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I mention all that because I have been using this current Android box for about 10 days now and the only quirk that happened was Kodi locking up when I was previewing a digital clock screensaver add-on. The actual screensaver worked, only the preview of it locked up Kodi. Other than that, this player has been working well. I've watched several movies and several TV show episodes and never had a problem. I have it plugged in via network cable rather than using Wi-Fi so I didn't really get to test out the Wi-Fi, but with the cable playback is clear and smooth, no stuttering or buffering. The great thing about Android boxes is that they aren't limited to just local streaming, you can stream Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, or any other streaming app out there on the Google Play store. I tried it with Amazon Prime and it worked great.
This is the first Android box I've gotten that has three USB ports. All the others only had two, and I always use one for the USB receiver to an air mouse. The remotes that come with these boxes are decent but they are difficult to move the mouse cursor because you have to use the directional buttons. I highly recommend getting either an air mouse remote or a remote with a touch pad. This is also the first Android box I've gotten that has Android 9, though so far I haven't noticed much of a difference from Android 8. Kodi 18 has built in support for gaming which I thought I might get into at some point, so I made sure this box has Bluetooth. I'm sure there are controllers that use USB receivers but who wants to use up one of the valuable USB ports on that when Bluetooth is available?
If you've never used one of these before, don't be intimidated. It's very easy to set up. Just plug in the power cable, connect it to your TV via the included HDMI cable, and either plug in a network cable or go into the settings and enter your Wi-Fi information. That's all there is to it! It very small in size compared to DVD players and cable boxes which means it can fit just about anywhere as long as it has adequate ventilation. There are no fans inside so it's completely quiet but that means it needs to have good air flow around it. The first couple Android boxes we got would overheat when first indexing our video library so I had to put a fan next to it until it finished, but that hasn't happened for the last few.
Navigating with the included remote works fine as long as you're just using the home screen and Kodi because those are designed to work with a standard remote, but for apps that are designed to work with touch screens you'll want to get an upgraded remote. I mentioned this earlier but want to mention it again because you'll definitely want to get one if you're going to be using Amazon Prime or Netflix or almost any other app. It makes moving the cursor and typing in text so much easier.
My first reviews for these types of streaming media players were really long so I'm going to try to keep this short and end it here. If you're new to Android boxes this is a great one to start with, especially since it has built-in 5G Wi-Fi for those of you that don't have a network cable nearby and 3 USB ports so you can attach an upgraded remote and a couple external hard drives.
I hope you found my review helpful, please let me know in the comments if you have any questions or suggestions for improvement. Thanks a bunch!
