Tried installing their app on 2 phones.. App refuses to launch so I discontinued the test.. 

IIRC I've read some users from the US have issues with the stick freezing at some point. Are you specifically looking for the stick's design? the ONN Android TV device seems to be a decent alternative (around RM180), since the market is flooded with it after it was sold on clearance in the US last year.

The Onn should be okay. Usually for me, if the brand is willing to invest in getting license for Android TV, it deserves a look. The license is not really that cheap (since you need to make sure your device supports Widevine DRM Level 1) so they need to make a device that people would actually buy.

Also you can't sideload apks in the UPB, from what owners are saying

Walmart's own in house brand is ONN, they rebrand a lot of stuff to sell under the Onn brand. Well at least it should be better than those no brand boxes

The Disney+ button probably opens the US Version of Disney+ which won't work here

True. The other cheaper options for me would be the Mecool KD1. I am using one and it has no issues for me at least (I actually bought and tested a bunch of Android TV devices during MCO because I have nothing to do).
The only thing is that it does not have Netflix license, so if you want Netflix this is not for you.

Hermm, I never had that issue with remote unpairing itself

Got it since dec last year
Usually just open it up whenever new movies out or for my weekly tv shows
But lately just open it up for my son didi n friends video playlist

So far all good, just 1 minor issue to control the power for my really old sony sound system. I can control the volume just fine but not powering it on/off which is something firetv 4k and tivo 4k can do just fine.

Other not support dolby atmos/vision, it can pretty much play anything you throw at it. Technicallly the hardware can support but something about them not paying extra for those and keep the price low

if you’re in the mood for tweaking the box (root etc), there’s a dedicated thread at xda

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unoffici...evices.4313743/

Storage not really an issue if you just use the usual streaming service. If you use kodi and add some custom skins and streaming addon, might need to do some regular housekeeping to clear the cache or logs

I don’t really do casting, but no issues
With kodi, pretty much everything is there lol

Surfshark is pretty good choice, can select apps that goes thru vpn connection so others still on msian ip

From walmart site, use forwarder like buyandship.
If too much trouble like your orders getting cancelled then better just order from shopee

btw, try add this for your ambient tv back light, I’m just missing the power supply to get this up and running 😅

Oh that issue was already fixed by the time i bought it

Nope, just the first initial setup
Maybe try updating to latest firmware

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