all so that port would be used on the occasions where we have a power and /or internet outage to play content on a USB stick.
When Iāve done that with my (former) FS 4K or one of our ONN boxes, itās worked out well. I figure itāll work well enough with this box.
50us for this box or 40 us for a box with 128gb storage? iām going for the storage to record on tivimate
thx for the link
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Well Comtech, I donāt anticipate needing anywhere near 96GB (64 + 32 sd card) anywayā¦I just need room for sports that I wanna watch but have to miss live. And I got the minikeyboard as part of the price.
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Just got mine earlier today and started to use it.
Thereās going to be a learning curve for me negotiating the UI. So far Iāve found that using a USB keyboard is a must, so Iām glad that I did get the minikeyboard.
Early impressions:
The video is stunning both streaming a basketball game & streaming a show via Kodi. Also, itās nice to be able to select a rather larger file to stream.
I installed and am using Kodi 20, IPV and IPTVSmarters with no issues from the Playstore.
I did try getting Kodi via TP toolbox, but it arrived as a zipped file & I couldnāt figure out how to unpack it.
NOW, for the issue that I havenāt figured out:
I installed Tivimate with no problem both from the playstore & from the toolbox.
BUT, after entering the sign-in details, the appās ādoneā button never activated. I tried both xstream & m3u methods, but no joy.
Is there something that needs to be done on stock Android that Iām missing?
(I had no problem with Smarters.)
Forgot to note: Itās been running continuously for about 5 hours. Itās not even warm. But I did set it on its edge instead of laying it flat.
Hey Eā¦
Try using the Enter buttn on keybrd after each entry to move tivimate cursor
(I hv to turn off pointer when using my airmouse)
Seems like it needs a hard clik, not a pointer clik
(might work)
& what about og remote?
hthā¦
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Iāll try again tomorrowā¦right now weāre taking a bathroom break watching a show.
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I managed to install playlists on the Tivimate this morningā¦
Turns out that I needed the remote to get to select ādoneā after entering the m3u or xstream data.
(Dumb on my part)
Next two irritations:
-Apparently the version of the ESPN app that includes ESPN+ isnāt compatible with this device.
-Google Playstore wonāt allow installations of apps this morning. Iām getting an āanother app is drawing on the screenā error. Iāve tried force closing Aptoide & the other āplay storeā that comes preinstalled on the device.
espn+ is bundled on most subs I have with no issues. Try and get what you want thru the sub rather than apps for ease of use. imho
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hey Elā¦
Yor probly gonna hv to update or reinstall the pre-installed apps, theyr probly old vers & then get stuff thru chrome & apkpure (then use yor devices app installer)
Ive got espn on my 905 from pure & it worx fine (may need your mouse to scroll tho)
But pure is a place to get the stuff that Troy or Unlinked duznt have
& on the last 1, chek yor app permissions:
Settings >
Apps >
Special app acces >
Display over apps >
there youll see whats on/off
hthā¦
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What does āallow display over other appsā actually mean? I notice all the Google apps (and system apps) are āonā, but apps like Film Plus and my IPTV service are not āonā. Should I be turning these on?
generally if an app requires that it will pop up and ask for permission.
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Yeahā¦ Only needs to be On if the app shares the screen with other apps like PIP or graphics
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Thanks Ron and Sketch. Now that I have your āattentionā, where is the best source to get the free Tivimate? And where do I get the m3u information for my IPTV service to try and enter it into Tivimate? (should probably check the intro info from them ā tucked away in a folder ā to see if itās there) I think Iāll go with the paid premium Tivimate service, but I want to try it and see if itās more stable than the IPTV serviceās platform.
Free version has only a couple of bells & whistlesā¦99% of the people here with Tivimate will tell you to just jump into the deep end of the pool & pay the lifetime costā¦YOU WILL LOVE IT! 
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Iāll do that. Where should I get it?