As the title says I'm trying to pick up a TV Box on a tight budget. So there's a few factors that effect price, I most likely couldn't afford a box with all of them so should I prioritise having:
- 5.1 Lollipop over 4.4 KitKat
- 2GB RAM over 1GB RAM
- Octacore GPU over Quad-core GPU
Going into it I imagined that the RAM is the most important factor and that the others won't have too much of an effect (it won't be used for gaming) but for general streaming apps & Kodi, what would be the most important factors for /r/AndroidTV?
Prioritise by getting a real android TV box. If you are on a budget, thats the Nexus Player.
I know those "Android boxes" on amazon proclaim all these great specs, blah blah, but they are literally just hardware slapped together with vanilla Android slapped on top. No optimization, no software development, no QA. They are nothing more than low end Android tablets with HDMI outs.
Avoid them and you will avoid frustration down the road. The Nexus Player can occasionally be found in brick and mortar stores for $50 or on ebay for around that amount. It will be an infinitely better experience.