One upstairs maybe 12m the other downstairs about 15m.

That’s good news. Was thinking about getting one for the TV downstairs but was worried the signal maybe to weak.

Firestick is a receiver mate so depends on the quality of your wifi

We do have good WiFi. I think I’ll get a firestick for downstairs.

    The TV seemed blocked wifi from our old Chromecast, as we have it on the wall, so the dongle was between the TV and the wall. Getting a better one with ethernet solved the problem. The cable’s not an issue either since we have the router on top of the Blu Ray-player under the TV. 1 metre long was all we needed.

    Dubman New Google Chromecast meant to be good too, but I’m using the Firesticks and have been for a few years now so keeping faith.

    Work well when taking abroad too

      The picture in my old plasma is perfect for movies man, not giving it up untill it dies.

        Homegrove Been using those boxes for years, I can help you out.

        There’s two types of Android boxes, ones that use the phone / tablet version of Android OS and the boxes that only use Android TV OS.
        I find the TV OS is more restricted than the regular phone version of Android, it’s a bit finicky for installing the pirate apps on.

        These boxes that run Android TV OS are the only ones that will typically run Netflix in HD quality, because of some Netflix security / licensing policy or something to that effect.

        All Android devices capable of streaming Netflix in HD or 4K quality must be explicitly approved by Netflix, this requires a period of testing of the device by the company and reach certain agreements at the enterprise level, without this permission is impossible see content in high quality even if you have DRM Google Widevine Level 1 certificate or not.

        This point restrict the use of Netflix HD or 4K to brands with a certain level of contacts. With this point it is clear that we will not see unknown TV-Box models with high quality streaming ever.

        You’ll be able to use Netflix on every box, but unless it’s something like a Nvidea Shield or similar, running TV OS, you’ll be limited to watching stuff at standard definition.
        On the plus side, get an Android box that runs regular Android, install the pirate streaming apps and get a Real-Debrid account for dirt cheap for the year to link to the pirate apps and it scrapes all the latest movies and shows in all quality, up to 4k. You can ditch all your subscriptions and save a few quid. All your baby yoda’s, doctor stranges, she hulks and all those other superhero shows you all watch are all up ready to steam as soon as they appear on the regular streaming sites.

        I use the fairly high powered boxes, like Minix and Ugoos brands. They’re typically around 160-ish quid. I only use those for the extra power because I install all the old game console emulators on them and play everything from the Commodore 64, Amiga, NES, SNES, Gameboy, all the way up to N64, PSP and Dreamcast.
        If you’re not into that you can get a cheaper box with less power of course.

        I use an Ugoos AM6 Plus at the moment, it’s a few years old now. It’s a solid box and never had any issues with it, always gets regular firmware updates every so often. It has Ethernet and I get my full home internet speed through it, no speed issues.
        They’ve released a few newer models since then, I think this is their current upgrade to mine.
        You can look at the review here, and might give you an idea what they’re about. Loads of other boxes reviewed on that channel too.

            a month later

            Anyone have the new Chromecast for TV? It finally landed in Finland, and is much cheaper then the Nvidia I was eyeing at.

              If you mean the 4k one yes unless there’s something really recently? I only use it to beam YouTube and redbull tv to the telly though so probably not utilitising it. And yes I’m aware I can do that on the TV itself but I’m far too lazy.

                GerS

                Would a 4K TV with WebOS work with the Ugoos if it was just used to play files held on an external hard drive via the USB port? Or is there a non-Android alternative that would be better in case I decided to stream ad well?

                  Just bought a PS5 and watch Netflix through that, on a hideously oversized wall hung Xiaomi TV that’s about 168 inches.

                  Why not go the PS5 route then you have a decent console as well?

                  At the end of the day Chromecast is for TVs that have zero minerals. I’m pretty sure my TV sets my Chromecast to shame. Other than sending pics and vids from the pixel app I’m pretty sure it’s redundant. In short buy a better telly. They cost fuck all now anyway. 👍👍