re: What device can I use for Kodi/TVMC on a smart TV

For those with buffering issues, there are some fixes


I had to change some memory cache size settings and it seemed to help


Mine is hard wired to my router so my issues were never really too bad


You can google how to apply the settings. It's not terribly hard.

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Pro is a quad processor and a bunch of on board memory.

Cons- Cost a little more

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Other than the Shield, are any of them better than the 4K Fire TV (Quad Core and 2GB RAM)?

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Just ordered LINK

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Did you get your's yet? If so can you give a quick first impression? I actually ordered the same box through prime yesterday just different brand name so I get mines tomorrow.

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MXQ Google Andriod Smart TV BOX, Amlogic S805 Quad Core 4 x Cortex A5, Quad ARM Mali-450 GPU, 1.5GHz. MXQ The newest version of MX,Faster than the MX MX2 Dual Core TV BOX. Built-in DDR3 1GB RAM ,8GB ROM (Flash Memory), support external (max 64GB) micro sd card expanded, and USB hard drivers. Bult-in 2USB/AV/RJ45/HDMI/SPDIF/OTG/TF Port.

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OK, here's my short review of this thing.

First off, I had a Firestick and have a Roku. This thing can do a little more than either device, but the UI isn't as polished as either and it takes a little longer to set up(outside of side loading things on Firestick). It comes with a launcher made for a TV and and an older version of Kodi that works fine pre-installed. I didn't even bother to update Kodi because I don't use it much.

Every thing works, but I've noticed that audio can get out of sync sometimes while streaming through the DirectTV app, but I couldn't get sideloaded Direct TV to even work on the Firestick and Roku can't even get it. The performance isn't exactly fast, but I don't find it laggy either. Its slower than Roku and about the same as Firestick IMO. The box does have more gaming options than the other two I have been comparing it to, but it won't be running any high end android games. I'm not a gamer, but time killers like Angry birds worked fine with the air mouse and I even played the desktop version of agario through the browser.

I didn't purchase an air mouse initially and only used the regular remote at first. It works but it takes some getting used to. It has some quirks where you have to switch between mouse and scroll mode pretty often to do some things. Typing is also very slow with the included remote. I ended up getting a keyboard/air mouse combo and it also takes some getting used to also, but overall it's a much better experience than the included remote.