I'm using a VPN to help with the streaming limitations imposed by my cell provider. It's working well with the exception of the Live Tab on Chromecast with Google TV (CWGT). I've got a subscription to YoutubeTV (YTTV) and that app works great but I can't get the live listing on the main page to work when I have the VPN turned on. I assume it's getting it's information from YTTV.

I use the Windscribe app on CWGT and can exclude applications from going through the VPN but I don't know which ones to pick. It allows me to exclude system applications.

I've tried excluding the YTTV app and it didn't help. I'm connected to a VPN very close to my physical location in Texas.

Any suggestions? Wighout the VPN, I'm limited to 480p resolution. With the VPN, I get the best resolution the application supports so it really makes a difference.

Thanks

Hey guys - just recently got myself a chromecast tv, and I was wondering what to do about shows I've partially seen, if that makes any sense.

For example, I love Ozark, and I definitely want to watch the next season when it comes out. If I add it to my watchlist, though, I think the existing seasons will be recommended to me even though I've seen them. Is there a way to tell the algorithim that I've watch some of a show, but not all of it?

Basically i want to listen with headphones with phone and send video to tv

From googling i learned its posted here everyday and the solution is localcast app

It tries to connect for a few seconds then connection failed

chromecast works fine

Hi there!

My Mi Box S has WiFi connection and apps to test wifi quality shows good signal and speed but when I open youtube or prime video it won't upload the video.

I think I'll do a factory reset but I want to know if it could be an issue of the system.

Edit: Factory reset solved the issue.

I buy a TCL 65EP660 tv and now I have problem with WiFi because wont turn on.Over the cable works perfect but wifi its just grey and wont turn on.I tried everthing and doesent help.Does somone haveing this problem?

They do show up when I specifically search for them. But I don’t see the option to watch them on Netflix!

Does anyone else have the same issue? What gives?

In this case i'm able to access Hulu from my desktop browser and pc app.

When i try on my tv or xbox it recognizes it's outside of my home network. Any way of "middle-maning" the traffic so that the tv traffic looks like the desktop?

I have a Philips 4K TV, version 9 (this is the info in the About menu but I'm sure I'll need more specifics). Running Disney+ in its app (i.e. not from Chromecast) through the TV's speakers (i.e. no surround sound or anything), the audio is off, like the characters are stuck in a bottle. Other apps (Netflix/Hulu/PBS Kids/sports streaming) don't seem to have the same problem. This seems to be Disney+ encoding their audio differently than my TV wants to receive it, but I don't know what to do to fix it and taking guesses at the Digital Output setting or messing with the EQ don't seem to help.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

Hey guys.

I have been looking for good tv boxes and I saw a loooot of ppl talking sh*t about these CPU. And I was wondering if this is really true for someone who doesnt want to play videogames or watch stuff in 8k.

Since all I read only its about how I should pick the Amlogic S905X3 instead of everything lol

any opinions on this? thanks in advance!

Hey guys, hope you are well amongst the madness. So I have a ds218+ which has a load of docker images running such as plex and Jellyfin. Now I have been getting choppy playback with anything that is H.265 encoded and h.264 is fine. So looking at the NAS performance it seems it can't cope with it, so I bought and android TV box. How do I get it to do the work rather than the NAS.

Hi! I'm searching for a relatively cheap solution for my family. The main purpose is to watch Netflix (and maybe others services like Amazon Prime and Disney Plus). Tv is not smart and limited to 1080p so I don't care about 4K support. I would like an ethernet port for more stability. Any recommandations? Thanks for the help.

I have a google TV and when looking to a movie on my watchlist (i.e. The Fellowship of the ring extended version) it says i can buy it for 7.99. Fair price, so i look onto my computer to buy it and here it's 13.99?! Can someone explain this to me?

Edit: spelling

Hi everyone! I've got an annoying problem: since Mi Box S doesn't fully shutdowns when I press the power button, it continues trying connecting to my headphones (I want to use them both on the TV and other devices) and it's really succeeds in this: in 90% of cases my phone / laptop just doesn't have time to connect to earphones, Mi Box is really fast! Every time this happens, I have to go to the living room and unplug the Mi Box.

My ideas on how to solve the problem :

1. Always unplug Mi Box. It works, but I need a more elegant solution. Also, I'm not the only one who uses this gadget, so I'll have to make sure that every its user will unplug it every time.
2. Turn off the bluetooth by special program. It's not really convinient, because the remote controller is also uses bluetooth to connect (however, I could use Android TV Remote control program to interact with TV and turn bluetooth on manually every time, but that's very complicated)
3. Turn off bluetooth automatically when the device wakes up? (I could write such an application, but I don't know where to start and if it's even possible given the Android security constraints)
4. Remove the earphones from bluetooth devices list (quite inconvenient)

I would really appreciate it if someone could share a possible solution to my problem. Thanks!

So i have a problem with my Mi Box (MDZ-16-AB). After i turn it off or i turn the TV off (its conected by the HDMI cable), the Mi Box makes weird, squeeking sounds. They are not so loud but extremely high which makes them unbearable. Interesting fact is that the box makes them only when i turn it off or when i turn the TV off - it doesnt make no sounds when its plugged to the TV and both the TV and Box are on. It gets so annoying that i have to turn it off from the power when I am not using it because i cant stand the noise. Do you know the solution to this problem?

I got a model 32H5510G tv for Christmas and overall I’ve really enjoyed the tv besides it auto switching from my HDMI input I play Xbox on and it will randomly switch back to the Android Tv homepage or whatever app I had open last. Any help on what I can do to fix this issue, I’ve found no trigger to make it do it besides it just happening randomly.

I haven’t tried factory resetting it but the last time I did that with a tv it completely broke my VIZIO one so I’m kinda reluctant to do that anymore.

Edit. I’ve found that turning off WIFi if that’s how you connect to the internet and turning off wake on WIFi when you use other inputs has helped me, got it around Christmas and started doing that after I made this original post and it’s worked for me.

Device is Xiaomi Mi Box 3

After a while of inactivity/sleep each video playback app freezes on first second - YouTube, Twitch, TV stream app. Sound is gone from the whole device (maybe the cause why apps freeze). Only workaround is to restart... basically every time prior I want to use the Android TV

Problem started occuring after the second update of Android 9, after the initial upgrade I didn't have this problem.

Tried factory reset - didn't fix it.

For example if I want to play GTA San Andreas on my Android TV which can run it smoothly (without the USB) will it run as smooth or fast with it playing from on the USB which is being used as expanded storage? Thanks.