Best Affordable Streamer

[Lupus]

Including the hardware ...

Psst Apple is so advanced it doesn't need hardware updates

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

Lol AV1 has been around for 7 years, and only Youtube and Netflix still support it. It's a failed codec with H266 already here and 40% more efficient.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Lol AV1 has been around for 7 years, and only Youtube and Netflix still support it. It's a failed codec with H266 already here and 40% more efficient.

And no one is using it yet, despite it being 4 years old.

 

[joshuatree]

Lol AV1 has been around for 7 years, and only Youtube and Netflix still support it. It's a failed codec with H266 already here and 40% more efficient.

So buy anything not AV1? H266 supported by everybody with their newer boxes?

Not going to Google.

 

[SeRpEnT]

Lol AV1 has been around for 7 years, and only Youtube and Netflix still support it. It's a failed codec with H266 already here and 40% more efficient.

So recommend us some H266 boxes (S0905X5 chipset) available locally?
/Taps fingers

 

[aktiv]

Been using the Mi Box for a while now and happy with it
Helped a friend set up his new Nova TV Box (HiFi Corp R999)
What an eye opener - everything is just snappier and no bloat - can choose what to have on the Home screen (not possible with Mi Box)
Comes with network port built in and Google Cast
The display also looks richer in colours to me
Thinking of upgrading to this

NOVA10 | 4K Ultra HD Android TV Box - NETOGY

The Nova AndroidTV TV Box is both Google & Netflix certified and support apps requiring a certified device such as […]

netogy.co.za

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

So buy anything not AV1? H266 supported by everybody with their newer boxes?

Not going to Google.

Like I said earlier - 4 years old and not gone any where, not even out of the starting blocks.

 

[milan188]

Got a Mibox 2nd gen for around R500 on BF last year. It has been great.

 

[HAL 9000]

Current offers from HI-Fi Corp - valid until 15 Sept 2024...

R 999

Nova 4K Ultra HD Android TV Box

2GB RAM, 16GB flash storage Micro SD card slot + 2 x USB ports Ethernet LAN port (and WIFI) Supports AV1 codec Google and Netflix certified Wi-Fi 5 (2.4GHz/5GHz) (2 x 2 MIMO) Resolution: 4K Ultra HD @ 60fps 1 Year Warranty

www.hificorp.co.za

R 1,199

Xiaomi 4K TV Box S 2nd Gen

4K ultra-HD resolution Fast and powerful quad-core processor Dolby Vision and HDR10+ Superior sound Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Built-in Google TV, Assist & Chromecast Connectivity: Wi-Fi 2.4GHz/5GHz Output resolution: 4K (3840 x 2160) 12 month warranty

www.hificorp.co.za

R 1,299

Mediabox Maverick 4K Andriod TV Box - Netflix Certified | Disney+ & more

Android TV OS Disney+, Netflix and Google Certified Chromecast Built-In Google Assistant 4K ultra HD resolution 2GB RAM, 8GB flash storage Bluetooth, Ethernet 1 Year Warranty

www.hificorp.co.za

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

Apple TV 4k is still R2.5k https://www.amazon.co.za/Apple-2022...e56b3cf859a639f2a1a4548d3f8fded5&gad_source=4.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Apple TV 4k is still R2.5k https://www.amazon.co.za/Apple-2022-Wi‑Fi-storage-generation/dp/B0CZ9H8QHD/ref=asc_df_B0CZ9H8QHD/?tag=zashopgode-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=701503775758&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11755687897661079347&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9197151&hvtargid=pla-2341527809684&psc=1&mcid=e56b3cf859a639f2a1a4548d3f8fded5&gad_source=4.

And only you care Apple Acolyte

 

[Bernoldus Niemand]

And only you care Apple Acolyte

Yet here you still are commenting.