Neo T5 vs Neo U22-XJ

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gregford1981

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Hi,
It's time for me to upgrade my old faithful U9-H, I think it just died. What is the difference between the Neo T5 and the Neo U22-XJ
Which one should I buy? and why? do they have a working Netflix app, with HD? Do they play YouTube 4K natively? What are the downsides to each machine? What are the differences?

Thanks
 
gregford1981 said:
Hi,
It's time for me to upgrade my old faithful U9-H, I think it just died. What is the difference between the Neo T5 and the Neo U22-XJ
Which one should I buy? and why? do they have a working Netflix app, with HD? Do they play YouTube 4K natively? What are the downsides to each machine? What are the differences?

Thanks
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all the informatiion you need is right here already on the forum :rolleyes:
 
gregford1981 said:
Hi,
It's time for me to upgrade my old faithful U9-H, I think it just died. What is the difference between the Neo T5 and the Neo U22-XJ
Which one should I buy? and why? do they have a working Netflix app, with HD? Do they play YouTube 4K natively? What are the downsides to each machine? What are the differences?

Thanks
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A direct replacement for the U9-H would be the U22-XJ with 4GB DDR4 RAM and 32GB eMMC running Android OS.

The T5 has 2GB DDR3 RAM and 16GB eMMC running the more restricted Android TV OS.
 
sorry but I don't know what the difference is between android and android tv is, besides the physical size and a few small differences in specs these devices don't look that dissimilar to me the average punter like me.
 
gregford1981 said:
sorry but I don't know what the difference is between android and android tv is, besides the physical size and a few small differences in specs these devices don't look that dissimilar to me the average punter like me.
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Some research would help you understand and make a better choice for your needs.

Android TV is designed for TV's, easier navigation with a dpad remote but more restrictive on the apps available through Android TV Play Store:
https://www.android.com/tv/

Android is designed for phones and is unrestricted like your U9.
 
And then there is CoreElec, which is a minimalist Linux OS optimized for Kodi.

I now have CoreElec internally installed on my U22-XJ, which means no more android. I find far fewer playback issues with CoreElec than with android. The downside is no apps, should you need any.
 
gregford1981 said:
how do you do this? do you have a link to how to install it? I can only find howto's to do this via sd card
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Would you really want to do that?
You will no longer be able to run Android apps!

Of course, if you have a newer device to replace your U9-H then you could install CoreElec internally on the U9-H and use the new device for Android.
https://theminixforum.com/index.php?threads/coreelec-minix-u9-h.261/

Edit: I just saw you decided on the T5...
https://theminixforum.com/index.php...-in-the-incorrect-orientation.3286/post-27096
 
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