Walmart launches new Onn 4K Pro streaming device for $49 (The Verge)
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Thanks for this, the one thing I wanted to know was if the microphone could be permanently disabled. Will probably pick one up after Mother's Day so I don't get distracted setting it up this weekend lol.
I will still probably put a clean launcher on it like wolf launcher but my fire tv is so patched and modded at this point to block all of amazons bs that some things aren't updating or working like they should anymore.
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I have been using Google TV dongles for a while... so after a couple days with this device I can say it runs far better and will be my go to device going forward for the near future. No negatives yet... I also run Wifi 6 in my house so that alone is worth it. Still wish the ethernet port was faster though.
My only experience with Onn branded stuff are things that break on first use. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
Ouch. Not a dealbreaker, but it kills it as being a primary streaming box.
Sometimes.
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Do they have the shorter eps, i noticed those mostly get skippeda few iirc, but i use tubi
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im almost done with my rewatch now, feel like i do a full rewatch at least once a year
I pulled the trigger and am setting it up now. The first update was pretty slow and it is "setting up" now which is also taking way longer than I would expect. Hope it's as snappy as reviews say when it's finally done.
My remote also doesn't have a "free tv" button. Maybe that one was already phased out?
Edit: Works great after set up, way faster than my fire tv. I did have to buy the ATV launcher though, I don't know how anyone uses the stock launchers on any of these devices. They are full of ads and hide the stuff you want to do. Only $3 but still a bummer since Wold Launcher was free on Fire TV
My remote also doesn't have a "free tv" button. Maybe that one was already phased out?
Edit: Works great after set up, way faster than my fire tv. I did have to buy the ATV launcher though, I don't know how anyone uses the stock launchers on any of these devices. They are full of ads and hide the stuff you want to do. Only $3 but still a bummer since Wold Launcher was free on Fire TV
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I've gotten mine and set it up and it's an absolute delight to use compared to my aging Roku TV. All apps are snappy, nothing crashes.
Mine also does not have the "Free TV" button.
Mine also does not have the "Free TV" button.
I don't see any real ways this would be better than a Shield, although given the cost difference that's not a sleight on this.
Shield doesn't do HDR on YouTube, so maybe if you really want that. Other than that I can't imagine what someone would enjoy about this if they don't like their Shield TV.
Anyone know if I can use my Bravia remote with this? I assume the answer is yes. I really like the backlit buttons.
Have you located a list of what is and isn't supported? Curious about DV profile support.
So the biggest issue during set up, which was probably my fault, was that it somehow overwrote my tv picture settings when Dolby vision triggered. It blew out the picture settings I had set on that input and changed them to whatever default the tv had for Dolby vision. That resulted in a horrible super dark image for the room the tv is in and took me awhile to readjust to something decent. I probably could have turned off some kind of cec setting or taken a picture of the prior settings if I thought about it prior, I've never had a device change tv settings like that though.
Will wait to see if Google announces their thing tomorrow but might jump on this for my bedroom at least. My LG C6 apps are showing their age.
That free TV button is gone. I think a handful of units had it the first week of launch. Check the updated listing and you see the normal remote now.
I might get one of these just to monitor the analytics. I got rid of all of my Roku devices due to the ridiculous amount of analytics they flooded my network with.
It's the normal Google TV experience. Recommendations galore, but nothing added by Walmart or anything like that.
i have an ONN 4k one (2023 version) and its by the far the best performing streaming stick i've used. I've used lots of firesticks and they always started getting slower and slower and had to reboot em constantly. So far i've had 2 for almost a year and they've worked great. I've only to reboot them a couple of times. I did change to the Projectivy launcher cause it just had less of the Google tv bloat. For $20, not sure you can find better.
I'm not sure if ill get this new Pro one, i haven't really had many problems so far (just with the remote, which sometimes stops connecting) so not sure i could see value in spending $30 more on this. I rarely use 4k anyway, most my content is in 1080p or less.
I'm not sure if ill get this new Pro one, i haven't really had many problems so far (just with the remote, which sometimes stops connecting) so not sure i could see value in spending $30 more on this. I rarely use 4k anyway, most my content is in 1080p or less.
It didn't seem to have any extra stuff installed beyond Max and Paramount+ which I didn't pick during set up. It let me uninstall them and the other Google stuff I didn't want (music, movie store, etc). I still went and put ATV launcher on it though because the default launcher is full of recommendations and hides your installed app list at the last option and formats it poorly.
You can install button manager on it to remap the remote buttons too. Though oddly enough the star button in the top right which is designed to be programmable doesn't work with button mapper/ATV launcher.
I assume since this is just a GoogleTV device that it will have Apps Only mode, eh?
Also...looks like this is sold out on Walmart.com. EDIT: It is avail at a local store so I can get it "delivered" but not "shipped"
Also...looks like this is sold out on Walmart.com. EDIT: It is avail at a local store so I can get it "delivered" but not "shipped"
How do you downgrade and avoid updates? I have one that I need to setup and I'm assuming it's going to want to install updates at setup so I figure I need to downgrade it and then find a way to not have it download updates afterward.
I assume since this is just a GoogleTV device that it will have Apps Only mode, eh?
Also...looks like this is sold out on Walmart.com
Considering Google bought Vizio purely due to their ad platform, I'm a little suspicious of the device turning into an ad machine gun despite looking extremely good on paper for the price.
But if it's low on ads or somehow avoids the ads altogether, it's going to be a great buy for a lot of people.
Everyone buying a Google TV device should be aware that Projectivity Launcher exists, it's quite fantastic and free edition does everything one needs.
I got the $20 one for my parents to give them a taste of streaming and it's bog standard Google TV.
I followed this guide: https://florisse.nl/shield-downgrade/
Only hard part was finding a male USB to USB cable. Picked one up on Amazon for $7.
I haven't run through the debloat steps yet either. Looking at the amount of ad watching, NVIDIA junk etc on there I'm expecting it'll speed up even more. Kodi was starting to stutter 4k content and fortunately that's now resolved.
Wish I saw that before I spent the $3 on ATV. I'm used to Wolf Launcher from my fire tv which was a fork of ATV so I'm used to how it looks, but Projectivity looks just as good for free. It looks like it is better supported update wise too.
I think ATV is a little cleaner overall if you don't have a ton installed and it supports folders, but everyone should definitely try Projectivity first since it's free.
I bought one that was delivered today...and it came with the "Free TV" button.
When i click it...nothing happens.
When i click it...nothing happens.
So, I found myself in a situation needing a streaming device for hotel use. I went to Walmart to pick up one of last year's models and saw this one reduced at $30 so went with it.
It connected to the hotel wifi without issue. Setup was a breeze and it's quite snappy. Looks good enough to use as a primary device so far.
It connected to the hotel wifi without issue. Setup was a breeze and it's quite snappy. Looks good enough to use as a primary device so far.
You better watch out you might be ordering TVs from Walmart. they're going to deliver them in the next few days LoL
Mine has a live TV icon that just goes to the Google TV free channels and Pluto stuff it looks like.