Android TV box or Raspberry Pi?

[wowandroid]

Hi guys,

Sorry for pushing an old topic back up, but my question is related, hence no point starting a new topic. I want to get portable setup, where I can plugin a device to a tv and watch at least 720p movies and catchup services such as BBC iplayer, ITV catchup, 4oD, 5 on demand.

Since this topic is about 6 months old and assuming newer devices have been releases, what device can you highly recommend and would all the catchup services work on it?

 

[vEEGAZ]

I'm interested in this one too. As far as I could read from some threads on the web is that if you want to turn your thing on 24/7 then Raspberry Pi is the best choice while the chinese Android sticks will burn in 3 or 4 months. The Android sticks can give you double power for the same cost of the Raspberry Pi though.

 

[lostinthecity]

I had a Raspberry Pi and several Android boxes and I really like the Android boxes much better. The Pi was kind of a pain whereas Android is easy to work with especially after a device is rooted. I gave my Pi to a friend a while back and have been solely and happily Android since then.