Hey guys,

I have a setup around a simple HDMI + optical switch, the mi box with my consoles are plugued in so I can output HDMI video to a videoprojector and 5.1 sound with optical to a Z906 speaker system.

Netflix & Prime Video can output 5.1 DTS / DD with my PS4 in the same setup.

Kodi & VLC can do the same on the Mi Box S once I enabled the passtrough setting.

But with Amazon Prime Video and Netflix I get no sound at all on 5.1 videos ( stereo works fine though ), I usually get a led lighting up when sound is coming to my speakers but no light at all with 5.1 content on Netflix/Amazon.

In the video settings of my Mi Box I enabled the PCM setting on Auto, the DTS setting on 30% and the other one on LINE.

Any idea why my setup won't work with Netflix & Amazon Prime Video ?

Thanks

So I got the Apple TV app working on my TV, but it requires the Amazon App store. Alright, I downloaded the amazon app store for Android. After doing this it then tells me I don't own this app... wtf. This is so incredibly frustrating, because the app is working and I can see everything in the background, but all of the amazon crap is preventing me from using it. Does anyone know of any work arounds to get Apple TV working on Android TV? Im tempted to go down the Firestick route since you can get Google Play services working on them.

I have a Sharp Aquos (LC75N8003U) and Disney plus doesnt show up in the play store. Am I out of luck unless I cast to the tv?

I'm trying to find where to download specifically android TV version of an app. I know there's an android TV version of the app, which is NRK TV (Norway), but I can't download it as I'm in the UK. I thought maybe id be able to filter on apkpure or similar by versions specifically compatible with Android TV but can't seem to do it, I just end up with the normal android version which does work, but doesn't display menus properly or work well with the remote.

Any ideas?

In January this year I bought a Sony TV. A KD-60XF8305, to be precise. Some time after the purchase I installed the update to Android 8.0. This update had the Android security patch level "1 November 2018". And it remained on that patch level since then.

Since November last year, there were official Android security updates every single month and a lot of them had pretty severe issues fixed. This is something that I consider to be pretty much unacceptable on a device that is connected to the Internet at all times. (And while it is not an issue for me: A lot of people have this thing in the same Wifi where all the guests of the house connect to with their malware-filled mobile phones...) A lot of said issues are well known as of know and are known to be exploited.

Also this is a 2018 model year and not an old device. I am pretty much speechless at this point...

I'm looking to offer an Android TV box to my step family for Christmas, to share with them my movie library (stored/streamed and transcoded through Google Drive, using Kodi as frontend and a multiuser MySQL database). In that regard, I know the Shield TV is the way to go, but don't have a spare 160€/220€ (mini/2019 rev respectively) to spend in that regard (and I personally use the 2017 rev).

They have a crappy WiFi signal in their home, but they have HomePlugs to fix this issue, which is why I'm looking for and an Android TV box that has Ethernet to get the stream flowing

It won't have to play 4K HDR content @ 60MB/s or anything like that, has their broadband isn't powerful enough anyway (they're countryside in a "not-so-well" covered area), so they'll transcode everything down to their very limited 8Mbps broadband. I know it's so awful it hurts my eyes, but I actually gave it a go (through WiFi in their best covered area) and 1080p Google Drive transcoded video seamed to play just fine, and they also watch Netflix/WebTV...

So I need a TV Box where I can install Kodi/Netflix/Molotov.tv with an Ethernet port that just handles 1080p (4K/HDR would be a plus, but not required) and that's pretty much it!

Oh yeah... If the price could be max 60€ that would be great, and I don't mind buying them from China or whatever else (as long as I receive it before Christmas though, in France)

Thanks!

What's the pro's about the slow startup? I thought the TV needed that 30-60 seconds to start up but after a year with the TV I found out I could change to instant power on in the setting. Anyone know why it is like this?

I want to at least give them feedback somehow because there currently are a lot of things wrong with it and a lot of things that should be improved (even subtitles don't work on their native Mediaplayer)

So yeah, how can I have an impact as right now I don't even know where I can send some feedback that'll be looked at.

The 4S TV (55") is only available in Europe afaik

Not sure if people get upset about these kind of questions here but here goes: I am currently living in Portugal and have looked at the following devices (idk anything about other similarly priced devices, but these seem to be the most popular):

1. Mi Box S - €60
2. Fire TV Stick 4K - €60

Obviously the Shield is much more expensive (€160) than the other two options so I'm probably not going to get it. I've looked at reviews about the two and read threads on here and it seems to be split 50/50 with half saying the Mi Box S is shit, while the Fire TV Stick is great (and vice versa). I think there is a difference in price between the two / they are cheaper in the US, but obviously here they aren't. I've also read about a potentially new Mi Box coming out soon, but that could be complete bullshit.

Anyway, my girlfriend and I would like to use either for the following:

• Netflix
• YouTube
• BBC iPlayer (with proxy obviously)
• Playing torrented media (is this even possible -- could buy external HDD or connect laptop I guess?)

Anything else is a bonus: for example, we don't have or use Amazon Prime, but I guess it's possible we might get it in the future, and who really games on it honestly? Either way, which one do you guys think is best to get?

Hey does anybody have a working apk for the mi box s (android 8)? Can't find any.. the apks with the chrome apk download result after installation in "App not installed"

Help appreciated!:)

When I put apps on my Android TV, it asks for me to use the Keyboard on my mobile device. Sure, I use the Android TV remote control app, same icon, it says it connects, etc... But when i try type, nothing ever works! I can't access my accounts or anything, what am I doing wrong?

Hello guys, my Phillips pus7303/12 freezes when closing games on ps4, all I can see is black screen and it does not respond to remote comands. It needs to be unpluged from socket to restart itself and then everyrhing is fine. Do you have any advice how to fix it myself, did anybody else had similar problem.It is under warranty, and I am having second thoughts on returning it because I got a pretty good price on it.

People in the house complain about no Internet and I can confirm that I can't ping anything on my network when it happens but rebooting the TV makes it go away. I initially thought it was the switch, but replacing it didn't help. The only thing that reliably works is rebooting the TV.

I like the picture, but between this networking issue and what feels like an incredibly underpowered UI, I wish I had bought another TV.

I was very disappointed that my Toshiba TV's built in Chromecast did not support Disney+, even though Chromecasts are supposed to work. So with very little hope, I dusted off my Forge TV earlier, which can't even run Netflix, and to my surprise I was able to directly install the Disney+ app from the Play Store and I can even cast to it like a Chromecast (which again doesn't work with Netflix)!

Unfortunately it's only in 1080p, but I'll take what i can for now...

Edit: I turned off surround sound on the Wii u and switched to stereo. Works properly now. Thanks all.

I just purchased a new LG 65" UHD TV from Costco ($499.99!). I'm having trouble connecting my shield, wii u, and Samsung soundbar to all work correctly. You guys are pretty smart, so maybe someone can figure out what's wrong.

First try:

1. I connected the Shield HDMI OUT to the soundbar HDMI-IN and connected the soundbar HDMI-OUT-ARC to the HDMI-2-ARC on the back of the TV.
2. Then I connected the Wii U HDMI to the HDMI-1on the back of the TV.
3. The shield and soundbar worked fine (selected HDMI-2 from the TV) and I could control them both with the the LG magic remote or with the shield remote.
4. Switch the input to HDMI-1 and the Wii U picture comes up, but no sound from either the soundbar or the TV speakers.

So I did a little research on what ARC is, so I re-wired it:

Second try:

1. Connected the Shield HDMI OUT to the HDMI-1 on the back of the TV
2. Connected the TV HDMI-2-ARC on the back of the TV to the HDMI-OUT-ARC on the sound bar.
3. Connected the Wii U HDMI OUT to the HDMI-3 on the back of the TV
4. So if I understand correctly the signals come in to the TV via HDMI and the TV sends the audio to the soundbar via the HDMI-ARC... correct?
5. The Shield again works properly. When I turn it on the soundbar shows TV-ARC on the small display.
6. Still, no audio from the Wii U when I switch to HDMI-3. No sound from the soundbar, nor the TV speakers.

I'm wondering if this is a CEC setup issue, or some other setting I missed in the TV or soundbar. Anyone have any ideas?