I'd say there's still a good chance we're looking at Cortex A53 cores. I'd have to guess that most of the expanded feature set leans heavily on hardware implemented decoding, etc rather than general purpose compute.
The spec geek part of me would love to see them be A55 cores, but I don't see MediaTek spending that much R&D money on that - and I don't see the (low cost/low margin) product needing the enhancements the newer core brings.
Decent specs for the price and comparative towards the Chromecast Ultra (though a bit of a different device). This might replace or support my Amlogic S912 box. Definitely more interesting to me than previous Fire TV Sticks.
No Ethernet? What the shit does "optional" mean? Connected via USB-Micro OTG? Anything that doesn't have Ethernet is a non-starter for media streaming as wifi is too shit and unreliable. Better off buying something like Odroid C2.
If timecop is like me, he probably wants to sideload stuff like Kodi to stream ISO/MKV backups of discs, Steam streaming, etc. WiFi-only is a non-starter in those situations.
But yeah, for Netflix or Plex transcoded material or higher-latency game streaming, WiFi-only is fine.
It's been a lot of years since I've WiFi cause a problem with media streaming. Since 802.11g came out, wireless ethernet has been perfectly adequate, but if you're having problems, buy something with wired ethernet and move on with life -- or figure out what you're doing wrong to screw up WiFi so badly that you can't move a video stream over it.
Hmm, does not ship internationally.... well thats helpful. Am I right in thinking that the specs for the new chromecast are still not released yet? A little goolging appears to say that it only supports 1080p resolution, so more expensive and less impressive featurewise 🙄 Time to start saving for a Shield I guess ... which amazon will ship internationally...and which I can watch my neutered netflix/prime selections on (looks outside) at least the sun is shining.
Does it support VPN feature because I am Native to Uk and want to access the channels like BT sports but the only way to access is VPN. so I have subscribed to Pure VPN in this regard recently. And have move to singapore last month.
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MrCommunistGen - Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - link
I'd say there's still a good chance we're looking at Cortex A53 cores. I'd have to guess that most of the expanded feature set leans heavily on hardware implemented decoding, etc rather than general purpose compute.The spec geek part of me would love to see them be A55 cores, but I don't see MediaTek spending that much R&D money on that - and I don't see the (low cost/low margin) product needing the enhancements the newer core brings.
Death666Angel - Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - link
Decent specs for the price and comparative towards the Chromecast Ultra (though a bit of a different device). This might replace or support my Amlogic S912 box. Definitely more interesting to me than previous Fire TV Sticks.austinsguitar - Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - link
i mean for 50 dollars... eh idk about this one.timecop1818 - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
No Ethernet? What the shit does "optional" mean? Connected via USB-Micro OTG?Anything that doesn't have Ethernet is a non-starter for media streaming as wifi is too shit and unreliable. Better off buying something like Odroid C2.
A5 - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
If you can't reliably stream compressed video, it's probably an issue with your wi-fi setup.nathanddrews - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
If timecop is like me, he probably wants to sideload stuff like Kodi to stream ISO/MKV backups of discs, Steam streaming, etc. WiFi-only is a non-starter in those situations.But yeah, for Netflix or Plex transcoded material or higher-latency game streaming, WiFi-only is fine.
timecop1818 - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
laptop sitting next to ac1370 (or 1730, i don't remember) AP is getting 61mb/sec copying stuff from my media server.same laptop with gige is getting >100meg/sec.
until i can guarantee at least 100mb/sec at any location in my house with wifi, I'll stick with Ethernet.
olafgarten - Monday, October 8, 2018 - link
What speeds do you get over ethernet?PeachNCream - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
It's been a lot of years since I've WiFi cause a problem with media streaming. Since 802.11g came out, wireless ethernet has been perfectly adequate, but if you're having problems, buy something with wired ethernet and move on with life -- or figure out what you're doing wrong to screw up WiFi so badly that you can't move a video stream over it.phoenix_rizzen - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
Probably integrated into the power adapter like on the Chromecast.WatcherCK - Thursday, October 4, 2018 - link
Hmm, does not ship internationally.... well thats helpful. Am I right in thinking that the specs for the new chromecast are still not released yet? A little goolging appears to say that it only supports 1080p resolution, so more expensive and less impressive featurewise 🙄 Time to start saving for a Shield I guess ... which amazon will ship internationally...and which I can watch my neutered netflix/prime selections on (looks outside) at least the sun is shining.Joseph Paul - Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - link
Does it support VPN feature because I am Native to Uk and want to access the channels like BT sports but the only way to access is VPN. so I have subscribed to Pure VPN in this regard recently. And have move to singapore last month.johnsons - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
I purchased a new Amazon TV Fire Stick but my <a href="http://gadgetsick.com/fire-stick-wont-turn-on/&quo... Stick Won't Turn On</a>. What can i do?sanu - Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - link
Great streaming device. But i lost my firestick remote control very quickly because of my mistake. Now using universal remote for firetv