Why cheap streaming devices aren’t worth it in 2024-2025
STOP buying cheap streaming devices, here is why.
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We are D3vicx (devices), and we specialize in customizing and sideloading premium streaming devices so you can watch paid TV entertainment for free worldwide.
Now in this blog, I want to cover why you need to stop buying cheap streaming devices in 2024 heading into 2025. I have to say this one thing, STOP BEING CHEAP. You pay double or even sometimes 5 times the cost when you are being cheap than if you would have just bought the premium/luxury item you really wanted in the first place.
Have you ever heard the saying, "When you buy cheap, you buy twice." This is a caution against buying low-cost, low-quality products, often associated with a short lifespan and limited functionality. This is traditional consumer wisdom that has evolved over time, possibly stemming from the idea that quality has a price.
Initial Cost Savings but Long-Term Expense, have you noticed when you buy something cheap, the plan is to save money upfront? But this doesn’t work, because cheaper products tend to be made with lower-quality materials or technology, they usually wear out, malfunction, or simply become obsolete much faster. This leads to needing replacements, which can add up over time—often costing more than a single, quality purchase would have.
Lower Quality and Functionality, budget products may lack features or have less efficient components, leading to a compromised experience. In tech especially, like with streaming devices, this can mean slower processors, buffering issues that can’t be fixed, or compatibility problems that make the device frustrating to use, prompting people to upgrade sooner than expected.
Time Cost is the time spent troubleshooting, fixing, or replacing these products is time lost—time that could’ve been spent enjoying a reliable, quality item.
Let’s go over some questions you have below in detail. My main question to you is, what void are you looking to fill when it comes to getting a streaming device?
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Do cheap streaming devices support HD and 4K streaming?
Most cheap devices run a 32-bit operating system
A ton of the cheapest streaming devices like Firesticks, and the Onn box all say they offer HD, 4K, and even Dolby Vision but they haven’t proved it.
All these cheap streaming devices have the same thing in common and that is the lack of processing power to really get you these qualities.
Without great processing power in a cheap streaming device, getting these high-quality pictures is going to be a little hard. Let alone getting these high picture quality for a long period of time. The quality components consistently handle high-definition streaming, causing downgraded visuals and quality loss.
So no, I believe these cheap streaming devices are giving you a perfect sernitro saying their streaming device can get you HD, 4K, or even Dolby Vision. This is wishful thinking on that notice let me check
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Are cheap streaming devices reliable for long-term use?
Why do I replace my firestick every year?
Cheap streaming devices lack the hardware power to be reliable for long-term use. This is why people end up replacing these cheap streaming devices every 6 months to a year. I’m not aware of anyone with a 1st generation Firestick that is still running, same goes for the Onn box.
Not one of these cheap streaming devices is designed to last long. I’m saying you are lucky if it lasts a year without any issues. Due to the lack of hardware power, you are going to run into a ton of random issues on top of that.
When you buy these cheap streaming devices are you are aware of is that the device runs Google Android. Depending on the Android software is going to determine how well the cheap streaming device works.
Take for explain, the Google TV 4K is running Android 12. Why? The software of Android 12 is way heavier and harder for the Google TV 4K to run. Devices like the Google TV 4K, Onn box, and TiVo Stream 4K is best when running Android 9. The TiVo Stream 4K right now is running Android 10 and the device is just slower but again the worst I’ve seen is the Google TV 4K running Android 12.
Due to these heavy software updates on cheap streaming devices lacking the process power it need you end up with more frequent crashes, buffering, and potential device replacements.
With this information, it is very important that you stay away from cheap streaming devices, no matter how many YouTubers and Reddit posts tell you to buy them. They get paid every time you click on their links and buy these $30 to $50 cheap streaming devices. Then think to yourself, how good is anything when it comes to streaming on a $30 device? That clearly will not have a long lifespan.
You have to think outside the box and search for the professionals in sideloading streaming devices and ask the pros the questions you have. Yes, we are the professionals when it comes to sideloading premium streaming devices. We don’t show much on YouTube because you can’t due to copyrights so we just do it all ourselves for you.
We are here to take you away from painful information you don’t know how to do and save you your TIME. Sideloading for the first time is not an easy thing to do.
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Why do cheap streaming devices buffer so much?
Too many videos about this problem & yet nothing works
This is the most looked up problem online when dealing with a cheap streaming device such as the Firestick.
It doesn’t matter which cheap streaming device it is, they all have this problem. In YouTube videos you see people saying, clear the cache.
Well, that is not the root of the problem. Most YouTubers don’t even tell you the truth about the root of the problem. Why? I’m not sure why they don’t talk about it but we here at D3vicx (devices) will.
The root of this problem with buffering on cheap streaming devices is that cheap streaming devices typically don’t have robust processors nor enough RAM to handle high-speed, seamless streaming, and they may lack effective heat management, leading to overheating and throttling.
Overheating a processor chip will lead it to wrapping and once the processor chip is wrapped the device is done and it needs to be replaced. There are no fans in these cheap streaming devices to keep the pieces inside from overheating. This overheating causes a huge slowdown in the device's performance and there is no coming back from that.
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What is the best streaming device?
The Jailbroken Nvidia Shield Pro
In 2024 going into 2025 the best streaming device with the greatest processor is the Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019. With the NVIDIA® Tegra® X1+ processor, no other company has been able to put out a better streaming device yet.
Now, with that said, you would need to do a few things to get the Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 as the best streaming device. First, you would need to flash the system and downgrade back to Android 9 version 8.2.1.
There is no reason to be using this incredible streaming device, the Nvidia Shield TV Pro 2019 running Android 11. If you are running Android 11, you will have some problems. This streaming device was out when Android 8 was still around.
Why is this?
Well, you will get the device 20% speed back once you take off Android 11. The point of Android 11, only if you ask me, was to force-stop people from sideloading and using Kodi to stream for free.
Home screen for Android 9 Jailbroken Nvidia Shield Pro
See, NVIDIA has shareholders just like everyone else. And I’m pretty sure the software company paying them money was losing a ton of it because it was just so easy to sideload this streaming device and stream for free. All over YouTube get this device and load it up. With the update to Android 11, this makes people stop and think, do I want to deal with those problems?
Getting around Android 11 is the key and very easy. We have a full series on our YouTube channel on how to downgrade from Android 11 back to Android 9. Everything for you to do it yourself is free on our channel.
This will NOT include showing you how to load our Elite System. To get the Elite System, you have to order the Jailbroken Nvidia Shield Pro from our shop. There is no other way around, we got rid of the Video Classes and we no longer offer Mail-Ins. All that stuff was a big inconvenience to our team.
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In the exclusive tech support group, you will be on top of it all. If anything goes down on the device, we let you know. If anything needs to be replaced, we let you know what and how to get it done.
It’s a great place to connect with other like-minded streamers and ask all the questions you like. This is about you getting all the information you need to solve the streaming device problem you have.
It’s important to have a support group and no other jailbroken device seller even offers this type of live support.
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In Conclusion
Cutting your cost with a Jailbroken Device
Please save yourself the headaches and your TIME by staying far away from the cheap streaming devices. We have all been there but we chose not to go back. Even if you need to work out a Buyers Solution Plan, do that to get the luxury streaming device you really want.
Just know, you can have any and everything you want in the world. All you need is a little desire and a plan to get it done, period.
We wanted a streaming device that was powerful and lasted a long time with the best system. So we created it, we didn’t let anyone stop us. People talk a lot online but these people are hobby loaders and YouTubers with day jobs. We are professionals and do this all day long with a step-by-step system on how to load the Jailbroken Nvidia Shield Pro the right way.
If you're going to let what you do be based upon what you hear & read, you better make certain the people who are giving you the advice are getting PHENOMENAL RESULTS! We can tell you that right now. We’re getting PHENOMENAL RESULTS with these devices!
At the end of the Month, the price for NVIDIA will be $925. So, if you want to take advantage of it while it’s still $725,⏰ You Better Act Now!
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