What is going on here?
I upgraded from the mi tv stick, i used to play 900p 60fps with few lost frames (0% to 3-4%) in hvec at around 20mbps and reasonable lag, usually under 40ms total.
I was expecting an upgrade but the much more capable chromecast is struggling. At 1080p i have a massive 50% lost frames and lag is almost doubled at 70ms, reducing resolution does not help, hvec or h264 is about the same, 30 fps is terrible and the imput lag increase even more.
I tried rainway (an alternative software to stream games locally) and it is even worse, struggling to reach even 20fps.

The cc is 4k60 capable and stadia runs very well on it, plex can stream very high bitrates without issues but any kind of local game streaming is absolutely unusable.

I just got an Android TV and set it up. When I hold the google button or press the microphon button on screen, it doesn't pick up my voice. The mic flashes red and it doesn't pick me up. When the google voice prompt is on screen, the dots dont bounce to notify that it hears me.

Edit: Ok I found the problem. I was missing it saying "Hold menu button to pair Bluetooth remote", so holding the button for menu on the remote connected it in some different way and now voice works

Currently in my bedroom TV I have a 2nd gen Chromecast. The TV is only 1080p, no HDR, only using the built-in speakers, it’s LG so the CEC has never worked. I wanted to buy something with a remote, but I don’t like the Roku UI that much, and the Apple TV is too expensive for my usage.

All the apps I use are available for Android TV. The only ‘special’ use I would make is buying a TV Tuner (MyGica PT275) just so I could watch everything under the same UI (my cable provider sends unencrypted ISDB-T television). With the CCwGTV I’d need a dongle, with the Mi Box only a USB adapter.

I'm going to bring my android tv into a hospital. The hospital has open wifi, but you need to agree to terms that pop up in a browser. Will this form of auth work with Android TV? Thanks!

Edit: thanks for the help. I got it to work, see my reply below.

So I have a Philips 50pfl5604. I have a 32 GB thumbdrive connected cuz built in storage limit sucks. Apps on the thumbdrive take a long time to load. Is that because of the thumbdrive size, or just because it is a thumbdrive? I don't see needing the storage space of an external hard drive but would it load better than the thumbdrive? Sorry for not being more savvy with this. 🤗

I have been trying to get BBC I player running on my Googletv chromecast via Express VPN (connected to UK) with no luck. I keep getting a message saying "not available in your region" . I have tried clearing cache and storage from Playstore app but didnt work.

Any other tips or suggestions would be appreciated

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Thanks

is any one to help me how to enable pass thorough option in android tv Panasonic TH X625Dx

by adb command or third party app or xml file .

My Sony Bravia Android TV's motherboard got fried by a lightning strike. I gave it to a service shop who replaced it. It now runs Android 8.0. I want to update it but the technician said I shouldn't, as it may damage the motherboard again? Can this really happen? Is it fine if I update it?

Hey everyone, there is an option on Samsung TVs allowing to control multiple devices with Samsung smart remote. It is called universal remote, and on OTT devices list I found Xiaomi brand as well but it doesn't work, I tried manually selecting the model number, in my case MDZ22AB, but still didn't work.

TV brand: Samsung Q80T (50inch) OTT brand: Xiaomi Mi box S (MDZ22AB)

The same thing happened when I connected my PS4 to it. Before setting up a universal remote it seemed to control the interface of PS, but when it recognized PS4 and applied the settings for it, the remote stopped controlling it.

Did anybody face the same issue? It's pretty annoying that there is an option to stay with one remote and it won't work as it should. I wonder if I do something wrong.

Thanks!

I am looking for an android tv box or any other way honestly, just to watch movies i download to it or an sd card/usb.

I need it to be offline, so without it works wifi

My budget is around ~£20 but can stretch it slightly.

i am getting a something went wrong error when i choose to add a tv to control

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anyone help me out?

Relatively new here. Have 2 new Shields and getting a crash course with the device regarding homegrown app installs and the home screen changes. I've also been looking at the various ways people can remote control their devices. Without getting into too much detail, the data and network security risks being taken by people have been a real eye opener, but I digress.

What I'm looking for is a premium home screen that will facilitate control of my device from my personal iPhone while off-network (web). The ads are annoying as well, but getting rid of them is a secondary desire for me. Seems like Anydesk will allow control but requires a different launcher. Looking for a recommendation from the Googleplay store and don't mind having to pay for it...would rather it work well, have a nice UI and be safe.

Also, please let me know if you have any concerns with Anydesk that I may have missed. It's just going to be used temporarily, not for extended viewing. If there's a better alternative in the Apple App Store that I can also install on the Shield via the Google Play Store, I'm all ears. Thx.

Recently the "For You" page stopped displaying live tv (YouTube TV) recommendations. Also on the "Live" tab the thumbnail channels are just in order instead of recommendations as well.

Is anyone else having this issue? I feel like I must have turned a setting off by accident.

Hi everyone,

I want to buy a Mecool KM6 and install Kodi in it. I saw it had 4gb RAM and 64gb ROM with the Amlogic S905x4. In reviews they say it is a beast and I think it could be a great option. I am not interested in streaming platforms and I would not want to buy a device that is more powerful than what I will need. I only want to install addons, search on the internet and not more than that. Do you guys recommend me this device ? Is it good ? Or do you reocmend me another alternative that better suits my needs ? I would really appreciate your help.

I am sure this sub has ton of information but looking for a quick guidance here.

I have an IPTV (Stalker) subscription that i am trying to configure on an my Android TV using an app. I have tried below players so far and haven't been successful, any suggestions for a better player ?

TiviMate Premium: this app doesn't show me provider recorded catch up tv (7 days). Tried all options in vain.

Ministra Player: This app works great, has all desired features but for some reason it never saves login info and each time app is launched, it requires me to sign-in

OTT Navigator IPTV: Same issue, doesn't provide an option to look at recorded/catch up tv

STBEmu: Works great but no search functionally. Also requires the Macid to be provided to the provider

Is there any other player free/paid that I can try or fix one of the above ?

TIA

As in the title I'm looking for a device with dts-ma and Dolby true HD passthrough capabilities. I Know the shield can but really relucant to buy another after mine recently died and nvidia not replacing it.