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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Inspect Your Gadgets > The HTPC Thread - Dont buy an HTPC

SamDabbers: May 26, 2003

I like the triangle remote so much better than the thin flat one, particularly because of the physical volume buttons and the fact that it uses AAA batteries instead of button cells. The backlight isn't bad either.

gently caress the Netflix button though.

Fake edit: Anybody know if there's a mod to remove the ads from the home screen in Android TV? That was a super bullshit non-optional change.

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SamDabbers: May 26, 2003

You can get Alder Lake mini PCs for less than the Shield TV Pro and they have AV1 hardware decoding. Something like this

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