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TV Box for in-browser video streaming

RiquezJP

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Jul 13, 2017
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I am looking to buy a Mini PC or Android TV box (for minimum cost) for one purpose only - to watch streaming video in the browser.

There are some TV/Movie websites I use & ideally I would like to run Chrome for these websites on a 1080p TV

I currently use a media centre PC with Mint, but I would like a small dedicated box & use the PC for something else.
I also have a raspberry pi, which works, but it's slow & frustrating, so would like something faster.

There seems to be info lacking about how to do this or what boxes are capable - some don't even seem to have a browser & reviews seem to skip over this detail.

Can you point me in the right direction as to what specs or devices I should look at?
 
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ahh thanks. I was just checking some reviews & yes it seems the MXQ is not a good option.

I am looking at Xiaomi Mi Box now looks good. It says you "sideload" Chrome & other apps, which looks fairly simple.

Mini M8S II looks capable. Hopefully can sideload on that too - Any reason to avoid it?
Other options like the MXIII & CooleMe MB2 are sold out
 
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