The TiVo Stream 4K was an instant hit when it was announced at CES 2020. The Wall Street Journal even named it to their Best of CES 2020 list. Unfortunately, when the new Chromecast with Google TV was released later that year, it stole some of TiVo’s thunder. There’s a lot to like about the …
Today, we’re gong to switch gears a bit and take a look at a TV box running pure Android: the Supvin X96 Max+. Normally I focus on streaming devices that run Android TV, but this device was one of the most popular pure-Android TV boxes, so I wanted to try it out and see how …
Over the years I’ve owned several MINIX Android boxes, but the biggest drawback for me was that they were running pure Android. So I was really excited when they finally released the MINIX NEO T5 running the official Android TV OS. Overview The MINIX NEO T5 is the first MINIX device to actually run the …
For me, testing out a new Android TV stick is kind of like getting back to my roots. So I was pretty excited to test out the new MeCool KD1 TV stick. I’ve actually been using it for a little more than a month as one of my “daily driver” streaming devices. In this review, …
I’ve been using Android boxes for almost a decade, and I’ve seen a lot of “fully loaded” Kodi boxes come and go. Each promised “free TV for life” so you’d save thousands of dollars on your cable bill each year. Chances are you’ve come across a Facebook ad for one. Maybe you saw them for …
I’ve always been a console gamer. It was easy to pop in a game cartridge or disk and be playing in minutes. Sure, the quality wasn’t as good as a dedicated gaming PC, but, I didn’t mind. These days, the newest PlayStation costs $400, if you can even find it. The new Xbox is $500! …
It’s easy to find a cheap Android TV box. A quick search on Amazon returns almost five hundred of them, in fact. It’s easy to find a great, high-end Android TV device, You just buy the NVIDIA Shield TV and call it a day. But, it’s A LOT harder to find a good Android TV …
There’s no doubt that the NVIDIA Shield TV dominates Android TV devices. However, the price leaves a lot of people wondering if you can get similar performance, but at a much more reasonable price. That’s where the Ematic-Jetstream Android TV boxes come in. The Ematic AGT419 and Jetstream AGT418 are two low-cost streaming devices running …
I’m a control freak (or so my wife tell me). So when I hear that rooting your Android TV box gets you more control over your device, you’ve got my attention. In my experience, rooting your Android device isn’t for everyone. That holds true for smartphones as well as TV boxes or smart TV’s. Why …
If you’re having trouble with your MINIX Android box, or if you just want to reset it back to factory condition and start over, then you’ve come to the right place. There are two ways that you can reset your MINIX Android box and we’re going to cover both of them in this article. I’m …