Tronsmart TV Box Ara X5 in August with Cherry Trail Z8300 Windows 10

[bluesmanuk]

I am still on the fence about purchasing this Windows box. Can someone install NextPVR and tell me if it works.
Thanks

If I had an appropriate capture device I would gladly do so.

[clarkss12]

I am still on the fence about purchasing this Windows box. Can someone install NextPVR and tell me if it works.
Thanks

[Eclecticon]

Got the device now. Will test ltr.

[kurt6916]

thanks i'll check those out

[Eclecticon]

Its also interesting that the box mentioned it on the back. Wouldnt be surprised to see dual booting cherry trail boxes hitting the market soon too. Has anyone tested out any form of game streaming yet? e.g. From an Xbox one or using steam in home?

Do you mean this device will be capable of running Android or do you think there will be an enhanced device later on.

[alwaysbless]

Anyone test temps with a laser temp gun? I took mine out of the casing just now and ran this thing through the mud and was able to get software to show temps @ 89c but when I pointed the gun at cpu area on the back of the mainboard it was reading max of like 65c

[bluesmanuk]

hi. would anyone here happen to know if it is possible to use a ps3 or xbox controller on a device such as this running windows? it would be only used for kodi and netflix. can you use kodi and netflix with these types of controllers just like i do with my android device? due to an injury to my hands from work its very hard to use a keyboard and mouse. i've tried all types but a ps3 or xbox controller is comfortable to use i just wanted to try kodi with a windows os rather than android thanks

According to this and other articles you can use a PS3 bluetooth controller (X5 already has bluetooth support so you won't need an a dongle).

https://openhtpc.wordpress.com/2015/...di-on-windows/


This article, which initially suggested issues using an Xbox controller under Windows 10 seems to have a solution too.

http://emby.media/community/index.ph...ntroller-nope/

[kurt6916]

hi. would anyone here happen to know if it is possible to use a ps3 or xbox controller on a device such as this running windows? it would be only used for kodi and netflix. can you use kodi and netflix with these types of controllers just like i do with my android device? due to an injury to my hands from work its very hard to use a keyboard and mouse. i've tried all types but a ps3 or xbox controller is comfortable to use i just wanted to try kodi with a windows os rather than android thanks

[kurt6916]

hi. would anyone here happen to know if it is possible to use a ps3 or xbox controller on a device such as this running windows? it would be only used for kodi and netflix. can you use kodi and netflix with these types of controllers just like i do with my android device? due to an injury to my hands from work its very hard to use a keyboard and mouse. i've tried all types but a ps3 or xbox controller is comfortable to use i just wanted to try kodi with a windows os rather than android thanks

[alwaysbless]

Looking at the BIOS it was interesting to see an Android section in the Advanced area.

Its also interesting that the box mentioned it on the back. Wouldnt be surprised to see dual booting cherry trail boxes hitting the market soon too. Has anyone tested out any form of game streaming yet? e.g. From an Xbox one or using steam in home?

[bluesmanuk]

Some drivers posted over on the Tronsmart site.

I don't know whether they are updated drivers or not but will test them out later to see.

http://www.tronsmart.com/?p=4200

Update - I've gone through them all manually but all seem to be those that were supplied with the X5.

Useful to have should you ever need to carry out a clean install though.

[bluesmanuk]

Hello,
Just received my Ara X5, has anyone found the way to enable "wake on lan" on this box ?
Tried various settings in bios but without any success.

I could not see any settings in the BIOS for wake on Lan.

[bluesmanuk]

Looking at the BIOS it was interesting to see an Android section in the Advanced area.

[bluesmanuk]

Managed to use Macrium Backup free to create an image of the 4 internal partitions to a USB 3 flash drive with an average transfer rate of around 300 Mb/s, so quite zippy.

[Eclecticon]

Just got a mail. It has been shipped.