Mecool M8S Plus W Android 7.1 TV Box 2GB RAM 16GB ($20.97 USD) AU $31.26 Shipped @ MeCool Official Store AliExpress

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Product details:-

CPU:Amlogic S905W 64 bit Quad core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU up to 1.5GHz (DVFS)

GPU:Mali-450 penta-core, up to 750MHz+(DVFS)

RAM:1G/2G ROM:8G/16G

WiFi:Support 2.4G WiFi

OS:Android 7.1

Power Supply: Input: AC100-240V-0.5A, 50/60Hz, Output: DC5V-2A

Language:Chinese , English ,Germany ,Japanese, Korea etc. 24 languages

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• stefanko on 27/01/2020 - 22:48 Comment score below threshold.
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    stefanko on 27/01/2020 - 23:35

    +2

    thanks for all the neg votes, but I still dont know what the product was, so it was a legit question… :( EDIT - I do now - the title has been edited

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      Clear on 27/01/2020 - 23:38

      +8

      You were neg'd for using the neg vote incorrectly.

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  Clear on 27/01/2020 - 22:56

  +2

  Good enough for loading up a few emulators and ROMs for a retropie :)

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    [Deactivated] on 27/01/2020 - 23:40

    Van you actually flash it though?

    I bought one where it said it was a model that's easy to flash but was sent a different model… Just keep that in mind.

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      Clear on 27/01/2020 - 23:40

      Game ROMs I meant.

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        [Deactivated] on 27/01/2020 - 23:41

        Do they work on Android though? Don't you need to flash other firmware on it?

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          Clear on 27/01/2020 - 23:43

          @[Deactivated]: They work. You just need to download an emulator app like RetroArch and have the game ROMs on your device.

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            [Deactivated] on 27/01/2020 - 23:45

            @Clear: Oh if there's an app you're 100% fine, only issue will be the potential bloatware that comes preinstalled lol

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              Clear on 27/01/2020 - 23:47

              @[Deactivated]: TV boxes usually have minimal bloat compared to obscure Chinese phones. IIRC this Mecool model has root and Widevine L1. You'll need an older version of the Netflix app to get HD as they restricted playback to specific devices instead of just DRM ages ago.

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  Toughcookie on 27/01/2020 - 23:07

  Thanks, got one Op, looks very good

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  jonathonsunshine on 27/01/2020 - 23:37

  Coreelec (so likely Libreelec, Openelec also) might not install to internal on these, you might be running it off SDCard or USB only
  https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/mecool-m8s-pro-w-install-to…

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    [Deactivated] on 27/01/2020 - 23:42

    Just note a lot of these Chinese site listings advertise a supported model then send you an unsupported model they couldn't sell. Keep that in mind - be ready to dispute if it's not a supported model/as advertised.

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    bamzero on 27/01/2020 - 23:52

    I set my (older) tv box to use internal memory for Coreelec data but still boot from SD card. Best of both worlds I think.

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  jonathonsunshine on 27/01/2020 - 23:57

  +3

  No ethernet, no 5ghz wifi, this thing might actually be really crap. I have a Beelink MiniMX with s905, buffering is a real issue sometimes (when its not on ethernet).

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    jonathonsunshine on 28/01/2020 - 01:41

    so cheap though. upvoted

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    jackwilk on 28/01/2020 - 09:30

    Yup, same issues on MECOOL M8S PRO Plus. Nice little box when using ethernet, but wifi can be choppy.

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  frankfu1122 on 28/01/2020 - 01:12

  Does this little guy have a built in chromecast?

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    TheTeamRanger on 28/01/2020 - 08:04

    +5

    No. If you want chromecast then consider Vodafone TV

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      Jackson on 28/01/2020 - 13:20

      At twice the price

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  noise36 on 28/01/2020 - 09:34

  +1

  No ethernet makes this pretty useless.

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    sn00ze on 28/01/2020 - 14:52

    use wifi?

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      noise36 on 28/01/2020 - 18:04

      2.5GHZ wifi isn't going to work very well.

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    hambuger on 28/01/2020 - 16:34

    Yeah the wifi on these things is rarely any good

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  too_much_boost on 28/01/2020 - 11:53

  Anyone know what size power plug it has? Looking to get a usb power cable for it

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    bamzero on 30/01/2020 - 12:51

    I haven't got this particular one but all my android TV boxes use a 5.5x2.1mm DC jack

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  jackwilk on 29/01/2020 - 12:13

  can anyone recommend wifi dongle that works well on these devices?

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  Scope on 13/02/2020 - 00:47

  Has anyone else bought this and not had theirs shipped yet?