With the progress of technology in every aspect of our everyday lives comes the technological progress of our home appliances and in especially TVs. In the past, in order to watch a movie or a show on your TV you would have to download it first, and then copy it on a CD to play on your DVD player which is connected to your TV. As technology in the television industry shined a new simpler way was introduced; “The Android TV Box“.
What is Android TV Box?
The Android TV Box is a small device which, when connected to any TV set, transforms it into a smart TV. This means that you can access the internet straight from your TV.Of course you know what that means. You guessed right, endless options, such as: live streaming of shows, streaming of movies, online gaming, watching documentaries straight from YouTube, and many more. To make it even easier, TV boxes can connect now directly to your home Wi-Fi network cancelling out any unnecessary cable complications. Once it’s connected to your TV and to a stable internet connection, you have got yourself a smart TV. Browse away my friend.
As you guessed from its name, it uses an Android operating system which means it is extremely user friendly plus you can download numerous apps straight from the Google Play Store as shown below.
Yup.. That’s how awesome and easy to use it is. Your TV would become a tech savvy Android operated machine.
Of course there is a variety of brands when it comes to TV Boxes, the most famous of which are NVidia, Minix, Skystream One, and many more.
The Fixable Disadvantage:
Until this point life seemed perfect. However, a very annoying issue started appearing. “Restricted Sites”, the most annoying issue you can probably face on the internet and since the TV Box relies on the internet to access all the media it was affected. Imagine sitting in your living room, on your comfy couch, your warm pizza just arrived and everything is set for movie night but when you try streaming the movie, the famous error message appears; “This content is unavailable in your region”.
Wouldn’t that be a serious buzz killer? Well, as we said before, technology is always progressing in our favor and so with every problem comes a solution.
The best solution invented for this problem and many other problems with internet browsing was the Virtual Private Network (VPN).
As discussed in previous articles, the VPN is a service that provides its users with complete anonymous identity when browsing the internet to ensure total privacy and no monitoring what so ever from unwanted entities. This means you will full access to any site, wherever it is, full access to any content on the internet, and with no restrictions.
How Can it Be Used with VPN
As we have mentioned above, the TV Box uses an Android operating system and VPN services are provided through apps which are downloadable through the Google App Store. This means that all you need to do is download the preferred VPN app from the app store and register an account and you are good to go.
Now, when it comes to VPN apps there are countless names to choose from like IPVanish VPN, ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, and many more.
Of course all these VPN services differ in a lot of things including subscription prices and efficiency level; however, they all serve the same purpose. Just find the most suitable one for you after researching all the specs in each one and make sure that it is compatible with your TV Box and, most of all, downloadable through and compatible with Android operating systems.
Advantages of Using VPN on Your TV Box
1- When it comes to streaming media online through special services like Netflix, SkyNews, etc., it is not always accessible from different places around the world. What the VPN does is that it gives you a complete ghost identity (IP address) which allows you to appear as if you are accessing these services from any place in the world. More than that, some VPN services gives you the option to choose a location where you want to appear in while accessing the restricted service.
2- The ISP can sometimes slow down your internet connection on purpose when they detect that you are trying to access restricted streaming services or sites, however by using a VPN service, you will be able to stream and browse anything on the internet through your TV Box without being detected at all which means higher streaming and browsing speeds.
There are many more advantages but these are the most important ones.
Conclusion
At first streaming movies, shows and accessing the internet was pretty cool, but now, doing all that with no restrictions at all seems like perfection. VPN services are definitely a brilliant invention, especially when used with your Android TV Box. Enjoy your limitless movie night and the sky is your limit.
