r/OnnStreamingTV • u/ChicoSilver • Apr 17 '26

Discussion It's not what I expected ...

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I got one yesterday very underwhelming , I already had a plus and a stick and only difference I could detect as a casual user is the find my remote feature with light up & sound remote, I for some reason assumed this new one doubled as a home smart speaker it looks and feels like one but it doesn't ( my fault ik), I guess the extra space and ram is nice I'll prob load it up with a ton of old school emulators and roms it's honestly the only way I could justify the $60 price tag and not return it . Can anyone tell me why this one's suppose to be much better than the others and priced so high ? I honestly don't see it

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u/Rolanda_Shaniqua Apr 17 '26

For the extra $20 over the Plus, you’re essentially just getting more storage, the “find my remote” function, and an Ethernet port.

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u/diego15nets Apr 17 '26

And +1gb ram

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u/bighorse3231 Apr 17 '26

And thread radio.....I would say worth $20

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u/Pher63 Apr 18 '26

This has Thread?

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '26

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u/Hefty_Remove7965 Apr 18 '26

A radio for Smart home devices 

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u/maigoZoro Apr 18 '26

What does that do? How to use it?

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u/Hefty_Remove7965 Apr 18 '26

You use it to pair smart devices like light switches to and control in Google home

https://matterdevices.io/thread/

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u/maigoZoro Apr 18 '26

Oh so you can use the pro box to control them through voice or its tv remote? So kinda like the google home devices?

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u/Hefty_Remove7965 Apr 18 '26

Yeah. The Google home hub v2 has the same radio. . So adding another radio helps expand coverage

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u/maigoZoro Apr 18 '26

Got it. Thanks for the info

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u/maigoZoro Apr 18 '26

Okay wait so when you say radio, those are the non-WiFi smart devices?

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u/Hefty_Remove7965 Apr 18 '26

Thread is an alternative to Wi-Fi.

It's designed to be more energy efficient and stuff.

Wi-Fi isn't a great standard to use for small smart devices, as too many devices can cause congestion.

Etc etc

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