Ugoos AM6B+
Ranked 10 of 10 streaming devices by recommenders
Android TV box recommended for Dolby Vision Profile 7 FEL playback and a strong Plex frontend. Main caveat: aging chip and locked bootloader that breaks HDMI-CEC power-on.
Android TV box recommended for Dolby Vision Profile 7 FEL playback and a strong Plex frontend. Main caveat: aging chip and locked bootloader that breaks HDMI-CEC power-on.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Plays Dolby Vision Profile 7 FEL
“The only way to play Bluray Dolby Vision layers correctly is with an AM6B+ which has an amazing Plex frontend.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Jellyfin founder Andrew leaves team” “It is one of the only devices (alongside Oppo clones) that can play Dolby Vision Profile 7 FEL”
Comment from 31 Jan 2026 in “Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device” Better than Apple TV for some tasks
“the only things it did better than an Apple TV are better done by the Ugoos AM6B+. So those are the two devices I use nowadays.”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “New Apple TV 4K” “are better done by the Ugoos AM6B+”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “New Apple TV 4K”
Other streaming devices people recommend
The four most recommended other streaming devices, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple TV 4K | 323 | 160 | 67% | 13 | 5 yrs17 owners | Approved |
| Nvidia Shield TV | 113 | 44 | 72% | 13 | 9 yrs17 owners | Approved |
| Apple TV 4K | 93 | 113 | 45% | 9 | 6 yrs14 owners | — |
| Google Chromecast | 43 | 26 | 62% | 10 | — | — |
| Ugoos AM6B+This page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the only things it did better than an Apple TV are better done by the Ugoos AM6B+. So those are the two devices I use nowadays.”
“are better done by the Ugoos AM6B+”
“have steered clear for the same reasons”
“they're a little sketch compared to the aforementioned”
“The only way to play Bluray Dolby Vision layers correctly is with an AM6B+ which has an amazing Plex frontend.”
“the Amlogic 922x SoC in that box is 5+ year-old tech”
“I have an am6b+ but in reality the shield is a much nicer device to use if one wants to use anything outside of their local media.”
“It is one of the only devices (alongside Oppo clones) that can play Dolby Vision Profile 7 FEL”
“ugoos locked the bootloader so hdmi cec doesn’t work with power on very well”
“which works okay and supports some stuff the shield doesn't but I miss being able to run some android apps easily”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.