Mini Review of Jynxbox Live, a $350 Android Live TV Streaming Box

A few days ago I showed some unboxing pictures and videos for Jynxbox Android M6 and Jynxbox Live, followed by Jynxbox Android M6 review, and today I’ll quickly review Jynxbox Live, an Android TV Box that based on Rockchip RK3066 (full specs available in unboxing post) that can stream over 200 live TV channels after install a Live TV app / crack, and happens to cost a “mere” $350 allegedly because it give access to these live TV channels.

From the outside, Jynxbox Live looks very much like any other Android TV box, with HDMI, Ethernet, S/PDIF, three USB ports, a micro SD slot, a few LEDs, and a Wi-Fi antenna. To get started I’ve connected the provided HDMI cable to the box and my TV, as well as an Ethernet cable, before powering up the device with the USB power supply. After a few seconds wait, you’ll get the Windows 8 Metro like interface shown below.

YouTube, Hulu Plus, Vimeo are pre-installed, and about 20 extra apps such as Netflix, ShadowGun are available via JynxMarket. The Video icons let you play files from a micro SD card, or USB drive, and the Settings menu takes you to the standard Android Settings. In the “About device” section, the box is called Jynxbox_LiveV2, and runs Android 4.2.2.

In the unboxing post, you’ll have noticed a remote control with many buttons such as PVR, DVR info, VOD, Record. etc…, but these are not used at all with this system.

The pre-installed fimware does not justify the $350 price tag at all, but Jynxbox Live manufacturer must have seen Simple.TV DVR selling for $400 by legally providing lifetime live TV via ATSC/Cable tuners as well as recording services, and decided they could just do something similar by providing a Live TV app / crack? to provide Internet based Live TV for $350. However, I’m doubtful of the legality of the whole thing, maybe not for all channels, but at least a few of them.

For review purpose, I tried to install the Live TV app, and it replaced the Video icon, by Live TV, but I can only access 10 channels, and none of them will stream. I also get a message saying “download file failed” when I start the live TV app. I’m guessing the URL may be blocked where I live, as it’s working for other people.

You can have a look at Jynxbox Live device, its user interface, and available apps in the short video below.

If you want to learn more about Live TV app, you can watch the video showing how to install Live TV, and read some impressions from DDSPROS forums. According to one user from this forum nearly 300 channels are currently available:

1. WABC	72. TVA Nouvelle	143. ZEE TV	214. Bein Sport
2. WCBS	73. LCN Nouvelle	144. Headlines Today	215. Nederland 1
3. WNBC	74. Historia Canada	145. GMA Pinoy TV	216. Neederland 3
4. WIPX	75. Canada CBFT	146. GMA Life TV	217. Sport TV Live HD
5. The Outdoor Channel	76. CW11	147. Greek Cinema	218. Sport TV1 HD
6. Univsion	77. Movie Time	148. Media Cosmos Greek	219. More 4 UK
7. Galavision	78. GSN TV	149. MBC 3	220. E4 UK
8. Tru TV	79. Playboy Espanol	150. OTV Lebanon	221. Nederland 2
9. ABC Family	80. Playboy TV	151. SANSKAR TV	222. Channel 4 London
10. UFC WWE BOXING	81. XCITE	152. G Punjab	223 Sport TV 2 HD
11. Unimax	82. Juicy	153. Sony AATH	224. BBC TWO
12. Univision Sport	83. RKTV	154. KIRAN TV	226. ITV London
13. Encore Suspense	84. Hustler TV	155. Art America	227. BBC One
14. Azteca America Este	85. XTSY	156. Iqraa TV	228. BBC Four
15. Fox Desportes	86. RDI	157. Express news	229. Bein Espanol
16. Nicelodeon Teen	87. HBO 1	158. SET USA	230. SKY Sports F1
17. Soap Net	88. OWN	159. TV Asia	231. SKY Sports 2
18. CNN	89. Nickelodeon	160. Sahara one	232. SKY Sports 3
19. Cine Latino	90. Series Plus	161. B4U Music	234. BT Sport 1
20. Baby TV	91. arTV	162. AAJTAK	235. BT Sport 2
21. Telemnudo	92. CinePop	163. TARA Music	236. TBS
22. History Channel En Espanol	93. Zeste	164. Hayatcine	237. Good Life Israel
23 ESPN ESP	94. H2	165. Kahera	238. Kalaignar TV
24. Encore Action	95. KAIRALI	166 AL Yawm	239. Globo TV
25. USA Network	96. NTV	167. ALHAYAT	Added New Channels
26. Comedy Central	97. Channel I	168. Arabica Music	240. RPT 2
27. HBO 2	98. CENE Bangla	169. ARY Zauq	241. RPT Informacao
28. QTV	99. GEO	170. Zing USA	242. Euro Sport
29. Galavision	100. AAG TV URDU	171. ETV Bangla	243. Sky Sports 4
30. UMU	101. Sony Mix Hindi	172. Art Hekayat	244. SIC KIDS
31. RAI News	102. SURYA Malayalam	173. Sony SAB USA	245. Porto Canal
32. Tarab	103. Times Now Hindi	174. MH One	246. Channel 5 UK
33. MLife TV	104. Zoom Hindi	175. Maasranga TV	247. TV124
34. Ary Muzik	105. MTV	176. Alahly TV	248. CBeebies BBC
35. APCLR	106. ASTHA	177. GEO TV USA	249. ESPN US
36. Jus One	107. Sirripoli Tamil	178. ARY Digital USA	250. ESPN News
37. Univision	108. Kalagnar TV Tamil	179. PTV	251. ESPN 2
38. CTV Toronto	109. ABH JN	180. TV one Global	252. OMNI 1
39. NBC	110. Star Vijay International	181. ARY News	253. OMNI 2
40. HGTV	111. SUNTV Tamil	182. Zee Cinema	254. Epix Drive-In
41. CBS Seattle	112. KTV Tamil	183. SETMX	255. Super Channel 1
42. MFEST	113. Israeli Network	184. ZEE Business	256. Super Channel 2
43. MFUN	114. ISRakids TV	185. Willow TV	257. Fox Soccer Plus
44 HBO Canada West	115. Star Plus Hindi	186. Zee Smile	258. Al Arabiya
45. TSN	116. Life OK TV	187. BGMG	259. MBC
46. Teletoon	117. ATN Bangla	188. Zee Kannada	260. Nile Drama
47. TVS	118. BBC American	189. PFC	261. Dream 2
48. RDS2	119. ART MV	190. One World Sports	262. Al Jadeed
49 Global Montreal	120. Al Jazeera News	191. Antenna 1 Greece	263. NBN
50. TreeHouse TV	121. FUTUR	192. RAI Italia 2	264. Abu Dhabi 1
51. E! Entertainment	122. Dandana TV	193. ABC HD	265. MBC Masr
52. TOONF	123. JUS Punjab	194. FOX HD	266. NOURSAT
53. Documentary	124. RAI World Premium	195. Animal Planet HD	267. MBC Drama
54. Golf Channel	125. CTS	196. Food Nework HD	268. Aapka Colors
55. G4 Tech TV	126. MTV AL Lubnaniya	197. TV ASP	269. Sahara Filmy
56 GOLTV	127. AGHAPY TV	198. EQ HD	270. Dunya TV
57. Travel + Escape	128. AAJUSA	199. A&E HD	271. TV9 Gujarat
58. ESPN Classic	129. GET Punjabi	200. TMN Encore Movies HD	272. Alpha etc Punjabi
59. Discovery Science	130. JAYA Plus	201. Military Channels	273. PTC Punjabi
60. ABC Spark	131. ASIA Net USA	202. Tamil Vision	274. Get Punjabi
61. Showcase C	132. Asia Net Plus	203. RDS HD	275. JAYA TV
62. ABC World News	133. Asia Net News	204. WILD TV	276. JAYA Max
63. TCM	134. Asia net Movies	205. Investigation Discovery	277. JAYA Movie
64. Sports Net Pacific	135. MRNGA	206. National Geographic	278. Bangla Vision
65. Vision TV	136. Record	207. NBA TV America HD	279. TV Columbia
66. PBS E	137. SIC Noticias	208. Sportsman Channel	280. Univision Deportes 2
67. The Fight Network	138. SIC	209. Pasiones Estados Unidos	281. Band International
68. TSN M	139. NDTV	210. TLC HD	282. Band News
69. CNN Espanol	140. NDTV Good times	211. FX HD	283. Visat Explorer
70. Disney Junior	141. SUN Music	212. CBC Montreal	284. TV1
71. SRC-M	142. ADITHYA TV	213. Ultisma Argentina

Theather In a Box provided Jynxbox Live for review.

Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft)

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.