2016-10-14, 14:34
I picked up one of these on Monday. I really really want to like this thing, but the MPEG2 quality for Live TV is pretty poor. I tried to watch NFL last night and I guess the antialiasing is non-existent. Sports is a mess, and overall LiveTV video quality is pretty low (in my opinion).
For the price there is a lot to like (IMHO). I like the voice search. My kids and I spent some quality time searching for crazy mountain biking videos on YouTube. I like AndroidTV as a whole. Overall performance is easily good enough for my taste. I'm not a huge fan of the Mi Box launcher, but I'm sure I can fix that at some point.
If they continue giving updates and improving it, then I would say it's a bargain at $70 (especially with the SlingTV deal). I guess time will tell. Meanwhile I'm keeping my eyes open for a good deal on a Nvidia Shield TV (used, I guess).
For the price there is a lot to like (IMHO). I like the voice search. My kids and I spent some quality time searching for crazy mountain biking videos on YouTube. I like AndroidTV as a whole. Overall performance is easily good enough for my taste. I'm not a huge fan of the Mi Box launcher, but I'm sure I can fix that at some point.
If they continue giving updates and improving it, then I would say it's a bargain at $70 (especially with the SlingTV deal). I guess time will tell. Meanwhile I'm keeping my eyes open for a good deal on a Nvidia Shield TV (used, I guess).
