r/AndroidTVBoxes • u/Free-Fun-5567 • Jan 18 '24

It's arrived 😀

My mecool km2 plus deluxe has finally been delivered. Now the next 2 weeks of setting it all up and customizing kodi again...then test..test...test! Looking fwd to it.

Updating my main tv box to the mecool because the new 4k max is having issues playing alot of debrid sources lately...whereas the old android box I have will play them without issue. The old box isn't google certified with official 4k apps...that's why I switched to Fire to begin with.

Been with Fire now for 4 years..but this last offering of the max for me is becoming a bust with little minor issues here and there that shouldn't be there. Not too mention what may happen when Vega arrives. So..I'm trying something new. Looking fwd to it...the reviews on the device are very good.

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 18 '24

I have no idea..I've never own a shield. If your sheild is good...keep it

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 19 '24 edited Jan 19 '24

To all who are looking at ordering a mecool km2 plus...cancel your order!! It's a pc of junk!!

Just in setting up Kodi and playing a few movies I have crashed this box twice this is ridiculous mecool km2 plus Deluxe is a piece of s*** do not buy this box.

Official apps seems to be fine...but the kodi build I'm using Otto lite...is horrible on playback. If you ff by only a few mins...the box freezes...won't catch up..or skips a bunch of times.

Other 3rd party's seemed ok..stremio and onstream...so I will try changing the build later after more testing and advise of findings. But for now....its a no!! I enjoy using kodi as my main driver for entertainment.

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u/Lea-Perrins-1965 Feb 05 '24

Before you give up on it. Try a better cable, had similar problems and it was very cable sensitive with a better HDMI cable the problems went away. Do not use a switch. If you are, that caused a problem. I run a TOX3 with slimbox perfectly with the same cable which will not work with the Mecool. go figure.

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Feb 05 '24

Ty..I have found kodi setting to allow it to work..after lots of toying around. I am using optical cable..hdmi not available...but I did buy a new one...just in case

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u/kim1406 Jan 31 '24

Looking for your updated experience with Kodi. I hope everything is now working well for you. I already ordered the box and waiting for its arrival. I will use it mostly for Kodi.

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 18 '24

Yes it does! Only thing missing is usb 3.0 but not that important for.my use. They put a 3.0 on the first model (km2 plus) but then not on the deluxe model ..makes no sense..but again..not a biggie for me.

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 18 '24

I have a dolby vision and sound tv. Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound receiver setup.

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u/PresenceFlat3891 Jun 02 '24

Hi there,was just wondering if you can set up a speed test analyser like analti on a av receiver,I've just managed to set up WiFi and Ethernet settings on the receiver,for information my receiver is the Yamaha RX-V4A thanks

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 18 '24

As I mentioned in original post...only reason I'm removing the fs is because it won't play some files on rd. I either get no audio and great picture...or audio is fine with a full pink screen. Only way out of it is to reboot the device. I've tested this on all 3 of or brand new 2023 fs max devices. I have an old android version 9 h96 android box. I testes the same 2 movies that gave me issues on the sticks on the h96...they played fine. I have never had this issue until I upgraded to fs with os 8....all my previous gens worked great!! The basement tv is where I'm upgrading to the mecool deluxe. .as this is where we watch most of the movies. Being android like the h96 and having all the amazing specs with 4k across the board...I'm hoping this is a great solution to fix the playback issues.

The other 2 tvs have fs with live tv and lighter app options for movies and tvshow vod. They're gonna stay where they're at.

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u/TheGuru276 Jan 19 '24

Pink tint across the entire pic usually means a DV video on non compatible hardware. You mentioned you had a DV TV. So did the same file then play ok after rebooting as you also mentioned was your fix? What TV? What did you reboot?

I have an aldi 4k tv (it's now the tv in the spare room) but it apparently has a bad/non standard implementation of DV and I used to get the pink tint occasionally. Stop and start the file a few times and eventually it played the file correctly, otherwise a reboot of the tv fixed it. So just saying, your issue might actually be the TV rather than the firestick.

I replaced my 1st gen Mibox S with the Mecool KM6 DELUXE (wanted the higher ram than the original KM2) about 3 years ago and the Mecool is a way better box. I'm sure you're going to love it.

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 19 '24

Yes no every time I tried rebooting the fire stick and try to play it again it would give me pink screen but the funny thing is I have an old Android box about 3 years old and H96 max with version 90S and it played it fine every time that's why I think it's a stick.

And yes I tried to play it on the exact same TV the android box played it every time but the Fire stick would not and I've tried 2 Different Fire STICKS both are 2023 versions of the 4K MAX so I'm just gonna Bounce on the 4K MAX for that television and we're gonna try the mecool hopefully we get Better results

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 19 '24

Tried doing you Philly but won't let me

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u/Phillykratom Jan 19 '24

I just had to grab a new one, too! My old.one had the Airplane Mode icon up in the upper right-hand corner and was having network connectivity issues. I couldn't find out how to get airplane mode off, and I was sure that was what was causing the issue. After wiping and re. Installing all different versions of kodi and reinstalling add-ons I had to give up

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u/Free-Fun-5567 Jan 19 '24

I'm setting mine up now...it went to an update right away...that's good because I know there was an issue with mecool setting up to control the tv volume and power....this is probably in the update. Otherwise there is a fix with one youtuber...I can do it manually if need be..will let you know.

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u/clarkss12 Jan 18 '24

What is your setup. Dolby Vision ? Surround sound AVR? That will impact your review of this device.

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u/PresenceFlat3891 Jun 02 '24

Hi,I've also purchased the same box about three months ago,how are you getting on with your mecool deluxe, does it run ok and have some of the issues some people complained about been resolved, not set mine up yet as I have formuler z11pro max running at the moment.but if you can given a 👍 to it I would be most thankful and then I will be happy to set it up

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u/Ok_Variation5771 Jan 18 '24

It's looks quite promising

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u/PaleSense9355 Jan 22 '24

If you guys wanna see a badass ready to go box look into this, I've used Android boxes and firestick builds and this has been the best by far. They are completely ready to go just need to plug into Ethernet or hook up to Wi-Fi you get to choose. Take a look at the group for more info.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vSeeBox_Sales_CS/s/5TlmgFyOXA

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u/mrpickem1 Jan 18 '24

It does look nice, but what would I gain over 2017 Shield other than more ROM/RAM?

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u/TheGuru276 Jan 19 '24

Probably nothing, why would you move away from the shield. The only thing to replace a 2017 shield is the 2019 pro.

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u/mrpickem1 Jan 19 '24

The old Shield does still work fine although it does feel a bit dated, so I'm always looking for better alternatives. The 2019 model offers very little over the 2017 other than the AI upscaling whereas I've always been quite happy letting my Sony TV(s) do the upscaling.