Soldato
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anyone had any experience with this, or any other android TV Box?
Do you not have an android phone with hdmi or capable of outputting video. As it would be cheaper just to use this, as it would function exactly the same.
I have an iphone
I was looking at getting this and selling my HTPC. thing is, I have been credited for my faulty GFX card, so have £150-£160 to spend with the company, so am just kinda looking at different ideas.
I wasn't sure (as my HTPC struggles with MKV) whether something like this would manage to stream video successfully with its gfx, cpu and ram?
if it was faulty cant you get a refund? smartTV style boxes are usually < £100
My advice would be avoid the android box for a "media server" type type gadget.
It would work but picture quality maybe lacking, also there is no real "media grabber" for grabbing covers etc as far as i know.
You would be better off with a dedicated player western digital live etc if you can get one from the store in question.
Or even a bluray player with these functions built in.
But the best solution as always is sticking with the htpc. And then put something like plex on it.