Good review.. I moved on from H96 manufacturers long ago.. Stuck with Nvidia and Formuler and to a large extent Buzz TV as regular updates are crucial for me

The RK3588 with Mali G610 combo is impressive. Other devices sporting it have been able to emulate the complete PS2 catalogue with ease. You are going to see this affordable chipset dominate the industry in 2023, which is terrific as the price will drop further. I am surprised to see 8GB of LPDDR4 though. Great hardware - software not really good enough. Stay cool man. 👍

I just purchased the 8gb version of ram and I have the same problem from the first 30 minutes of trying it, it freezes and I must disconnect it from the electrical outlet, I have tried everything and I have written to the official support of H96 Max V58 and they left me in sight. The last thing I will try is to install the older version of software since I have tried AC adapters of higher amperage and the same voltage and it keeps freezing. Hopefully we can fix it.

So in practical terms, this box doesn't support 4K other than from local media?

Excellent review ! You're reviews of Android TV boxes was the reason I originally subbed to you're channel, & this TV box is pretty damned impressive ! I am not so keen on Rockchip SoC's, but this appears to be pretty decent. Thanks again for a comprehensive review. CHEERS ! 👍👍👍

12:41 gameplay really nice 👍 #chigz

Wow, powerful box. Excellent chipset but the Google certification issues are a drawback and I am surprised by the KZfaq limitation. Weldone chigz 👍🏾

Brilliant review. Very useful indeed. Great work. Subscribed.

Great vids! How do you feel about the Chromecast 4k in terms of UI and overall use for an average person?

Hi i am looking for 4K box that can play 4k videos from usb or hard disk supports hdr,Dolby vision and have excellent picture quality . Kindly suggest which processor and brand good

I have a sound bar and see movies from Kodi...so,this box play Atmos? It works?

At this price, I would add a little more money and buy a smart tv (got a 43in HISENSE for 300€)

nice review from someone who knows his stuff, I have 2 of the KM6 Deluxe with the 4DDR ram and to be honest I have not seen anything that would make me change it, the KM6 lux plays large files on streaming APK's and I could not get this on the firestick or the chrome tv, it does freeze on really large files 80gb movies but not always, do you still think the apple TV 4K is the best out there?, I think it's about time shield done an updated unit as its 2019 model for the price I think is outdated I mean come on only 3gb of ddr4 ram? my KM6 has 4gb

Hey Chigz, another great review, been looking at these boxes. Can you mount smb shares (NAS) with them like you can an nvidea shield?

what model monitor are you using there

3:55 I wonder if those display formats are disabled because the HDMI connection didn't detect a capable display...

can you place shortcuts of videos on the desktop similar to the the Shield tv? And btw, the info you showed on CPU-Z, is of RK3066. It says at the the top "Rockchip RK 3066" Another major drawback, at least for me, is that it has only 2 usb ports. Should have been at least 4, in my opinion.

Great review! Hmm...too many negatives for me. Why do the specs say HLG support but it is disabled on the device?

Thank you for the review loving it from Africa Kenya 🇰🇪

I love this tv box, never had an issue with it yet.

I was looking for a long time for a tv box to replace nvidia shield as all in one tv streaming and support all 4k video and audio and also as plex/kodi server but unfortunately couldn't find one until now. I was hopping this one does but without official certifications it's useless for me.

Hello brother, Do you use or recommend a browsers that works well with an Android box? It's unbelievable that there's almost none that works flawlessly (My LG tv has a build in browser which is actually good but without an VPN it's again useless)

Several emulators allow widescreen codes to play games properly on your screen, although I believe it's 21:9, but there's even some codes for that.

Really powerful device. I switched with my old Nivida shield tv...

al salamu alaykum Am very happy to see Islam pro app in your phone and find out you are Muslim ❤️ I love your videos and never trust anyone else in tv boxes reviews

ThanksMuch! Chigz Tech Reviews

Just wanted to say I have always enjoyed your content one thing I would like ask you if in future reviews do a malware and virus test on each box several I have tested do come with some sorte of virus

15:40 why would something rated less rank higher than something rated more?

Ordered one! Thanks

Pathan jinda h . Love from india. Nice u include bollywood content in ur video

Did you try connecting external HDD ? Will the external HDD be identified by the device and able to browse files and videos? If yes, will it play a 4k video smoothly from an external HDD?

I got onde with 8gb of ram and replaced the heatsink. I put one bigger on the chip and two smaller on each memory chip. It does not overheat.

10:18 what movie is this? Thanks for the review btw. Can anyone confirm that exfat drives are not supported? Ps2 games are too large for fat32, and I’m on Mac osx, which does not natively support ntfs. Thanks

Is that box play Netflix in SD?

Bonjour, J'ai acheté cette box Android mais je n'arrive pas à modifier la résolution d'affichage sur ma TV. Pouvez-vous m'aider svp ?

😁😁😁👍👍👍...to many cons for the price..loving the hardware but the software needs to be improved greatly..thanks chigz..great as usual...

How can someone buy this box instead of a Sheild via IA interactive / Netflix, Disney+, Prime in 4K

Can i set up apk on this tv box

Very good reviews and information

Yawn... nothing new for 2023, then! Actually, this seems like a bit of a cheeky rip-off advertising itself as an ANDROID TV box. The specs are just average, too, and it looks like it has a failure issue with some apps. Not enough USB ports, no USB 3 input and STILL (amazingly in 2023) no dual monitor output... ...and it's precicely for this reason that I left all iterations of Android boxes behind a year ago and bought a mini PC for my PLEX, KODI, KZfaq and off line viewing content. Best decision I ever made... watch movies on the TV and keep up with the footy scores on the second monitor! Also you can actually DELETE stuff you don't want anymore! (I highly recomend this mouse, though, which you can buy seperately (and cheaply) on Amazon.) It's the best remote you can buy... works on everything!)

widevine cerification is a deal breaker for me.. 😢😢😢

The no here comes from the Mali 610 GPU, a poor GPU considering 76,77,78 are available 78 being latest. The g61 in this box is very very old in the tooth. Come on guys let's push the manufacturer to give us better. We are now starting to finally get Andriod boxes with 64 bit abi, let's now push to get a better GPU paring.

Another Freezer Android Box. 🔒's Up Often!!!

Is it future proof? Will it be updated for years to come like the Shield?

8k Ultra HD nice 🆒🆒👍👍

Can i get local channels and premium channels like hbo showtime and movies

Looks Smart enough, but at the min no way would I swap out my Mecool KM6 😎

Is this the most powerfull android box by soc right now? Or is there another else?

You shold have tested 8k and 8k hdr files from usb. This chipset can really 8k hdr for h264 and h265 files

128gb also available same model?

Have any way install linux on H96 Max V58?? Another video player (R8X) have ubuntu &debian image file to replace android OS.

Good review on a nice TV Box.👍

hello speed lan ? is 200+mpbs

Nice review.

I wish we could have a proper tv box with the RK3588 + 8 GB of ram + 32GB of storage a least! By proper tv box, i mean one fully certified(4k youtube and all stream services) + using properly ATV 12 or 13.

quad A76 cores is too much for the shield tv's A57's tp keep up with. shame really since tegra gpu is still good but the cpu is lacking these days.

Yesss !!!

Chigz Disney is the real thing I don't think your TV box shoud be DRM one's u buy your subscription you should watch your movies in HD that why Disney is the real thing

I actually bought the homatics last year, and it's not as good as the shield. I use it for the TV in my garage now. Nvidia shield is king buddy. Homatics is okay visuals, at times I could see it drop and it doesn't support 120hz

Anyone knows if this device read/recognize 18TB external drive? Thanks

Can I use apple tv box with out i phone 🤳

Impossible to change the boot resolution from 1080p to 4k.

Too bad about the physical connectivity... The same box with a microSD card reader and a third USB port and I'd buy it straight away.

You have to pay for KZfaq to get 4k now. And the movie not playing was a codec problem.

How would I update it? It's been old version since 2021.. If anyone can help me in this?

Unless it's a certified Google tv, Android tv or amazon Device, these boxes are a waste of time and I wish they would just stop making them! Any chance you can review the Nokia 8010 Streaming box?

We cant enable dolby vision?

Dónde se puede adquirir con envío a México?

Hi are there any channel ??

and of course no samba share with storage mount...

Why don't we see Android TVE licensed With good CPU and ram 4g. I think the problem is in Google

Smart tube next works on this?

Wow 👍🙏

Sad to see such a powerful box without widevine level 1 support.

Does the rk3588 soc on this tvbox truly support av1 hardware decode, anyone tested it?

is there an Android device that runs pure Android with Widevine security Level 1... i'm pretty sure the answer is NO but maybe someone knows something i don't

Actually on this box there's a lot of wanky issues with it. Says it's rooted that you can't do anything with it It doesn't detect root. So if you're going to be playing any games and you want to change out the game touch screen to something like mantis pro gamepad you won't be able to do that at all. Which is pretty sad and unfortunate because it's got quite great gaming ability. That's a nice box overall I mean physically but it just doesn't live up to the hype what's inside of it I do not like the TV OS Build they were still with stuck with the tablet build

150$ device and no official Netflix? How bout nooooooooo

Will it play cod mobile?

Hello. A few days ago, I got my new LG C2 Oled . The picture quality and the sound are awesome. Now I'm looking for a TV box that has Android TV as good as the C2, around 100$. Would appreciate if you could help me. Thanks

I think you have not seen ....Homatecs R 4K tv box yet...... I belive Homatecs is the best above all.

How can I get this box.

So you admitted at the end the shield is way better?Then why score this double the benchmark of the shield.And move it into 2nd place. What ya smoking bro lol

Is have Bluetooth

Can you test Call of Duty pls? 🙏🏽

Hi support dolby atmos?

Don't buy it. i have bought my Android tv box H96 Max 8k ultra hd exactly same as in this video about 9 month ago, suddenly stop working. not working any more...

Been using it hardware wise it murders the shield even my pro sadly however the software is absolute crap and a lot of my plex stuff has to transcode because of it wish someone would roll an actual android tv build for this thing.

no update the device 1 year old software. poor support from manufacturer home page that goes through whatsup they never answer.

Root doesn't work on box it indicates it is not properly installed by root checker.

Malware in the box Just in the news today via bleeping computer! Subject: Mirai variant infects low-cost Android TV boxes for DDoS attacks The primary targets of this campaign are low-cost Android TV boxes like Tanix TX6 TV Box, MX10 Pro 6K, and H96 MAX X3 Please be cautious when using any of the cheap tv boxes out there.

What a bad box, too expensive, all hardware but without software implementation....

👍🏼👍🏼

Ridiculous expensive for this box ....

KZfaq 1440p because of your monitor hardware limited. I can play 2160p with a 4K TV connected.

What?!Infra red remote control.Outdated.

🤣 it is just a crippeld rk3588 with nvr settings so lower clock speeds and launcher is just rktvlauncher with another skin nothing atv or gtv about it , video for youtube is just to 2k , with smartube next you get 4k because the box is just spoofed with a redfin fingerprint and for widevine l1 you need a locked bootloader 😋

Too many cons for my liking 👍

I just heard from another reputable KZfaqr, Android Tv is on its way out, with Google Tv taking over 😞

do not buy it, it cannot play fast moving tv-pictures smoothly, looks like it stutters on fast moving pictures, horrible to watch.