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ZN6 · 04-04-2016, 02:32 PM

I've used all sorts of things that I wanted to use to stream stuff ever since I got my first 1080p TV 7 or 8 years ago. I've done everything from using a patriot box office (with wireless dongle), to WDTv, appleTV, Roku, PS3 for streaming, XBox One for DLNA streaming, android tv sticks. If I were to give my honest opinion, I would do it all over again and get a dedicated HTPC and call it a day. Save myself the damn hassle and money in the long run.

There is no device more versatile for a TV than an honest to god PC. NUC PCs are great with a tiny footprint. Yes, they are a little expensive, but for sure it will do whatever you want that you want to do with the chrome cast or android sticks or what-have-you cheap little devices sticking out of the TV.

They can be upgraded and it can be updated with the latest software whenever YOU are ready.Android sticks and boxes from china? Firmware rarely updates if at all. Shit, most of them are still running android 4.4.2. Range for pairing devices is horrible and antennas are shit for wifi and cuts.

I figure in the end, it's better to have one really good device rather than to have a history of cheap shitty little devices which I thought were going to be good but ended up disappointing me because of poor signal connection or some other bullshit limitation.

Do yourself a favor, don't fuck around with Cheap shit, and just build a cheap proper HTPC or if you care a lot about aesthetics, go for one of those barebones boxes that you can spec out to what you need it to do(can't really name one that doesn't come with wifi networking anymore) that is x64 ready. No, none of those current compute sticks from intel are worth it either with a shit 32-bit support and 2GB of ram limit. I will never again get another TV device that cannot be configured to the way I need it to run.

I hope that I can help others from my experience of these devices. If anything, at the end of the day, you can still hook up a NUC to the back of your monitor for a legit PC for doing actual work.

04-04-2016, 02:32 PM	#22
ZN6 My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT! Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Van Posts: 1,805 Thanked 1,731 Times in 649 Posts Failed 104 Times in 37 Posts	I've used all sorts of things that I wanted to use to stream stuff ever since I got my first 1080p TV 7 or 8 years ago. I've done everything from using a patriot box office (with wireless dongle), to WDTv, appleTV, Roku, PS3 for streaming, XBox One for DLNA streaming, android tv sticks. If I were to give my honest opinion, I would do it all over again and get a dedicated HTPC and call it a day. Save myself the damn hassle and money in the long run. There is no device more versatile for a TV than an honest to god PC. NUC PCs are great with a tiny footprint. Yes, they are a little expensive, but for sure it will do whatever you want that you want to do with the chrome cast or android sticks or what-have-you cheap little devices sticking out of the TV. They can be upgraded and it can be updated with the latest software whenever YOU are ready.Android sticks and boxes from china? Firmware rarely updates if at all. Shit, most of them are still running android 4.4.2. Range for pairing devices is horrible and antennas are shit for wifi and cuts. I figure in the end, it's better to have one really good device rather than to have a history of cheap shitty little devices which I thought were going to be good but ended up disappointing me because of poor signal connection or some other bullshit limitation. Do yourself a favor, don't fuck around with Cheap shit, and just build a cheap proper HTPC or if you care a lot about aesthetics, go for one of those barebones boxes that you can spec out to what you need it to do(can't really name one that doesn't come with wifi networking anymore) that is x64 ready. No, none of those current compute sticks from intel are worth it either with a shit 32-bit support and 2GB of ram limit. I will never again get another TV device that cannot be configured to the way I need it to run. I hope that I can help others from my experience of these devices. If anything, at the end of the day, you can still hook up a NUC to the back of your monitor for a legit PC for doing actual work.