Can anyone recommend a stable, reliable Android TV box?

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  1. Micky Finn

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    Bought one at weekend, but set it up today and it runs for a few minutes before rebooting to the startup sequence. Already back in the box waiting to be returned. Can anyone suggest models that have proved stable and reliable for less than £50? Amazon reviews, as usual, vary wildly between 'the best thing ever' and 'it's a piece of crap'.....
     
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    Was looking for summat with 2 gigs of RAM.

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    Will that run kodi 17.1 ok? Is there any need for me to get one if I've got a firestick?
     
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    Depends what you want it for. If you just run Kodi and have a decent wifi signal, then no. Our wifi is bobbins, so I wanted a cabled ethernet connection, plus these new boxes do 4K, which is nice to have.
     
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    why not just pay a bit extra and get amazon fire tv box. cant fault it myself
     
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