Eyeing a new smart TV but can’t bear to burn a hole in your wallet?
A more budget-friendly alternative would be to equip your regular TV with an Android TV box.
Now all you need to do is find the best Android TV box,fortunately there's a bunch of options out
there in the market,And in this video ill help you guys pick the best Android TV Box for your taste,
I've listed 5 of them which I think deserve a spot in the list as the best ones in 2021
To see the most up-to-date prices and find out more information about these android tv boxes, you
can check out the links in the description below. Before we start please let me know down in the
comments, How was your very first experience with an Android TV box.
First, we have the Best All-Rounder, the NVIDIA SHIELD PRO
Nvidia Shield TV Pro. Is an Android-powered set-top-box / games console, is an
impressively powerful streaming device, and is jam-packed with features that will tempt
both movie buffs and gamers alike. Whether you're after high-spec
PC gaming streamed to your TV, or 4K movies in multiple HDR formats, it's got you covered.
The Nvidia Shield TV design hasn't changed much over the years – aside from the non-Pro
cylinder version that's currently on sale – and apart from the cool-looking glowing green light,
it's all very angular and retro-looking. It's compact at least, and if you've never seen
an Nvidia Shield TV device close up, it's not much bigger than a chunky smartphone.
Along with a promise of 4K HDR streaming, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro also supports Dolby Atmos
and Dolby Vision. There’s no lag when switching between the homepage and apps and no buffering
during TV series or movies, either. The picture quality is bright and crisp,
helped by AI upscaling that will automatically enhance video from HD to 4K quality in real-time.
If one thing sets the Nvidia Shield TV Pro apart from other streaming boxes, it’s the built-in
GeForce Now service. It essentially gives you access to top-tier PC games on your TV,
whether you have a gaming PC or not – provided your internet connection is capable of reaching
consistent, moderately-fast speeds. GeForce Now is currently free to use, as it's still considered to
be in a 'beta' phase – what it may eventually cost once it's beyond beta remains to be seen.
The feature works by creating a virtual PC on Nvidia’s remote servers, making use of
super-charged components to deliver max-settings gameplay visuals from demanding games.
Under the hood, the Shield TV Pro sports the new Tegra X1+ processor,
which opens the door for the ability to do much more than its predecessor.
Next on the list, as the Best Runner-Up, we have, the Fire TV Cube
Amazon has long been one of the leaders in the battle of streaming video players.
Now the new Amazon Fire TV Cube puts the tech giant in the lead. The Fire TV Cube is faster,
supports the highest-end AV formats, including Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and it has YouTube.
As the name suggests, this is a cuboidal device. It looks rather snazzy with four glossy sides
that seemingly swallow light and a matte top panel that houses physical buttons for changing volume,
disabling the integrated microphones, and invoking Alexa when disabled.
Dotted around these three buttons are eight pinholes that house the microphones themselves.
The edge where the top and front panels meet is actually a blue light strip that
springs into life with a KITT from Knight Rider vibe when you interact with Alexa or
while the box is processing a request. The Amazon Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) is the
company's most powerful streaming device yet. It has a Hexa-core processor ( four cores at
up to 2.2GHz and two more cores at up to 1.9GHz), with an integrated Mali G52-MP2
GPU, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and dual-band Wi-Fi. There is also HDMI CEC
with an easy setup, which allows you to control your television, speaker system,
or soundbar that the Fire TV Cube is connected to. The Amazon Fire TV Cube is an excellent smart TV
box, supporting a wide selection of apps and services, video and audio standards,
and with snappy, lag-free performance. It is arguably one of the best smart TV boxes available.
Best Value we have, the Xiaomi Mi Box S An affordable piece of kit that will
instantly upgrade your TV to a Smart TV. The Xiaomi Mi Box S is easy to navigate
and can be controlled by voice. You’ll get a great experience with Ultra HD resolution,
Dolby Audio, and DTS 2.0 compatibility. The Mi Box S has a pretty basic design:
it's just a rectangular box made out of plastic with rounded edges. The reason for its boxy design
is a larger heat sink that does a much better job dissipating heat away from the internal hardware.
Round the back, you have ports for power, audio-out, USB drive, and HDMI 2.0a.
This smart TV box is bigger than a regular streaming stick and sits next to your TV,
as opposed to hiding behind it. The Xiaomi Mi Box S is powered by an Android TV, a quad-core
processor, 2GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage. While the specs may not seem impressive in 2021,
that’s enough power to handle 4K at 60fps. It also supports HDR. Video quality is a significant
step above the lower-end Xiaomi Mi TV Stick. It is simple to use, it has everything you need to
easily stream content from all the major streaming sources, and fans of Chromecast will love that it
is compatible as it is already a built-in feature. For the price tag, you get a lot of value.
Next, we have the Best Budget one, TiVo Stream 4K The TiVo Stream 4K has a lot going for it – a
sleek design, a voice-enabled remote, the ability to cast from your phone, and an Android
TV platform with access to thousands of apps. And it all comes with an under $50 price tag.
The Stream 4K is built like a Chromecast, only rectangular instead of round. The device is a
slim black plastic block with a short, one-inch cable coming out of the top and terminating in an
HDMI plug. A micro USB port is on the opposite end from the cable, and a USB-C port sits on
the right side. The micro USB port is for power with the included USB cable and wall adapter,
and the USB-C port enables the use of additional storage (8GB is onboard for apps) and peripherals.
The included remote comes with a gentle dog bone design and plenty of rubber buttons. It's
dominated by a circular direction pad, with a TiVo button above flanked by a volume rocker,
a channel rocker, and a few other buttons. A Google Assistant button sits below, with a number
pad and a dedicated Netflix button below it. It's a little cluttered, but it's functional.
The major selling point of the TiVo Stream 4K, aside from its very affordable price tag,
is the TiVo app, which integrates content from all your streaming apps into a single interface,
which lets you browse available live TV, search titles
across all your streaming services, and even provides smart recommendations.
So, while the device has a decent Amlogic chipset, it has only 2GB of RAM and 8GB of ROM.
This is more than enough for doing the streaming that the TiVO is designed for.
Last, as the Best Mid-Range, we have, the MINIX NEO U9-H A3
The Neo U9-H is the latest flagship Android TV box from one of the
very best manufacturers in the business and comes fully Ultra HD 4K capable, as well as providing
playback of High Dynamic Range (HDR 10) video. The build quality is decent enough since the
device is made using thick plastic with a matte black finish. The overall design looks very
sleek and minimalistic. Hence, the device would seamlessly fit into any environment or scenery.
However, there are no LED lights to indicate whether or not the Minix NEO is powered on.
As noted above, at the heart of the U9-H is an AMLogic S912-H 64-bit CPU and it is
backed up with a Mali-820MP3 GPU, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of built-in eMMC 5.0 flash storage.
For the first time, in a Minix Android-based product, the U9-H also features dual DRM (Digital
Rights Management) support for Microsoft PlayReady 3.0 and Google Widevine Level 1,
which should go some way to help with getting access to HD (and beyond) streaming services.
A very cool feature that comes with the A3 remote is voice search, which works on every app that
supports Google’s speech-to-text function. This allows users to input strings of text without
having to deal with clunky remote keyboards. Thanks for watching! I hope you found this
video to be helpful. If you have any questions about the products mentioned in this video,
you can leave a comment below and I will get back to you as soon as I can!