that's good to know.

looks like they are hell bent to stop casting from any mobile device, whether android or ios.

pc's, laptops, macbooks... casting still allowed.

thanks for info.

yr experience with new astrogo on shieldtv is not good.

does seem to confirm astro has done "a great job" to stop all ATV devices from using new astrogo app nicely.

yes. suggest u pick the 4+32gb variation.

detailed info on this box:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4722095/+960

Wrong.. TM is just being a cheapskate company. That's why.. Think about it, since when they gave a decent router? Despite all the complaints people have given about the TM provided routers such as the C1200... Still they'll just replace with a similarly performing or shit router. TM offers 800Mbps plan and yet the provided router can only go up till 3xxMbps over Wi-Fi.. Anyways, it's the same thing with their STB.. Look at theirs, look at Astro's and you tell me which is the obvious better box? With significantly better HD Audio and UHD support.

Regarding higher RAM usage.. I can attest to higher than 2GB usage in certain 4GB RAM equipped boxes. Allwinner, RK, etc.. I'm not a fan of those.. Since past few years AMLogic SoCs on the other hand, just need manufacturers or custom ROM chefs to build proper firmwares and kernels to tap into the hardware.

You say marketing gimmick, others who can maximize or at least appreciate the bigger working table will say otherwise.   So I'll try to keep things simple... It's all back to the Super Car vs say an Axia. Both take you from point A to B differently. One clearly has more than enough power to chug along effortlessly. Whilst the other may or may not be enough. Who needs what, depends on the driver's needs.

There are RAM and there are high quality RAM. High quality RAM can be quite expensive. The Nvidia Shield sports 3GB RAM cuz they don't want to be caught with their pants down shipping with 2GB RAM. Why need more RAM? This is a case by case basis. Some or shall I say most can get away with just 2GB RAM and others who do more serious stuffs.. Such as high graphics gaming, whilst simultaneously running a pseudo-NAS and or torrents or home server, etc in the background will benefit with having higher than 2GB RAM. Heck, I prefer setting up as much free RAM as I can to run Kodi smoothly. Caching/buffering high bitrates videos using memory equals smoother uninterrupted playback. These are just examples of use case scenarios where one can exceed 2GB RAM usage on Android.

Android is pretty efficient where RAM management is concerned. However, other factors come into play. You need a decent firmware, RAM and processor. These in combination makes all the difference in launching apps, keeping more in a "saved state" or running, or exiting and opening/switching faster between apps.

Summarily, can 2GB RAM be enough? Yes. But just because it can, doesn't mean one can't do better with more than 2GB RAM. The Nvidia Shield with their excellent processor could have shipped with only a high quality 2GB RAM. But they didn't. I assume they knew and or pictured scenarios where their users will be limited by insufficient RAM. Who knows, the next one might just be equipped with at least 4GB RAM. Like phones of today, bet 5 years ago.. We didn't think we'd be seeing or needing phones with 12GB RAM. I'm sure a ton of people today will still argue that it's useless and 3GB RAM or less is more than enough.. But hey, here we are. Granted a TV Box and a phone are different beasts. But you get my point. Will I ever use up the entire 4GB and want more in a TV Box? High chance, nope. But I know for certain, I fill up 2GB and cry for more very easily. So yeah, contrary to popular beliefs, I'd rather have more than enough than just enough or not enough.

Astro Go doesn't work on Tanix TX3 anymore. It says app outdated although I have the latest version

these axteruk guys have been so good to make so much trouble for box users.

a lot of resources must hv been used to f' ATV devices, make some others non-full screen, some lose audio, some lose video, some buffer often...

now u see why they keep charging rm200 pm.

really, what kind of biz model is this?

i will gladly pay rm50 pm for 2 devices if all is good and reliable.

but guess no.... they want rm2xx.

They sent me a link https://product.astro.com.my/tvapp-beta
From the FAQ, says app will be for Sharp and Sony TV and ios devices. Must pay additional fee of RM 1.06 during beta program (if accepted). Only one smart TV allowed per account with 4 other access on small screen devices. So it's the same old game lah!

Cheers!