Just interested in everyone’s thoughts. I was looking at the Nvidea stream but not sure if there is a box with the same insides that will do the same minus the games. Not hugely bothered about that part
Just interested in everyone’s thoughts. I was looking at the Nvidea stream but not sure if there is a box with the same insides that will do the same minus the games. Not hugely bothered about that part
For price check the latest Mecool KM8. Re shit internet, no box will help
Hahahaha the downvotes. The new KM8 is a real AndroidTV device, but of course the Americans don't know about it
https://sites.google.com/view/droid-tv/oem/videostrong?authuser=0
Cheap choices right now are MiBox (avoid for the time being, the Oreo update made mine useless) Or the MeCool which I have a test sample in the post.
While it will be an unpopular opinion here, also to be considered is an Amazon FireTV 4k. I prefer AndroidTV in theory, theres a better 'framework' for things like channel ribbons on the launcher and LiveTV for supported apps. But in practice my (old gen) AFTVs work better, have more apps I need (uk based apps) and do more at a cost of Amazon pushing prime video front and centre non stop. Of course no Chromecast option on those and the youtube app / dispute is an issue for some.
I would get the MiBox. Mine works really great since it got the Oreo update.
The best Android Box has:
- stable Firmware
- proven ongoing support from someone that takes their customers seriously.
- is popular so there is a lot of community support.
If you want paid for streaming services, then you need a device with HDCP 1.x & Widevine L1 DRM (Netflix) and Microsoft Playready (Amazon Video). If you want those in 4K you need HDCP 2.2 as well.
Those that are saying the Mi Box running Oreo is great are not affected by the long list of bugs found over here:
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/mi-box-3-master-bug-list.44784/
Or they are Newbies and really do not care or are clueless about what to even look for, especially if the Mi Box is their only media player to compare it with.
Next we get to market share of media players. Why is this important, well it's because App developers will focus their resources on media players that have the most number of users and eyeballs, which then means $$$ for paid for services.
The Android TV platform's market share is in 5th or 6th place. Behind the Roku, Amazon Fire TV's, Apple TV's, Chromecast and regular Android OS boxes.
The reality of the situation is Android TV is a niche product for media players. Google's focus is on Android TV Operator Tier for use on set top boxes for pay TV operators worldwide. Devices with custom interfaces and the ability to block specific App installation.
Unpopular opinion, but the Mi Box is running just fine for me, plays 4K Netflix, YouTube, and Plex. That's all I need.