Hi guys, not sure if I'm just missing something, but for some reason I can get HDR on Netflix, but I'm not getting any HDR on Amazon instant video, I don't even see the HDR tag anywhere...

Anyone have any idea why that might be at all?

I'm thinking of ordering Xiaomi Mi Box 3 as my first TV box. I'd like to use Kodi on it to play movies from an external hard drive plugged directly into the box. I have a 2TB USB powered (no wall plug) Seagate drive. I haven't been able to find much evidence of this being a viable setup. Has anyone here done this? Should I order a powered USB hub while I'm at it?

1. I appreciate the way it is set up. I like the 3 sections. It looks clean. I sort of like the oversized text.
2. Lack of live channels app integration is disappointing. I didn't necessarily expect it because it is a streaming service, but it would have been nice.
3. Starting a show that you are recording late: It should start you from the beginning instead of taking you to live.
4. Fast forward/rewind is not ideal with the shield remote. You need to select the progress bar, click right, and then go back down and click play again. Lots of needless button clicks.

I think it compares well to PS Vue. I hope they fix some of these relatively small issues.

I'm aware that HBOGO isn't supported for the device. Does anyone know a workaround to this issue?

I know there is no official one, but I'd love to be able to drop my remote into a nice "dock" when not using it so it charges and I know where I left it! - I always forget to charge it! Anyone any suggestions/links to something cool/unconventional that they have found or use? ( like a 3d printed thingy or something? )

Thaaanks!

Hi

I have a sony bravia 2017 model with android 7.0 I have an amplifier connected to the headphone jack of the TV.

Whenever I change the volume the TV lags a lot, especially when watching Netflix but also happens in other apps like Kodi. When I change the volume the playback typically stops for 2-3 seconds then starts again as the volume indicator pops up on the screen.

Why is my TV lagging when I change the volume and how can I fix it?

Hi

I have a sony bravia 2017 model with android 7.0

When I turn the TV on google play movies starts playing a trailer for some movie, which is really annoying. Sometimes a trailer will start playing at random times and once it happened while I was watching the TV.

What is really frustrating is how difficult it is to exit the trailer. The only way I've found is pressing the home button and then the trailer will continue playing in the background until you launch another app. To top of the frustration the trailer is like 10 min long and it says "Rent for x$" but I've yet to find a way to actually rent the movie through this ad.

So this app is a total disaster and I would like to remove it from my TV. I've already disabled the app, uninstalled updates, force stopped the app and all that jazz but to no avail.

How can I prevent google play movies from playing ads on my TV?

I'm currently using the app called "IPTV" and it works just fine but I'm just wondering if there's something better I could be using.

I hate the new Youtube TV, but also hate having to disable updates for all my apps. I was wondering if there's a modded APK or some work around.

So I need to setup a VPN to use my home network while traveling. Is there any somewhat simple way to do this? I'd greatly appreciate any and all help.

Any idea how to solve this or factory reset it ?

Hi /r/AndroidTV,

My apologies if this isn't the right spot, but I was hoping that someone else here might have a suggestion or two that I have not tried. Out of nowhere the TV will not even power on. I've tried Sony support and nothing helped, including an attempted forced reset by using the physical power/volume buttons on the back of the TV. I feel that an app update might have bricked it, but I wasn't sure if anyone has experienced the same with this model. It's out of manufacturers warranty by one year, so repair or a new set will be my next steps. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks for reading.

edit: Quick update, I ended up taking the TV to a local authorized Sony repair center. The logic board was fried. Also, the replacement part is around $450 in case anyone else has this issue in the future. Thanks for your help everyone!

I don't suppose the Mi Box will do some sort of elegant downsampling that allows files encoded in 10 bit color to look relatively normal on a non-HDR display?

Hey guys. Owned a shield in like 2014, split with gf, let her keep it. It had the headphones in the remote. I really liked that feature for living with a SO.

I read that only comes with the pro now. Should I get a pro for that functionality? Or can I save myself $100 and get the normal one and bluetooth headphones?

I'm also open to a non shield product, if it's solid with a good remote, as I already have the steam link. But bluetooth earphones are a must.

I'm curious if there are any options for connecting an OTA antenna and tuner to my network for Live Channels support. Where my Nexus Player currently sits I don't have good enough reception (metal stud apartment complex) and I'd like to place my antenna in a desirable location and transmit the OTA channels back to my Nexus Player. I'm vaguely familiar with the HDHomeRun offerings but I'm looking for something a little cheaper hopefully.

I have tried a few my favourite so far perfect tv but Im trying to have the channels by group as I only watch the USA and Spain channels. At the moment I need to go over 8000 channels to find what I want :/

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Good morning, I have some trouble installing a working android TV version of Netflix. I have found (no links, gooogle :) ) several patched versions of the Android TV app for Netflix. The last one, almost 1 year old 3.2.2 version worked, sometimes crashed, but was perfectly useable (and played back in 4k) during the last month or so.

Yesterday, it fell back on the dreaded ui-800-3 error which crashed the app, no matter how many times I restarted it. Because of this I'm trying hard to find a perhaps newer version of the patched app, or trying a way to bypass this error, which I have no idea where it would come from. Any ideas here?

Thank you very much,