Not all Mag 254 are created equally

[freetv4life]

Maybe some of the issues ppl are having could be the boxes themselves. The fact that not all boxes are created equally.

I have two Mag 254 boxes both with same firmware one straight from the manufacturer and one from ebay that is suppose to be genuine. Both boxes are identical even with the world map on top and infomir logo with the only difference being that the charger of the one from the manufacturer is shorter than the other.

Yet the one from the manufacturer hardly freezes and hardly hangs up such that the only choice you have is to reboot \ power cycle it.

Could the other box be a clone ?

[Kimbo]

I have 2 Mag 254, they are both hooked to a internet extender via Ethernet cable they both work the same. I do not run them at the same time but so far they are equal regarding any freezing. If you think you have a clone, you can always email infomir with a picture and product ID and they will verify. They did it for me.

Also make sure they both are updated with their updated software.

[Kodi64]

I am going to have to agree with the op on this mine was a piece of junk constantly unplugging from the back freezing locking up my friend from the same batch as me our mac and serial were very close he has to as well unplug it constantly
another friend who got one months earlier his has been working like a true champ all along it is why we bought them
I sold mine prior to the r11 update as I couldn't handle it any more
my friend still has his and did the upgrade and surprisingly he hasn't took a hammer to it because it has been worse since the r11 updated firmware

[K00lKatT]

I have no probs at all with r11, none whatsoever, thks

[Kodi64]

I seriously think its bad solder points on the main board or slight cracks like the op says not all are created equal and the qc had went to the toilet on some batches to meet the demand

[Kimbo]

Must be a few batches, since i have a couple of friends that have MAG 254 and they haven't had any issues. Infomir has good costumer support and have been known to state that they will replace within warranty.

[frostycold]

These boxes are mass produced and like anything, there will be a few bad apples in the bunch. As IPTV become more mainstream, there will be more clones, just like FTA. Buyer beware. Do your homework. I would stay away from Ebay. Buy from a respected dealer. There have many suggestions here and many happy customers.

Personally, I love my Mag 254. It handles streams from my home network like a champ. No issues at all, even with the new firmware. I can bet you that there will be a clone kill somewhere down the line.

[floder2]

I believe the Avov 1 has the S/N number in their servers...or else your box would not connect......that may be their way of keeping clones from not working..........

[frostycold]

Do the Avov's connect to the Avov server first? That would be one way to keep the clones at bay. It's not a horrible idea.

[Big_Boy_Test]

So far my 2 weeks MAG254 is working fine.. at fist was with r3 and yesterday upgraded to r11 and working smoothless... priceless stb!!

[Bkman2020]

I had a similar issue when i bought my mag 250,fixed by firmware updates .

[causap63]

let say you buy 2 LG tvs
one is perfect the other has a problem
things like that are possible
electronic devices are cheap and not exactly perfect

[wineonnine]

i got two 254 bought 30days between them- both would freeze. i did two things and still doing one ever time i turn one on- i go to settings
and reboot- now 95% of the time i can watch 2 or 3 movies and have no trouble, the other i bought 1.4 hdmi and got rid of my old ones
hope this helps others, when they finish setting up, i dont think we'll have these problems.

[Kimbo]

I agree with you, the difference i got when i change to an high quality HDMI is very noticeable.

i got two 254 bought 30days between them- both would freeze. i did two things and still doing one ever time i turn one on- i go to settings
and reboot- now 95% of the time i can watch 2 or 3 movies and have no trouble, the other i bought 1.4 hdmi and got rid of my old ones
hope this helps others, when they finish setting up, i dont think we'll have these problems.

[supaman32052]

Mine from eBay freezing a lot also.

[jjjackson]

Some of the problems maybe the HDCP protection built into the HDMI output. If your running HDMI though things like splitters or newer cables your problems could be HDCP.

[donaldb]

Maybe some of the issues ppl are having could be the boxes themselves. The fact that not all boxes are created equally.

I have two Mag 254 boxes both with same firmware one straight from the manufacturer and one from ebay that is suppose to be genuine. Both boxes are identical even with the world map on top and infomir logo with the only difference being that the charger of the one from the manufacturer is shorter than the other.

Yet the one from the manufacturer hardly freezes and hardly hangs up such that the only choice you have is to reboot \ power cycle it.

Could the other box be a clone ?

Same here!

[grafix_d]

Maybe some of the issues ppl are having could be the boxes themselves. The fact that not all boxes are created equally.

I have two Mag 254 boxes both with same firmware one straight from the manufacturer and one from ebay that is suppose to be genuine. Both boxes are identical even with the world map on top and infomir logo with the only difference being that the charger of the one from the manufacturer is shorter than the other.

Yet the one from the manufacturer hardly freezes and hardly hangs up such that the only choice you have is to reboot \ power cycle it.

Could the other box be a clone ?

yup Im having exactly same issue, seems to freeze like on the hour, weird right after a show and then I Power cycle and its fine... now its acting all busted up and just showing black screen.... Gonna call CS in morning

[ZurichKabel]

i have been selling th MAG250/254/270 for two years and have never had a bad box .....

[djgates06]

i have the 254 for 2 months i find it dull and slow remote was not responding well either sometimes and you had to press hard to change the channel
also had to reboot or the had hte device reboot on it own few times sold it the other day cant deal with that crappy box bouught the avov vixo1 last night cant wait to test this box and seems it much faster and smoother then the mag254.

[theuduk]

Got three mag254 each from a different place and all run well as do the two Avov models.

[Marley]

but as of today if its to good to be true guess what

[greg]

no problem here with mag 254 got mine from ebay

[ZurichKabel]

never had a MAG go wrong in 2 years