It seems that they are in old fashion, but they are kind of classical. Amlogic MX3 and M8 are very popular model in many TV box,good performance and great vaule earns lots of praise from users. Let's take alook at them. They share the almost same specs:
MX III & M8
CPU Amlogic S802 Quad Core up to 2.0GHz (Cortex-A9)
GPU Octa core ARM Mali-450 GPU up to 600MHz
RAM DDR3 2GB
ROM Onboard eMMC Flash 8GB
Extended Storage Micro SD Card (Maximum support 32GB)
Wifi Connectivity 802.11a/b/g/n;2.4GHz 5GHz
Ethernet 10/100M LAN
bluetooth V4.0
Video Supported " H.264 [email protected] up to [email protected]
H.264 MVC up to [email protected]
MPEG-4 [email protected] up to [email protected] (ISO-14496)
WMV/VC-1 SP/MP/AP up to [email protected]
AVS JiZhun Profile up to [email protected]
MPEG-2 MP/HL up to [email protected] (ISO-13818)
MPEG-1 MP/HL up to [email protected] (ISO-11172)
RealVideo 8/9/10 up to [email protected]
H.265 HEVC up to 720P
WebM up to VGA
Multiple language and multiple format sub-title video support
MJPEG and JPEG unlimited pixel resolution decoding (ISO/IEC-10918)
Supports JPEG thumbnail, scaling, rotation and transition effects"
Audio Supported Support: MP3, AAC, WMA, RM, FLAC, OGG
Picture Supported Mkv,wmv,mpg,mpeg,dat,avi,mov,iso,mp4,rm ,jpg,etc.
Power 5V 2A
Language Multi-language
Miracast/DLNA Support
M8 has a very good performance, unfortunately the firmware is not always stable, and there still quite a few issues that needs to be fix.
PROS
Smooth and fast firmware.
Android 4.4 Kitkat
XBMC 13 pre-installed
Blu-Ray ISO and 4K video playback
1080p user interface
4K video output up to 30 fps supported
Good Ethernet performance (60 Mbps video playback OK)
Good video formats/codecs support
USB webcam works with Skype and Google Hangouts
HDMI CEC support
CONS
Stability problems. Not catastrophic, but the device may still hang a few times. Could it be temperature related?
Bluetooth not working.
Poor Wi-Fi performance.
Can’t install paid apps via Google Play.
Sometimes non-optimal user’s experience:
Need to switch between XBMC and MX Player depending on video files
Multiple input devices required, e.g. if you use an air mouse, you still need to access the IR remote to put the device into Standby.
Bluetooth not available from default settings menu
Only Chinese cities available for weather
H.265 not working smoothly (frames skipped). Probably not fixable (not supported by hardware, and GPGPU not supported by Mali-450)
DTS, Dolby, AC3 not supported by hardware, but software decoded in XBMC (Can’t be fixed, SoC related)
MX III 4 stars. Did not have all apps loaded as i thought. But over-all really superior
PROS
Nice android devicea bit weak on 1080P streaming.
Works great with addition of Rii wifi keyboard and Solo Loader
This is a dream for KODI/XBMC users who have grown tired of using their computer hooked up to their tv for streaming like I was
No complaints here!
Good android tv box
Great but not too polished yet.
CONS
Cheap Network Components Really Hold this Thing Back
my old mk919 (which is obsolete now) delivers more consistent
ditto
coopersimith said:
CONS
Stability problems. Not catastrophic, but the device may still hang a few times. Could it be temperature related?
Bluetooth not working.
Poor Wi-Fi performance.
Can’t install paid apps via Google Play.
Sometimes non-optimal user’s experience:
Need to switch between XBMC and MX Player depending on video files
Multiple input devices required, e.g. if you use an air mouse, you still need to access the IR remote to put the device into Standby.
Bluetooth not available from default settings menu
Only Chinese cities available for weather
H.265 not working smoothly (frames skipped). Probably not fixable (not supported by hardware, and GPGPU not supported by Mali-450)
DTS, Dolby, AC3 not supported by hardware, but software decoded in XBMC (Can’t be fixed, SoC related)
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Al of these cons you listed for the M8 apply to the MXIII in my experience (I have an MXIII). I have better playback experience using MX Player w/ ARM v7 Neon codecs (HW+ decoding) for 1080p and 10-bit H.264 (yes, I watch anime).
In other words, these boxes seem almost exactly comparable (they may have the exact same hardware).
both of these boxes have since been updated to the Amlogic S812 processor M8S & the MXiii plus
the M8S has also another model now available in the M8S+ with 1 gb lan port and running android 5.1.1.
I have the M8S+ and can say its a great improvement on its predecessor.
worth looking at if your thinking about buying an M8S or MXiii
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I have à m8s+ box but where do you find the 5.1 firmware ?
Horus73 said:
I have à m8s+ box but where do you find the 5.1 firmware ?
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Here is the firmware URL chinagadgetsreviews.com/download-android-lollipop-5-1-stock-firmware-for-m8s-tv-box.html
Hey, for me m8s+ is a big now.
Had it a while now and not able to get a status bar or navigation bar to show/work.
I've tried a couple of rom, including the one above and 5.1.1.
Any info or help would be great, is the status bar and navigation bar just not possible here?
Hi ! I have an M8 S802 with a custom rom Dtv 5.0 Android Kitkat 4.4.2 and I have a mistake with an App call Mytf1 it's an App for watch Tv and replay but this App cause problem !!!
This is the only App of with Tv cause problems the another France Tv M6 Play etc.. Work fine...
The problem are when I navigate in the App work fine but when I play a vidéo, the vidéo play in background ? I have a black screen and the vidéo play ? If I click in the black screen I see in the top and bottom the video background the black screen ?
I can't watch video in this App...
You know why ? I can't understand ??? I Install RootCloak but don't work to..
I want to know what is the problem... Thank you...
How to update MXIII to Android 5.1 or Custom ROM
I have Amlogix MXIII 4K TV BOX running Android 4.4.2, it sometimes does not turn on properly and gets stuck at MXBOX logo and keeps loading, I have to take out power and put it back multiple times before it loads to home screen, is there anyway to fix this or update this box to a custom file or android 5.1 for better performance ?
Hello my friends,
I've an mxiii 2g/8g bricked, no hdmi signal, red light only..
I've manage to bring it to this after a half booting by a power line failure, and then only the red light was on...
I was looking to revive it with amlogic usb tool, but only to 2% then give a pll error..even with several img...was not reading from sd card with boot magic...
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Where is the firmware for mx3 5.1 found
Crozz76 said:
Where is the firmware for mx3 5.1 found
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The Team DevDigitel universal ROM could quite likely work, since it is for any Amlogic S8xx.
Assuming that you have backups etc, you could try the way I successfully upgraded my S812 box.
If you do, make sure you let us know how it went
Model GTMedia GTC DVB-S2+T2+C+ISDBT 4K Amlogic S905D 2+16G Android Hybird TV Box
Hardware:
CPU: Amlogic S905D up to 2.0 GHz, Quad core ARM Cortex-A53
GPU: Penta-core ARM Mali-450 , up to 750MHz+(DVFS)
Flash Memory: eMMC Flash 16G
DDR3 Memory: 2GB DDR
3D Graphics: OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and Open VG 1.1 support
Video Decode: UHD 4K 60fps HW decoding, supports multiple formats including H.265 10-bit, H.264 and AVS+FHD 1080p 60fps HW encoding, supports H.264
Audio Decode: MPEG1 layer I, MPEG1 layer II, MPEG1 layer III, MPEG2 AAC, MPEG4 HE-AAC,EAC-3,Dol+
Panel display: 4-digit LED display
LED Indicator: Power ON :Green; Standby :Red
Button: NOT
Wifi: Built in 2.4G WiFi Support IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac
Blutooth: Bluetooth 4.0
IR: Exit IR for 38KHz,Infra Remote control
Rear Panel: RF IN ( EC-type IEC169-2 Female)
LNB IN (Frequency Range950MHz to 2150MHz)
HDMI 2.0 (V1.3/V1.4)
2*USB HOST
1*TF CARD
1*SPDIF
1*RJ45
Power (DC 12V/1.5A)
II. Tuner specifications:
DVB-S2 system standard:ETS 302 307
Symbol Rates: QPSK,8PSK
Forward error correction rate 1/4,1/3,2/5,3/5,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,8/9,9/10
Carrier frequency acquisition range: ±5MHz for symbol rates above 3 Msps and ±3MHz for the remaining symbol rates
Roll-off factors for pulse shaping: 0.2, 0.25 and 0.35
Symbol Rates: 1- 55 Msps
Code Rates: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
Input Signal level: -84 dBm to 0 dBm (average power)
ANT. Connector:IEC TYPE F
DVB-T2 system standard:ETSIEN 302 755
Support MPLP
Demodulation: QPSK,16QAM,64QAM or 256QAM
Forward error correction rate 1/2,2/3,3/4,3/5,5/6
Guard interval :1/4,19/256,1/8,19/128,1/16,1/32,1/128
Bandwith: 6/7/8MHz
Input Frange range:54--860MHz Input Impedance:75 Ω
Input Signal level: -84 dBm to 0 dBm (average power)
ANT. Connector:IEC TYPE, female
DVB-C
IEC 169-24 female 75Ω for input
Demodulation: 16QAM,32QAM,64QAM,128QAM,256QAM
Input Frange range:50--860MHz Input Impedance:75 Ω
Input Signal level: -84 dBm to 0 dBm (average power)
ANT. Connector:IEC TYPE, female
ISDB-T broadcast (1, 3, 13 segment),MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 HD/SD Video , DiVX
FFT Mode: 2K/ 8K/32K
Demodulation: QPSK / 16QAM / 64QAM/QPSK or DQPSK
Forward error correction rate 1/ 2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 Automatic
Guard interval : 1/4,1/8,1/16,1/32
Bandwith: 6/7/8MHz
Input Frange range:VHF:177.143~213.143 MHz:UHF 473.143~803.143MHz
Input Signal level: -83 dBm to 0 dBm (average power)
ANT. Connector:IEC TYPE, female
III. Sortware Features:
Standard: Fully comply with DVB-S/S2 (SCPC and MCPC receivable from C/Ku band satellite), DVB-T/T2/Cable/ISDBT, MPEG-2/4 H.264 Standard
switch protocol: DiSEqC1.0/1.1/1.2/USALS Motor fully support, 13/18V DC @ 400mA MAX,Overload Protection, 0/22K
Channels Number: 10000 channels TV and Radio programmable
Favorites: 8 different favorite groups selection
OSD Language: OSD Multi-language for options(Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Dansk, Deutsch, Eapanol,English,Euskar,Farsi,French,Finnish,Galego,Greek,Hrvatska,Italian,Magyar,Nederlands,Polska,Spanish,Slovakian,Svenska,Portuguese,Russian,Ukrainian,Turkish,Thai and etc.)
EPG: Full support to 7 days Electronic Program Guide(EPG)
OSD Color: 256 color/16bit On Screen Display
Picture: JPEG,BMP,PNG,GIF Supported
Channel Search: Supports NIT Search ,Automatic network search for newly added transponders
Channel Edit: Various channel editing function(favorite,move,lock,skip,delete,rename,find,sort)
Parental Ctrl: Parental control for channels
Easy Menu: Plug and Play installation, with an easy to use Menu System
PAL/NTSC: Automatic PAL/NTSC conversion
SoftUpgrade: Software upgrades through USB port, Support OTA and HTTP/FTP upgrade.
Channel Recording: one channel, can view another channel under the same TP,Various channel editing function(favorite,move,lock,skip,delete,rename,find,sort)
Subtitle: support DVB EN300743 and EBU
Teletext: support DVB ETS300472 by VBI and OSD
Time Set: Time set by GMT offset automatic and manual,Summer Time support
Timer: 5 event timers,off/Once/Daily/Weekly Mode
USB 2.0 Support FAT/FAT32/NTFS big capacity hard disk
PVR Option: USB 2.0 for PVR,TIMESHIFT,media files playback
Media Codec: TS/MPG/MKV/AVI/ASF/FLV/MP4/WMA/WMV/VOB/MOV/DAT/SRT/SUB/BMP/JPG/JPEG/GIF/PNG/M4A files
Audio Codec: WMA,MP3,AAC (.wma,.mp3,m4a)
Photo Codec: JPEG, BMP, PNG
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is a very nice android box but...
or maybe you have the DVB application of the KI PRO, for example?
Try DVB Stack, available on the play store
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I order one of this box.... i already download the atv firmware for the mecool mkii to try.... but i think with the atvxperience firmware and the DVB Stack app i will have acces to the tuner.... I'm gonna test and give you feedback (sorry for mybad english)
Any success
Did you managed to flash the firmware?
Voorraad + Firmware.
Fabrieks- en voorraadfirmware (reden indien nodig)
Link: https://mega.nz/folder/QB1mAARZ#TSDa0DIIo4mCKf7Pd0q3BQ
Hello
I bought a couple of these boxes and for the price they cost they work very well.
I think we need to improve the software that manages the TV tuner a bit and I'm trying to find an APK that can do it better than the software installed.
I used Enigma 2 (Linux) for a long time and it had a fantastic interface.
I skip a few pages on internet sites I discovered that an owner has installed Libreelec but it is not a simple procedure and the internal TV tuner does not work; as a solution he connected a USB Dongle TV behind.
Do you have any advice for me ?
I don't recommend this device at all!
Ignorant and bullying support team which delete everything don't like and it's against their devices in the forum and lot of bugs:
1) GTPlayer crash all the time. You have to disable it
2) Remote controls is horrible, you need to target the device, otherwise doesn't work
3) You need to blind search all the time for channels otherwise will find only few of them.
4) you cannot search for individual channels, there is no option. You have to search for all and you will always lose custom channels list
5) you either can export and import a channel list because you will lose EPG
6) EPG works only when it want
7) When EPG works, you have to switch to the channel you want to see EPG in order to have it loaded. You cannot stay on a music channel, for example, and explore EPG of other channels.
8) EPG language is wrong if channel have multilanguage EPG. Device reads the first language only.
9) If you use PVR recorder, the program will record with the first audio track (wrong language if channel have multiple tracks) and without subtitles, ignoring your preferences.
You better get a MECOOL K2 or K3 than buying this junk, honestly.
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Factory and Stock Firmwares (Reason If Need)
Have you installed firmware 6.2 on a device that comes with firmware version 6.3 without problems? I have a problem that the device will not start.
I think I can only solve it with the installation via firmware file in .img format but I have GTC with serial GC and I only get the .img file for the previous version. (6.2). You think I won't have problems. I saw that you in the mega link wrote tested in serial GC!
thanks
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demlasjr, hope you do not go back to GT media-Freesat asking for help.
@cpr43 Haha, sure....it's useless however. I'm not a masochist to keep begging ignorant people, if i'm not wrong you are one of them. All I wanted was help and had enough patience. I wait months for a bug fix and nobody even bother to fix them. I paid for a working device. Where is the support? I kept reporting bugs and asking for fixes and the day I asked why are we ignored I got banned.
Update since September: still nothing works, I have 2 weeks without EPG, I don't want to reset device because I'll lose channels list modifications and if I will export and import it, EPG will not work.
Here are also some complains about it (over a year old!!! Nobody gives a $#&@ about it:
https://www.forokeys.com/foro/gt/os-funciona-el-epg-en-el-gtc-android-4k/
https://www.forokeys.com/foro/gt/free-sat-gtc-android-canales-sin-informacion/
The only one fixed it's GTPlayer, because the team behind that app fixed it.
BTW...testing Mecool K7, way more powerful and lot of support and custom firmware guys!
@demlasjr
@demlasjr. Hope you happy with your new toys. Just found out you like to talk on people/ forums behind back and that's not fear. I hope they welcome you here knowing that. As for our forum no way we can accept you back. Wishing you the best. Sayonara
Do you think this software can work ?
ProgTV Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progdvb.progtva
I did not understand correctly but it seems to me that it is derived from the ProgDVB software that I have often used on the PC with Windows 10 and the Technisat 2 card + DVB-T USB stick.
If so, it would work much better than the DVB software installed on the decoder.
77777777777777 said:
Factory and Stock Firmwares (Reason If Need)
Link: https://mega.nz/#F!MVUWWAga!kBtt2d2zEpPHjthirX9iqg
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what is this supposed to do? Install any update that works miracles?
demlasjr said:
I don't recommend this device at all!
Ignorant and bullying support team which delete everything don't like and it's against their devices in the forum and lot of bugs:
1) GTPlayer crash all the time. You have to disable it
2) Remote controls is horrible, you need to target the device, otherwise doesn't work
3) You need to blind search all the time for channels otherwise will find only few of them.
4) you cannot search for individual channels, there is no option. You have to search for all and you will always lose custom channels list
5) you either can export and import a channel list because you will lose EPG
6) EPG works only when it want
7) When EPG works, you have to switch to the channel you want to see EPG in order to have it loaded. You cannot stay on a music channel, for example, and explore EPG of other channels.
8) EPG language is wrong if channel have multilanguage EPG. Device reads the first language only.
9) If you use PVR recorder, the program will record with the first audio track (wrong language if channel have multiple tracks) and without subtitles, ignoring your preferences.
You better get a MECOOL K2 or K3 than buying this junk, honestly.
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You are plagiarizing everything I think about this device crap.
and you are very right about the moderators. especially cpr43. is the champion of idiots in the forum where only 98% problems and 2% solutions are found.
in my case, one of my GTCs root it. I did it because I like to play with the devices I buy. Supposedly an update arrived that left the device like a damn paperweight. and they blame me. !!
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demlasjr, hope you do not go back to GT media-Freesat asking for help.
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look nothing else !!! talking about rome! Now I can tell you how stupid you are without banning my account! Haha !
tell me cpr, why don't you dedicate yourself to dolls? You are so crying that you can't stand someone telling you that what you said is wrong! you think you are better than everyone and you don't know or have any idea of the things that are asked of you. you just ignore them. And if the user demands attention, you go out and say they are busy with other things ... scratching their balls, that's what they do ...
I hope someday to find you and give you the kick you deserve.
63or63 said:
what is this supposed to do? Install any update that works miracles?
You are plagiarizing everything I think about this device crap.
and you are very right about the moderators. especially cpr43. is the champion of idiots in the forum where only 98% problems and 2% solutions are found.
in my case, one of my GTCs root it. I did it because I like to play with the devices I buy. Supposedly an update arrived that left the device like a damn paperweight. and they blame me. !!
look nothing else !!! talking about rome! Now I can tell you how stupid you are without banning my account! Haha !
tell me cpr, why don't you dedicate yourself to dolls? You are so crying that you can't stand someone telling you that what you said is wrong! you think you are better than everyone and you don't know or have any idea of the things that are asked of you. you just ignore them. And if the user demands attention, you go out and say they are busy with other things ... scratching their balls, that's what they do ...
I hope someday to find you and give you the kick you deserve.
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I hope too. Anytime body, there is nothing more low that a gossip man. Make sure to bring 2 buckets. One to kick and another to be kicked. To go beyond a personnal about knowledge is inmature. Talking behind back is a low life and you should be spell or banned from all forum. Cobarde!
63or63 said:
, one of my GTCs root it. I did it because
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I want to root mine to patch platform permissions in order to access optical drives as media_rw/sr0
/system/xbin does have su but adb shell can't run it over wifi
would you tell me how to root, please?
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Stock + Firmware.
Factory and Stock Firmwares (Reason If Need)
Link: https://mega.nz/#F!MVUWWAga!kBtt2d2zEpPHjthirX9iqg
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Link is broken
grisha said:
Link is verbroken
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Link is fixed
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Link is fixed
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Thank you