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I find the inclusion of the HDD slot to be one of the best feature for the PixePlay. XBMC on the Pixeplay performed smoothly, playing back as above all the various videos and in addition, also provides a neat and clean interface for accessing the media arranged on my HDD. I tried the Gotham beta from but ran into problems. If you are a Plex fan, do check out Serenity as well. I installed XBMC immediately, due to my familiarity with XBMC and do note, there’s a customised version of XBMC on the Pixeplay website that you would need to install.

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The Kuro’s Android platform provides easy connectivity to apps, internet, both online and offline content. There was significant frameskip on the PixePlay but that being said, that was the only problematic clip and I similarly encountered frame skipping (albeit lesser) playing it on my desktop computer too. You can check it out from Auby Video Test demo here. The only one that really stumbled was the infamous Birds MKV, a 1080p, h264, 40mbps remux clip.

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This included the I am Legend – Trailer, LG 3D Demo 1080P Half-SBS clip that they play on the TV sets, and many more. I tried it out on a few video formats and well, no issues generally – from your typical 1080p mkv, mp4, etc.

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Antutu Benchmark score is only 10K plus though so take note if you are intending to run more intensive android apps, notably games. The Kuro runs on Android 4.22, includes 1gb ram and a dual core processor, not the fastest in the market, but it is built with the media player in mind and definitely no problems to handle local 1080p 3D Blu-ray, 3D BD-ISO, MKV, RMVB files and a variety of other HD video formats and codecs. This functionality is not easily duplicated on other Android sticks or boxes due to the multitude of factors, such as the USB interface, the USB HDD case and whether it supports sleep, etc. Powering off the Kuro from the remote also puts the HDD to sleep. There’s also a USB 3.0 port which I didn’t try out but could be handy for faster storage medium. There’s also USB slots for additional storage or connectivity. Once installed the drive appears as a SATA device in Android, and will be mounted at the default location mnt/sda or sdb etc. The device can accommodate and power up a 2.5 inch or a 3.5 inch drive.

Open up the cover, and slot the hard drive into the molded bracket and you are done! Easy.

On top of all those ports and connectivity options the EZTV also has room for a SATA hard drive. I pretty much only use the HDMI but more options could come in handy for home users with for e.g. For those who want sound via a different route than the HDMI cable, the device has coaxial and optical outputs. As well as the HDMI output there is a composite video jack for the really old tvs. My router was around 10m away and in another room, and signal strength remained good. The device has a Wi-Fi antenna on the back so connecting to your Wi-Fi hotspot isn’t a problem. Wi-Fi built in and a 100 Mbit/s (RJ45) Ethernet port are included. On the hardware front, one convenient aspect is the number of output ports. The detailed specifications of the Kuro are listed below, so I will just briefly cover it here.

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No matter, renamed it and it found the videos and displayed cover art if they have folder.jpg or you can download cover art / posters too. Mine was “Movies” and it indicated that no videos were found. It would have been friendlier if it could just search all available videos or at least let one choose the default folder location.

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There is an software integrated media interface provided by PixePlay, but requires that the folder naming structure for videos to be stored in a “Movie” folder on the root location. User friendliness and overall experience is good and configuration was easy, as after connecting the HDD, and then booting up to a clean interface with the important access to features, such as videos, browser, control settings, etc available on the main homescreen. The PixePlay KURO Smart Player has learnt from others, such as AcRyan and also the tons of China-based Android TV sticks, set top boxes etc, and has attempted to combine various features into a user-friendly, one-of-a-kind home entertainment device for the home. PIXEPLAY, a Singapore company, has made available the Kuro Smart Player, that brings together Android functionality and a HD-based media player for an all-in-one home entertainment solution. You probably would have noticed, Android Media players are popping up all over the places.