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Can we talk about that $150 streaming box I bought last month...

I was dead set on getting the top tier streaming device for my living room because I thought it would make everything load faster. Dropped $150 on it and honestly, it's just okay... not much different from the $40 stick I had before. What really convinced me I wasted the money was when my buddy brought over his cheap one from Walmart and we couldn't tell which was which during a movie night. Now I'm sitting here wondering if I should return it or just accept I got burned. Has anyone else regretted going for the pricey option instead of the basic model?
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elizabethhayes
What gets me about these high end streaming boxes is how they lock you into their ecosystem. I bought a nice one a few years ago and found out the hard way it wouldn't play nice with my older soundbar. Had to mess with settings every single time I wanted audio through the speakers. The cheap stick plugged right in and worked with everything. Sometimes spending less actually gives you more freedom to use whatever gear you already own.
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alicecooper
Feel your pain, I've been there with expensive tech regrets too.
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