I haven't seen any mention if this is still coming - I can't wait to ditch ES File Explorer. I hate how the selection box disappears and you have to line up the items just right to move over from the settings column to the file contents window.

Just wondering what dianxin is doing on my android tv device, I updated Es File Explorer earlier this morning and that's when I noticed that the folder appeared. Did a quick search and found that it's some Chinese custom rom, but I've never rooted my device. Has anyone else noticed this after updating to the latest version of Es File Explorer, if so please let me know, for the record I haven't installed any app from unknown sources either. Is this something I should be concerned about ? Or am I just being paranoid ?

Edit: so I did a factory reset and the folder is obviously now gone, however I'm afraid to install ES File Explorer again until I know for certain that it isn't "wasn't" the cause. Can anyone confirm if the latest version 4.0.4.9 has installed the dianxin folder on their device or not ?

Edit #2: so I read the most recent reviews for the latest version of Es File Explorer that was posted today on the Google play store and it seems as if I was right, it looks like I'm not the only one that has noticed this (dianxin folder suddenly appearing after updating) some have even reported that their AV has flagged the latest version of ES as a threat. Well chock that up for coincidence, I've been a long time user of ES so this is definitely disappointing news :/ I'll wait for Solid Explorer or try a different file manager in the meantime.

it appears to be set up fine, but when i try to cast from the laptop the TV does not appear as a device.

thoughts?

I currently have a Vizio 4K TV that only has one 60hz HDCP 2.2 compliant HDMI port. Major problem with my shield and other 4k peripherals. Can't find a single switch that advertises support for HDMI 2.0 AND HDCP 2.2 Capabilities.

Anyone have one or know of one?

I'm looking to get a 4tb USB drive for game ROMs and I was wondering if I would have any issues with a bus powered USB drive? Specifically looking at the Seagate Backup Plus Slim.

Thanks!

Wondering if someone has or had the same issue as me with my Nexus Player. So I recently purchased a NP and decided to get an OTG adapter for internet (some apps were running too slow with wifi). Every app that I use (Plex, Youtube, Kodi, Twitchtv) seem to to run beautiful with no stutter or anything, BUT when I play stuff on Netflix, it stutters and is unbearable to watch.

When I disconnect the ethernet and connect via wifi, the other apps run somewhat "OK", but Netflix runs beautifully and barely if no stutters occur.

Anyone have any idea why and IF there is is a way to fix this?

TIA!

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Just curious if anyone has adblock running for android tv or nvidia shield? I know i can do it on my phone and tablet but was curious if anyone has rooted their android tv with adblock and installed things like xposed etc

Notably Nvidia GameStream keeps on disappearing, no idea why. It comes back after restarting, but it's still pretty annoying considering its something I actually use.

Anyone else get this issue?

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The SHIELD is only be able to listen for devices that can pair to it. It can't scan for Bluetooth devices and pair with them, such as headphones. Why did they miss out a very basic Bluetooth feature? Is there an app to bypass their silly accessory page and just scan?

Even Chinese boxes can do this properly. Sigh.

I'm not sure this is the right place, but I figured most of you would be using Plex, whereas not many redditors at the Plex subreddit would be on Android TV.

I'm trying to get Plex to stream the original file to the Shield TV, without transcoding. I can get Plex to stream smaller files (1 - 2 GB) without issues, but it tries to transcode my larger files (around 6 GB). The codecs seem to be identical, so that's probably not it.

Kodi with PleXBMC runs everything fine, but I prefer Plex' leanback UI. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The CBSN app hasn't been loading for me for the past three days. It just spins then crashes. However, the website works fine on my PC. Anyone else have issues?

There is just no point when you've got AndroidTV.

• Archos Player connects by SMB or DLNA and there is basically no setup required beyond that. No need to sort your ahem downloads at all. Kodi and it's various media scrapers are resource (and time) hogs, and choke on mixed video folders as well as some arguably poorly named files.

• Kodi: click, wait, click, wait, click wait. AndroidTV apps seem to function instantaneously.

• Kodi plugins: inefficient web scrapers that rarely work when you want them to. AndroidTV: there are plenty of apps that get the job done for the streaming crowd. For those who must, PopcornTime or ShowBox (with a mouse) makes Kodi look like it is still designed for use on the original Xbox.

• HDHomerun just works. And the live channel feature just can't be matched in Kodi. It doesn't have the speed to simulate that Cable TV snappiness.

• STB emulator and IPTV apps are lightning fast. My friends watching me flip through channels think I've switched to Homerun.

• Kodi just doesn't really handle casting. I don't know why people try to get it to work and expect it will perform even half as well as an AppleTV or Chromecast/Google Cast device.

• just about every streaming video source looks like garbage. Say what you will about AndroidTV's YouTube app, but the Kodi plugins just aren't built to the same standard. Horrible buffering, and occasionally scaling issues. No thanks.

• AndroidTV's leanback launcher is fast and free of lag.

Here is ONE for Kodi: It does play H.265/HEVC without a hitch. Archos simply needs to do a better job with their codec pack.

Please add to this list to help offset the huge number of "I bought an Android box for $300 to watch Free shows" posts.

Please mods, would you post a sticky about the "fake" android boxes that are not officially supported? Every time i go through posts here, there is at least one poor redditor who has to explain the cons about these boxes. Seems like it would be easier to just sticky information about it.

Hey all!

We are looking for 2 4k tv's to play a little commercial for our company. They need to play the file from a USB, does anyone have any idea if this is possible? And if so, do we need a dual core tv/quad core tv etc?

Can anyone explain how to install a working version of the BBC iPlayer on a US Sony Android TV? I am currently using SmartDNS and a Chromebox to stream BBC and would love to do it all on the Sony TV itself without the need for a Chromebox.