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[AndroSync Media Player]-The new best friend for your android-Beta 4.5 New Features

Android Media Player
-The new best friend for your android-​Beta 4.5​
Feature List:
-Song Playback
-Notification panel on top
-Device Browser
-Device Song List
-New Icon
-New Interface
-General Stats about phone
-Song id3 tag reading
-Lightweight
-Playlists (New to beta 4.5)
-Automatic Device Sync
-New UI - New to Beta 4
-More responsive - New to beta 4
-Splashscreen - Beta 4
-Released Source Code - Beta 4
-Flash roms to android phone (Coming Soon)
-Allow other devices to connect in mass storage mode (Coming soon)
-Video Panel (coming soon)
-marketplace - New to beta 4.5
-Help menu - New to beta 4.5
AFTER TRYING, PLEASE COMMENT ON WHETHER OR NOT IT WORKED. I HAVE NUMEROUS DOWNLOADS YET NO COMMENTS ON HOW IT WORKED.​
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Beta 3 Pictures - Old​
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Count me in for beta testing

Sounds awesome! I'll test.
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plus one please!
love testing new betas!

Down for some testing. Been playing around with winamp and poweramp all day

beta testing
I love music apps... current using winamp for android on my Desire...

rkrishnan2012 said:
After getting sorta annoyed with the whole interface of the regular HTC Sync, I finally decided to go on the venture of creating my own media player dedicated for all Android powered phones. This will be a freeware based on the current itunes design (but not too similar). The picture below is simply a sneak peek of what ive managed to do so far...it still doesn't play back songs but it extracts id3 tags and album art and im working on getting the visualization in it to work (the visualizer will be similar to zune media player).
For those of you who are willing to contribute, I will make a basic version and will be happy to give out to beta testers who are willing to test it out. This is completely harmless to your phone (FYI).
I do realize there are many different sync managers for android out there but take note that none are as dedicated to the android as itunes is for the iphone.....which is why I pursued this task in the first place.
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You seem to have forgotten the picture.
Anyway, I've been working on a media player for video podcasts and I've gotten that into a not too bad state so we may be able to collaborate and help each other out with this.

what's the picture that I forgot?
Anyway, I am currently working through the ADB interface of the android...for those of you who are interested in the coding aspect of it. And, using that, I will allow the user to have a mini file explorer and a terminal to interface with the device. Because this is adb, I think that we can do this all theoretically under bluetooth....
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OOOOOOOOOOH I AM SUCH A DUMBASS....I thought you meant "the big picture". I thought I uploaded the picture, but anyway I am gonna post the real thing late tonight so Ill post new pics with that.

Ok a picture has been uploaded. The actual thing is probably going to come out tommorow for beta wilderness...

NOTE TO BETA PEOPLE:
A new beta test will be posted today as a PM. Please check your xda inboxes at around 8:00PM EST. Features of this new beta should probably be attached in the email.
OTHERS:
If you want to be a beta tester, you can join anytime by asking on this thread or posting your email somewhere here. I will also try to make a website (subdomain) were I will host the files as well.

Would like to be beta tester to
Sent from my Intergalactic Supah Dupah Spaceship¡¡!!!

Beta version .55 has been posted as a public due to it being the first version. The following versions may or may not be public.
Whats new-
Well, everything is sorta new but basically, there is nothing in the device panel because I need to know if all android devices are able to connect to it. Once that is confirmed, I will make the next release some time this week with an "Itunes style" device screen...
http://macsolvers.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/itunes_iphone_sync_window2.jpg
Anyway, in this version I made a simple media player which basically just plays and I also made an android'ish look to it with the green top bar. Also, I was inspired/frustrated througout the 4-day process by iTunes and it's complex UI. In the end, I managed to get the prominent features in and I will need to do playlists, device panel, and etc.

this looks really cool. i'll definitely try it out since i still havent found a program to do this that i like. i'll test later if you need

Doubletwist offers the same product no ?
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actually yes. I thought about that very same thing however, this is a little different. For example, mine is going to have widgets and a lot more control over YOUR device. By that, I mean that you can literally put your device in adb mode (on htc phones, it is "htc sync" mode) and it will detect it and display intrinsic things which other media players do not. For example, you will be able to directly deploy an application and do all the fun stuff without laying a finger on the device itself. Hopefully, I will perfect the wifi sync to work as well so if you are connected to the network, it will work as well. Similarly, I will also get the app to work with cloud services such as box.net so you can sync with that as well to keep a backup just in case. All in all, doubletwist doesnn't let you get the full personalization which itunes provides for ipods and that Zune media player provides for the Zune. And doubletwist merely treats your super smart phone as a "mass storage device", which will not get you far if you are tying to sync with marketplace and etc.
-I hope you are convinced now, if not you will be by the next version

Beta 1 has been released. I would really like for people to comment simply if their device connected with the program....
-Thank you.

beta 2 released and it's a beast!

beta 3 is out and finally, we get to have automatic sync when a device is plugged in/detected. Speaking of which, there is also a button now which lets you manually detect a device.
There is also playlists now...you can make your own playlists.
and make sure...
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COMMENT ON WHETHER IT WORKED.....If it is a sucky app, please comment that it is...
-Thank You

Dang, would love to try it, but I own a mac. Sorry…

np. Ill try to get some others to test it out....

Live TV on your Acer?

Think it will ever be possible to get a TV tuner working in this bad boy?
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DVB-T, TV on iconia
Yes, i wanna know too !!! ………………therefore i opened a thread here 2 weeks ago and 2 days ago someone did the same. But I won’t moan about searching and tell all what I know about.
There are a plethora of DVB-t dongles and also a lot of linux-drivers for them. Actually, Archos 101 (Froyo) enthousiasts implemented it on their Tablet. They also made an APK, LiveTV, that scans the dongle for canals. So, it is very close, “just” find the way to port the drivers to our tablet. I did some coding in the past but Android is a bridge to far for me. So I hope someone will pick it up.
All the info you need is
here

urbie47 said:
Yes, i wanna know too !!! ………………therefore i opened a thread here 2 weeks ago and 2 days ago someone did the same. But I won’t moan about searching and tell all what I know about.
There are a plethora of DVB-t dongles and also a lot of linux-drivers for them. Actually, Archos 101 (Froyo) enthousiasts implemented it on their Tablet. They also made an APK, LiveTV, that scans the dongle for canals. So, it is very close, “just” find the way to port the drivers to our tablet. I did some coding in the past but Android is a bridge to far for me. So I hope someone will pick it up.
All the info you need is
here
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Have you tried contacting those devs and asking them?

I have a slingbox pro, but I'm not using it right now because I don't have cable tv. I am really hoping for an xbmc/boxee client on android some day!
Rob

FloatingFatMan said:
Have you tried contacting those devs and asking them?
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that would probably also include providing them a hoineycomb device..
also, i know on they archos he had a little help from archos and uses the dsp in the system for video acceleration.

Back in the day, my MDA was able to pick up all TV channels based on a TV tuner feed through a wonderful program: MyTinyTV.
Now, all that's left is horrible ORB. It never works and has a terrible interface. Anyone have any other options for feeding my TV tuner out into the web and then picking it up through an Android App?
And please, no one start talking about those streaming TV apps that have 40 random channels that no one's ever heard of (SPB TV for example).

rorytmeadows said:
Back in the day, my MDA was able to pick up all TV channels based on a TV tuner feed through a wonderful program: MyTinyTV.
Now, all that's left is horrible ORB. It never works and has a terrible interface. Anyone have any other options for feeding my TV tuner out into the web and then picking it up through an Android App?
And please, no one start talking about those streaming TV apps that have 40 random channels that no one's ever heard of (SPB TV for example).
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tried slingbox? i use it to stream from my directv dvr 2500 miles away.
still not a fan of the android interface, as the pc interface was much better, but it gets the job done.... except you need a slingbox ($100-$200) and the app ($30)

godashram said:
tried slingbox? i use it to stream from my directv dvr 2500 miles away.
still not a fan of the android interface, as the pc interface was much better, but it gets the job done.... except you need a slingbox ($100-$200) and the app ($30)
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Yeah, I'm jealous that you have it and it works great, but I'm not paying for it. I don't have anything but regular cable because there are only a few channels I watch, but I'd like to be able to get them wherever there's a cell signal.

Watch live tv in the browser
Watch live tv in the browser just go to www.mobiletv.net. All you need is flash. And its completely free.

Been looking for something like this as well. Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I might give it a shot when I have some time.
If streaming from your home PC is an option you'd consider, you might want to check out SplashTop. Currently $5 in the Market. Has fairly great Market reviews incl from A500 owners. I'm not affiliated of course, just doing my homework on it first before I try.
Full remote desktop app and from the looks of it, it looks like if you have cable connected to your PC, say via Windows Media Center you can remote into that and stream the output to your Tab. Am hearing fairly good things about the video quality. Or of course you could also do Hulu, Netflix, etc.
Found an article about live TV on it (though this is by iPad user)
thedigitallifestyle(DOT)com/w/index.php/2011/06/03/using-splashtop-to-watch-live-or-recorded-tv-on-the-ipad/
If you decide to give it a shot, let me know what you think! Good luck...
EDIT: Clarification. The version of the app recommended by the dev for Honeycomb tablets is SplashTop HD.

nyhtcguy said:
Been looking for something like this as well. Haven't had a chance to try it yet, but I might give it a shot when I have some time.
If streaming from your home PC is an option you'd consider, you might want to check out SplashTop. Currently $5 in the Market. Has fairly great Market reviews incl from A500 owners. I'm not affiliated of course, just doing my homework on it first before I try.
Full remote desktop app and from the looks of it, it looks like if you have cable connected to your PC, say via Windows Media Center you can remote into that and stream the output to your Tab. Am hearing fairly good things about the video quality. Or of course you could also do Hulu, Netflix, etc.
Found an article about live TV on it (though this is by iPad user)
thedigitallifestyle(DOT)com/w/index.php/2011/06/03/using-splashtop-to-watch-live-or-recorded-tv-on-the-ipad/
If you decide to give it a shot, let me know what you think! Good luck...
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Hmm interesting suggestion. I have always thought Splashtop was another VNC program until now. I tried it out and it works great for what you mentioned. Unfortunately, something with my desktop video driver causes it to freeze up after a few minutes. Same thing happens with VNC programs lately.
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gravyplaya said:
Watch live tv in the browser just go to www.mobiletv.net. All you need is flash. And its completely free.
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it has all the channels i watch, thank you so much for this!

n1nj4dude said:
it has all the channels i watch, thank you so much for this!
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+1. Very cool site
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Pretty cool site!
Does anybody know a similar site with german channels? I haven`t found one yet.

It's possible !!
My "Cinery T USB XE" works on my Acer Iconia A210.
My mate has compiled a kernel with dvb integration and we added the firmware.
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I have done a channel scan with droidTV.apk. Found channels, but have a very high error rate, so don't see anything.
So the source of the errors is the droidTV app we think.
Is any one working on an app for DVB ? Maybe someone can tell how to crosscompile an binary? Or maybe can tell me how to configure toolchain paths for compiling successfull????

Not exactly what your after but with a combination of dvblink connect server http://www.dvblogic.com/netpack.php and xbmc dvblink addon script http://dvblogic.com/wiki/index.php/DVBLink_Connect!_Server_clients and xbmc android http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29737360 you can watch live tv. Hd channels still need hw decoding working to play smooth(not currently working) but sd channels play fine

i'm in the same point as schlex2010, i succed to compile Hauppauge WinTV mini stick modules for Kernel 2.6.39.4+
droidTV succed to find all channels but it is imposible to get them work. just one of the channels streams but no sound

samuiyo said:
i'm in the same point as schlex2010, i succed to compile Hauppauge WinTV mini stick modules for Kernel 2.6.39.4+
droidTV succed to find all channels but it is imposible to get them work. just one of the channels streams but no sound
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finally I did it.
All channels streaming on ICS 4.0.3 Kernel 2.6.39.4+ with 2 Hauppauge USB WinTV, MiniStick and NOVA-T-Stick.
It was done compiling modules which came with official ICS downloadable Kernel from Acer web page.
Loading modules and dvb adapter files with scripting and streaming locally with mumudvb for android.
Streaming is playable with players like MX or VPlayer.
yeeeah! I can see Live DVB-T every where.

Didn't see it mentioned, but USTV in android app store is pretty good too. Has the unheard of channels but also has a "hot" channel list that weeds them out and just shows HBO, SyFy, etc.
That said, between mobiletv.net and USTV, I'll never need cable! Mobile - which works really well on my slate PC (just tried it) has a ESPNU feed which will get me through volleyball season, as does Watch ESPN app. When one factors in all the other channels, movie channels and my netflix account, I'm set! WOO HOO!
One quick question...does anybody know what time zone mobiletv.net follows - so I'll know which movie schedule to follow (I am on EST in US)? Thanks!

Google Music

Just wanted to let everyone know that Google music is no longer requiring an invite. It is open to everyone. Just download it from the market or visit it online at http://music.google.com

Already using it

I think every Android user should take advantage of this great feature.

oh, and the android market launched their music download service. Just from the website for now. So for those who want to buy their music, but not through apple *shudders* or amazon mp3, now have that option. I personally only listen to Indie artists, so this doesn't effect me, but great for antiapple-ists (ME!!!!), and people who think amazon is too much of a hassle (I don't care, just another source to me).

linuxman008 said:
oh, and the android market launched their music download service. Just from the website for now. So for those who want to buy their music, but not through apple *shudders* or amazon mp3, now have that option. I personally only listen to Indie artists, so this doesn't effect me, but great for antiapple-ists (ME!!!!), and people who think amazon is too much of a hassle (I don't care, just another source to me).
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I got an email from Google and it says in the next few days the Market will be updated to allow music purchases from our phones. Music is really cool but they need to work out a way to get your music out of the cloud. If I buy it I want to be able to easily transfer it to whatever device I choose. Amazon still has the advantage as far as purchasing music.

jesusice said:
I got an email from Google and it says in the next few days the Market will be updated to allow music purchases from our phones. Music is really cool but they need to work out a way to get your music out of the cloud. If I buy it I want to be able to easily transfer it to whatever device I choose. Amazon still has the advantage as far as purchasing music.
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You technicly can get it off the cloud, you have two option, play the songs on the computer, and check all the temp files from the browser, and find the mp3 (too much work) or stream it to your phone and pull it out of the cache. That's in /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music if you want it.
Put it does need to be easier. That much I agree with.

linuxman008 said:
You technicly can get it off the cloud, you have two option, play the songs on the computer, and check all the temp files from the browser, and find the mp3 (too much work) or stream it to your phone and pull it out of the cache. That's in /sdcard/Android/data/com.google.android.music if you want it.
Put it does need to be easier. That much I agree with.
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Yeah, good tips but both a royal pain in the ass. Both options mess up the files names. In my case I uploaded 19,000 songs to Music and then my HDD crashed. I'd really like an easy option to get my music back out of Google's damn cloud! (I got most of them on my old iPod but I'm having issues transferring them onto Mint)

So, I don't understand. You're not able to actually "own" the music you buy like you do on iTunes?

cbernardo13 said:
So, I don't understand. You're not able to actually "own" the music you buy like you do on iTunes?
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Yup, that's exactly it.

jesusice said:
Yup, that's exactly it.
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Not quite, you do still own the music, (as per me reading the TOS for the music beta, which may have changed) (also assuming you bought your music *gives evil eye to the wary*) but there is no easy way of getting it off. And why would they mess with the file names? Copying from one spot to a different spot shouldn't do that. Moving will though.
And you have 19000 songs in your library *shock*, that's a lot of music, I have like > 100 songs....

linuxman008 said:
Not quite, you do still own the music, (as per me reading the TOS for the music beta, which may have changed) (also assuming you bought your music *gives evil eye to the wary*) but there is no easy way of getting it off. And why would they mess with the file names? Copying from one spot to a different spot shouldn't do that. Moving will though.
And you have 19000 songs in your library *shock*, that's a lot of music, I have like > 100 songs....
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When it caches the music it assigns all the tracks numerical file names. Like this:
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I assume it's part of some sorta of effort to prevent piracy (ie attempting to please the RIAA and whatever their ridiculous demands are). And the TOS may say you own your music but until you can easily burn it to a cd and listen to it in your car you don't own nothing.

jesusice said:
When it caches the music it assigns all the tracks numerical file names. Like this: View attachment 786623 I assume it's part of some sorta of effort to prevent piracy (ie attempting to please the RIAA and whatever their ridiculous demands are). And the TOS may say you own your music but until you can easily burn it to a cd and listen to it in your car you don't own nothing.
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Ahh, I see what you mean. I would actually make a copy of those files rather than rename them so that I don't have to wait for them to stream again. But agreed, it needs to be easier to get your music off.

linuxman008 said:
Ahh, I see what you mean. I would actually make a copy of those files rather than rename them so that I don't have to wait for them to stream again. But agreed, it needs to be easier to get your music off.
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In the "Music Manager" application (going off Windows here) there is an option to "Download Purchase Music". I have not tried this, but I would assume it would do what it says.

[Q] Using Nexus 9 as keyboard/mouse

Hi,
I want to use my nexus 9 as a mouse / keyboard for my nexus player. The onscreen keyboard is very tedious to use and I can't browse through a page in Chrome without a mouse. It would also be very handy when setting up XBMC.
I don't want to get another bluetooth keyboard/mouse, I have too many remotes and controllers already!
Does anyone know how to do this?
Thanks,

Been looking myself..trying to find a server side apk for able remote for google TV just to try it.

Android TV Remote in the PlayStore.

V8vroom said:
Android TV Remote in the PlayStore.
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I tried that but there is no mouse, so I can't use Chrome and the keyboard doesn't work on XBMC.

Look at DroidMote, might be useful. Is better to control with a phone but also a tablet can be good.
You can install it from web, i added the Leanback stuff.
You need root on your Nexus Player to start the server.
In the menu you have the option to start automatically the server when device boot.
With DroidMote you can control also multi touch apps and games on devices without touch screen like the Nexus Player. Or when you connect a normal Android device to the TV via hdmi cable or slim port adapter.
A small example with Chrome Browser:
https://plus.google.com/+VideomapIt/posts/XQQxXrfAD42
Update:
On ADT-1 you can use also old versions of the server
On Nexus Player you need the last version 3.5.6 or higher

I haven't tried it yet but anyone try to manually install these apps:
Tablet Remote:
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PlayStore Link
or RemoDroid:
PlayStore Link

Android TV remote app with a bluetooth mouse? Works for me.
Sent from my Oneplus One with Tapatalk Pro.

reverenddak said:
Android TV remote app with a bluetooth mouse? Works for me.
Sent from my Oneplus One with Tapatalk Pro.
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A little explanation to better understand the differences, I apologize if it may seem like a promotion, but the intention is just to give help:
If you want to use apps specific for AndroidTV, the directional arrows are sufficient, but a mouse and keyboard would help speed up the selection and the control in general.
If you want to use apps made for Tablet and Phone, in most cases, a mouse and a keyboard are not sufficient. This because, many apps and games not have the mouse support and because many others require multi touch gestures. (zoom in/out, rotate, swipe etc.) Also many games, not have the support for an hardware gamepad but accept only touch actions, while others support the gamepad but does not have support for the mouse, so you can't navigate the menu with a simple hardware mouse and therefore the game is unusable.
DroidMote was born 3 years ago, with the intent to make up for all these limitations with the least possible effort and to provide a viable alternative to a classic mouse and keyboard, without lag and with a very simple and accessible graphical interface.
You can read this guide and watch a few videos to better understand the potential of this application http://www.videomap.it/dmcguide.htm
You can use anything you want to control your Nexus Player, but remember that if you have some problem DroidMote can solve it.
but for miracles still i'm not equipped...
p.s.
Sorry if i require root permissions, but DroidMote emulate hardware devices at low level and this is possible only with root permissions. Construct it in another way, would make it less effective and many things would be impossible.

@zulu99,
I see. Actually, I did come across the hurdles, like the mouse not being registered as touches. So, yes, this would solve those problems. The root requirements are not a problem. I actually came across a game that would normally be mouse/d-pad usable, if you could get past a start screen that wasn't. Cool.

reverenddak said:
@zulu99,
I see. Actually, I did come across the hurdles, like the mouse not being registered as touches. So, yes, this would solve those problems. The root requirements are not a problem. I actually came across a game that would normally be mouse/d-pad usable, if you could get past a start screen that wasn't. Cool.
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When the normal mouse not work you can use the TouchMouse of DroidMote for example, very useful in many Android games.
The TouchMouse need a touch profile for your server device, that you can simply download from this page http://www.videomap.it/download.htm For the Nexus Player you need the 1920x1080 orientation 0 i think, are at bottom of page. The TouchMouse is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT6bAMUUWg0 but many games and apps support also the standard default mouse mode and multi touch gestures with two fingers. The video is old, now DroidMote is more aesthetically pleasing and improved in every part. But remember that the interface must remain very simple and easy to use even when you are a lying in bed.
You can play also Windows games on your Nexus Player if you want, with DroidMote + Splashtop 2 ( Watch the latest video in the quick start guide ) if also Splashtop support x86 Android devices.

This is beyond frustrating
Droid mote doesnt even work.
From what I can tell, there is absolutely no way to get TOUCH input onto the nexus player. At least not on the latest update.
Droid mote connects and works fine, but a mouse click still wont click on anything in the lean back menu. Its the same as using a regular mouse... you can use it, but when you right click it WILL NOT register as a touch input.
There has got to be a way to enable the mouse to work as a touch input...... there just has to be.... its an option in some menus on android, but not the damn nexus player!

Review for iPPLi ip.i9, a good TV-Box for a competitive price

Everyday there are more and more Chinese gadgets in the market, but not all the products are able to stand out. However it is incredible how those devices can imitate the features from the known brands.
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I would like to talk about the TV-Box iPPLi ip.i9, device which has the SoC Rockchip Rk3288 Quad core Cortes-A17 @ 1.8Ghz, being the first android TV device in the market with this chip.
By default the firmware doesn’t support Google Play, hopefully two weeks later the company developed an upgrade with some improves and including Google Play.
Specifications
As we can see in the pictures, the device has a cylindrical shape, which allow the camera to have a better view.
The box includes the remote control however I prefer to use a wireless keyboard with mouse through the USB port and it works perfectly.
Another advantage of the Android operating system is the easy control and manage of the device, it is like another android phone but with the limitations of the tablets without SIMs.
At the moment I am using it as a video player (multimedia contents in my NAS) with Kodi (the new version of XBMC) or video streaming with youtube, Netflix, ipla, etc.
Thanks to the rockchip processor it is really simple to root it, there are different tools which allow you to do that: iroot and/or root_genius.
The CONS points, but don’t forget his low price:
- Microphone doesn’t work or it doesn’t have it.
- Ethernet port doesn’t work or it is not enable.
- Updates from RockChip or iPPLi
The POSITIVE points of this great TV-Box
- The RK3288 chip, which is one of the best chips now in the market for this kind of device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockchip http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/02/27/rockchip-rk3288-specifications-released/
- It is fast
- 100% compatibility with the rest of devices, smartTV, NAS, other mobiles and tablets
- High Definition in the TV, thanks to the HDMI port
- Possibility to modify the OS, a minimum of knowledge is required
- Additional capacity through the TF card slot or through the USB port
- Support from iPPLi (http://www.ippli.com/contacte.asp)
- High benchmark from AnTuTu 37881
- Google play supported, not all TV-Box in the market have this support
- Remote control: iRDa remote control, free rockchip android application, kodi remote controller, or my favorite wireless keyboard (USB port)
Quick upgrade guide
1.Download and extract the firmware image and upgrade tool (FactoryTool, Windows OS)
2.Start the upgrade tool (FactoryTool.exe), change language to English (globe icon)
3.Still in (FactoryTool.exe) load the firmware image file by clicking the Firmware button
4.Plug the AC power adapter to ip.i9
5.Connect the upgrade USB cable (with full USB plugs on both ends) to ip.i9 ONLY!
6.Press and hold the Recovery button (located under the USB OTG port) using a paper clip
7.Connect the upgrade USB cable to PC while still holding the Recovery button, device will now boot into recovery mode
8.Release the button and if you do not have USB drivers installed you will get prompted to install, point to FactoryTool_v1.31/Driver
9.Once the drivers are successfully installed, on the upgrade tool press the RUN button to start flashing the image file
10.Once the upgrade is done the device will boot to finish the upgrade process, disconnect the ip.i9 from PC.
Mine was all time connect to the TV, show I could see the process and when the gadget was booting.
I have re-signed up a new account, so now I have the limitation for the numbers of links, sorry for that.

Hey great post!
An interesting review, many times people just look at the good points I find good that you highlighted the CONS, and I guess maybe you got a defective unit? because eth not working or camera without mic... sounds a bit strange.
Well, thanks and good luck with it

hello friends. I some time ago but just the ippli I gave use. update it to the ROM that includes the store to google and because of that I have problems. the device never completely shut down. does not save. before updating this did not happen to me. Someone has the stock ROM ?? the original that has no store. thanks in advance. regards

Thank you!
I finally made it! Had to work on this about 3 hours, but the secret was pressing the resetbutton really hard. Was too soft in the start.
Though I have a problem getting Netflix to run. Really annoying. Anyone else got that problem? I can install the app, but the movies doesnt play, just buffering all the time... Popcorn time works, though...

akkamannen said:
I finally made it! Had to work on this about 3 hours, but the secret was pressing the resetbutton really hard. Was too soft in the start.
Though I have a problem getting Netflix to run. Really annoying. Anyone else got that problem? I can install the app, but the movies doesnt play, just buffering all the time... Popcorn time works, though...
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Can you give more details? I mean about how it's working --> micro, camera, ETH,...
Thanks