doesn't look like himedia will have anything good and new coming soon.
side info, this AM6 Plus looks good, reviewed to be better than predecessors AM6 and AM6 Pro.

will explore further if it is worth acquiring... suppose to have dolby vision, Atmos/DTSX capabilities, root switch.

Ugoos AM6 Plus, AML S922XJ, 4+32GB, Android9, Hexacore 2.2ghz... about $140 or rm6xx.

https://ugoos.com/
https://tvboxstop.com/2020-tv-boxes/ugoos-a...-2-2ghz-tv-box/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH_cLjblgds

a box is typically empty when leaving the factory.
it is the seller to opt to put in their favored apps.
some put in a couple with free trials to entice u to continue/pay later.
so, it varies from seller to seller.

Ugoos is no diff - some sellers may preload a few apps.
this, u can chat-check before u buy online.

gigabit ports are usually found in higher priced boxes, say rm600 onwards.
rarely u it find in cheap boxes rm100-300.

frankly, at this time, i can't think of a "great" box to buy (for my use).
been looking but nothing fits my needs.
ugoos am6plus was a candidate until the seller confirmed it cannot work with astrogo.
minix u22-xj was another candidate but i just read it can't do autoframe switching or AFR (yet).
himedia has nothing good that is new; 6 yr old Q10pro is still the best one, but no more firmware updates.

how to make it easy access for the NAS

cos used by my dad, he isn't tat tech savvy

any setup ? I remember when I was trying the Q10pro for him, need to access the folder of NAS, then scroll thru all title, unlike zidoo which will show posters n show sypnosis and everything

any app to recommend?

thanks for the respond

how do you setup kodi to link to you NAS?

so when I click the movie posters, the movie will play itself?

kodi can do samba, no problem.
u may want to tell which box u r using.
becos rx330 is playing large files with home theater.
kodi 18.6 on most boxes cannot process HD audio.
for samba, Q10pro native media center app is the easiest.
u just need to key into the right link, pw into the "SMB" option.

u can also use kodi as said but kodi does not do HD audio on this box.
so, u get DD,DD+ max for whatever big videos u have.
also, it may get unstable of u play BDMV's, 4KHDR ones.
the native media center is much better for that, alto it will not give u all the pictures like kodi.