Droid Smart TV Mini PC

[E-Man]

Anyone try one of these? I ordered one in a box form:

Smart TV Box GV 25 Android 4 1 Mini PC 1 6GHz 1GB 8GB Dual Core 1080p | eBay

Also available in a stick form:

Amazon.com: MK808 Dual Core Android 4.1 TV BOX Rockchip RK3066 Cortex-A9 Mini PC Smart TV Stick: Computers & Accessories

Youtube video:

Android Mini PC MK808 With Jelly Bean Android 4.1.1 - YouTube

This device basically turns your TV into one big Smart Phone (minus the cell phone)

I have only used it for a couple hours, the unit I received is setup for the Asian market. So far I have been very pleased with it. I am able to run Scanner Radio in the background and watch youtube videos at the same time (although full screen was not working for some reason), Chrome seems to work well, with large easily readable fonts and speeds seem faster than my old netbook.

Not all the apps I have tried work, and some work without full functionality, example Google Maps I am unable to zoom in and out, there may be a workaround that I have not figured out yet. Basic games that I have tried like Angry Birds work fine. I plugged a usb mouse into the usb port and it works way easier to navigate than with the included remote.

For a little less than what I paid for my Roku2, this device has way more features, I think it may be perfect if you have a need for web browsing in a spare room with a dumb tv, or maybe setup for a relative for skype.

 

[searingxheretic]

Haven't tried it, but thanks for posting. I wasn't aware of anything like this, especially the USB version. I can think of quite a few uses, and the price is decent!

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[E-Man]

Opps, I am wrong its not a usb stick. The unit I have can be hooked up with a hdmi cable or a included cable for older TVs with RCA A/V connections.

 

[searingxheretic]

Yeah, I saw that after I posted. I am curious if you can get sdrtouch to run on it. If so, you can run an SDR on your TV by plugging a dongle into the USB port. It would be an interesting project.

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[E-Man]

Yea that would be cool and maybe doable, looking at amazon posts you can root it, so I would not be surprised.

 

[searingxheretic]

Well, it looks like the Smart mini PC is running android 4.1, sdrtouch is fully cmpatibile with 4.1, no rooting is necessary. I would think it should easily work. I wish I had to money to waste right now just to give it a go.

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[E-Man]

I wish sdrtouch was available in marketplace, FB page shows a new update on 4/12

 

[E-Man]

I was able to install sdrtouch on the smart box, but I am not able to identify if my stick is compatible or not. This is the one I have:

New DVB T DAB FM Mini Digital TV Stick Tuner USB 2 0 Receiver Adapter Dongle | eBay

It also looks like it needs a driver.

 

[searingxheretic]

Try the rtl2832u driver in the play store, written by martin marinov. If you search for dvb-t in the play store, there are numerous TV apps that you can use to see if the USB single even works with it.

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