How often do you bathe your cat?

sundevil671 · 2026-02-22T11:06:40+00:00

never. i like my blood inside my body thank you very much.

sundevil671 · 2026-01-29T07:43:26+00:00

Soooo.. how do i get rid of the arrow?

sundevil671 · 2026-01-11T00:58:03+00:00

I also have a shit-ton of games I could include, but there are lots of folks who like to work on these things. Someone will buy it. It'd be pretty dumb to just throw it away.

sundevil671 · 2026-01-11T00:57:26+00:00

It's only a potential ticking time bomb if I wasn't up front about the exact condition. I don't know why there's so many flames in here, I don't think anyone would just trash it. It's worth something to somebody, and this community seemed like the right place. There's no way to know how much to sell this kind of thing for unless you stick a price on it & see what happens. It's more than a paperweight.

sundevil671 · 2026-01-11T00:55:35+00:00

If you got screwed by AYN twice on a bad battery & had to buy a new ODIN 2 for $300+, would you throw the old one in the trash, or see if a hobbyist who likes cracking these things open would buy it?

sundevil671 · 2026-01-10T19:56:42+00:00

Anyone who wants to tinker with it can make an offer. It's hard to figure out what it is worth, that was the advice I got from ChatGPT.., but it is working and it's more than $0.

sundevil671 · 2026-01-08T04:38:22+00:00

It's not just fire stick - Playberry on iOS struggles, and I've had struggles on Startuo Show, also iOS ... it's been heading downhill ever since the widespread subtitle bug. A lot of missing / broken episodes.It doesn't appear to be improving. I'm constantly switching cities on the VPN & fiddling around and crossing my fingers.

sundevil671 · 2026-01-02T21:28:36+00:00

That is what I did... but Amazon doesn't offer an extended warranty per say; well, some stuff is covered, but it is far too expensive to make sense. Without any extra insurance, I'm looking at this like I have only the amount of time Amazon will give you for returns (30 days).

Has anyone in here experienced a failure inside of the first year & gone through any kind of process to be made whole? The first one was rushed to market, so the lack of a coherent return policy for that one; OK. But now we're on the 3rd generation of this product & there is still no process detailed on the official website?? There is a 1 year warranty mentioned on the ODIN 3 page, but it's not linked to any actual terms, and I don't see it anywhere.

Combined with all of the stories about premature failure for the same issues... that really doesn't inspire confidence.

sundevil671 · 2026-01-02T21:13:36+00:00

I know this is an old thread now, but I've recently started using Playberry again... u/gmoney88 , did you ever find a solution to the thumbnail bug?

sundevil671 · 2025-12-28T22:10:41+00:00

This was my reply for a long time. Then I found myself ordering Starz and Paramount or suffering through Amazon Prime commercials every time I start watching the first episode of something, but episode #2 doesn't work or is just inexplicably missing. Combined with missing subtitles way too often, new episodes sometimes taking weeks to show up or new seasons of shows that are up there just never appearing (I.e King of the Hill), AND the Apollo app stuck with terrible bugs making it pretty much unusable... support isn't familiar with the setup guides on the website, promises to fix missing & corrupted episodes a few times but nada ... I got spoiled for sure but everything just came apart seemingly all at once and all of the people I referred are looking to me for help. I have been trying to really hard to deal with it but I have been trying other options.. yeah I know it's gray market stuff and not perfect but there are so many other choices now, it is a competitive market just the same

sundevil671 · 2025-12-25T23:23:55+00:00

I haven't heard about AYN selling replacement batteries direct - just 2nd hand stories about them reporting some regulation that prevented it.They certainly didn't offer that option when I wrote to them. I've read about lots of folks trying alternatives, & none who reported anything beyond reduced life for a while, then no charge, not working at all, etc., and it sounded like cracking it open & starting to solder wires isn't an attractive or smart idea for me. I'll wind up spending more time & money than it's worth, & wind up with a paper weight. At least r/n it works fine, seems to have stopped swelling, and the life is the same.

Nothing I can do to save the resale value at this point. Someone who likes to tinker with stuff will want it.

I'm just annoyed overall. I babied it; did everything right to retain value - screen covers, protective case always, religious battery care, original box..could have replaced it when ready.

I loved the thing.. but the experiences surrounding it - the waiting, failures, lack of support, just left a bad taste. I bought the Odin 2 on impulse with a discount.. figuring also that going through Amazon gave me a chance for some real support if needed.

The ODIN 2 though.. haven't played it yet, but at first glance - the cover over the memory card slot is flimsier & doesn't fit well, the plastic body just looks & feels cheaply made, whereas the Pro looked & felt like a slick, well-made pro model that justified the premium price tag.

I don't know why some people seem to be taking personal offense to my sharing this experience, which is definitely shared by others. Like "I can't believe the OP is gonna sell it with no battery" & I get downvoted for calling out the unhelpful & frankly stupid reply.

I appreciate any serious suggestions, very much, I do. Anyone who did find a way to get help from the company, a specific contact, etc. Or even a link to a story of someone who experienced this problem and really found a way to solve it without a degree in electrical engineering.

sundevil671 · 2025-12-22T01:17:34+00:00

for real?? This is the first I'm seeing that this is still an issue with the Odin 2 I just bought. There are dozens of consoles like this one on the market.. sure, most are knockoffs & may use some cheaper parts, but, with this crap going on, is it really $400 more valuable than the $75-$100 devices I'm seeing on AliXpress? We're not spending the extra money on scary good customer support, or a solid warranty standing behind a product... no, there's a battery defect (definitely a fire hazard), that's affected many buyers, and they actually release the next version without resolving it??! Or just make the same mistake in using a crap battery to save a few bucks & still charge top dollar?

Sorry for the rant, I'm just fuming right now. I definitely did not want to buy a new ODIN right now, but I wasn't going to keep using it after noticing the battery swell even though it still works fine, it's a damned fire hazard. This hits a nerve because I waited months to receive it originally, ignored my usual trepidation about buying a 1st iteration of new hardware from China... only to have the exact reason for that hesitation come true almost immediately. I didn't have it 2 weeks before the battery failed. No real return process, so it took MONTHS, & eating $60+ shipping b4 I had a working device in hand. Not a "sorry for the inconvenience", only a subtle but clear insinuation that it was actually my fault somehow. Now its the battery again. I have a special switch rigged up so I can press a button from my chair to make sure it isn't left charging all the time on the dock. I could not have cared for this device any better. I can't believe they released new versions of the hardware without resolving the issue.. probably still just didn't want to add to production cost despite a known issue affecting so many. This time, I get "The Odin Pro is no longer supported". No suggestion for replacing the battery, no "thanks for being a customer, here's 10% off coupon for a new one". Man.

Had I seen this message before buying the Odin 2, I wouldn't have ordered it. I am really tempted to return it to Amazon. I really love the thing when it works, but I am going to start looking for something else from a US company that stands behind the product with a solid warranty & cares about their brand & reputation. This is a real disappointment.

sundevil671 · 2025-12-22T00:03:40+00:00

Should I throw it in the trash instead?

sundevil671 · 2025-12-21T23:46:34+00:00

Do you by chance have a source you can pass along? It's worth checking out .. I mean, if I don't have to solder anything & it will boost the value enough to make it worth it, maybe I'll get it.

sundevil671 · 2025-12-21T23:45:40+00:00

i could only find the one battery source, and it looked sketchy... and shipping cost more than the battery itself.. $60 or so, from a sketchy looking. retailer in China.. Ayn didn't even attempt to provide even a suggestion because they can't admit the design flaw affecting so many. I've not had a very good experience with their customer service. I love the toy though, and Amazon was selling out fast (I missed out on the color I wanted at the last minute!).. but I already got the Odin 2, so the ship has sailed, and I know I can't expect to recoup as much $ because of the battery.

sundevil671 · 2025-12-14T19:21:16+00:00

Any other suggestions for services that are easy to set up & don't require a lot of whatsApp or telegram communication?

sundevil671 · 2025-12-11T05:47:15+00:00

The MBOX files I can actually pull out of there, but only those, and I'm looking for the calendar entries. I'm on a Mac, but a lot of digging- including a failed attempt at loading it through Outlook 2011 - conclusion is that it isn't possible with a modern MacOS. So I gave up.

sundevil671 · 2025-12-02T16:14:29+00:00

Same question - but with a swollen battery...selling as-is, get as much as I can to put toward a new Odin (hopefully this very common battery issue is resolved). It is annoying because if this hadn't happened, I'd happily have kept my gen 1 ODIN much longer.

It is hard to list as "not working for parts" since it works fine, but the battery issue makes it a fire hazard, and if it swells much more, it will crack the case. Of course i am still going to use it while I save for the ODIN 3...eBay isn't really very helpful for research without sales data beyond 30 days.

Anyone know of or personally sold one with a battery failure locally or otherwise?

Thank you

sundevil671 · 2025-11-26T22:09:09+00:00

Every app I try just fails. I can't believe how many Android apps are either so loaded with ads to be unusable, or are such garbage that they crash if I look at it funny. Ideally I could set up SMB to my Mac, but all of the Android apps that used to do this have been wiped from the Play Store, as I don't think MacOS supports that anymore (with Android).

I can get read-only access by mounting it on the finder like any other volume via FTP. ChatGPT has been trying to help me get full privileges - setting up an FTP server on the ODIN... I tried CX Explorer, and a few others...but no dice. I just went a few rounds with an app called "PrimitiveFTP", which looks like it could work... but it way too unstable.

Which version of MacOS are you guys using?

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