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@samsunggalaxy459

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Doc. Hope all is well for you and your family. Would love to look into it. The 2 links are unfortunately not sending me to the actual product. Any help where to purchase it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! As always, looking forward to another notification from your vid's. Keep up the great work, stay safe! 👍

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

search ebay for "HP T520"

@samsunggalaxy459

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK Thanks ! 👍

@darrenmcnamara1764

4 жыл бұрын

$25 more like $125

@jahn2644

4 жыл бұрын

Hello Doc can.i use this with a Mac

Welcome to my first 20 members - your support means a lot - thank you !

WOW! YOU ARE CONSTANTLY STEPPING UP THE GAME!!!

TDUK always innovative !

Thank you for another great post, I've just ordered one of these 👍

Thanks Doc for making the video. As always you've done a job beyond great.

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

All thanks to you my friend 👍

Awesome video brother TDUK. Man that is really nice. Keep the amazing content coming. Stay safe and enjoy your weekend

Great video Mate 👊👊 Always very informative 👍👍 🗣️ Go TDUK 😎

This is actually brilliant. Another great video Doc.

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Always Amazed of the Cool Content that you share! Appreciate ya Tech Doctor!

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you bro!

great video like always ! great option for those that can not afford a streaming box.

Wow! Very impressive! Love it

Outstanding. Thanks Doc!! 👍🏽👊✊🏽☺💯

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

Thanks for the idea 💡, I am building a new device with this idea along with the remote support.

Thanks for the great upload, your instructions are very clear and precise and easy to follow keep up the good work. Quick question how do I turn the system off and on again do I just press the power button or is there a way to shut down

I have, once again, subscribed. What holds back a lot of people from adopting Android on X86 is the neglect from developers to make Android X86 versions of their apps. Imagine how awesome Retroarch would be with an Android X86 version with cores that don't suffer from the performance penalty of running ARM cores on an X86 machine. This is why tech-heads prefer ARM Chromebooks to the X86 variants. Android ARM apps run better on ARM devices on Chrome OS.

Good one! Just ordered my HP T520, looking forward to trying this OS. Subbed!

Great video and info.👍👍👍

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

👍👌🇨🇦❤, TDUK always bringing us the magic, many thanks,

Brilliant 👏👏👏

Nice one 😁👍

Awesome content thank you! Did you manage to play youtube more then 720p ? My is not working well.

Thank you for this video, I just bought two of these and I tried to install Android tv on one of them but some apps do not work, so I would give it a go with PrimeOS, seems like it is working fine with this one.

Very Nice!

Great tutorial as usual TDUK.

@tonylakeman4268

4 жыл бұрын

Is prime os ok to use as a pc, for basic internet related stuff and printing?

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Yes but do try the Live CD version first to ensure everything works OK before installing

@john26262

4 жыл бұрын

TechDoctorUK I think if I had that box I would put Linux on it. A lite distribution would probably really fly.

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

@@john26262 Will be doing more videos on that, starting with a pure emulation machine and then a light weight linux distro

Is there a way of getting sound coming from the tv rather than the thin client?

love your videos allway,,,,,, best of all,,,,,,,👍👍👍

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@gergissmr32

4 жыл бұрын

TechDoctorUK does this device have a remote control, or how can control it from sofa ?? many many thxx for you ..☺️☺️

Great video! Would love to see this as a Plex server! Keep up the good work.

Bought 2 of these to sort out. Will be installing batocera and either android, Linux or windows

@cameronj739

2 жыл бұрын

How did it go?

I have no interest in a desktop Android but I have a lot of interest in an Android appliance. Can you install the Wolf Launcher and a Bluetooth remote control? If so then I would definitely want to do this project to replace my fire sticks (which are always out of space and can’t run games)

liking the idea can you change the desktop and use a launcher also can you advise a good air mouse/keyboard as well

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

I am using this one amzn.to/2XKMTqh

Cool vid, will the android OS generally fun better than a lightweight linux distro?

Hi great video.. Can you tel me whether one can install Disney plus works?

I just realize I have one of this mini pc just laying around 😂🤦🏾‍♂️BRUUUUH IM THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME

I have the same box; I've got ubuntu on it and it's fast. Just wondering if AndroidOS or Ubuntu is faster on that box... I will probably use it as my streaming box as well; but only downside is it doesn't do 4k..

Do you know if a wifi dongle will work? many thanks for your help.

Do the Playstore apps still have adverts popping up, like on a phone? Cheers.

I was wondering when someone else would figure this set up out. I've been building this exact set up, with Prime OS, for roughly a year. I've sold several to friends, family, & coworker for a nice profit. It took plenty of experimentation with different thin clients and Android x86 versions. However, HP thin clients are the most versatile and the best for running Android. Despite a few bugs, Prime OS is the only Android OS that I could find that will work with the HP T520's wifi card.

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

@robertmjr7996

2 жыл бұрын

I know this is an old thread, but. I am trying this out for the first time, with an HP T620. Prime didn't want to work for me. I'm using Bliss 11, with java runtime issues (won't open installed apk's). Could you share with me which Prime OS ver you used/hacks needed? Thank you

@Adroit1911

2 жыл бұрын

It's great for retro gaming too, just add lemuroid and ROMs and you have an all in one streaming console

@Adroit1911

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertmjr7996 try just using Android x86 and use your favorite launcher. That's how I set mine up last month

like the prime os runs well on my old laptop but i cant get my pc monitor or my HDMI tv to show app in full screen ? do you have any advice on that. Thanks

Any way to get one with 4k hardware?

Hi, Did you try the Mainline Prime OS? Did it work, I have exact same box T520 same specs.

so the thinclient doesnt have windows on it or any software. It boots from the usb which you downloaded the software from another computer right? Also i saw that you use some kind of remote?which remote is that?

Can you hook upa bluetooth USB dongle to this computer that will work with prime os?

hi long time subscriber, love your content. Could I use a vga to hdmi converter so could play on my HD tv and would I need extra cables to power it to play on tv and connection to get sound on the Tv?

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Better to use a DisplayPort ----> HDMI cable

I just got one of this thin client, to make headless music server, using Daphile (or maybe Volumio)

Nice..😁😁😁👍👍👍..

Is this better than the firestick?

Does anyone know how I can see what resolution primeos is displaying at? I am trying to figure out how to set a custom resolution since there are no settings for that in primeos.

Should be able to run Retropie from this.

It worked great, thank you. Can I ask what cable you're connecting to your screen please? I've not then the dual video plugs before, I presumed they were hdmi plugs but they're not. Many thanks 👍

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Display port to display port

@sloggy64

4 жыл бұрын

TechDoctorUK Thank you so much, I've ordered an adaptor for display port to hdmi, I'll let you know how that works 👍

@sloggy64

4 жыл бұрын

Count Rakoczy excellent, thanks for that, does sound work through them too like with hdmi?

hey Tech doc Uk is there any way I can get good and less expensive or for free operating system? or a product key for windows 10 home? please and thank you for any help and/or advice you can give. I am picking that hp t520 thin client in a week or so. Xavier

I have the OS installed but for some reason apps keep crashing including the google play app. The OS alone takes up like 14gb out of my 16gb hard drive. I couldnt even download more than 3 apps before the memory got full so i plugged in a flash drive for more storage but its been a bit of a nightmare with how slow this thing is and how frequently apps are crashing. Same exact thin client and same exact OS. I even tried a newer OS but it was even slower so i went back to the OS you are using. Is there something im missing here? Was your hard drive maxed out when you install Prime OS?

I just picked one up for $ 40 with shipping. Thank you TechDoctorUK and Andrew Whitfield. Looks like this will make a nice little android gaming pc. Can’t wait to start playing around with it.

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@michaelbailey6989

3 жыл бұрын

Where Did You get it mate

@phillipkelly42

3 жыл бұрын

michael bailey eBay

@JS-df3pk

2 жыл бұрын

How did it go? I bought one and installed the same OS and for some reason a lot of my apps keep crashing. Including the google play store. Its been a nightmare.

@phillipkelly42

2 жыл бұрын

@@JS-df3pk I ended up installing batocera linux on it and turning it into a retro gaming computer.

How does stand up next to the shield?

Another One!!!

can you use a usb or bluetooth remote on it?

Nice one bro but does the thin client comes wirh an ssd or is it a normal hard disk

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

m2 ssd

I have a problem, I installed it as you showed , but the box is going after a while in sleep mode, and I can get him out the sleep mode. I everytime have to reset the box. What do i wrong ?

Have you been able to run Netflix? It's not available in the Play Store and If I run Chrome and connect to Netflix I can login and select a movie, but the movie will not run. I tried this on a T520 exactly like yours and on an old Acer laptop with no luck.

Are you able put Google TV launcher on this?

Tech Doctor wonderful video... I bought 2 of these beauties and they are working great. I'm Wondering though is there a wifi card or dongle that can be used with these boxes?

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

USB WiFi will work but you need to ensure its compatible with PrimeOS

@JammerJay

4 жыл бұрын

If you purchase one with an internal wifi / Bluetooth card, Prime OS will work.

Can I use an old Xbox 360 for this purpose?

TDUK this has to be one BEST tutorial I've ever watched thank you!! Also from where can I purchase this mini pc? Was it really $25?

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Mine was £30 as it came with a spare hard drive. If you search on ebay for "HP T520" and select the filter for "Sold Listings" that will give you a good indication on how much they typically sell for.

@kingdavisjr6741

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK I got mine for $39 here in the US

@kingdavisjr6741

4 жыл бұрын

Got mine today! Can't wait to try this out

@phrog.4809

3 жыл бұрын

I'm getting one to install Windows and sync music to my iPod among other things, it should be coming the 25th. It was $27 but I'm upgrading the ssd since 8gb won't fit Windows

can't find this on ebay for 25$, how far down the listings is it please cheers.

wheres the link to the one u brought for 25?

Hi could you install the android tv 9 on this device. The same operating system on the Nvidia Shield and Xiaomi Mi Box. Please a simple yes or no. Dr

@pikerdpike747

4 жыл бұрын

Just install Prime then search for videos that will show you how to change the UI. Wouldn't be that difficult

Is your resolution limited?

Somehow I missed the HP model you were using & I purchased 4 HP t610s with 4GB & 16GB. Loading up PrimeOS Classic went slick as can be. However, trouble began with FileLinked. It installed OK, but executing it brings up a black box momentasrily, then it disappears??? The second trouble is when there's inactivity, the only thing I've found to get the desktop back is a manual power cycling. Rather frustrated... Time for a beer!

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for joining the channel. Finish your beer and join our chat room. If you can't see the link, send me an email tdoctoruk@gmail.com

Is this working on external display?

Awesome video man you the Techdoc no doubt could you do me a huge favor Tech can you see if you can run the game NBA 2k Mobile on this device before i purchase please I would really appreciate it TechDoc

hey Techdoctoruk quick question. i have a few old android tv boxes and want to turn two into mini pcs and the other two in into retro gaming consoles. is this possible and if so can you guide me to do so? thank you for your time and help. Greatly appreciate it!

@TechDoctorUK

Жыл бұрын

follow this guide here kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGait6OmYsXSqtI.html

What version of Android is it currently running

Can it do 4k video? Can it work with kodi without stutter

Is there a way to controll it whit a phone

nice video Doctor. you try netflix? its work ok? sorry my bad english.. Thanks

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

It will only work in SD

Could you play cod mobile on a thin client?

That's an interesting box. I purchased a 4k firestick a couple of days ago. Installed Wolfpack launcher using firetv settings and the fire helper along with a wallpaper. Worked great. Then the next morning I opened the 4k firestick and screen was pale green with apps barely visible. Did a factory reset and reinstalled Wolfpack launcher and worked fine. Then later opened 4k firestick and home menu was pale green. Went to firestick 4k home screen. It was pale green with apps barely visible. Tried another factory reset but would not reset. Does that sound like a defected 4k firestick or do you think the Wolfpack launcher with a bright background had an effect on the 4k firestick.

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Pale green sounds more like a HDMI / hardware issue. You could do a factory reset and leave it as stock to see if that fixes it

@dennyhiett6271

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK thanks for your quick response. I would like to have Wolfpack launcher but I will just use the stock launcher. I do have the Wolfpack launcher on both my T95Q android boxes and 2nd generation fire TV box. I will probably not put very many apps on the 4k firestick. Mostly use for a few movie, tv and sports apps. Love your videos 😊👍

@dennyhiett6271

4 жыл бұрын

Well i went to the local Staples yesterday afternoon and purchased another 4k firestick. Set it up with my favorite apps and worked fine.got up this morning turned the 4k firestick on and what do you know. Yep pale green homescreen with apps barely visible. So I unplugged it and took it back to Staples for a refund. Plugged one of my android boxes in the hdmi port that I had the 4k firestick in and it works perfect. Just wondering what the issue was with the 4k firestick

@dennyhiett6271

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK I added the otg cable to add mini keyboard and mouse. Do you think using the power adapter on the otg cable could have caused the 4k firestick to have the green screen because of lack of enough power?

Hi techdoc, could I use a display port to HDMI cable to connect this to my TV and get picture and sound, thanks Doc...

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

no reason why not, the display port carries video and audio

@voyager4328

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK thank you 👍

While this have audio coming out tv using display port to hdmi

Can it run Android box/android tv os?

Rufus can't find the prime os file. Any tips?

Great video TD! What are the specs? Does it have a 4K video and hdr capabilities?

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c04356040

@coolceecoolcee3958

4 жыл бұрын

TD, I wanted to ask you a question. My friend and I are opening a bar, and I wanted to get 5 Android boxes, something good and reliable. What would you recommend? A lot of the ones out there are slow and freeze a lot. Thanks.

@coolceecoolcee3958

4 жыл бұрын

Something around 50-60 bucks

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

@@coolceecoolcee3958 for long term reliability (updates etc), I would get an official Android TV device like the Mi Box s

Hi could you install the android tv 9 on this device. The same operating system on the Nvidia Shield and Xiaomi Mi Box.

@JammerJay

4 жыл бұрын

Not yet. There was a beta version of Android TV X86 available for download a couple of years ago. However, it was so full glitches that the developer stopped working on it and now it's practically impossible to find online. There is a forum for it on the XDA website.

@user-td4gg5kd7p

3 жыл бұрын

Some apps don't work well on the x86 frameworks.

dude thats awesome! for $25 - $30 thats better than all android boxes under $60!!! If i didnt have an Nvidia Shield i'd totally get one right now!

It would be cool if there a retro game streaming service

@TechDoctorUK

3 жыл бұрын

There is ! - kzread.info/dash/bejne/nq2Bx9Kmm7W4kZs.html

Sounded great but the shipping fee was far too high.do you know anything like this on the UK eBay?

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Sean, have a look here - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-T520-Thin-Client-AMD-1-2GHz-4GB-DDR3-RAM-16GB-Flash/264708465642?epid=596227026&hash=item3da1daa3ea:g:qSkAAOSw5eReoJET (just search for HP t520 , ensure the unit has 4GB ram and 16GB SSD

@JohnSmith-nq7wf

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK that has ended now

i have installed primeos onto the same hardware and been left with less than half a gig free. am i doing something wrong or is the system lying to me ?

how does primeos differ from chrome os?

How is this with kodi does it work good can someone please explain?

I followed all your instructions to the T but when I tried to open call of duty it keeps on crashing at the load up is there anything I need to do

@andrewwhitfield5480

3 жыл бұрын

I know this is late but try going to Prime OS Settings and make sure the check box for the multi window option is unchecked for C.O.D. Also in Prime OS settings make sure to check the box for "Show internet as Wifi to apps." If you still need help message me.

Can it support 4K content?

Can the storage for apps, or the internal SSD be increased?

@peterlevy246

4 жыл бұрын

Yes... I have a 256gb m.2 ssd in mine

does nvidia geforce now work on this ?

Download and install was successfull, but filelinked installed but will not launch

Well, i have to say, that was a well put together tutorial, thanks :-). Decided to grab one of these off ebay and caught one for £30. Now ive had a while to mess around with it, im quite skeptical as to the performance you were getting from yours.. ive had plenty of years worth of tinkering with rasb-pi's, linux arcade setups, pc builds and android builds and this just runs nothing close to how it does in your video. And ideas?. Ive gone through a ton of different tests and its just horrendous at my end. Perfect example: ppsspp - ran wipeout as you did and couldnt even get anything close to playable. Tried my own settings, tried turning everything to minimum and 1x resolution and was barely seeing 10 fps at best. Additionally, youtube was a total nogo. 1080p streams are choppy as hell and could only get anything playable at around 480p to 720p. Couple that with how primeos lags and crashes so much, it makes this box close to unuseable. Would love to hear your input as to how you got it running that smoothly?. All the best and cheers!

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Stuart, thanks for your feedback. I do recall changing a setting in the BIOS, i believe its under the the video/gpu section and its called UMA buffer size. I think the default is Auto but I changed mine to 1GB. Everything else was default and in PSPPP, i left everything as default. Can you check your BIOS and let me know what you see for that buffer size?

@aikon359

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK sir, you are a true gentleman. Thanks for the super speedy reply!, New subscriber here for sure and will go give it a try now and report back. Have a great evening pal. :-)

@aikon359

4 жыл бұрын

interesting solution in the end!. changed it from auto to forced and then played around with 256mb / 512mb and 1g buffer sizes and although it did improve things a little bit, it was still a stuttery mess. I discovered that the unit only displays in 30hz instead of 60hz from the look of it (might experiment on other display devices at some point). so when ppsspp runs a game that natively runs at 60fps, it totally throws the emulator off. i chucked the frameskip to 1 and with it running at 30hz and 30fps it seemed to sync up nicely. tried bumping up the graphics options and it did indeed seem to be refresh rate bound as cranking things up a ton kept the framerate at 30. would also explain the stuttery lag in other places (well.. for someone who is used to 60hz ). youtube did still seem to suffer the same as before but ill keep having a go at it. As you say, for a £25 - £30 thin client, its an impressive purchase!. looking forward to see how you get on with linux. i have a few OS alternatives to try so if i come up with something good, ill message you and let you know. :-)

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

I think you might have looked deeper than me !. I don't recall seeing 30Hz anywhere. I connected mine Displayport to displayport. This link here does show it supports 60Hz - support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c04356040 Anyway, a great unit to tinker with, ,especially with its small form factor. I am planning on doing a complete retro build on it soon - stay tuned !. If you want to join the channel, i am doing a special promo where you can join the chat group for £1 a month (normally its £4.99). This way you can talk to the other like minded folk in real time 😎 . Have a look here - bit.ly/TDUK-Club

can it handle 4k?

1:45 took me a few seconds to work out he'd edited it later to hide what apps he was using in "real time with no editing" 😆...also, I did a quick check and the model for $25 doesn't have wifi just FYI

can it run 4k 60fps youtube vids with NO stuttering?

@JammerJay

4 жыл бұрын

I seriously doubt it but it can't be done on stronger HP thin clients. ;)

Hello doc, may i ask, if i chose a external drive for the PrimeOS to be installed on, will all the apps that i downloaded go to that drive as well? Because i dont want to use the internal storage as it is too small, it will be full in no time, hence i prefer using external storage.

@TechDoctorUK

4 жыл бұрын

The apps will default to where PrimeOS is installed. So if you install to external storage then thats where the apps will install to

@systxicognito9475

4 жыл бұрын

@@TechDoctorUK thanks doc! Installed it on my outdated lagged out acer machine, and now runs smoothly with primeos. Amazing!

Does anyone have a link to purchase this for $25?