Another option, Nvidia Android TV vs Xbox one?

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#175205 21-Jun-2015 19:27

Which is the better of the 2 from a HTPC and control perspective?

I imagine the android tv would be better from a PC gaming perspective. But the Xbox one has better voice commands and also accepts a keyboard and mouse?

Im so lost with HTPC.

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#1328921 21-Jun-2015 23:33

i'm not sure that "the android tv would be better from a PC gaming perspective" - I expect it probably only ruins android games

I use an Xbox One for streaming media - Netflix, hulu, others. There isn't a TVNZ or TV3 ondemand app though and TV tuners are not currently available to work with NZ FTA television - for that I still use a windows 7 box with Windows Media Center

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#1328933 22-Jun-2015 00:25

Regs: i'm not sure that "the android tv would be better from a PC gaming perspective" - I expect it probably only ruins android games

The Nvidia box will do cloud streaming of various games that are also available on PC. Also, if you have a PC with an Nvidia card in it, you can stream to the box over your home network, so not really an issue there.

I use an Xbox One for streaming media - Netflix, hulu, others. There isn't a TVNZ or TV3 ondemand app though and TV tuners are not currently available to work with NZ FTA television - for that I still use a windows 7 box with Windows Media Center

I guess you won't be upgrading that machine to Windows 10 then, huh? :)

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#1328969 22-Jun-2015 08:40

whats the app for netflix like on xbox one? it sucks on my sony smart tv compared to the browser based version.

is there any benefit in windows 10 on PC for home theatre, i got an eval copy on a thumbstick install i could try out on it if its better than ubuntu or win 8.