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AlexFl

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Trying to help my girlfriend find a decent TV Box. Nothing too fancy - no 4k, sound bars, etc. Android household. Had a Roku previously and was happy with that. NetFlix, BritBox and similar. DStV (personally not sure of Multi-Choice's offerings but would want to watch live sport). Looking to spend in the R1,500 ballpark.

I'd looked into the Chrome-Cast earlier this year for someone else and that seemed a safe option (and possibly more future proof than a Chinese type thing I had a few years back - mainly for the precursor to Kodi). Saw a 2022 'cheaper' Chrome-Cast on YouTube over the weekend. Same shape as the 4k model launched in 2020 - just cheaper. But didn't find the 2022 model in SA online shops...

Your thoughts and opinions on what's available in the mid-market please?
 

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Gudnews said:

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This is the best prices I have seen on this, I second this also av1 support
 
AlexFl said:
Thanks guys. And these will all natively run the full range of DsTV products too?
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They will for now but there's a suspicion that DStv will eventually be only available on their streama.
 
Park@82 said:
Would Netflix use av1 to stream to this box?
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Netflix stream a movie title to any box .

If that box supports AV1 - it decodes AV1
If not, then it just falls back onto the 'old' codec

You'll never know what it does (or doesn't do) by just using at all, unless you look
 
I would go with an old laptop, I don't own a TV. I have an old computer but with all this eskom bullsht I don't use it anymore. My laptop does everything and unlike an android box it doesn't get old as fast or is limited to with ram and stuff.
 
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I don't trust sticks as well. Unless one is forced to buy one I would never recommend one.
 
LandyMan said:
This is the non 4K one ... I have one, and I won't buy it, even at that price. Too many issues with having to reboot it constantly for the remote to work
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I have this one and have not had a days problem since the beginning of the year.. I for one don't need 4k lol
 
AlexFl said:
Trying to help my girlfriend find a decent TV Box. Nothing too fancy - no 4k, sound bars, etc. Android household. Had a Roku previously and was happy with that. NetFlix, BritBox and similar. DStV (personally not sure of Multi-Choice's offerings but would want to watch live sport). Looking to spend in the R1,500 ballpark.

I'd looked into the Chrome-Cast earlier this year for someone else and that seemed a safe option (and possibly more future proof than a Chinese type thing I had a few years back - mainly for the precursor to Kodi). Saw a 2022 'cheaper' Chrome-Cast on YouTube over the weekend. Same shape as the 4k model launched in 2020 - just cheaper. But didn't find the 2022 model in SA online shops...

Your thoughts and opinions on what's available in the mid-market please?
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ChromeCast is awesome. I think the one you are looking for is the ChromeCast with Google TV.

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www.takealot.com www.takealot.com

This one has the full interface with Google TV, the older one you cast from apps on your phone.

MiBox is also good, I prefer the Google TV experience though.
 
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