Tv Pad

Winston_1 · 01-07-2012, 23:39

Visited some Chinese friends recently and noticed a small black box under the TV next to the bluray player so I asked about it.
It is called TV pad and was bought off the internet from Hong Kong. It connects to a router and to the HDMI socket on the TV.
Using the supplied remote you can access around 25 TV channels from HK, Taiwan, and China plus BBC World, CNN, HBO and a few other English channels. Around 150 films are available, mostly Chinese but a few old English films are available. There seem to be other features, games etc but they did not use these. The supplied manual was in Chinese so I struggled a bit. The quality was not good, about I-player standard in the lowest quality.
An interesting bit of kit, but really only of use if you understand Chinese. There are no ongoing subscription costs.

www.tvpad.hk

c4rv · 02-07-2012, 00:36

Was the content online or via aerial / sat dish / cable ?

If online then its look like run of the mill android boxes that are floating around these days.

Winston_1 · 02-07-2012, 22:35

Online

fastest finger · 02-07-2012, 22:55

Looks a lot like a Roku.

Winston_1 · 03-07-2012, 10:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastest finger

Looks a lot like a Roku.

I just looked up Roku, and yes indeed it is similar. Wonder if both can get the same channels etc.

bronsonss · 05-07-2012, 01:41

You can use the coupon code 16120619 at checkout of the official site to take off an extra $30

bronsonss · 09-07-2012, 03:28

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01-07-2012, 23:39	#1
Winston_1 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,008	Tv Pad Visited some Chinese friends recently and noticed a small black box under the TV next to the bluray player so I asked about it. It is called TV pad and was bought off the internet from Hong Kong. It connects to a router and to the HDMI socket on the TV. Using the supplied remote you can access around 25 TV channels from HK, Taiwan, and China plus BBC World, CNN, HBO and a few other English channels. Around 150 films are available, mostly Chinese but a few old English films are available. There seem to be other features, games etc but they did not use these. The supplied manual was in Chinese so I struggled a bit. The quality was not good, about I-player standard in the lowest quality. An interesting bit of kit, but really only of use if you understand Chinese. There are no ongoing subscription costs. www.tvpad.hk

05-07-2012, 01:41	#6
bronsonss Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2	Share $30 off coupon for TVpad You can use the coupon code 16120619 at checkout of the official site to take off an extra $30

02-07-2012, 00:36	#2
c4rv Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 16,218	Was the content online or via aerial / sat dish / cable ? If online then its look like run of the mill android boxes that are floating around these days.

02-07-2012, 22:35	#3
Winston_1 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,008	Online

02-07-2012, 22:55	#4
fastest finger Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Heart of England. Posts: 8,633	Looks a lot like a Roku.

03-07-2012, 10:14	#5
Winston_1 Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,008	Quote: Originally Posted by fastest finger Looks a lot like a Roku. I just looked up Roku, and yes indeed it is similar. Wonder if both can get the same channels etc.

09-07-2012, 03:28	#7
bronsonss Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2	http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/...udatory/01.png http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/...udatory/02.jpg

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