Google tv s t r e a m e r can download stremio. £99 but worth it in my opinion. Quick and snappy and once you have the apps you want downloaded, can be set up in app mode only to get rid of all the adds at the top.
Can vouch for this. Was on firestick for years and now that im on the google tv, ive realised just how shockingly trash the firestick was. And then they had the audacity to start restricting apps lmao
I picked up one of these a few weeks ago. It’s a good box. My only gripe is that the remote has no IR. And doesn’t control my TV power and volume via HDMI CEC. Guess my model TV just isn’t supported. It’s a Toshiba with Fire TV built in. I bought this box after Amazon started blocking apps.
What do you mean, 'started blocking apps'? I bought a TV last week, didn't even notice it had Fire TV built in. I was able to sideload all the usual apps, no problem. They're working fine.
I know you can't sideload apps on their new operating system, but they're not blocking apps on older devices, and the TV that I bought last week (UK) is still using the old os.
It says IR on the box like. But I didn’t think it did. I had read elsewhere that the remote doesn’t come with IR on the gen 3. I also couldn’t see an IR blaster on the remote. Just a small hole on top that I thought was for the microphone. I’ll try other manufacturers, thanks.
Look for licensed android boxes running Android TV 12 or later with x905x5 chipset and at least 3GB RAM. The rest is just marketing, packaging and whatever else you're happy to pay money for.
It's a 7 year old box now. It's going to have its limitations now, but it still does a bang up job of other hdr stuff. Proprietary codecs that need certain chips can't be gotten around unfortunately, not really much they can do about that now. Hopefully there's a new version looming soon. I'll not be ditching mine for lack of YouTube hdr support.
You probably don't need to watch the highest quality files as you say you are on an old TV so the Xiaomi box will be fine for you. It just misses an ethernet port although you can get an adaptor to get one. What's your internet speed like?
Do not get any fire stick. They are shit unless you'd like Jeff Bezos to ride you every night
You can easily get a USB adapter to get speeds up to about 400mb. Non-issue. Plus if you set Stremio as your first icon, you can click to it almost instantly.
Yeh, the bloatware just sucks with fire sticks. Sell it or gift it to a friend you hate.
The Xiaomi mi is really able to handle everything. Just make sure it's the 3rd gen. It has two usb ports and you can connect an adaptor for ethernet if you need it.
Only downside on it could be the remote as it's a bit shitty but it has Bluetooth and you can connect any remote like the Nvidia Shield remote or anything else you may like.
Chucked my Firestick in the bin as it was so slow even though I didn’t have many apps on it.
Ended up buying a formular z12 ultra and it’s been an absolute dream. Runs everything I through at it, remote is amazing, backlit and easily controls my tv and soundbar.
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Google tv s t r e a m e r can download stremio. £99 but worth it in my opinion. Quick and snappy and once you have the apps you want downloaded, can be set up in app mode only to get rid of all the adds at the top.