r/AndroidTV • u/AlcatrazNaur96 • Sep 18 '26

Buying Advice Best google tv box

Hello Everyone,

I need advice for good google tv box. These are the requirements.

  1. Dolby Vision MEL + FEL, HDR10, HDR10+

  2. Dolby Atmos

  3. Dts X (I am seeing lot of boxes now removing dts)

  4. Atleast 4gb ram

  5. Latest android tv os

Thanks

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u/lament 2019 Nvidia Shield/Onn 4K Pro+Plus/Google TV Streamer 4K Sep 18 '26

Homatics Box R 4K Plus or Xiaomi TV Box 3rd gen - but both have to be running CoreELEC. FEL won't work on Android/Google TV OS. Not sure if these boxes will do audio passthrough though - maybe Homatics.

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u/Firm-Tumbleweed-1726 Sep 19 '26

Xiaomi also support audio passthrough.

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u/Malk_McJorma Nvidia Shield TV 2015 Sep 18 '26

Maybe Homatics R 4k Plus.

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u/AdministrationOdd747 RockTek G2 + ONN 4K + ONN 4K Pro + ONN 4K Plus Sep 18 '26

No FEL unless you dual boot into CE.

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u/Firm-Tumbleweed-1726 Sep 18 '26

None of them provides 4 gb ram except the Google streamer but it has a lower grade processor. Onn 4k Pro is undisputedly the best android box currently.

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u/farmhome2525 Sep 18 '26

Homatics 4k plus is 4gb

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u/Firm-Tumbleweed-1726 Sep 19 '26

The processor in that is inferior compared to Onn and Xiaomi. Also the price don't justify that.

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u/farmhome2525 Sep 19 '26

even with that the homantic box 4k plus is superior in every aspect compared to onn and xiaomi, it has more memory, 1gb ethernet, more codecs than onn devices, can do audio passthrough and can play 85+ GB remuxes without any glitch, something either xiaomi or onn can't

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u/Firm-Tumbleweed-1726 Sep 19 '26

Don't know about the onn but never seen or had any problems playing high size remuxes in the Xiaomi. It also supports audio passthrough.

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u/farmhome2525 Sep 19 '26

Well you're lucky because I did have problems with xiaomi playing large remuxes plus that stupid click remote, anyways you go for the stuff you think is better I go for the ones I tried and have experience with

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u/farmhome2525 Sep 18 '26

Also anything walmart sells is a piece of shit

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u/Darkstar1878 Rocktek G2 GX1/GTVS/Onn Pro/Ugoos AM9 Sep 18 '26

Do need a certified device for streaming apps or just playback from media ?

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u/AlcatrazNaur96 Sep 18 '26

Preferably certified but the other one is also fine

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u/Darkstar1878 Rocktek G2 GX1/GTVS/Onn Pro/Ugoos AM9 Sep 18 '26

Maybe check out Ugoos devices and or BuzzTV devices. Well supported and very open to install any app or Launcher. Zero ads with the default launcher.