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Oh boy...I just found a dark dirty alley in my sick brain
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Oh boy...I just found a dark dirty alley in my sick brain
I tried Netflix using my tablet then casting it to my TV which has some kind of fancy processor in it. So I was getting what is supposed to be actually 4k. My Roku only goes to 1080 but the SS they did some tweaks and put a new Netflix app on it that is capable of 4k also. If I'm going to use Netflix I use my Roku most of the time so I haven't even uninstalled the old one on the SS and installed the new one. Don't need it. I didn't think it was worth the $2 extra a month just to watch volcanoes or Orange is the new black, which I really like but 1080 was good the first time through. Selection is pretty limited.
Yeah, see that's where I was having the problem with my fire TV boxes. most 4k panels are 120hz and up, Idk if that would work, it might but my panel was not having a good time. lol.
No, I agree with you, the direct from China ones are the best (of the regular raspberry pi boxes) ad long as you get the right one. I think that the SS one has some use to people who don't know what they are doing, but imo still, there are some things you do have to learn about kodi or you'll just have constant problems. Still, though... I think stuff like this can be great for someone who might take a while to learn.
I mainly bought the Nvidia boxes bc I got a good deal (150 each for 3) and I can use shadow play with my pc graphics cards which are all also Nvidia. Also bc I was having trouble with my other boxes in 4k and the Nvidia TV box has the best specs, so the best chance to do it right. This is what the Nvidia one looks like...
*Nvidia Tegra X1 processor
*256 core maxwell gpu
*3gb local RAM
*16gb adoptable via usb, or up to 500 microSD
*4k in 60fps and HDR
To me they were worth the money bc they do work really well, provide me with FW updates and whatnot and I get use out of shadow play via my pc...
Technically what really sold me was that the shiny factor that they stuffed cores from a maxwell gpu (900 series pc graphics cards) in there, and I kind of figured since Nvidia is making their own box, they probably won't be allowing other manufacturers to use their hardware in their boxes.
Well I just got turned on to a really good 4k addon, Real Debrid required. Go to Phoenix, the latest update the the Alpha Reborn then 4k then movies. Watching San Andreas in 4k excellent stream no buffering definately worth a look. If you get to the Alpha Reborn and get coming soon you don't have the latest Phoenix addon. Like I said Real Debrid required.
That's why I paid a little more for my TV could have gotten a 70" for the same price as my 60" but it was 120hz this one is 240hz. I don't know if this show is a real 4K but it is really clear, I have my box set to 4k sure is clearer then the first time I watched it at 1080.
This 4k link is pretty different. You go to a movie and get Real Debrid Link 1 and Real Debrid Link 2 thats it had to change the language from French to English.
Well it was good while it lasted but Friday night with 2 steams available is not a good pick. Would be a good one on a weekday. Back to Exodus.
Close quad core S905 processor 2 GB Ram 16GB Flash Android 5.1 Kodi 16.1. Several other things but you can get a box with all the same stuff. They have their own build in that they keep updated. Their own updater that makes that easier, Mobdro, Netflix 4K app, Amazon, About 25 addons already loaded with the availability of 100's more with a 1 click install. Not sure on the rest has 4k capabilities, DD. They will do an update to Kodi 17 when they can get it to run with the addons as smoothly as 16.1 is right now.
That's pretty close to the SS except for the programming and support. And the memory. If you have the know how and want to put in some time. You don't have to do much with the SS just update it when they come out with them usually about once a month getting rid of dead add ons and adding new ones. New repos. But basically the same electronics without the support. As far as equipment my TV has an octo core processor in it.
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yeah, the 2 Samsung ones we have said 240 too but I had my doubts that it's a real 240 bc I have a really spendy gaming monitor rhat only 120... far as I can tell, my panel uses the Samsung cmr and some kind of processi engine or something to get that number.idk I just find it hard to believe that they have top of the line gaming panels beat somehow esp. at 60".
so they use something apart from the google interface? on ours theres NVidia geforce experience which has steam and shadowplay and all that.
as a computer guy, the most important thing to me was the gpu, it does most of the work in a media player box. I saw that NVidia put 256 cores from one of their Maxwell gpu's and I was sold bc all the other boxes (apart from the fire tv one) had some weird gpu i'd never heard of w/ only 4-5 cores I think.
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Man, my htpc is driving me crazy today, it's started again making some faint clicking noise through the hdmi, I fixed this before with a new hdmi cable but whenever I switch sources on the panel and go back, it starts up again.
Watching the Xfinity race on Mobdro. All in all not bad and a heck of a lot cheaper then adding 100 channels on Dish to get it.
I like PS vue. We ended up getting it bc my cousin was uncomfortable w/ losing all his channels, but I ended up liking it a lot, plus the amount of money that fios was charging us was obscene, so $25 a month split between 3 people doesn't hurt and we get all the regular cable channels with a free dvr & some of the extras. That one and the sling tv one is pretty good imo.
Plus I find it more comfortable to use a controller, I also use a steam controller for my htpc and the Nvidia one that comes with the shield box.
The funny thing is, he had hbo, showtime, Starz etc. before I moved in and we switched to streaming, we cut off the service but they never cut off access to their streaming programs lol. We still use HBO go/sho anytime/starz/Cinemax lol
Plus I find it more comfortable to use a controller, I also use a steam controller for my htpc and the Nvidia one that comes with the shield box.
The funny thing is, he had hbo, showtime, Starz etc. before I moved in and we switched to streaming, we cut off the service but they never cut off access to their streaming programs lol. We still use HBO go/sho anytime/starz/Cinemax lol
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no, but the local storage helps on the PS vs cloud based for the dvr. but ive seen people on the interwebs using it on Roku and android boxes
Could you explain htpc? I see they aren't real cheap minix makes one. Hey has anyone put the IPTV addon on is it free or paid subscription how does it work?
I can see the Nvidia Shield has a lot to offer although I think I can get most of it on my SS. Considering adding another box to my system in the future to try different things and I still have the SS to fall back on. Have always been interested in the Minix Neo U1
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