An alternative to the Android SMART TV Box is a laptop orMini PC(mini-block without a monitor) on Windows OS.
The main advantages and disadvantages of SMART TV set-top boxes on Android
Pros:
- the Android SMART TV set-top box is more convenient in terms of use, searching, installing and removing programs.
- there are now many more programs for Android OS than for Windows, including high-class games with stunning graphics, useful programs for watching movies online. All the programs required for operation are usually already installed on the set-top box: Browser, Skype, YouTube, Facebook and much more.
- Android SMART TV set-top boxes do not have a Windows operating system, i.e. to work with Windows programs, you need to find an alternative for Android OS and download it from the Play Market. There are a lot of programs on the Play Market, hundreds of thousands, and you can always find a free alternative.