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Best Google-certified Android TV boxes in South Africa
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SeRpEnT
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Out of interest which apps did you use to watch?
VLC was chunky for me and didn't play back everything. The built in player inside Xplor file manager app was much better and smooth.
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Anyone who can comment on 4k playback via plex streaming? The pc is a monster so no issue there. Ive always had problems using a xbox1 s and 4k plex streaming using wired
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on my old chinese x86 android box or whatever it was REFUSED to deal with VLC but the built in media player worked fine, even through Kodi it played fine... once i got the LIT i was finally able to use VLC again!
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We have a Mi Box S and a couple of MeCool M8S Pro W's.
All the boxes have Kodi (using a MySQL database and networked storage) and Amazon Prime Video.
I couldn't get Disney Plus to work on the Mecool boxes so we got the Mi Box.
Disney + , Prime Video, Netflix, TVNZ and Kodi all work great via the USB ethernet connection, as does the built in Chromecast.
Very much recommend it, planning to get another.
The only thing I can't get to work is Apple TV, it only works on the iPad and won't cast to Chromecast or Miracast devices.
I spit on Apple TV.
All the boxes have Kodi (using a MySQL database and networked storage) and Amazon Prime Video.
I couldn't get Disney Plus to work on the Mecool boxes so we got the Mi Box.
Disney + , Prime Video, Netflix, TVNZ and Kodi all work great via the USB ethernet connection, as does the built in Chromecast.
Very much recommend it, planning to get another.
The only thing I can't get to work is Apple TV, it only works on the iPad and won't cast to Chromecast or Miracast devices.
I spit on Apple TV.
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Kodi, plays almost everything and is cross platform.
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Last I checked this only works on the non-4K Firestick. It bricked the 4K variant.
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That was to be expected. The Android TV boxes you were trying are about a third of the Apple TV 4K price. A Shield TV Pro is in same price range as Apple TV 4K and will give you comparable performance.
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Where can you buy that in SA?
I have the Mediabox MBX4K Ranger and I’m quite happy with it. It’s google certified but not Netflix certified but they have a workaround and I only really use it for DStv now and Plex The local support is fantastic and they always willing to help.
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Nowhere as far as I know, unfortunately.
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Maybe the high bitrate / uncompressed stuff - Netflix UHD, Amazon UHD and YouTube UHD have never given an issue. And for a streaming box R1,300.00ish - that's pretty decent value.
That's not bad - but as you say, also 3 times the price. And you're stuck with a limited resolution on YouTube of a maximum of 1080 . If you don't watch lots of YouTube, fair enough - but I couldn't bring myself to spend a fortune on a home entertainment system and then watch YouTube in 1080 :/
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Xiaomi FTW.
I will never buy MyGica again.
I will never buy MyGica again.
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Shield Pro
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Cant afford the Shield but the Xiaomi Mibox S serves me well.