STOP Buying ANDROID TV Boxes!

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These Android TV boxes have been around just about as long as Android has. Odds are, you or someone you know has had one over the years. But beneath their crunchy Android exterior lies a deep, dark secret. What evils will befall you should you choose to bring such a device into your house? And what alternatives are there?



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MUSIC CREDIT

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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY

iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712

Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic



Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI

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Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana



Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/

Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp

Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4

Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE



CHAPTERS

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0:00 Intro

1:56 Setup and initial danger

2:45 CoreJava

3:58 Weird Android

5:03 Can we make them useful?

6:55 At least they can do 4K, right?

7:22 Redeeming qualities?

8:21 Closing thoughts

9:16 Outro