I'm after a Windows tablet for in home streaming. Other uses will include Hearthstone and a spot of watching movies etc. Budget can go up to £200 I guess.
I'm currently looking at a few Chinese tablets, such as the Onda V891W, Onda V975W or even an Onda V919.
My desktop res is 2560x1440, with that in mind should I go for a 1920x1080 tablet or just go for these crazy 2048*1536 9.7 inch tablets?
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"Hi, are there any HD Android TV boxes with high configuration that not only support 4K play but also we can watch HD videos and do voice chat and video chat with available in the market? And what kind of CPUs and models do they have? And how about the price?"
Currently, there are the following CPUs that support HD and 4K video play,
1.Allwinner A80 A31 CPU
2.Rockchips RK3288 CPU
3.Amlogic S802 CPU
According to your need, most people will choose CS918S or CS928 from these mainstream Android TV Boxes in the market at sz-csq.com .
Android TV Box CS918S adopts A31 CPU of Allwinner, built-in 2GB DDR3, 16GB FLASH and a built-in 5 mega-pixel camera. This kind of settings should be top in the current market. You can use the camera to chat through Skype. The video it makes can be as good as 1080P. Moreover, it supports 4K video play. Thus, if you take on-line video play and Skype video chat into account, more people prefer CS918S.
CS928S adopts RK3288 CPU, 2G DDR, 16G FLASH and a 5 mega-pixel camera as the one mentioned. Customers prefer games and ultra-large types of videos, they would choose CS928. Of course, some customers like karaoke, video chat and games, and then they tend to choose CS4K which is another high-end machine.
If you are one of those enthusiastic fans, you can choose CS-Q8 for sure. It is equipped with Octa-Core CPU, thirty-two nucleus GPU, 4G DDR, 32G FLASH and meanwhile it can be connected to the SATA hard disk. However, I assume the price would be quite expensive.
About XBMC, basically, all current Android TV boxes have the XBMC of their own version built in. It is the fundamental function of TV boxes nowadays, so there is no need to worry about the use of XBMC.
Hi,
i can't decide between the ONDA V975W, PIPO W6 or Odys Wintab 9 Plus.
The main question is if a 1920x1200 Tab is better when it comes to performance?
The performance should be better if they use the same hardware. But I personally prefer 4:3.
Paradise-Bodies said:
Hi,
i can't decide between the ONDA V975W, PIPO W6 or Odys Wintab 9 Plus.
The main question is if a 1920x1200 Tab is better when it comes to performance?
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Not sure on the others but i got the v975w and i think its great. i brought it just as a cheap portable windows device (laptops are too big, heavy, poor battery life and Android/iOS is too restricted) but ive been soo impressed with it that ive pretty much abandoned my ipad and PC and now use the v975w as my main device for most things.
resolution has never caused any performance issues for me and you can always just lower the resolution if it did.
Sure you can lower the resolution but then it's not the native LCD resolution anymore what normally makes stuff blurry.
I'm not sure if i need 2048x1536 cause for eBook reading i have a Pipo M6 Pro that already has this resolution.
On the other hand i guess performance is only a problem when it comes to games and such a tab i guess does not
have the power to even run them in 1920x1200 - so they anyways switch the resolution...
Hi,
I'm looking to upgrade my trusty Nexus 7 (2013). I've been watching some HEVC / H.265 compressed TV shows / movies recently and the Nexus can't seem to cope any longer. This tablet seems like a good buy at under £200. I was also looking at the Huawei Mediapad M3 Lite and Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus, all around the same price. I like the fact the screen can go over 500nits and I've got a Samsung S8 which I'm really happy with.
Would anyone recommend this as a good media consumption device? It'll mainly be used for Plex, Netflix and playing TV/Movies from the SD card. Can it play 1080p HEVC compressed files without a hitch? That's the deal breaker for me. I think this Exynos chip can decode H.265 native but I'd like to know what real-world use is like before investing.
Thanks in advance.
I have played HD Bluray 1080p on my Tab A 10.1 with s Pen. It plays it fine using VLC video player app. If I use the stock video app, I get no sound. I have both tablets: Tab A 10.1 & Tab A 10.1 with S Pen. The S pen version has a slightly bigger battery and 3 GB of ram. It's really difficult to kill the battery all in one day of use. I'm not a heavy user, so I rarely charge it.
I am about to purchase a new 2019 Shield TV. I see with the latest 8.2 update just announced that the Pro model supports AI 4K upscalingto 60FPS. But not the standard TV model (not to 60FPS). I will only use for watching TV and Movies on either my 4K e-Shift JVC Home Cinema projector, or on a 60" UHD TV. Will not use for gaming. And I am not a sports fan. But I do like to know that I am watching Movies content in their finest quality. Especially when on the big screen with my projector. The Shield will not be used as a Media Server (Plex) so don't require the extra RAM or Storage that comes with the Pro model, or use for USB ports.
So question is - should I buy the Pro model ($100 extra in Australia)? Or will I not get the benefit of 60FPS upscaling (unless gaming) so save my money and stick with the standard TV model? Note: I am buying two, so the savings double!
I'm tried, but not working:
480i50 -> 2160p50 (Unsupported)
576i50 -> 2160p50 (Unsupported)
1080i50 -> 2160p50 (Unsupported)
Hey guys,
I have a doubt, I had a raspeberry pi 2 that broke down, just used it as a multimedia box (kodi and some addons).
at this point I wanted to replace the RP but I was unsure, I will just use it for the same, is it worth investing in the Raspberry Pi 4 or is it preferable to buy an Nvidia Shield Pro?
Thanks
Specifically as a media player, I would search for a used ShieldTV, any flat version (not the cylinder) for ~$100 or so.
I have used Kodi and Steam/GameStream on both rpi4 as well as the 2017 ShieldTV and much prefer the Shield TV for this purpose. The rpi4 just doesn't have the same 'oomph' with 4k videos and game streaming that the older ShieldTV has.
I'm told the 'tube' ShieldTV isn't bad, but isn't as good as any of the flat models, even the oldest 2015 model can outperform the tube, so try to find an old cheaper model.
See
https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/e43rtt
for comparison to help guide you.