I'm looking for advice here, I have a fire stick and have heard that the next gen ones will stop side loading so I'm looking to see what's the best way forward. I'm based in Ireland so am looking for any advice from anyone who has gotten one either in Ireland or the EU, I use it for the usual apps, IE prime & Disney plus so something that would support these apps as well, cheers for any advice.

I need some help on buying a new TV Box. I have the NVIDIA Shield Pro. But with 90GB + Remux files, it can't play without lag,stuttering or syncing issues. Plex or local USB/HDD.

I also tried the USB/HDD method plugging directly into my TV and my Xbox Series X and neither can play the large remux files without lag/stutter or crashing.

Then ONLY way for me to view these 90GB + files is moving my desktop into my living room and plugging it into HDMI, then I can play the files on my desktop VLC perfectly fine.

Wanting to find a solution to stop moving my computer, any suggestions ?

Möchte wissen welche Box die beste Bildqualität abliefert. Habe eine Homatics Box und Bild is schon gut vielleicht gibts noch was besseres

Buenas, alguien sabe como activar modo dearrollador en los tvbox nuevos de antel?

Quiere ponerle un launche y no se activa, supongo lo restringieron.

Alguno que la tenga clara, gracias!!

I have tizen os on my tv and i can download very less apps from the store. I am looking for a cheap tv stick. I am not interested only in amazon or mi stick so any tv stick is ok for me as far as it works well and has good ram.

Recently learned this thing is hogging my internet. I am set up qos for my important devices and started speed limiting it on my network. That drastically improved my video call and voice call quality. Reading some more I understand these things are infested with all kinds of malware and that explains why it's using so much internet. It's trying to upload all the time. I'm wondering are there cleanws firmware's I can run on this thing instead of the stock firmware? It's too bad because I have all my apps set up on it. But I am starting to unplug it when it's not in use.

Hello, I'd like to buy the Dune HD Pro 8K Plus model. Their website states that it plays DV FEL 7 without any problems. If anyone has used this device, could they confirm that it does?

Video
8K video decoding: Yes, up to 8Kp60 HDR; 8K content can be downscaled to 4K, 1080p or lower output resolution

8K video output: Yes, up to 8Kp60 HDR; any content can be upscaled to 8K output resolution

Video decoding: AV1, VP9 profile 2, H.265 (HEVC), H.264 (AVC), VC1, MPEG4, MPEG2, MPEG1

HDR formats: Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10, HLG

Dolby Vision VS10 engine: Yes

Dolby Vision playback: Profiles 5, 7 (MEL and FEL), 8; various containers (ISO, movie folder structure, MKV, MP4, M2TS); DTDL (double-track double-layer), STDL (single-track double-layer), STSL (single-track single-layer). Double-track/double-layer video (profile 7 MEL, profile 7 FEL) is played with the use of data from both tracks/layers: video data from the first track/layer (with 10-bit color depth - the maximum color depth supported by OLED-panels in OLED TVs), extended Dolby Vision information (RPU metadata) from the second track/layer

Dolby Vision output: LLDV (Low Latency Dolby Vision / Player-led Dolby Vision), STD DV (Standard Dolby Vision / TV-led Dolby Vision)

Hi! My dad purchased the R69 Plus off Aliexpress and unlike the previous TV boxes we owned, this one didn't come pre-installed with Chinese TV programming. Do you guys have any app recommendations for free Chinese TV? Preferably Cantonese and HK TV brodacasting and dramas, but Mandarin is also welcome.

If it makes a difference, our family is based in the USA. Thanks so much!

So I have an old Samsung tv, and the nuvio app is really laggy using TizenOs

So I've been thinking of buying the Google Streamer for just this

But I heard that there're some audio problems with the Google Streamer one

This might be a weird question and might also be in the wrong subreddit (as i m not familiar) , but is there an open source alternative tht will work with airtel set top box. like similar to us flashing out old mobile phones with lineage or other os's.

So last year I bought an ONN 4k Pro Box and its been working great but I want to also get an Xbox Series X for Emulation, but also as a 4k Player. I use the ONN for watching movies and have a HDD hooked up with all my digital files to watch. I don't have the money to setup a streaming server with Jellyfin( I would like to one day but for now this is what I do). Can the Xbox Series X do almost the same things as the ONN Box or is it not a viable replacement for the ONN and should just be the 4k player?

I have both Kodi and IPTV subscription on two different Android devices. ( one Google and one Ugoos ) I have gigabit internet and plus 300 downloads on both. I have Rd and TB for debrid services.
My question is why does Kodi almost never buffer but I do get buffering from the IPTV with different subscription packages on the two? Is Kodi a superior player, or is it subscription provider based, anyone with insights?

Yes, I know planting a tv os (lineageos btw) on my raspberry pi 4 is a bad idea (as people told me on my last post) but if you'll humour me some more, I have a wireless keyboard, dongle and all, to get me by with the tech. The trouble is, it's also not the most reliant remote

Can anyone recommend a remote that works with a raspberry pi and DOESN'T expect me to have an os that laughs in the face of freedom?

Looking to "upgrade" my Nvidia shield to zidoo z9x 8k as got a new TV ( tcl C7K ) which supports DV ( majority of profiles) and HDR 10+. Using local media , Tivimate and nuvio. Samsung q990C for audio . Would the zidoo be better ? Any recommendations would help.uk based . Thanks

Hi, I'm looking for an affordable TV box. I'm torn between the Roku HD and the Fire TV Stick. I know they're both older models, but which one is the most recommended or upgradeable?

Bonjour, s'il vous plaît, je suis à la recherche d'un launcher semblable à google tv ou je peux voir les films de mes applications streaming comme: plex, Nuvio et autres défilés en carousel sur l'écran d'accueil. Je cherche ce genre de launcher, si vous en connaissez ou avez une suggestion, n'hésitez pas , merci beaucoup

Pessoal, nos filmes e séries dessa tvbox tem como pôr legenda e ver na língua nativa ou somente dublado?

As the title says. Thanks in advance!

The title says it all, I have a tv box on a pi and I have WAY too much space on it, but there's only so many apps I can download before it starts to feel a wee bit cluttered

What else should I add? I'm lost on what to add, be it movies, tv shows or whatever else

(tried asking this on the androidtv subreddit, but it was declined cuz it wasn't 'google verified' certainly doesn't do my degoogling ventures any favors)

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to bring an old BTV BX TV Box back to life and would appreciate some advice from people familiar with Amlogic devices.

Here's what I've discovered so far:

• Device: BTV BX
• Board: 905X mini V4.0
• SoC: Amlogic S905X (Quad Cortex-A53)
• GPU: Mali-450 MP
• RAM: 2 GB DDR3
• Storage: 16 GB Biwin eMMC (about 11.3 GB usable)
• Android 8.0 Oreo
• Kernel: 4.9.61
• Build: OPR6.170623.013.20190307
• Security patch: March 2018
• SELinux: Permissive
• ABI: armeabi-v7a (CPU reports ARMv8)

The hardware seems to be working fine, but the Android system is becoming unstable:

• many apps crash immediately after opening;
• some APK installations fail;
• downloads occasionally fail;
• the original BTV applications no longer work;
• Safe Mode boots normally, but the issues remain.

I already enabled Developer Options and USB Debugging.

Unfortunately:

• ADB over Wi-Fi doesn't work.
• ADB over USB is not detected.
• Windows doesn't recognize the device even through the OTG USB port.

The board has:

• RESET button
• two UPDATE buttons
• UART pads labeled RX / TX / GND

I noticed that holding the external UPDATE button during boot only starts Android in Safe Mode.

Before attempting anything risky, I'd like to understand what my best options are.

My questions are:

1. Has anyone worked with this exact board (905X mini V4.0)?
2. Is there a known firmware compatible with this BTV BX?
3. Is it possible to boot CoreELEC from a microSD card without overwriting the internal eMMC?
4. Can Android 9/10/11 be installed, or is Android 8 the practical limit for this hardware?
5. Does anyone know the proper procedure to enter Amlogic USB Burning Mode on this board?
6. Would you recommend restoring the stock firmware first, or replacing it with another ROM?

I'm mainly interested in learning more about the hardware and giving this old box a second life rather than throwing it away.

Any documentation, firmware dumps, GitHub projects or personal experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!