Android tv box fix?

[Wynts]

Hi there all, I have an old Android TV box which when powered up gets to the logo screen but doesn't load/boot, I have tried the reset button but it doesn't take me to the options menu or reboot the system..I have the correct .img file with firmware of the the device and I have tried unsuccessfully to flash it using Amlogic USB Burner via double male USB cable connecting the box and pc..I have also burnt the .Img file with firmware onto and SD card which was then plugged directly into the box..neither method has worked..I have faithfully followed the instructions for both methods and the software for USB burning and SD card burning are Amlogic tools...so fully compatible as the Android Box is Amlogic also...any help would be appreciated

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! I moved this to the Android TV forum for more specific traffic.

How old is the box? It may just be hardware failure.

 

[Wynts]

Hi thanks for the reply, it's around 5 years old, only really bought it to make the TV in the guest bedroom "Smart" , it's been hardly used ..it's running 5.1 lollipop and cost about £50 at the time, it was preloaded with all the usual stuff and to be fair I could replace with one running 10 or 11 for about the same amount now but if there is a simple fix that would be great, I'm thinking you're probably right to suggest hardware failure as I would have expected one of the flashing methods to have succeeded but thought I'd ask in case there is a solution

 

[B. Diddy]

Hopefully someone else can weigh in, but it can be hard to find any kind of support or 3rd party experience for these off-brand Android TV boxes, since there are so many manufacturers and models. I always recommend that people stay away from these kinds of boxes, and instead go for something more reliable like Chromecast with Google TV, or even Walmart's own .onn Android TV (both of which are quite inexpensive).

 

[rvbfan]

There is a reason they are cheap. No support and inferior hardware. Probably cheaper to just replace it.

 

[B. Diddy]

And also, there will be fewer and fewer apps that can run on an old Lollipop system.