Best Android TV Box under 100€ for gaming with Steamlink without issues ? (with LAN ethernet port)

by shutecrick2

EDIT / UPDATE : So after looking for a long time, all I could find under 100€ were options that had some latency with Steamlink, according to other redditors posts on r/steam_link. (Or were options from China which were not the most reliable apparently)

I decided to focus on getting the cheapest most reliable streamer and I went for the Chromecast with Google TV HD since my TV is only 1080p. It seems like Stremio works like a charm on it (according to r/Stremio).

Regarding gaming, I will try steam link on it but if it has too much lag, I will get a long HDMI cable, since my computer is in the same room. More efficient and cheaper.

ORIGINAL POST :

Hello everyone!

I am looking to buy an Android TV box under 100€ and need some buying advice because there are too many choices and I struggle to find the best.

My uses will be :

Playing Steam games I have on my computer via Steamlink (or is there a better option?). My computer is powerful and hooked via ethernet to a 1gb/s fiber network, so I'm looking for a box with an ethernet port.
Streaming content with third party subtitles. As I'm french, I watch all my TV shows / movies with subs. As of now, I have a regular Chromecast dongle but it's failing terribly to display content with subs 3/4 of the time. (Worse case : content doesn't play at all, Regular case : subs don't appear, Best case : Subs appear out of sync) I think it's a matter of Codecs so I'm looking for a box with all possible subs codecs to avoid this kind of issue.
Installing third party apps (like Stremio). The box must be running Android so I can access Play Store and allow installation of third party apk.

Thank you!

ISaidGoodDey

Chromecast 4k with an Ethernet adapter should be fine

Can you elaborate what you mean by subtitles aren't working? It's this in streaming apps or playing your own media files? If it's with your own files have you tried using Kodi? Should play anything you throw at it

ryanmi

if you're okay with fire OS, amazon just released a new fire tv cube

latinriky78

Any of the following boxes with an ethernet port or with a USB hub with ethernet port for the sticks:

CERTIFIED ANDROIDTV/GOOGLETV BOXES WITH NETFLIX AND PRIME VIDEO FOR EUROPE ONLY:

- EKO KATV10 More info at http://www.eko-entertainment.com.au/katv10 )

- Homatics Box Q (More info at http://homatics.eu )

- Homatics Dongle Q (More info at http://homatics.eu )

- Nokia Streaming Box 8000 (More info at http://nokia.com/shop/streaming-devices/nokia-streaming-box-8000 ).

- Strong Leap-S1 (More info at http://strong.tv/en/products/ip-tv-receivers/leap-s1 )

- Youin (More info at http://weareyouin.com/en-es/p/you-box )

CERTIFIED ANDROIDTV/GOOGLETV BOXES WITH NETFLIX AND PRIME VIDEO FOR THE US, EUROPE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD:

- Chromecast with Google TV (Dolby Vision & Atmos certified. more info at http://tv.google )

- Realme stick with Google TV (AV1 hardware decoding. More info at http://buy.realme.com/in/goods/426 )

- Mecool KD3 stick with Google TV (AV1 hardware decoding. More info at http://mecoolonline.com where you can get a 10% off with the code "mecoolbox" at checkout)

- Dynalink TV dongle (More info at http://dynalink.life )

- Homatics Box R HD and 4K boxes and dongles (AV1 hardware decoding. 8GB of internal storage. More info at http://homatics.com )

- Homatic Box R 4K Plus (AV1 hardware decoding. Dolby Vision & Atmos certified. Gigabit ethernet. WiFi 6. 4GB of RAM. 32GB internal storage. More info at http://homatics.com )

- Mecool KD5 stick (AV1 hardware decoding. 1080p max resolution. More info at http://mecoolonline.com where you can get a 10% off with the code "mecoolbox" at checkout)

- Mecool KM2 Plus (AV1 hardware decoding. S905X4-B SoC for Dolby Digital Plus to Dolby Digital conversion. More info at http://mecoolonline.com where you can get a 10% off with the code "mecoolbox" at checkout)

- Nvidia Shield (The most expensive. Dolby Vision & Atmos certified. Gigabit ethernet. AI upscaling. Suitable for gaming. More info at http://nvidiashield.com )

- Xiaomi Stick 4K (AV1 hardware decoding. Dolby Vision & Atmos certified. More info at http://www.mi.com/global/product/xiaomi-tv-stick-4k/ )

CERTIFIED ANDROIDTV/GOOGLETV BOXES WITH ONLY PRIME VIDEO FOR THE US, EUROPE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD:

- Formuler GTV (Gigabit ethernet. Exclusive MYTVOnline2 app for IPTV. More info at http://formuler.tv/gtv )

WARNING!, ALTHOUGH MECOOL IS THE BEST OEM WHEN IT COMES TO RELEASING NEW DEVICES EVERY YEAR, THEY ARE THE WORST WHEN IT COMES TO RELEASING FIRMWARE UPDATES TO FIX BUGS AND ISSUES, IF YOU DON'T MIND ABOUT THAT, YOU CAN GET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MODELS AT http://mecoolonline.com WHERE YOU CAN GET A 10% DISCOUNT WITH THE CODE "MECOOLBOX" AT CHECKOUT:

- Mecool KM6 Classic Edition (AV1 hardware decoding)

- Mecool KM6 Deluxe Edition (AV1 hardware decoding. Gigabit ethernet. WiFi 6. 4GB of RAM)

- Mecool KM7 (AV1 hardware decoding. 2GB/16GB and 4GB/64GB versions)

- Mecool KT1 (AV1 hardware decoding. DVB-T2/S2/C tuner built-in)

- Mecool Now (AV1 hardware decoding. Built-in camera and microphone for videoconferencing)

- Mecool KD2 stick (AV1 hardware decoding)

- Mecool HomePlus KA1 (AV1 hardware decoding. Built-in speaker. DVB-T2/C tuner built-in variant)

For more info about all certified Android TV devices, head over to www.androidtv-guide.com website.

mi643

Wait for the Nokia streaming box 8010 and it's brother's and sisters.. should be released around November/December.

shutecrick2

So after looking for a long time, all I could find under 100€ were options that had some latency with Steamlink, according to other redditors posts on r/steam_link.

Regarding gaming, I will try steam link on it but if it has too much lag, I will get a long HDMI cable, since my computer is in the same room. More efficient and cheaper.