Why is nobody making an Android TV box with freeview pvr?

glenimp617 · 24 Aug 2017 at 11:07

as someone who is starting to get a bit miffed at paying £100 a month for a TV service (ok, I did go all out with SkyQ and BT Sports) I started looking at what other options are available. To be honest, it's a bit rubbish.

Why isn't anyone making a set top box running Android TV (I don't mean android, I mean the android TV found on the mi box and sony tvs) including a freeview tuner and HDD for recording?

Wouldn't that be pretty awesome? Having android TV with the youview app for me would be perfect.

Humax boxes are terrible.

glenimp617 · 24 Aug 2017 at 11:12

Daaaavvveee said:
Sky often offer up to 75% off their TV packages at re-newel time, why not opt for that and pay under £40 for the service from sky?

I think I'm already on an offer?

This is what I get

SkyQ 2TB
SkyQ Mini Box for Multiroom
All Channels and Boxsets
Sky Cinema
Sky Sports
Sky Sports HD
80mb Fibre Broadband
Line Rental
Talk Evening and Weekends

I think my bill should be £85 but usually around £90+ what I end up paying. Then I pay extra for BT Sports.

Going to cut back big time I think.....probably

glenimp617 · 24 Aug 2017 at 11:30

Daaaavvveee said:
I have Sky Q 2tb 1 mini box and every channel and we pay £38 I believe

That's not bad, but considering I can get line and broadband for £25 a month and nothing with freeview it's making me think. I know there is no comparison, but I have to question how much value I'm getting from the service.
There has been loads of premier league matches for example not shown on sky sports or bt sports

glenimp617 · 24 Aug 2017 at 12:09

Woden said:
I want androidtv with a pair of freesat tuners

That would be awesome. I've emailed MI to ask them if they have any plans on a new mi box. Who knows, worth an email at least.

glenimp617 · 24 Aug 2017 at 12:31

Woden said:
I've been tempted to build a htpc with a satellite tuner, but the software side seems a royal pain.

Not a bad idea actually, but yeah.....the software and interface would be critical

glenimp617 · 7 Sep 2017 at 14:42

ok, seems I'm a bit behind the times. Thanks markEP.

Looks like buying the new nvidia shield pro with 500gb and a hauppauge usb tuner will do just want I want!

Didn't realise that nvidia themselves have included the plex server app onto the machine. Seems that tegra x1 is pretty good for this task

Thanks

glenimp617 · 22 Dec 2020 at 09:31

well after three years of asking....Humax Aura has just launched

mmmmmm....wonder if you could extract all the APKs off it and run it from the new chromecast with a usb tuner