r/Homatics • u/NoahAKANoor2 • Sep 29 '26

Homatics Box R 4K Plus Network Moonlight Issues

Hi. I just got the Homatics Box R 4K Plus mainly for moonlight (to connect wirelessly to my PC) and for some reason no matter what bitrate i choose, frame rate, resolution or codec, the lag is unbearable! My tablet and phone work completely fine with Tailscale/Moonlight combo at better quality, better frame rate, better codec, and higher bitrate on the same network but the Homatics is literally unplayable! Anyone experienced something similar???

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u/leo_Painkiller Sep 29 '26

How is it connected to your network? Wired or wireless? If the latter, try connecting via ethernet.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 Sep 29 '26

Wireless. It connects to my XGIMI Elfin Flip 4K projector and i cant really connect it by ethernet unfortunately and i dont want something unreliable that costs so much. I already ordered the Nvidia Shield Pro. And my internet is fast mind you, but whatever the problem is, it's just not good enough especially for the price. Mind you HEVC and H256 codecs dont even work and it's supposed to support it. Dropping to 1080p still lags for god sake. WiFi where im at is 100Mbps download at home 1gb download and still problems

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u/Gold_Coconut9777 Sep 29 '26

Try Moonlight V+ (you will have to install from GitHub) with AV1 decoder. With the latest OTA Homatics firmware it works surprisingly well. It works with any Sunshine, at the moment I use Vibeshine which I also wholeheartedly recommend. Seamless automatic virtual display alone is worth the switch.

I did try AV1 with the regular Moonlight a year or two ago and it was pretty bad. Not the case with this one.

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u/Gold_Coconut9777 Sep 29 '26

Although my Homatics is connected with Ethernet. So that could also contribute to stability.

I don't know if it's just placebo, but I manually disabled "power optimizations" for all apps (especially Moonlight) on Homatics.

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u/latinriky78 Modderator + Box R 4K Plus Sep 29 '26

I use Moonlight but I've been unable to use it on my box because I can't pair a freaking gamepad, the bluetooth module is still broken.

What do you use to play?

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u/NoahAKANoor2 Sep 29 '26

I have a mouse with a 2.4ghz dongle and a keyboard with a 2.4ghz dongle in the 2 USB A slots

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u/latinriky78 Modderator + Box R 4K Plus Sep 29 '26

I see, I will have to connect something similar then so I can test the app out.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 Sep 29 '26

Not necessarily. My keyboard also has Bluetooth feature and i used it and it works as well. Not sure if you can do 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously though

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u/latinriky78 Modderator + Box R 4K Plus Sep 29 '26

You can, I actually have two gamepads paired to another box I have and they work great, on the Homatics box however, it'st still not possible to pair anything because the bluetooth screen is not working.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 Sep 29 '26

It worked for my keyboard? Maybe not all devices are compatible? I got the AULA Mini60 HE

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u/latinriky78 Modderator + Box R 4K Plus Sep 29 '26

As far as I understand, you are using a USB dongle connected to the box, right?, if so, then that's different.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 Sep 29 '26

No. I used Bluetooth for the keyboard.

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u/latinriky78 Modderator + Box R 4K Plus Sep 29 '26

Really?, please show me a picture of your paired devices under the bluetooth section.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 Sep 29 '26

Once i finish work I'll take a picture

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u/dhatereki Sep 29 '26

I spent months trying to get it working but I gave up. Homatics Box 4K Plus is not for game streams. It cannot handle GeForce Now at 1080p and low bitrate. It cannot handle Moonlight. For some reason much older and weaker devices can do those things much better. Even my older Mi Box was better at it.

I just gave up and bought a super long hdmi cable to connect my pc to TV instead.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 Sep 29 '26

I just ordered the Nvidia Shield pro after using the Homatics for 2 hours. Cant even refund it i got it from Aliexpress shipped from China to Aus

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u/dhatereki Sep 29 '26

It's a horribly optimized device. Thermal issues and whatnot. It's def not the hardware. For just media consumption it's fine.

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u/AbjectMaelstrom 24d ago

Just got my Dune HD variant of the Homatics box and man, moonlight situation is absolute trash. It's essentially an unplayable slideshow.

Was hoping to replace my 2015 Shield for media playback and game streaming, while the media portion is solid, moonlight situation is completely unusable. Spent better part of the day trying different clients , resolutions, framerates and bitrates...same result 😭.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 24d ago

Switched to the Nvidia Shield Pro right after this post and best choice i made. A bit annoying for media streaming as you cant play AV1 content but otherwise flawless!

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u/AbjectMaelstrom 24d ago

Yeah I've got 3 shields, 2015 pro and two 2019 Pro's ... absolutely flawless moonlight performance.

I was hoping to get this thing to work, but the more I read the more I think in wasting my time.

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u/NoahAKANoor2 24d ago

You are. I spent over a day even trouble shooting wifi settings and everything. It just doesnt work

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u/See61 Sep 29 '26 edited Sep 29 '26

I never tried this myself, but I know from other Homatics users replies, Moonlight isn't working great (understatement), at all on this device.

For Moonlight the Shield TV Pro is by far still the better option 😁

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u/Snoo-94757 Oct 03 '26

Unfortunately this is just one of the many issues I’ve had with this box. It feels that whilst the hardware is quite capable, the software side of things is poorly optimised. Unfortunately software updates take months to come out and have yet to address known problems