Homatics Box R 4K Plus Android TV 14 | Streaming Media Player | Mini PC | Netflix in 4K Dolby Vision & Atmos | 4GB, AV1, Wi-Fi 6, 1Gbit, ISO DV P7 FEL MKV AFR | HDR10+ | DTS | Voice Control

I've been waiting for this box to get the Android 12 update, and now that it has, I decided to take the plunge and test it against my Nvidia Shield. The new update has fixed all the previous bugs and this box blows the Shield out of the water. Its fast, has a built-in media server and the picture and sound is utterly amazing. I'm not exaggerating, I have numerous boxes including ATV, Amazon 4k cube and shield and nothing compares. I wasn't expecting a huge difference in picture quality because frankly, the Shield is so good but the difference is like night and day. HDR and Dolby Vision are better - the picture is sharper and the colours are superb. If you're thinking about it then make the move! You won't be disappointed but bear in mind the box doesn't come with Android 12 installed. You have to do this yourself using a USB drive.

My brother ordered it, had it a few months now, purchased because it understands codecs that his TV won't, also his TV won't read the format drive he has. It's his "go-to" device now and it reads his 20Tb archive drive perfectly.

Bought as I wanted something to replace the CCWGTV that has a bit more storage. Its pretty snappy, works well but doesn't have iPlayer certified which is annoying. I got my Plex server connected and Prime Video was fine in HDR. Didn't yet try the Dolby Vision but will do soon alongside some other apps. One thing I note is it goes get warm compared to other devices. Doesn't seem to affect it but worth noting.

Reliable product, excellent picture and audio

Update on this review This box is buggy as he'll. Constantly locks up and needs to be physically rebooted. Might as well have gone for one of the cheaper alternatives as Dune HD can't read menues on ISO's properly and I pretty much use Kodi as overall it's much better. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS PRODUCT!!!!!. I wish I hadnt Seriously regret spending money on this. I would reccomend giving this a wide birth. ORIGIONAL REVIEW OK, having got fed up of not being able to get a Firestick to playback in DOLBY ATMOS from anything other then Streaming platforms I decided to bite the bullet and buy this box. I had high hopes of being up and running very quickly but this proved not to be the case. 1st off. Much is made of the Dune HD software and its ability to play DOLBY ATMOS. Well yes it can but if the default title on a bluray ISO is not in Dolby you are stuffed so was never going to be a workable solution for me. Also you have to download the APK as it's not available in Google Play store. I then tried installing Corelec which is effectively Kodi as an OS. And yes it worked but then had issues (later transpired to be a defective Flash Drive. At this point I was on the point of considering sending it back. One last shot at trying to get the stock Kodi to work as it wasn't playing ATMOS out of the box. Did a bit of tweaking both in Android TV audio settings and then in KODI and I now have DOLBY ATMOS from bluray ISO's with full menu access. OK a it took a bit of getting there but is now doing most of what I want. I have even got it to work with my Logitec Harmony Ultimate remote control. When setting it up use the following Manufacturer: ONN Model: 100026240 Only gripe I have now is Channel 4 and BBC iPlayer apps do not appear to be supported on this device. Sure there is a way round it but have both on TV and Firestick so not end of the world. Dune are said to be working on the menu's issue and Google Play access. If both get sorted then will up this to 5 stars

As others have said this box crashes a lot. I’ve had mine about 5 weeks and in that time I’ve noticed it will frequently lock up, stall or just completely crash multiple times a week. The software is just buggy. Often I will turn it off before bed or going out only to find later that it’s randomly turned it’s self back on and then crashed. Often it will say that YouTube to Netflix are pending updates with a progress bar showing over their app tiles. It will stay like this for days then disappear. More annoyingly when I click onto an app it thinks the app isn’t installed and rather than opening the app it will show a screen to install or open it up. If I restart the box this issue when it has happened tends to go away. Other times I’ve had to reinstall the app. In spite of the good reviews this box definitely has issues, specifically software ones which all the positive reviewers are subjected to too as we’re all using the same software. Just be mindful of this. I’m hoping through updates it will improved. My shield which was the pre 4k version was and still is rock solid maybe crashes twice a year. I only “upgraded” now to get 4k and also because the remote was failing on my shield. This box is cheaper, better specked and has a better remote and I think the shield is now overpriced in my view. On paper this box should for the most part be better (and it physically looks neater too) but unless they sort their shoddy and buggy software out and test it thoroughly before releasing many more will complain about it and it will never be as good as it potentially could be. Sort the software out please!

I've had a couple of android TV devices over the years. I decided to move back into using one after I was sick of how slow and buggy my Samsung Tizen OS was. I decided on an Nvidia Shield TV, but was unimpressed after it broke after less than a week. I moved onto the Dune HD. It ran perfectly and has done since. The downside as a UK user was no BBC iPlayer, ITV X or Channel 4 on demand apps from the play store. But as an avid android user, I had the know how to get around this issue. I also purchased a Homatics DVB USB C tuner and was even more impressed to have live TV unlocked. The live TV app is complete with TV Guide. I have now no need to any of my slow clunky smart TV features and use the Dune HD alone and it is 200x faster and 200x easier and 200x prettier than before. Highly recommended.

I was unbelievable excited to try this device as it has dolby vision and dolby truehd atmos support it one nice box. the reality is markedly different. the latest os update is android 11, however the box is full of bugs and little gotcha's; dolby vision profile 7 Fel support is a blatent lie. dolby truehd / truehd with atmos only works in select apps and even then can be really hit and miss. getting dolby vision and atmos to work at the same time can be really really hit and miss. the auto hdr setting is completely broke; with it enabled sdr plays as sdr, hdr10/10+ plays as sdr, and dolby vision works, but gets stuck after exiting playback with auto hdr enabled. automatic resolution switching is completely broken and will always change to 1080p regardless of actual screen resolution. audio format settings: -automatic : doesn't work, like at all. -none : forces it to stereo only. -audio passthrough : works but can be flakey, see EDID issue below. hdmi CEC issues: if you want to control your TV with the remote, it can be hit and miss from device to device. for example the only buttons that worked for controlling my TV was the power button and volume. it works fine for the box, so be prepared to have atleast 2 remotes. hdmi EDID issue: the box currently has issues with reading the information the display sends to the box, this can cause some big issues, like not being able to use 4k 60hz with dolby vision or 4k 60hz hdr10+. furthermore, this can effects audio support, if it fails to read it correctly, dolby truehd or dolby atmos support will also likely be lost. I mean they can't even write the descriptions for settings correctly "allow device to wake up TV and let TV the content of the device" the device manufacture promised dts hd:ma and dts:x support are supposed to be coming but at this point I'd again call it a blatent lie, as there software updates consist of 1 in the past 6 months, and it didn't even fix any of the software issues mentioned here. pros: - hdmi 2.1 for 4k 60hz hdr - 4gb ram + 32gb storage - very fast for TV box - core elec support (kodi as an os) - dolby vision support (profile 5 and profile 8) - player led dolby vision - dolby vision on hdr10 displays. - hdr10/hd10+ support - Google and Netflix certified for 4k hdr content. - chromecast built in - bluetooth & ir mode remote. - 2 x usb - c ports (limited to usb 2 speeds) - programmable shortcut key. - dune media player (apparently a pro) - no bloatware (despite other reviews) cons: - half baked software. - vaporware software support - no dolby vision profile 7 - loseless audio support is absent or buggy. - hdmi EDID issues - might not even be able to use 4k or hdr - hdmi CEC issue - controlling hdmi attached devices is buggy and only partially works, when it works. - at time of writing this box partially breaks plex with dolby vision. (November 2023) - hulu, paramount plus, vido and other less popular stream services don't provide 4k content to this box. (some apps like BBC iplayer don't work at all) final thoughts: this many issues in a premium smart TV box is beyond a joke, and most users won't even know that something isn't working right. so with that said would I recommend it? hell no. if you want all the same features get the original homatics box r4 plus or Nokia Streaming Box 8010 as they are identical except homatics has been fixing/fixed a lot of the software problems. or if you don't mind lacking Google and Netflix certification, the ugoos am8 is an excellent box with all the same features plus extra and ugoos are well known for taking care of there Products. dune - you really need to get this together because you are destroying your brand with the lack of support on your android streaming box's. i hope I saved you money, like I should of saved myself XD