What's the best Android TV box currently available?
What's the best Android TV box currently available?
Juan Russell
Dylan Foster
mini itx computer connected to tv
Nicholas Baker
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Jace Ross
What so you plan on using it for?
Shield will be among the top for anything.
Ian Long
Just a quick way to launch Netflix, plex, etc. I'm tired of having to boot my PC and navigate with a mouse just to put on a show
Grayson Jackson
way ahead of you m8
Evan Miller
Linux. It's called Linux. Stop calling it "Android".
Benjamin Kelly
>For using KODI only:
Any of the cheap S905 boxes will mostly do, they can even play x265 pretty well. RPi can't do this for example, which makes it not the best solution.
>For Amazon/Netflix/YouTube...
I heard the AppleTV is pretty good. But as I don't want to support Apple, I got a FireTV (Stick) 4K. It plays all popular video streaming services and even runs KODI fine. Also low power, HDMI-CEC which includes comfy browsing with your TV remote.
I have this and it's shit, because
* There is no proper Amazon App and watching it through the browser is uncomfortable and brings problems
* It uses a lot more power, even when using low-power PCs
* It doesn't support any HDMI-CEC commands
* You need some kind of keyboard/mouse thingy
Kevin Butler
>* You need some kind of keyboard/mouse thingy
What is the Logitech K400
Aaron Hall
It's still a keyboard, and it's 2/3 of TV Box prices.
Ethan Parker
I actually use it, but it's still shit compared to the remote IMO
Asher Bennett
Then just get an Air mouse ffs
Henry Stewart
Ah Thanks, actually never heard of Air Mouse until now.
Nathaniel Allen
what a shitpost
David Ortiz
I bought a cheap cloned S905x and installed Libreelec on it, which made everything milk and honey until it went kaput after a few weeks of usage. Tried flashing it lots of ROMs without success, which leads me to believe that it's hardware failure. Now I'm reluctant to buy another one, even if it's from a "reputable Chinese brand", because nothing guarantees that they will have a longer life than the cloned box, especially considering that most of them are around the same price range.
Asher Perry
roku is pretty sweet actually, and fairly cheap. has all the official support form people and also supports plex, emby, etc..
Austin Mitchell
i use a chromecast with all my apps on my phone.
Grayson Phillips
so lets use a product that would be way overkill and bring in less functionality than a roku? No thanks.
Even as a tech savy person who runs my own home server for streaming and what not, I don't see the purpose for the general user having a full pc interface just for streaming and smart services. Actually the full pc interface would probably be more of a hindrance than a positive.
Having a remote that works with the device, that can be a mouse and remote in one would probably be more practical for most people too
Dylan Lee
it's called kodi + eventghost you plebeian
Brody Bailey
Shield TV
Aaron Flores
Either this or desktop computer via hdmi
Easton Cook
>Having a remote that works with the device
Jackson Morgan
Yes I'm fully aware of kodi. I use plex atm. Haven't heard of eventghost. I was thinking in more of terms of a general user though, which I know is not the audience of Jow Forums.
a keyboard/mousepad is not a remote. Not saying I'm opposed to it, but again I'm thinking in terms of a general user I guess. But yeh I was thinking of something like the LG magic remote.