Hell, my fucking $2000 OLED came with a shit processor and only 8GB of storage; it’s laggy as fuck and only had room for one more app. Had to remove a bunch of crap via ADB just for the TV to be usable. It’s annoying as fuck that even high-end TVs come with the equivalent of a $50 Chinese phone under the hood.
Does anyone know of a box I can plug into the TV that actually has a decent CPU, at least 12GB of RAM, and usable storage space? It also needs to run on Android, and have a HDMI 2.1 port for 4K 120Hz support with HDR. I watch a lot of HFR content and stream PC games so this is a must. The remote should also be able to control the TV (including entering the menu), and the Dolby Atmos receiver too. Last thing I want is for the wife to complain about having to juggle 2 or 3 remotes just to watch Stremio.
Use an old computer. Get a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse controller. I have only ever had my TVs run by computer since I the mid 2000s. fuck smart TVs what a shit show.
I’m happy for you but unfortunately this isn’t a solution for me, because old PCs don’t have HDMI 2.1 support. I would have to buy a modern GPU, and I rather not spend hundreds.
Fuck TCL. I bought one of their TVs a few years ago. Within a year the backlights went out. Maybe it was just really bad luck, but it turned me off from their products.
Hell, my fucking $2000 OLED came with a shit processor and only 8GB of storage; it’s laggy as fuck and only had room for one more app. Had to remove a bunch of crap via ADB just for the TV to be usable. It’s annoying as fuck that even high-end TVs come with the equivalent of a $50 Chinese phone under the hood.
Does anyone know of a box I can plug into the TV that actually has a decent CPU, at least 12GB of RAM, and usable storage space? It also needs to run on Android, and have a HDMI 2.1 port for 4K 120Hz support with HDR. I watch a lot of HFR content and stream PC games so this is a must. The remote should also be able to control the TV (including entering the menu), and the Dolby Atmos receiver too. Last thing I want is for the wife to complain about having to juggle 2 or 3 remotes just to watch Stremio.
Use an old computer. Get a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse controller. I have only ever had my TVs run by computer since I the mid 2000s. fuck smart TVs what a shit show.
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I’m happy for you but unfortunately this isn’t a solution for me, because old PCs don’t have HDMI 2.1 support. I would have to buy a modern GPU, and I rather not spend hundreds.
Should have hit tcl bro. Just got the new 85 oled android TV is faaaaaaast
Fuck TCL. I bought one of their TVs a few years ago. Within a year the backlights went out. Maybe it was just really bad luck, but it turned me off from their products.
https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/shield/android-tv/nvidia-shield---android-tv---shield---see-full-specs/
I use this for both regular TV streaming apps, Twitch, YouTube and Jellyfin.
and my non-technical wife both uses it and loves it because it’s way faster than your usual built in TV apps.
I picked it up from my local best buy.
Thanks for the suggestion but it doesn’t seem to support Dolby Atmos/DTS:X. Just plain 5.1/7.1. I have a 5.1.4 setup.