I'm in Canada.

Anybody know of an ebay seller that sells the real AndroidTV Mi Box? I bought one years ago (which is now being used on my parents TV), and so I need another one for my own TV.

The Nvidia Shield is too expensive at $229 Canadian...

Hi, this may seem like a stupid question, but I have MKV files which are 4k and have dolby atmos sound. I have an atmos capable yamaha receiver. Is there a box out there that is powerful/clever enough to play such large mkv files and maybe even support atmos sound?

Thanks in advance people.

My NSTV keeps turning on by itself. I have a smart 4k tv, so when it does this the whole thing comes on. How do I prevent it from doing this? I wasn't doing this before.

cordcutter news is reporting that an AndroidTV app is rolling out for DTV Now, however I still do not see it in the play store on my shield. Has it appeared for anyone yet? I don't see any other sources saying there is an android tv app, so just wanted to new if this was real news.

Hey all,

I picked up an Alexa remote to use with my Mi Box since it has IR volume control. In order to get it working, I had to pair it with a fire stick, configure the remote, then pair it with my mi box. It connects and recognizes the remote and most things work right away.

Major issue was that the center buttons on the alexa remote is NUMPAD_ENTER (keycode 160) whereas on the mi box remote it's DPAD_CENTER. It's basically unusable until the you resolve this because the mi box OS doesn't know what to do with NUMPAD_ENTER. So you can't used the button.

No big deal. I download Button Mapper and remapped NUMPAD_ENTER to keycode 23 (DPAD_CENTER) using the keycode service I activated via an adb shell. There are two methods to remapping a key to pass on a keycode in Button Mapper.

Method one needs the keycode service running. Everything works perfectly in this scenario EXCEPT there is 2 seconds of lag when you push the button before anything happens on the screen.

Method two doesn't need the keycode service running (not sure how it does this?) and there is NO LAG between press and action. BUT, you can't use the onscreen keyboard when this method is employed. It just blinks when you try to input a letter. If you do it enough, the entire OS locks up and needs to be rebooted.

Very strange. Does anyone have any ideas?

I think the solution lies in the method that does not require the keycode service to run. There is no lag using that method. I just can't figure out why you can't type using the on-screen keyboard.

Thank you in advance!

Paging /u/flar2.

So my TV has a roku built in which I'm extremely happy with. The only limitation is that, the Plex app can not pass True HD to my receiver via Arc.

From my research Nvidia shield directly plugged into my receiver can do it.

But Im not gonna use Shiled for anything else, like gaming and the 180 usd is a bit overkill.

Any other alternative? Does Mi Box support audio passthrough?

I have a Philips PUS8303. There are now ads every other time I turn on the TV. Unskippable ads.

This is objectionable.

How do I make the ads go away?

I've looked everywhere for a list but can't find one. Does anyone know of one?

So i tried kodi abit today. Im one of those ppl who cant stand black bars so i zoom in. However. I tried to both zoom in while the movies were playing and the minimize black bars setting and none of them worked?

Anyone care to explain why and what i should do instead pls?

I also wonder, the gui seems to be 1080p? Is 4k content played in 4k without downscaling?

Sony ag9 with android oreo

Hey all,

I need a bluetooth remote for my Mi Box that has an IR volume control that can be programmed to match my TV.

The default remote volume buttons control the internal android volume setting, which is completely useless given that this is a STB for a TV. The box itself should not have an adjustable volume.

Alas, it does, and it requires me to have both my TV remote and Mi Box remote at hand.

HDMI CEC as it's implemented by Xaomi does not help in this situation. I don't want to use my TV remote (which is IR) with my android box because a bluetooth remote control is superior.

I just need a bluetooth remote that has a programmable IR volume control.

Any ideas? Thanks!

Hey. Im using Xiaomi's MiBox S(Android TV 8.1). Love that device, but recently I moved to a new flat, and need to have my TV mounted upside down. And that became a huge problem, because there is no option to flip the screen in both android nor TV settings.\

I have tried about 5 "rotation control" apps, and some of them let me change to portrait, reverse portrait even, but the one i want(reverse landscape) never works.

Can anyone help me find a solution to this problem?

PS. Ill try editing the build.prop, but that needs to wait till i get usb cable to connect the box to the pc.

I have a Nikai UHD TV that still runs Android 4 . Does anyone know how I can update it? The inbuilt update function does not work.

I currently have a Philips PUS7303, I like the Android OS but it feels very slow and slugish, stutters and lags alot.

Is there an Android TV with a fast CPU that runs fast and smooth, preferably till 650$ ?

I was wondering if anyone is using an snes usb bluetooth controller for their snes games on the nvidia shield tv? I bought an snes controller but I cant seem to get it to connect. For my xbox one controller it was easy. Has anyone got the snes controller to work and if so how would i get it to work? Im new to the nvidia.

hi,

I have H96 Max + with 4Gb ram and 32GB ROM. It has rockchip rk3328 cpu and mali 450 gpu.

Is it possible to install different OS? or should i install?

also how can i update it to android 9.0?

thanks

Hello. I would like advice about best android box for my TV. It is a LCD Samsung 9 years old...before led TV and smart TV was in the market.

Hi. I have a ATV box. Browsing menu lags slightly. Watching some streaming apps is horrible. Lags every 10 seconds. I have been experiencing this with some apps that can control the ATV box remotely, but I have uninstalled them. I am also thinking that it can have something to do with the resolution/HZ.

Does anyone have some tips and tricks? Factory reset on Android TV sucks since they have no easy backup function.

I constantly get -118 and -100 errors on my Philips android TV and I need to restart from menu to get Netflix to launch or start playing.

Lately, it has gotten to the point where soft reset doesnt help so I need to plug out the power cable and plug back in.

Netflix customer service walked me through the usual troubleshooting steps and told me to call TV manufacturer which fills me up with rage. Because it's clearly their app having issue with android.

Anyone else have the same issue or maybe a magical solution before I factory reset?

I have a Sony XBR-85X850G running the May 2019 update firmware 6.2510 (the latest version).

For a little over a month now, when I watch contents on either the ESPN app, Netflix or HBO Now, or sling TV, the picture pauses for about 1 to 3 seconds (the sound keeps playing) and resumes playing by itself.

It happens randomly and mostly after it's been playing for at least 10-15 mins.

I have contacted Sony, Netflix and ESPN. And based on their advice and what I have read online, I have reset my router, power reset my TV, cleared the cache, data, uninstalled and reinstalled those apps. I have even factory reset my TV.

However, the problem still persists.

The TV is connected via Wi-Fi. The router is right next to my TV. My internet speed is 1 gbps. Plugging it via an ethernet cable doesn't solve the issue. Quite frankly, I don't have a network issue.

I'm running out of options and having a video pausing randomly out of nowhere when I watch something gets on my nerves.

I never had any problem like this on any other brands of TV. This is my first Sony TV. And quite frankly, it's really crappy. Can't stream any videos without the picture freezing.

Thank God I have my Roku Streaming Stick+. The apps work flawlessly on it. Now, I'm just streaming on my roku.

Please provide some help!

Has anyone gone through this and fixed it?

Suggestions to fix this problem are more than welcomed. Thanks in advance!