Hi I'm in the market for a cheap Linux Bo and from what I see it seems these Android TV boxes are the cheapest.
I basically want a system I can just muck around with about, but also one that has working WiFi, can play 1080p video in H264 and H265 and can surf the web/play YouTube without much issue. I'm not interested in the boxes Android capabilities, I'm interested in if it can run a desktop Linux with things above. Essentially Wifi, Hardware decoding of H264/5 video and acceptable video playback on the Internet.
Considering a raspberry pi with all the needed things costs more than one of these boxes it is a very nice alternative, but in a sea of a million differently branded boxes which one or which chip is best. I don't really need allot of onboard storage either but the more ram the merrier.
