QUOTE(AVFAN @ Sep 17 2019, 04:38 PM)
what kind of files does he play? typical file size? does he care about audio... with home theater?
for USB playback, i don't know anything about the sony's... so, u need to ask the sony owners or try at the shop - about the native media player.
check if it is user friendly enough, easy to navigate, change subtitles, rwd, fwd, etc.
the native player in the sharp is not very good, pretty clumsy.
but since it is ATV, one can easily install kodi app from playstore, use it for playback.
with kodi, it becomes a lot easier and powerful.
the sony's with ATV should also be able to do kodi but i do not know if there are any specific issues with it.
The file downloaded range from 1gb to 2gb and he does not care about audio nor picture quality. the format he played such as rm, rmvb, mkv, mp4 etc ( basically does not care what he downloaded, if cannot play then convert the file). They have a mindset of JAPANESE brand is always superior over Korean Brand and im not going to go against them on this one.
before that he was using a sharp 10 years old 42 inch LCD model, i believe no matter what i get at this moment will have a huge improvement in Picture quality compared to the previous model. The reason i want an android tv is to make his life easier, thats why Kodi, Netflix and chromecast is a must.
Btw, Kodi in android TV got any specific version (apk) or just straight away download from playstore ?