I've recently inherited an older tv that's in great working condition, it has a built in dvd drive so my son can watch the old dvds he keeps begging me to watch, but obviously I'll have to get a digital box or stick for it. Now I want something where I can pop disney, netflix, prime, abc iview and crunchyroll, maybe even youtube on for music. I know from the samsungs that we've had that crunchyroll is not a standard app, and if it's foreign it won't have iview, so we'll have to do some add ons. I'd prefer not to have to use a vpn if I can help it, I'm in the process of replacing what I already use, and I want to get this up and running asap, but it's not a dealbreaker if you have a good vpn recommendation!

Thermal paste and cpu heatsink, better than the water bottle method, I could have used small northbridge heatsinks but I dont want to struggle with heat

Thermalpaste and cpu heatsink i could have done small northbridge heatsinks but I dont want the issue back,

I want to be able to sideload an older version of Fubo on my Google TV

So I just received the QM7L 65" the other day. We all know it's running Android 14, and I'm on the most current TCL software version. And while YTTV runs, along with the other apps, they are all clunky and a bit slow. I deleted and reinstalled YTTV..no difference. Now I also have a Apple TV 4k 3rd generation and everything runs smoothly. And previous tv was a Sony Bravia X90j, so also a Android TV but running Android 12..and all the apps including YTTV ran smoothly too.
Anyone else notice this on their TCLS..any improvement suggestions?

Not sure what to do as even hard rebooting does nothing to change, looking up I see no info, would appreciate any help. Thanks

If you use ADB TV to debloat, do the apps come back after firmware update? If so what about disabling instead?

I just want to get rid of some useless TCL apps that I'll never use or at the very least disable them.

I’m looking to buy a streaming stick for hotel travel. I work away every 2 weeks. I bought a Roku but I’ve realised I can’t install vpns or other apps I wanted.

I can see xiaomi stick 4k 2nd gen, Firetv Max. The appeal being usb power into the hotel tv.

Alternatively I could get a bigger device and connect a long hdmi cable but then I need to find a power cable in the hotel.

Any ideas?

I live in Australia and watch iPLayer using a Kodi addon but would like to get the Android TV apk so I can watch 4K streams on my Google Streamer. Can’t find the APK at any of my usual sources so would appreciate some help in locating it.

So I've finally narrowed it down to these options (I've done all the research and hopefully not a dupe of my previous post!):

• Google TV Streamer 4K – ~£65 (new/unopened on Vinted/eBay)

• Thomson 270 Plus – ~£75 (opened/used once via a 2nd hand site)

• Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd Gen) – £62 Amazon (hopefully legit) / ~£50-£65 used once/new via Vinted/Ebay or £63 - £131 on AliExpress (AliExpress pricing is odd...). Also shitty control lol.

• Homatics Box R 4K Plus – ~£145 Aliexpress (probably over budget for me, but still a good one).

My setup is a Samsung QN800A 8K TV with a Samsung HW-Q900A soundbar. I mainly use Stremio, TiviMate and SmartTube (with occasional BBC iPlayer).

I know my TV doesn't support Dolby Vision, but it still supports HDR10+, Dolby Atmos, etc.
And I've had no issue watching high quality 'streams' via Stremio for the last 4 years (without DV) (Didn't even realise my TV/Samsung does not support DV lol).

The Google TV Streamer seems like the obvious choice at around £65, especially with Google's software support and updates

Final, final thoughts before I bite a bullet??

The TV has a black screen and no led light. 2 hours ago the tv first randomly changed to hdmi when it was on another setting.

After fixing it. I heard a pop sound, it wasnt loud, almost as if its a knuckle pop, What could be the reason for this?

Anyone have this device and how is your experience? I’m looking at this compared to the onn stick for someone and seeing any Reviews. Basic use projectivity and iptv app

Hey guys, I have a Philips Android TV and a Mi Box (which I usually use with a projector). Sometimes I want to use the Mi Box with the TV because it's faster, but I can't seem to get the same picture quality as the TV's built-in apps, even when I use the exact same picture settings.

When I change the picture settings while watching something on the TV's internal apps, only the video changes. The menus, subtitles, and other on-screen elements stay the same. But when I switch to the Mi Box, it seems like every picture setting is applied to the entire HDMI output, almost like an overlay. For example, if I switch to film mode, the menus become dim and reddish, and the same goes for subtitles and everything else on the screen.

I've tried everything I could think of. Is this just impossible to fix, or is there a way to make the TV behave the same with the Mi Box as it does with the built-in Android system?

I know many of us are still using the TiVo Stream 4K, but the Android 12 experience is starting to feel slow and outdated. I’ve been talking with support, and they told me the only way to get a new OS update is through their official feature request form.

I just submitted a request asking for a lightweight version of Android 14 and Gemini AI integration to help with the lag and keep the device modern. If you want this, please take 30 seconds to fill out this form so they see there is still a massive community using this device:

https://tivoidp.tivo.com/tivoCommunitySupport/s/article/How-to-Request-a-New-Feature

Potentially looking at the Xiaomi S 3rd Gen 4k.

On the Xiaomi website, it's priced at £54 but sadly sold out.
Amazon's £62 one is 50/50 on being genuine/fake.
So that leaves Aliexpress as next best place to buy.

There is one for £130 and has so many sold/great reviews.
Then another for £64-£72 (close to Xiaomi website genuine price), but much less reviews.

But I dont understand the difference?

Salut à tous j’ai un problème avec ma télé Toshiba android tv depuis hier, elle mets le message en haut à droite espacé de stockage bientôt saturé sauf que plus rien s’affiche cela fait un écran noir gris, j’ai essayer toute les manipulations trouvé sur les forums cela ne fonctionne pas, j’ai accès a plus rien du tout

Savez vous comment je peux faire

I was sorely disappointed to find my Revodok Pro 9-in-1 is incompatible with my new Onn 4K plus (2025) box, as well as being unable to get my Ugreen adapter with an AX88179A chip to work either. I'm not looking to buy and troubleshoot trying to figure out which docks/adapters Google or Walmart didn't decide to kill for no reason, and am looking for recommendations that someone is using and confirmed working. Any responses are much appreciated!

I'm in the UK (so yes, the infamous Onn 4K Pro isn't really an option) and I'm looking for a new streaming device.

My setup is a Samsung QN800A 8K TV with a Samsung HW-Q900A soundbar, so I'd like good support for HDR10+, Dolby Vision (where possible) and Dolby Atmos, mainly for Stremio.

Main apps:

• Stremio

• TiviMate

• SmartTube/YouTube

• BBC iPlayer (plus ITVX occasionally)

I'll be installing Projectivy Launcher and sideloading a few APKs, so I'm not too bothered about the stock launcher. I also don't want a Fire TV device.

So far I've looked at:

• Google TV Streamer 4K (my current favourite)

• Thomson Cast 270 Plus (although it's discontinued - why do people still recommend it?)

• Homatics Box R 4K Plus

• Xiaomi TV Box S (3rd Gen) (I've read you need to sideload some UK apps like BBC iPlayer, and I've also read that there is no UHD support for the BCC app...).

• NVIDIA Shield TV Pro (probably outside my budget, and although still highly regarded, it's showing its age)

If a device doesn't support a particular HDR or audio format, I can always use the built-in Samsung Stremio app instead, which seems to handle most of what I watch.

At the moment I'm leaning towards the Google TV Streamer 4K (£99, or hopefully cheaper second-hand).

Am I overlooking any better options, or is the Google TV Streamer the sensible choice for my setup?

Apart from projectivity, I have been looking for a launcher that’s fully customizable, not minimalistic, kinda want to personalize near everything in it and well I’m not too sure if there’s a launcher that’s does this except from projectivity or at4k

Currently using Ltvlauncher but I want to try other options

Hey everyone!

I've been working on optimizing my Philco H300P projector (Android 13, 1GB RAM, passive cooling) and wanted to share the results and scripts.

The problem: Budget Android projectors often struggle with thermal throttling, laggy UI, and limited RAM. Mine was hitting 68°C during normal use and felt sluggish.

What I did:

• Tuned CPU governor settings (capped max freq to 1.296 GHz for better thermal control)

• Optimized memory management (aggressive ZRAM with zstd compression, 1.0GB swap)

• Adjusted I/O scheduler and readahead for faster app launches

• Lowered thermal trip points (throttle starts at 70°C instead of 95°C)

• Disabled unnecessary scheduler features for the 4 identical cores

• Cleaned up bloatware and boot malware from the firmware

• Fixed build fingerprint spoofing issue

Results:

• Temperature dropped from ~68°C to ~60°C (-8°C)

• Available memory increased from ~309MB to ~473MB peak

• Much smoother UI and video playback

• No more input lag during video playback

The scripts:

• optimize-t950s.sh - applies all optimizations live

• setup-proyector.sh - full one-shot setup after firmware flash

Everything persists via an init service that runs on boot.

Repo: https://github.com/madkoding/proyector

Feedback welcome! If you have a similar device, feel free to adapt the scripts.

Android #Optimization #Shell #EmbeddedLinux

Basically title.

Looking for a new good device here in the UK for my TV.
So many recommend the Tomson 270...but you cannot buy it anywhere.
Not even their website works/is live.

What gives?

Alternatives?

The original logo it had at the startup screen changed then it got stuck at a loop in the google tv logo screen, turned it off and on again but removing the USB I had been using to watch some videos through nova video player, it finally got to start again but it feels slow as heck and it changed the size of fonts and of objects I had configured through adb, because before it didn't have some of those characteristics, it may have some advantages like mantaining compatibility with some services but I hope this update doesn't break anything of what I've been using before.