1.0 out of 5 stars Possibly preloaded with malware

2026-01-18    -Beau Steward

It’s been made known that many of these Android TV boxes come preloaded with malware. I’m finding all kinds of evidence that this is one of them. Play Protect keeps attempting to block an app that, when searching for info about it, is associated with malware on other brands of Android TV devices.But I did attempt to see if it could even solve the problem I was trying to solve: Playing video with TrueHD Atmos. You need a special app that you must sideload called Dune HD. Yeah, it doesn’t come with this capability out of the box. You need this special app that you have to go download somewhere.This app sucks. It’s not easy to use. And if you opt to secure your network by not connecting this device to your home network, it complains about not being able to verify its license and cuts back its features.It cannot stream high bitrate media over a gigabit connection. I have wirelessly connected devices that can stream these media fine. So I can only guess it handles networking so poorly that trying to play high bitrate UHD content over a network just swamps the CPU.But can it play my content at all? Yeah, if I load it onto a fast USB flash drive/USB SSD, it’ll play, with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.On top of all of this, the performance is bad. I had a first generation Nvidia Shield TV from many years ago that I wish I still had because it performed so much better.So my conclusion is it doesn’t solve my problem. Yeah, it can play the content, but my requirements are to do so from my media server. I also require that my devices not contain malware. All of these problems compound, and the result is that this is a useless, and not even that cheap, device.

1.0 out of 5 stars Possibly preloaded with malware

2026-01-24    -Beau Steward

It’s been made known that many of these Android TV boxes come preloaded with malware. I’m finding all kinds of evidence that this is one of them. Play Protect keeps attempting to block an app that, when searching for info about it, is associated with malware on other brands of Android TV devices.But I did attempt to see if it could even solve the problem I was trying to solve: Playing video with TrueHD Atmos. You need a special app that you must sideload called Dune HD. Yeah, it doesn’t come with this capability out of the box. You need this special app that you have to go download somewhere.This app sucks. It’s not easy to use. And if you opt to secure your network by not connecting this device to your home network, it complains about not being able to verify its license and cuts back its features.It cannot stream high bitrate media over a gigabit connection. I have wirelessly connected devices that can stream these media fine. So I can only guess it handles networking so poorly that trying to play high bitrate UHD content over a network just swamps the CPU.But can it play my content at all? Yeah, if I load it onto a fast USB flash drive/USB SSD, it’ll play, with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.On top of all of this, the performance is bad. I had a first generation Nvidia Shield TV from many years ago that I wish I still had because it performed so much better.So my conclusion is it doesn’t solve my problem. Yeah, it can play the content, but my requirements are to do so from my media server. I also require that my devices not contain malware. All of these problems compound, and the result is that this is a useless, and not even that cheap, device.

Gran Android TV

2026-01-25    -Guillermo

Tan solo comentar que este Boxy Tv de sistema android funciona tal y como muestra la descripción. De modo que podrás disfrutar de todas las plataformas de streaming de vídeo populares (netflix, Disney, prime, Filmin, Movistar, etc). Por supuesto, permite la descarga de otras Apps de música o juegos. En mi caso solo he probado Spoty y al igual que las otras, va fluido. Y lo que era muy importante para mi, con muy buena calidad de imagen y sonido. Buscaba un dispositivo con codecs actuales de sonido (DTS, Dolby, Flac, etc) e imagen HD.Reproduce archivos pesados de vídeo y audio sin problema. Y su conectividad permite sacarle mucho partido conectándolo a otros sistemas de sonido o discos duros.Solo llevo con él uno a días, pero puedo afirmar que hace muy bien su trabajo.

5.0 out of 5 stars HDR 4k quality is absolutely better than roku

2026-01-01    -Merily Delgado

This is my first android box so I don't have another one to compare to. I used Gemini a.i to recommend me an android box that can install steam link so I can stream my PC games that's on my game room to my living room tv via Ethernet. This does a phenomenal job for that. Where it gets better is the HDR 4k quality with dolby atmos (also has dolby vision.) I'm used to my Roku TVs I buy from Walmart, and a Roku 4k box I use for my LG 4K TV in my living room. The quality is absolutely noticeable. Much better. I didn't know you could get better. I thought 4k was 4k but after installing this box and seeing the difference between 4k qualities, I now see I spent money on a high end LG tv and was not utilizing the TVs potential. I'm not a audio/visual snob the difference is noticeable. I had to write this review because it feel that someone like me may benefit from it.

Dolby Atmos media player, absolute best value all rounder.

2025-12-27    -Phil Sheridan

The BOXY is a 2-in-1 network media player combining a Netflix-certified Android TV streaming device with the advanced Dune HD media centre software. It is a really small and powerful media player that out performs my Nvidia Shield TV 2017. I am very happy with the end results when playing on an LG OLED full Dolby, picture and audio, hooked up to my Sonos Beam 2. Awesome movie play back. Good value for money. Really nice remote control, can also be controlled with my LG TV remote. It has improved playability (over my shield tv) and enhances my movie viewing.

4.0 out of 5 stars My Audio Streamer

2025-12-30    -f8

Of course it streams video, but I also chose this item for remote audio playback without using HDMI. There is a S/PDIF output which I can attach to a DAC or receiver with digital input. I use my tablet/phone app as a control point (browse, remote), and choose the Boxy as either a Chromecast or UPnP media renderer. I store my media on a separate server, but this Boxy has USB 3 and micro SD card support for local storage. Now, one can also stream audio via the USB 2/3 port to a DAC, but in this case, every time the power is disconnected the prior audio level gets reset to a very low level.Chromecast audio casting via Android google Home doesn't always work well for me. However, apps like VLC for Android or NPR news have their own cast functionality which works fine.For UPnP playback, I have the Yatse app on my tablet as the remote, and KODI running on the Boxy when it starts. No need to turn on the TV.As a third option, I am using Lyrion Music Server, for those of you who remember the Logitech Squeezebox. I have the media files and server running on my router, the Squeezer app is the remote on my tablet, and the Squeezelite app runs on the Boxy at startup. I decided to permanently change the Android launcher to FLauncher — ChatGPT can provide instructions using adb.The UI runs smoothly, I have no issues with the performance. The software supports the efficient AV1 video codec, popular for YouTube and Netflix. The remote control could be better quality. I like the buttons and D-pad on the Roku Ultra remote better.Dune HD Media Center is included. This could be useful for those who want to play high quality local/NAS media files.For many, I think the lower cost Xiaomi TV Box S 3rd Gen is a better video player than this Boxy. The Xiami has a better processor Amlogic S905X5M, 6 nm (v. S905X4-J, 12 nm) at a high clock speed 2.5 GHz (v. 2.0 GHz), a better GPU Mali-G310 V2 (v. Mali-G31 MP2), Wi-Fi 6, Google TV on Android TV 14 (v. Android TV 11). The advantages of the Boxy are: USB 3 + USB 2 + micro SD slot, LAN port, S/PDIF output. I have the older Xiaomi Mi Box 4, and it works fine for my needs. That model has S/PDIF output, while the newest Xiaomi S does not.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Choice

2026-01-28    -alex

I wanted a media player to play multiple codec files. This does the job. Thanks. Cheers.

BOXY android TV+Dune HD Media Center

2025-12-22    -Hakan Özcan

Mükemmel, harika bir cihaz.Bağlantı, görüntü,ses ve diğer tüm testlerden başarıyla geçti.Yorum yapan diğer arkadaşların aksine, aşırı bir ısınma sorunu yok.Tüm görüntü ve ses formatlarını destekliyor ve sorunsuz bir şekilde oynatıyor.64 TB'lık bir arşivim var.Ancak test edebildim.O yüzden yorumum biraz gecikti.Dune HD Media Center cihazla birlikte kurulu olarak gelmiyor.Bunun için bilgisayar da Google arama çubuğuna Dune HD Media Center yazdıktan sonra APK. dosyasını indirip Flaş belleğe kopyalamak gerekiyor.Kurulum,sitenin sayfasında madde madde anlatılmış.ATD-Baltics ve Amazon'a sonsuz teşekkürler.Hayırlı çalışmalar,bol kazançlar diliyorum.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Choice

2025-12-25    -alex

I wanted a media player to play multiple codec files. This does the job. Thanks. Cheers.

4.0 out of 5 stars My Audio Streamer

2026-03-04    -f8

Of course it streams video, but I also chose this item for remote audio playback without using HDMI. There is a S/PDIF output which I can attach to a DAC or receiver with digital input. I use my tablet/phone app as a control point (browse, remote), and choose the Boxy as either a Chromecast or UPnP media renderer. I store my media on a separate server, but this Boxy has USB 3 and micro SD card support for local storage. Now, one can also stream audio via the USB 2/3 port to a DAC, but in this case, every time the power is disconnected the prior audio level gets reset to a very low level.Chromecast audio casting via Android google Home doesn't always work well for me. However, apps like VLC for Android or NPR news have their own cast functionality which works fine.For UPnP playback, I have the Yatse app on my tablet as the remote, and KODI running on the Boxy when it starts. No need to turn on the TV.As a third option, I am using Lyrion Music Server, for those of you who remember the Logitech Squeezebox. I have the media files and server running on my router, the Squeezer app is the remote on my tablet, and the Squeezelite app runs on the Boxy at startup. I decided to permanently change the Android launcher to FLauncher — ChatGPT can provide instructions using adb.The UI runs smoothly, I have no issues with the performance. The software supports the efficient AV1 video codec, popular for YouTube and Netflix. The remote control could be better quality. I like the buttons and D-pad on the Roku Ultra remote better.Dune HD Media Center is included. This could be useful for those who want to play high quality local/NAS media files.For many, I think the lower cost Xiaomi TV Box S 3rd Gen is a better video player than this Boxy. The Xiami has a better processor Amlogic S905X5M, 6 nm (v. S905X4-J, 12 nm) at a high clock speed 2.5 GHz (v. 2.0 GHz), a better GPU Mali-G310 V2 (v. Mali-G31 MP2), Wi-Fi 6, Google TV on Android TV 14 (v. Android TV 11). The advantages of the Boxy are: USB 3 + USB 2 + micro SD slot, LAN port, S/PDIF output. I have the older Xiaomi Mi Box 4, and it works fine for my needs. That model has S/PDIF output, while the newest Xiaomi S does not.