What Android TV device do you recommend?
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mirror_slap@lemmy.world 9 months ago
These devices were annoying a decade ago. Comical that people still buy these when Roku and Android TV are so much nicer.
FlavoredButtHair@lemmy.world 9 months ago
marker2002@lemmy.world 9 months ago
They all have ads now… But I like our Chromecast with Google TV and our Nvidia Dhield TV. Both super easy to use and can side load apps
metapod@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Xiaomi TV Stick 4k. I got an Amazon Fire TV stick, hated it very much, but luckily for me it malfunctioned after a month, and i managed to get a “refund” that was limited to the amazon store. I spent the money on the xiaomi alternative that came with android tv, as it was about the same price, but with less lagging and you can install (and keep installed) a custom loader without ads, and never have to update anything it if you don’t want it. But be careful, some models from xiaomi come with google tv instead, which is probably hard to have control over privacy/ads.
Lyricism6055@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I have an nvidia shield (android TV) and it had 3/4 of my screen dedicated to ads. I was able to swap my launcher, but still frustrating
JGrffn@lemmy.world 9 months ago
OK what the hell. This is the platform I was considering jumping into. Is nothing sacred anymore? That thing costs a fortune by TV stick standards.
Lyricism6055@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yep, everything is fucked. You can put kodi on a raspberry pi though I guess
JGrffn@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You honestly got me thinking about the viability of throwing android TV on an RP4. I have one that I was going to use for a magic mirror, but I never got around to building it. I’m guessing I could find a remote and an IR module for the RP4, then just load android TV to it? Time to go down the rabbit hole…