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Review on πŸ“Ί 2GB RAM 16GB ROM Android TV Box: Quad-core Cortex-A7, Up to 1.5GHz, 3D & 4k Ultra HD support, 2.4GHz WiFi, Ethernet 10/100M, HDMI Output by Keith Maynard

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Slow Buggy Villain SLOW

I've spent an hour and a half of my life trying to get this thing to work the way I want it to. I (it) failed. The main disadvantage of this device is that it is SLOW, very slow. Like a 56k dial-up modem is slow. Each page takes its time to slowly fill in the various elements of the page and often fills in nothing. Device using both WiFi and Ethernet, I've updated the device software, I've unplugged/plugged in and factory reset the device. controversial. Search and decide for yourself, but it's not convenient for me. Instead, I preferred to use Google Play, which is also installed by default, but it seems to take a lot of effort to download apps from Google Play. Pros: None Cons: - Terribly poor performance. Perhaps this is a defect, but for some reason it seems to me that the matter lies in the design of the device. I couldn't even play the video properly; The buffering takes forever, after that it no longer plays smoothly. I can't imagine streaming working except with a 10 minute buffer. Also, it loads so slowly that when you log into the app, the following pages initially appear as if you weren't logged in and you have to wait for your credentials to be applied (which I think happens). In one instance, while waiting for my login to take effect, the website redirected me to install their Android app, which I tried, but the Play Store said it wasn't compatible with my device. I'm not sure how often this can happen as I haven't tried (there is time to wait) many apps downloaded - no sound. I could hear the device clicking sound with the mouse but couldn't get sound for anything else. If there's a way to fix this (yes, the remote showed the mute function wasn't muted and the volume was turned all the way up), I couldn't find one, and again it's taking so long to navigate wherever I was. I will look no further - the remote control is poorly integrated into the device. In fact, they tell you to use a mouse that is not included. For example, I clicked on the Google Play Store with the remote control and on the first Play Store splash screen you can follow the hyperlinks in the text but it doesn't navigate to the "Next" image link to go to the store login page. I had to install a mouse to even get into the Play Store. You'll also need a remote control for some of the functions a mouse can't do, like scrolling. B. Volume or power on/off. Also, in an app like Chrome, I don't see an option to use the mouse to return to the device's home screen, switch between apps, or close an app. I could only use the mouse to go back one screen at a time, but there's a dedicated home button on the remote. Various buggy things kept happening: the Ethernet connection stopped working and it didn't automatically switch to Wi-Fi; it was randomly disconnected no matter how it was connected to the internet; it brought me back to the login pages after logging in; Downloads from the Play Store stopped (if I could start them at all) and returned to the main screen; the main screen remained unscrollable at the top; The screen was too big for my display and cut off the outer edges. All the time I was using this device I was worried that somehow my information would be compromised. I thought this product was an amateur and inexpensive attempt at get-rich-quick on Revain. In any case, the device they sent me is too slow to be used in the truest sense of the word, and the presence and direction of use of the Aptoide TV app causes security issues, at least for me (please do your own research). ).

Pros
  • Great Price
Cons
  • Big and Bulky