yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] GeekEric:
-Vellamo

Here the S89 scored 1584 in HTML5 and 866 in METAL tests.

-GFXBench

The Mali 450 does well in GFXBench.

Multimedia Playback:

I tested a bunch of different video files. I'd say the s802 in the Tronsmart Vega S89 easily rivals RK3188 based boxes/sticks.

H.265 has been a topic of discussion since it's listed on the box, I couldn't get any h.265 files to play well in any player.

-4K Player

Decent for many files, but most of my HD files have AC3, DD, or DTS....which this player doesn't play.

-Netflix

I tested Netflix for quite a while.

Quality seems to be the standard 480p that Netflix sends through the app. On wifi I didn't have any buffering, but at several times the screen was a bit pixelated.

Over ethernet the pixelation never showed and quality was at 480p the whole time.

Subtitles and Audio/Video sync is good.

I have no doubts that Tronsmart Vega S89 could playback 720p or 1080p streams, but we really need Netflix to add those options to the app.

-HBO Go

Another popular streaming app. It works well. No Audio/Video sync issues.

-Crackle

I was not able to play anything in Crackle. Every time I clicked an item I was brought back to the main menu.

-MX Player

I needed to reinstall MX Player to make it work. After enabling H/W+ most files are played with no issues at all.

DTS and AC3 audio wouldn't play so I install the custom codecs to play them. Now I was able to software decode DTS and AC3.

http://xdaforums.com/showthr ... ?t=2156254

-Youtube

Works well.

And Finally...

-XBMC

Works Beautifully! I'd say the experience is right on par with my HTPC running XBMC.

As usual XBMC is generally the best player when hardware decoding is available.

DTS and AC3 are software decoded, unless you change the audio output to passthrough.

Menu's are fast and fluid.

Local playback was very good. No sync issues at all.

Network playback was a bit of hit or miss. At least we can adjust the audio sync.

Downloading the same file to the S89 resulted in good audio sync.

Most plugins I tried worked well. I took advantage of xbmchub.com services and installed the hub wizard for easy setup.

I managed to freeze the S89 while streaming a movie and browsing the plugins. I haven't been able to replicate the problem yet.

XBMC on the S89 is pretty good. There are always going to be some issues when a device is first released.

Conclusion:

The Tronsmart Vega S89 is a great value for fast box that can play XBMC. I frequently hop from android sticks/box to my HTPC for various tasks. With the S89 running XBMC so nicely I don't have to do that.

In general the S89 makes a great addition to any HDTV.

Things that could be changed:

-Add a Shutdown Menu when you press the power button on the S89.(Leave the remote sleep button alone)

-Fix audio sync issues when streaming HD videos in XBMC.

source:http://www.armtvtech.com/armtvtechforum/viewtopic.php?f=555&t=74060
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TrancerSte:
I was able to use the APK Downloader Chrome plugin with my Google account and my Nexus 5 device ID to get the PowerAmp and BubbleUPnP unlocker APKs. They sideloaded just fine and work for now, but PowerAmp in particular has a habit of detecting that something isn't right with the license app and making you uninstall / reinstall it to make it work again -- this often happens when I flash a new ROM on my Nexus 5 and restore it from TiBackup / Nandroid Manager -- so I suspect it's only a matter of time before it breaks itself on my S89 as well...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] georgecarstoiu:
Can you use Apex launcher and normal widgets and get a more standard Android experience?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Batfink33:
Of course. Its AOSP android.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TerryRed:
hmmmmmm
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] GeekEric:
Contacted with factory, they said they are working on the fix for google play store paid app download problem. and cpu frequency problem.

they probably release a new firmware this week, we will see.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Millenius:
Hi,

I'm very interested by this product.

But, I'm not sure this android box is able to play movies stored in my NAS (MKV with DTS audio) with XMBC.

Can you confirm is compatible ?

Thx by advance
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TrancerSte:
Compatible, yes. But as I mentioned previously, there are some A/V sync issues with XBMC at the moment that seem particularly apparent when playing high bitrate MKV files from network locations.

The version of XBMC is a 14.0 alpha, which isn't even into nightly release state yet -- the latest stable version is still 12, with 13 looking very close but still officially in beta. Looks like this version was compiled from source by the Tronsmart guys for this box's firmware.

BS Player is flawless however. I'm using that for now until XBMC improves.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Millenius:
Thx for your answer, so it's not a hardware issue, but a software XBMC issue ?

I read on freaktab they are some others isues :

- S802 chipset instead of S802-H for some boxes

- Payed Apps don't work

- Ethernet port issues

Is it true ? :(
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] GeekEric:
I just found this, intersting, the A/V Sync problem can be solved like this:

http://www.armtvtech.com/armtvtechforum/viewtopic.php?f=558&t=74069
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TrancerSte:
Wow, that actually worked!

Bit of messing about trying to get it to run via a .sh script till I gave up, plugged a USB keyboard in and manually navigated through the filesystem to chmod the files.

Now XBMC asked for super user on the next run, and the sync issues are fixed.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TrancerSte:
Word of warning if you manually mount CIFS shares -- whatever you do, don't be tempted to replace the dodgy Chinese superuser app that VRoot installs with SuperSU, cause it breaks CIFS mounting...

Eventually discovered I was able to mount cifs and ls contents as su from the terminal, but other users apart from root were unable to see any contents. Googled for a while to find a solution, but ended up doing a complete unroot / reroot via the VRoot method and it works again.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TiGuy82:
I am waiting for the S89-H it seems a must have! :)

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/Tron...etooth-XBMC-Support-Dolby-and-DTS-326822.html
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] kind3r:
Hi, I have a couple of questions:

1. Has anyone tested HDMI-CEC features ? Does it work with the TV remote via CEC ?

2. Has anyone tried the miracast feature ? Does it work to mirror phone/tablet screens or just mirror the Vega to another miracast reveiver ?If so, what phone did you use ?

3. Can someone try Plex ? I’m sure the app works but I’m curious how well the navigation works using the remote (and I don't mean as a mouse).

Thanks.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] danyfra:
Hi,

considering getting something like that to put in the bedroom. The main goal is to install the att uverse app to stream live tv (like I do with my phone or tab).

Would this work?

Thanks!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] papampi:
I cant get it to pass through DTS and AC3

returning the box to seller
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] VpR:
What do you do?

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[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] GeekEric:
Answer:

1 --- haven't tested,sorry can't help;

2---- miracast can help to mirror your phone/tablet screen to TV. but as far as i know, samsung device is not supported because of HDCP problem;

3---will try that for you.and report back.

i have tested hdmi and opticial passthrough, all ok with XBMC. check this:

http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.ph...mi-and-optical-passthrough-test/#.U4hYPCg5WCA
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] VpR:
Dts and dd works here with hdmi passtrough.

My Samsung Galaxy s4 mini works with miracast. Only when wifi is enabled. But not with a rj45.

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[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] papampi:
then I'm missing some thing

I used finless 1.6 rom and tested xbmc-20140427-2372235-Gotham-armeabi-v7a-Tronsmart and xbmc-13.1-Gotham_rc1-armeabi-v7a and xbmc-13.0-armeabi-v7a

none of them got me passthrough and gave me hissing sound on AC3 and DTS

may be some thing is wrong with finless rom,

downloading original 104k4 and will test again
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] VpR:
I user orginal 104k4 firmware with xbmc 13 final

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[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] VpR:
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[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] VpR:
Only thing i dont like now is the remote. No play and stop button. No guide button. Is there someone that have a harmony remote with a working play/stop/guide button? I have the harmony 900

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[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] kind3r:
Miracast only works via WiFi Direct, it's how it's supposed to :)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] kizza42:
Please let us know if you get it working, would love to have decent MCE remote support with XBMC and my Harmony One
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] oube00:
Live TV streaming video issue

Hi guys,

On live TV streaming apps, the video looks so bad and unwatchable for example

“Colombia TV”

“maroc tv live”

“France android” and it seems every live TV streaming App from Google play.

I couldn't post the links to Google play unfortunately but you can search by name in the play store.

I tried several of these apps on a different android tv stick and they worked perfectly.

Could you guys advise if I’m missing a codec or if it’s just a bug that will be addressed in future updates?

Thanks for the help
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] papampi:
whats your Rom ?

if not using finless 1.7 or original 105k4 have a look at freaktab

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?14224-NEW-Beelink-S82-amp-M8-Tronsmart-S89-Finless-1-7-ROM
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] thamdo:
tronsmart vega 89 elite

could someone show me how to fix my vega s89 please

since I got the box it came with xbmc alpha 14 which does not work properly, so I replace with xbmc 13.1 gotham. I played some movies but the problem is no picture but there is sound ! not sure where or how to set up in system menu . is there anyone can help . thnx a million
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] papampi:
use oman's build :

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....y-4k-rmvb-h265-video-on-amlogic-s802-platform
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] thamdo:
the movie picture when play(alpha14) is not centered !
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] thamdo:
that's rite . anyway got it fix ! the problem is the tv (5 years old lcd) ! but when switch to diff. tv work fine !
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] blp042:
Can someone test EZCast Screen app?

I'd like to be able to mirror Android, Windows, iOS, and Mac OS. Can someone test out the free EZCast Screen app with iOS and Airplay Mirror?

Thanks ahead of time..
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] momo77998:
nice review
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] halon17:
Will this product stream 4k Netflix? I can't find this answer anywhere.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] X1iGGVV:
I have bay one S89 16GB, it's a shame that payapp Eurosport Player do not work in live stream. Recordings on Eurosport, some works some does not, just pops upp message that video can not be played!

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[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jobenso:
No it will not, the Netflix app is made for phones and tablets. It starts at it's lowest resolution and increases in quality as the network is deemed acceptable (HLS). The only Netflix apps that support UHD are within TVs right now, it gets around the issue of using encryption over HDMI and the limitations of HDMI 1.4a (30 fps).
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TonyW1967:
Hi GeekEric, you mentioned that you were able to circumnavigate the software decode for AC3. I've taken a look at the link but on my Amlogic MX2 TV Box I can't find any mention of 'overflow menu', 'Decoder' or 'Download custom codec' in the Settings options. Would you be able to enlighten me as to how I find them on my media box?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] erica_renee:
Firmware Question for Device newbie

Not sure if anyone is still in here or not.

I just purchased one of these boxed. Will get it tomorrow. I d/loaded

Fanless rom 1.7

Factory firmware 104k.. assume this may be whats on the box

firmware 109k. Dated dec 5 ..

MY Question is.

What of the firmware should i use. and What version of xbmc/ kodi runs best on this?

I am so looking foreword to having this box. I currently use xbmc/Kodi On my Samsung NOTE 10.1 TABLET Running gnobo v7 rom 4.4.2 android.

Thanks in Advance Erica Renee
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] NUGZZ420:
I just recently got one and i'm running http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....-MXIII-amp-Tronsmart-S89-S89H-Finless-2-0-ROM
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] erica_renee:
Thanks for the reply. I actually found the it Already. I am running the same.

By any chance do you know anything about how to sync my xbmc database with a NAS Server. Synology disk station to be exact. We have several devices running Kodi on them and would like them all to be exact without doing backup and restore on each device. I HAVE Read you can do it . But instructions i find are for a older verson of sql then running on my nas..
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] NUGZZ420:
I don't sorry someone on freaktab might tho
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] erica_renee:
Thanks. I have not found one source on exactly how . But piecing bits from here and there and what i know about the Subject (very little) I have gotten xmbc the box but not working. I know its at least accessing the nas from viewing nas long files and xbmc made a data base directory.. Anyway if i figure it out i will write up how. I am sure others would like to do this if they know it was a option.

Thanks Again

Erica Renee
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] NUGZZ420:
I have been just using plex server
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] etyrnal:
okay so here's an interesting irony / gotcha. I hook my box up to Ethernet so that I could completely avoid any potential wireless problems. The issues that I run into is is several applications will not perform certain functions unless they are on wifi. And apparently they are very specific. If they don't detect that wifi is turned on and connected they will not perform their data functions. So there is an irony. :DOH so if you use wifi you are in some sense shooting yourself in the foot.

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ALL advertisements i've seen for the Tronsmart Vega S89 say it's got 2GB RAM... this is NOT true!

I PURCHASED a Tronsmart Vega S89-H at full fair market value BASED very much on the OFFERED / ADVERTISED specs and FEATURES in full faith that that's what i would receive (not promised and or possible future features, and or functionality).

It has ONLY somewhere between 1.5GB and 1.6GB RAM!!

Can anyone explain to me, how 1. 5GB TOTAL wired RAM can be advertised as 2G?

... and be considered honest?

How is that any less deceptive that claiming a 512MB machine is a 1GB machine??

We do not 'round up' by 33% for anything else!

What am i misunderstanding?

I comprehend how a HD (after filer allocation tables and such) can have slightly less useable storage than the full bit capacity...

and i further understand how a computer sold with an OS on it will have even less in the useable HD space due to the OS and paging files etc...

But RAM??? Never. If you OFFER and ADVERTISE 2GB RAM, i EXPECT nothing less than 2GB WIRED RAM!!!

As far as i can tell -- unless there's something new that's gotten by me -- when CPUZ and other apps report that the Vega S89H has around 1.5GB TOTAL RAM, that's the FULL RAM capacity altogether before booting... i.e. the total amount of wired memory... no?

This is clearly an advertising trick... NOBODY rounds UP from 1.5 to 2 when it comes to RAM -- NOBODY!!

How was this NOT intentionally DECEPTIVE?? Word Processor applications do NOT round up quantities. A human being INTENTIONALLY rounded that number up to a FALSIFIED value.

That's as asinine as saying a 512MB machine has 1GB!!! NOBODY looks at it that way. PERIOD.

The amount of memory is at LEAST a full 80% of the reason i chose this specific machine. I based my decision on the features and specs OFFERED in the advertisements. I was NOT shopping for machines with LESS than 2GB. I was DELIBERATELY trying to AVOID machines with less then 2GB RAM! The Tronsmart Vega S89H was ADVERTISED FALSELY as having 2GB RAM. BAIT AND SWITCH. UNLAWFUL ADVERTISING. I'm considering talking to consumer protection. NOT kidding. As a consumer, i am beyond tired of silver tongued advertising and marketing people warping the facts in the most misleading way possible. Also, they OFFERED a machine that CAN play H.265 -- as far as i can tell, this machine CANNOT play it.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] kodaken:
hello I have a Logitech diNovo mini remote that I wish to use this box (tronsmart vega s89h) but I don not happen to have a qwerty keyboard that all language and location parameters are France and French.

is it possible to make my keyboard is well recognized azerty?

j would also be able to use key shortcuts for playing video and audio files.

What parameters do I change or install?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] drakonizer:
Update Plans

UPDATE PLANS:

-* Kitkat style tiles view for statusbar--> Done! Will be included in v2.0. Test version available here

-*Custom Bootanimation Support--> Done! Will be included in v2.0

-* Integrate original ICS lockscreen--> WIP...almost given up, but I'll still try.-----------------SUCCESS-------------------!!!

-* Extended Power Menu--> WIP..
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] drakonizer:
One last time ;)

Please press the "Thanks" button if you liked this ROM...it seems so simple but it means a lot, not only to me, but to all developers who work hard and share their work with you.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] CenterTurkHD:
Galaxy Player 4.2

Gonna try this out on my U.S. Galaxy Player 4.2, I asked a few other devs for help on ROMs and building since I'm not so experienced myself, but I think it is possible to get a working CM9+ ROM for the Galaxy Player 4.2, the 4.0 was able to get ROMs like that so why shouldn't the 4.2. Anyways I'm gonna flash this ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] drakonizer:
Yeah I know it will be possible...but no one who owns the 4.2 is an experienced developer.

We should be able te get CM9 running as TI has released the drivers for the 3.0.8 kernel for the Omap3630. So porting the kernel should be easy. We could fork a repo from the galaxy sl and try.

I am ready to help you out as much as I can. Good luck!

Also please do give me your opinion on the ROM too. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] CenterTurkHD:
Yes we should be able to get it running! Now that the drivers for the kernel are released porting should be easy like you said, and sure! Do you have Google+/Hangouts?

Also, the ROM is in a bootloop :(:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] drakonizer:
Try wiping system before flashing and clear data afterwards. Funny it flashed OK for me, and I have the US version too :confused:

There were similar issues for people with the ChaOS ROM too...I dont know why. But both the ROMs flashed and worked properly for me

I have PMed you about my hangouts details.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jmindset:
Has any actually successfully flashed this ROM yet? I have tried most and almost all send me into bootloop. I use the us version.

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Okay I am downloading the Rom now. I will flash it and post results here
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] HellPie:
Can you please tell which mods have you used? Like the xda's thread possibly? I'm at the smali-state for my rom and I tried some tricks but they didn't worked correctly....
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] drakonizer:
I have mainly used my own knowledge for the xmls. As for smalis, you can download my files and crosscheck to find your errors.

The only guides I've used are:

-Kitkat Easter Egg

-Taking care of lidroid

-Jb style hidden date view

-Decrease thickness of pattern lockscreen path
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] CenterTurkHD:
Strange. Now the device is just suck on the Bootlogo
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jmindset:
So no go from after flashing the Rom. Got stuck at the galaxy s2 start screen.

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All Roms I have ever tried for the 4.2 have bricked my player. Only hellpies has worked. Guess I will just wait for his.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] groovychap:
Both of these things happened to me, but I eventually got it working.

This is how I did it:

1. I restored back to stock + root.

2. I flashed ChaosChris' 'Stock Apps' rom (http://d-h.st/u4C).

3. I cleared both the cache and the dalvik cache.

4. I flashed the HoloFrenzy rom and rebooted to recovery.

5. I flashed the update package and rebooted properly.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] HellPie:
[MENTION=4904878]jmindset[/MENTION] thanks. If [MENTION=5258151]drakonizer[/MENTION] would like to take a look to my rom he only needs to send me a pm. I'll be happy if my work will make the difference because this rom is awesome and the only rom that has worked for me is (after mine/BigD based) the one that now has no dowload links anymore. I can't remember the name... Sorry.

Sent from my Galaxy Note with CM11 Beta 7
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] groovychap:
If you've got Titanium Backup, you may need to reinstall it afterwards. However, I believe this is due to a clash with ChaosChris' 'Stock Apps' rom, as opposed to a bug with HoloFrenzy.

You see, Chris created four 'Enhanced Stock' roms:

-Stock Apps

-Debloated

-Enhanced Stock Apps

-Enhanced Debloated

Now, the two enhanced roms are supposed to improve the status bar, but on my device, they actually removed it.

Thus the 'Stock Apps' and 'Debloated' roms were the only viable options for me. However, the download link for 'Debloated' is unfortunately dead, which meant that I had to go with the 'Stock Apps' rom.

Now, before I flashed 'Stock Apps', I was running stock + root, and I'd used Titanium Backup to freeze/delete a lot of the bloatware that came with the device.

And that's where I think the clash happened. The 'Stock Apps' rom put bloatware which was previously frozen/deleted back on my device, and thus Titanium Backup crashed every time I attempted to open it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] groovychap:
Here are a couple of screenshots of HoloFrenzy running on my Galaxy Player.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] groovychap:
It turns out that the 'Debloated' rom is still available to download: http://dl-chaos.tk/hugo/ChaOS/YP-GL1-ChaOS.Stock.XXLF1.DB.DEO.ZIPA.Root.zip

So, if you flash it before flashing HoloFrenzy, you should be able to prevent problems with Titanium Backup.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] drakonizer:
Thanks [MENTION=5558302]HellPie[/MENTION], but I seem to have got it working. It was a problem with the ROM signature. I fixed it and currently I am trying to add some build prop tweaks. I will upload the fixed ROM soon
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] HellPie:
I know that if you edit something into the systemui.apk app you'll need to sign every single apk again in /system/app... Is it true?

Sent from my Galaxy Note with CM11 Beta 7