QUOTE(AVFAN @ Dec 28 2019, 10:29 PM)
that, i have watched on 2 videos.
if not mistaken, can do dtsx but dtshdma comes out dts only!
after tracking so many of these new boxes, i decided to stop chasing one that can do ALL hd audio.
will see what comes out in 2020.
another thing i find bizzare is quite of no. of box makers spend time and resources to do ATV only to produce half cooked products.
minix T5 can't do netflix HD, can't do HD audio; himedia S500 can do netflix HD but not 4K, can't do HD audio - what a blardy disaster!
nobody's gonna pay USD150 for these.... what were they thinking?!!
What to do.. Consumerism at its finest.. it's like how cars & phones are being released each year and there's always something missing or overdone, etc. See even Samsung released the Note series. The Note series that used to be the best of the best tech has to offer. They introduced the Note 10 & a Note 10+.. Neither of which was the clear winner. And now after all the drama.. There's going to be a Note 10 Lite, with no wireless charging feature among other things...in 2020
. Yet, they still expect folks to cough up decent money for it..
It's no surprise why the King remains the King even after all these years. To be fair, folks at Nvidia have large deep pockets for R&D. Obviously they can employ some of the best talents and just assign them to exclusively work on the Shield. Smaller manufacturers simply can't compete on that level just yet. Perhaps, AMLogic too might decide to get in on the game.. Design and produce their own box running ATV/Regular Android OS with both Netflix & full HD audio support.. If they do, i hope they open source their files for the community to work on. Until then, what to do.. We make do with what we have. I do agree with your last statement, if one is going to charge the same of even within $20 range of the Shield? You best make sure it performs at minimum, almost as the Shield would. Else, it's a no-brainer for folks willing to spend such amounts on a box.