• bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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    1 day ago

    Use a separate, not ad-riddled device plugged in via HDMI. If you have a game console it can do this.

    I don’t know what’s good for Android TV boxes it used to be the NVIDIA Shield was a well regarded streaming device but it’s really old now. Google makes one (Google TV Streamer) and you can install a custom launcher if you’re a bit technical and the “suggested content” of the stock launcher bothers you. Same for other Android TV boxes.

    Apple, like them or not, makes a really decent TV box with no system level ads and an interface that mostly stays out of the way.

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            23 hours ago

            Because it’s end of lifespan and you should spend your money on something that will at least get a few years of support and updates

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                22 hours ago

                Modern Android TV box with a custom launcher. Apparently Projectivity launcher is decent.

                But if you already have a Shield that’s cool keep it until it stops working. I’m just not gonna tell anyone to go buy one.

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                  20 hours ago

                  I run projectivity on my shield. I definitely have told people to buy them. There is a reason they still often resell around their original 2019 market price - they’ve maintened their value. For large screen or projectors the proprietary 1080 to 4k upscaling is still unmatched imo. I don’t use mine for gaming, but many gamers still like them for their gaming capabilities as well. If you buy one and don’t like it there’s still a good chance many months later that you can resell at or above what you paid for it too.