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> such devices often run on outdated Android versions, which have unpatched vulnerabilities and are no longer supported with updates. Many of them NEVER receiv
by mrweasel 2y ago
> such devices often run on outdated Android versions, which have unpatched vulnerabilities and are no longer supported with updates.
Many of them NEVER received a single update ever. There are so many shady companies producing TV boxes with no plan to ever provide any updates.
Unless one of the larger brands make such a device, I don't see any reason to recommend anything but the ChromeCast or whatever Google calls it now. Or a Roku or an AppleTV, if you swing that way.
- dannyw 2y agoA HTPC (with an Intel N100, etc) can work amazingly well too.
- dbcooper 2y agoI never got mine working as a chrome cast target. Does that work now?
- puzzlingcaptcha 2y agoNot really, google specifically doesn't want you to run chromecast receivers on commodity hardware. There are some hacks and reverse engineering attempts but they are not very reliable.
- kuschku 2y agoNvidia's SHIELD is also okay, probably better than Roku even so far.
- ThatMedicIsASpy 2y agoShields have the best upscalers and will always be the better option for media
- beastman82 2y agoI've had my shield for nearly a decade, gotten updates the whole time. Much faster and better than Roku in basically everything
- giantg2 2y agoIt'd be nice if they weren't collecting your data though.
- itsoktocry 2y ago99% of these devices are purchased to view pirated content. You think the guy selling boxes off Craigslist should be providing support? The company who manufactured the computer? You are responsible to update your device.
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- bombcar 2y agoAn AppleTV is perfectly happy playing pirated content. Just because you're doing something insane/illegal doesn't mean you can't do it safely.
- _mlbt 2y agoHow are people supposed to install updates that don’t exist? This is a massive vulnerability in the overall Android ecosystem.