Hi everyone, I just bought the 24" Philips Android TV to use as a tv, as well as an external monitor for my Windows 10 laptop. I used an HDMI cable to connect the two but it's coming out extremely blurry. Is there another way to set this up so display is more clear?

I was previously using a curved Samsung monitor and it was working quite well..

Thank you!

Been researching ways to create customize homepage tiles using apps like TV App Repo. I'm trying to make an icon that loads Youtube on a specific video or channel. ANY way to do that?

Hi All,

I am looking for some recommendations for a new android tv box to keep in the bedroom with a USB connection primarily for using VLC player.

I keep all of my media on external drives, and one of the key reasons for using VLC is that I prefer to control the playback speed when watching certain TV Shows.

I currently have a Shield TV in the living which is excellent and serves as my Plex server and use the VLC player app when I wanted to watch media with controlled playback speed.

Currently, in my bedroom, I have a Samsung TV which contains all the smart apps I need (Netflix, Prime, etc.) so I won't be needing those features and just looking for something simple which I can connect an HDD/USB Stick and play via VLC.

Another Shield TV would be overkill for my use here so was looking for some recommendations on some cheaper options that will do the job.

Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

Hello everyone ,

I have a problem with my mibox 3 , Prime video is not available in play store and i only have a apk version But this version does not have the profiles

So my question is, does the Google play version of Prime Video have the profiles? !

Thanks a lot

Basically do they exist. I have a Jetstream Android tv that just got updated to Android 9 so everything is recent. Am I just missing something obvious?

Has anyone tried GFN on the stick yet with a controller? How's your experience been? How's the input lag?

Which Android TV manufacturer is the best when it comes to keeping their devices (streaming devices or TV's) up to date with the latest version of Android TV? How many years of updates can I expect?

I wanted to watch a video I have on my phone so I used vlc chromecasting but that didn't support dubtitles so I wondered od lf there is a way to just plug my phone and play a video with subtitles with vlc on my mi box without any chromecasting? I tried that but I couldnt find a way to acces the phones files on TV.

Is there some way to turn off the Google play staff pick section that has appeared at the top of my Sony Android TV?

Hi, so a couple of days ago I bought an Android TV in the uk. It's a sharp 50". It was about £330 on sale down from £370. It's okay but not amazing.

The first issue I find is that the edges go washed out and a little blue. It's not really noticable watching normal content but when it's a dark scene I find it a little distracting. I don't think this is backlight bleed as it seems to move with me (e.g. I move my head to the right, the right side gets better and the left side gets worse). I think it's the viewing angles that are just crap (as when I view it from the side it's a similar thing) I'm also sitting about 2 meters or so away. Am I just too close? Or are the viewing angles just so bad that the edges do this? Or do all led TVs do this?

The second issue is that it's a little slow at times. Occasionally the Netflix app will stutter; not all the time but about 2-3 times every hour. Sometimes the audio will go out of sync after this. So I have to pause and play again. And sometimes the TV takes a minute to respond to things in menus.

Thirdly in Netflix, as the subtitles come on and off, the screen tends to brighten and darken which is really distracting. Is this a Netflix issue or a backlight issue? I've heard people say each. Some say it's the backlight having to match the brightest area, other's say it's a Netflix overlay that is messed up. Some people say to just turn subs off but I struggle to hear things a bit.

Fourth is All4 casting. For some reason the adverts screw up. When it gets to the advert it will just pause itself. You hit play and it does nothing. You have to uncast and recast every time for it to work again. I ended up shoving my old Chromecast in the back just to cast channel 4 stuff (works fine on there). The all4 app does work on the TV so I can use that(didn't before - had to factory reset after 2 days of owning to get it working)

My overall question then is should I just return this TV, get a non androidTV and buy a Mi Box or something? Or should I keep it because these problems are normal - then just get an androidTV device down there line when this one slows down?

I'm hoping to not spend too much more overall than the price I paid as I'm on a tight ish budget and my old tv needs to go back to it's original owner (my mum lol). I know cheap = crap most of the time but was hoping to find a balance somewhere. I can't find many TVs around this price range that are from the better brands. There are a few Hisense ones I've seen but don't know if they're actually any good as I don't know the brand very well. Thanks!

While not a major issue it is pretty annoying. The NFL App keeps auto adding the last 20 games of last season to my AndroidTV Play Next list through NFL GamePass. I'll remove them and then a few days later they're all back. Short of uninstalling the app or logging out of it does anyone have any recommendations for stopping it from doing this? Is there any way I can manage how Play Next functions or which apps it works with?

Hi guys,

I've been looking for a cheap android tv box with USB 3.0. It's kind of hard to find a Mi Box here in Canada but I came across these MeCool devices.

In most threads I see here, people suggest the only 2 legitimate Android TV boxes are the Mi Box and Nvidia Shield and every other chinese box is not running the legit Android TV. But the MeCool KM1 is said to be running Android TV and not just some android skin and it's also Google certified and supports HD amazon prime streaming, but no netflix. The KM3 is similar but doesn't do amazon prime.

Does anyone have one of these devices and have any feedback on them? Can it run local 4k files smoothly? How good can it stream over WiFi? Any lag or huge issues I should know about?

When pressing the cast button on things like YouTube, Netflix, plex, etc. I can no longer see my MiBox 3 as a listed device. I've factory reset the box as well as my phone to no avail. Not sure what else to do. Both devices are definitely connected to the same wifi network. My ISP did just come a couple of days ago and give me a new router and modem so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. Any help is appreciated.

Hello, i'm quite new to the Android TV ecosystem. Regarding updates and UI design: Does each vendor decide for themselves when to update what (like android smartphones), or are updates pushed out globally?