Good evening group
I am a newcomer to this technology (although not too shabby with techy stuff)
I recently bought a M8S Set Top Tv Box, which was cheap (49 quid), which turned up promptly & worked flawlessly after the usual setting up. Nice smooth HD playback of all the good stuff to be found on Rockcrusher. This was my first step into this arena, so I thought I would buy a product which seems to have a reputation for quality & support, so I bought the DroidBOX T8-S Plus OpenELEC model for double the price of the M8S.
I spent an hour setting the Droidbox unit up (getting quite familiar with the operating system now) & I noticed straight away that the playback of the same content that I had previously been happy with on the cheap unit, was now dreadful on the Droidbox device.
I messaged product support, who directed me toward a YouTube solution, which mentioned that screen setup is crucial for smooth performance.
YouTube video here ..
After addressing the screen setup, I did notice some improvement, but still it was not as smooth as the cheaper M8 box. Unfortunately the cheap M8 box developed a fault (it kept re-booting over & over) & I sent it back & now I only have the Droidbox unit.
To be honest it is barely watchable.
I have booted directly into Openelec Kodi & if anything the playback is worse, even though the resources are clearly less stressed.
Have I got a faulty unit, or am I missing something daft (quite possible )
Any suggestions?
Sorry for the long post.
I am a newcomer to this technology (although not too shabby with techy stuff)
I recently bought a M8S Set Top Tv Box, which was cheap (49 quid), which turned up promptly & worked flawlessly after the usual setting up. Nice smooth HD playback of all the good stuff to be found on Rockcrusher. This was my first step into this arena, so I thought I would buy a product which seems to have a reputation for quality & support, so I bought the DroidBOX T8-S Plus OpenELEC model for double the price of the M8S.
I spent an hour setting the Droidbox unit up (getting quite familiar with the operating system now) & I noticed straight away that the playback of the same content that I had previously been happy with on the cheap unit, was now dreadful on the Droidbox device.
I messaged product support, who directed me toward a YouTube solution, which mentioned that screen setup is crucial for smooth performance.
YouTube video here ..
After addressing the screen setup, I did notice some improvement, but still it was not as smooth as the cheaper M8 box. Unfortunately the cheap M8 box developed a fault (it kept re-booting over & over) & I sent it back & now I only have the Droidbox unit.
To be honest it is barely watchable.
I have booted directly into Openelec Kodi & if anything the playback is worse, even though the resources are clearly less stressed.
Have I got a faulty unit, or am I missing something daft (quite possible )
Any suggestions?
Sorry for the long post.