Is the nexus the right option for my needs?

First off, thanks for your time.

I am thinking about buying the nexus media player now that it is only . My other option was getting a rasberry pi.

My main goal is I want to use it for emulators to play old roms. There are plenty of good emulators in the play store and I can just sideload them. I would also like it to have plex which I know it does.

If I go with the Raspberry pi I can just load retropi on it but I'm not sure if I can then use plex.

Lastly is the controller- http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexu...llers-t2973028
That convenient thread lists potential options.
I already have a wii u pro controller. I googled to see if it is compatible and did not find any clear answers. Do you guys have any experience with this or know If I can just buy a bluetooth dongle and usb adapter to get it to work? Will this dongle work on the raspberry pi?

If this doesnt work I can always get the 16 dollar Nyko Play Pad Pro that it supposed to work with this

Overall which option do you guys think is the cheapest/most convenient for me?
Is there another system out there that I am not thinking about that would be an even better option?

Thanks again

Point me in the right direction!

Hello all!

I've been a creeper around here since 2010 (obviously not on the G4 forum), and I have just now decided to register. I got into rooting and ROM'ing with my Droid X, and now I'm a "phone enthusiast" (I suppose that's what you can call someone who irresponsibly spends money on different phones).

So I'm a third year Computer Security student at my University and I know languages like Java and C. Java, being the language that Android is based on, and C, being the basis for Linux systems, I would imagine to be very beneficial to me in Android development. Basically, what I'm trying to find is a good resource to tell me how all of the system image files work. I've had to reflash firmware plenty of times and know of the system files like system.img, boot.img, etc. and I want to know how they all work and work together.

My end goal is to be able to unlock the bootloader (which I imagine is decrypting the file and editing something within it) for the community. But, I can't even try to do that without knowing how all of this stuff works together and what exactly it means in the technical sense to unlock the bootloader.

Are there people on this forum who know or a resource to learn about this stuff, or a user who is experienced enough to explain to me how this all would work?

PS. I know there are some really smart people working on unlocking it, and I'm certainly not trying to jump in and act like I can do it. I'm just purely curious in trying to do this.

Thanks in advance!

dslappy

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I'm on Build 1545VRUFNK4 and 4.4.2> tried towelroot but says device is not supported (tired 3 times). Aslo could not get Kingoroot to work.

Is this phone the right choice?

Hello. I bought this phone 3 days ago. It is all good. It is okay but heating can not be ignored.

I have one question related to the phone heat. Do you think heating can cause problems on the screen? Can heating burn my phone? What is the actually acceptable degree celcius range of this phone?

Mine are about 35 - 42 degrees, mostly.

[Q] Is the Nexus Player right for me ?

Hi fellows,

I currently own an Xbox 360 and a Rasperry Pi running OpenElec. The Xbox 360 is used for games and Netflix while OpenElec is running Kodi to play the local media on my NAS. I am looking to replace my RPi with a device that will be able to have the following features :

- Kodi. I tried Plex and didn't like it.
- Netflix (Because my X360 is really noisy and pisses me off)
- Google Play Music
- Google Play Movies (for Renting and already owned)
- Spotify
- Small mobile games
- Can use my phone to remote control
- Chromecast feature to cast my computer screen

I think that the Nexus Player can handle all that, however I wonder how good and stable is the NP at accomplishing these tasks. I am very familiar with Android (been using it for over 4 years on my phones) and I am tech-savvy. I would like however a simple and stable solution where my wife and kids can play with the device easily. I was able to achieve that easiness and stability with OpenElec, but I am looking for a device that will be able to be much more than just a Kodi player.

I think the direct competitor to the NP is the Roku. Roku cannot run Kodi, but has the Google Play Music and Movies available. However, I have seen numerous issues about renting movies through Google Movies not working on Roku. Has anyone ever rented a movie on Google Play Movies on the NP and had issues ? Is this service stable ? Renting through Google Play Movies is cheaper than my local TV provider, so I'm thinking about making the switch to Google. Or any other suggestions than Google Play Movies ? Netflix Canada selection really sucks.

I'm not looking to spend more money than a Nexus Player. The NVidia Shield TV is out of the question and the Amazon Fire TV does not seem to be available in Canada. The Roku and the NP are my 2 viable options as far as I know. I like Android, so the NP looks very interesting. However I wouldn't want to buy the NP to find out that it cannot do everything I want it to do.

Thanks for any input !

Neo.