R-BOX Android 5.1.1 RK3229 2/8GB KODI 16.1 4K 10/100M LAN Bluetooth4.0 WiFi HDMI DLNA - Silver/ Black

[clarkss12]

Awww dud you get sucked in to the PINE? Oh well you will get tinker lots lmao

Yes, I got suckered into buying in to it. Now my $$$$ is all gone.

[Clandestino123]

Ladies and gents - turns out my "dodgy remote" was nothing of the sort. Just a case of flat batteries. How embarrassing!

But here's a useful tip for you all. When that annoying red flashing light on your remote suddenly stops blinking.... You might need to get some fresh batteries.

[RISCy Dude]

All of my triple A's are round, I think I would have noticed if they were flat.
Kidding of course, I am glad it was not something worse.
When I received my S95, I ask her where are the batteries. She said, "oh I have two here you can have, I only used them for about 5 minutes to test my radio" So I got out to the cave, started playing with the box, after about ten minutes the remote started to work sporadically. Finally pulled that batts and put the meter to them, dead, they were wasted. So I know how you feel.

[scooter2014]

Fancy toys we do the lick and tingle to check here. Well family came buly today. I now got tv box rape syndrome... Any one recommend a 3368 device. I had a mk68 but brother walked away with that one. ( Qbox hidden in drawer) and the shop box niece now has now.

Thinking of setting up a street shoe sale for when girlfriend heads out shopping next saturday. Damn...

[RISCy Dude]

Nice guys finish last.......and broke.

[scooter2014]

Na they paid what i paid for them. I am not Santa Clause.

[RISCy Dude]

Great, then she will be able to get some new shoes.

[trebor]

All of my triple A's are round, I think I would have noticed if they were flat.
Kidding of course, I am glad it was not something worse.

I agree 1000% in what you say,
One of these is the most handiest gadgets you could ever get yourself even if you do have a meter, remember meter's run on batteries also
Often come up for a buck or less, there is a Fancy LCD model if you think it will add, Less brain drain using this model
Cheers.

[Clandestino123]

That looks like a nice gadget to own. Over here in Aus it would cost $10 at least (us $7.50).

Any other hints and tips for getting the most out of the r-box? I need to do some reading on kodi. I've installed zdmc instead...just got to figure out the thing now.

I had some minor stuttering on 720p soccer match I downloaded. I assume the bit rate was just too high.

Other than that, I like having the laser blue death ray blinding me each evening as I sit in my lounge.

[RISCy Dude]

I agree 1000% in what you say,
One of these is the most handiest gadgets you could ever get yourself even if you do have a meter, remember meter's run on batteries also
Often come up for a buck or less, there is a Fancy LCD model if you think it will add, Less brain drain using this model
Cheers.

Yes, battery testers are handy gadgets, to be sure. Her cheapo multi-meter has a battery test function(1.5v, 9v), but I have a good assortment of resistors to use with mine, so it's a draw.
Many of these remotes will work to just slightly under 2v(total of both batteries), though range may suffer. Not a problem in the cave, so I use them until they no longer work. Though they still may be used in a joule thief for other purposes, though admittedly not very practical in most situations.

[RISCy Dude]

......
Other than that, I like having the laser blue death ray blinding me each evening as I sit in my lounge.

Yes, I call it retina scarring, I slipped some polyethylene tubing over the power LED to reduce its intensity. But almost anything could be used. Before I remembered the tubing, I was going to slide some heat shrink over it and cut a small slit in it to block most of the light.
If you don't want to open the box, you could cut a circle(slightly smaller that the power LED's case opening) out of electrical tape and stick it on. Of course, one can always were their shades.

[scooter2014]

Ill trade ya that for these. Looks like it matches your decor??

[RISCy Dude]

We don't have any decor, just that one book my nephew left over here. I do not see how girls wear those things, looks like an easy way to break an ankle.

[cyber7]

Finally my box arrived (and I have another couple on back-order). I would like to know from a startoff point if there is a way to edit the launcher?

I have also ripped all the boatware after upgrade and it seems like quite a nice box

[RISCy Dude]

Glad to learn it has arrived. In addition to ditching the bloat, you may also want to ditch the Bloati(Kodi) and go with some other Kodi variant.
I have not trie to edit the defaul launcher. I use the other installed launcher(@settings/home), Launcher3. It has the standard basic editing available. I you have users that prefer simplicity, they might like the Simple TV Launcher. It is overly simple, but good for users who are not Android or tech proficient, screencap below. I have not tried it on the R-Box yet.
Also, some may be interested in the remote control phone app, Wufong, lots of permissions with it though.