The devices are listed in alphabetical order. The order have no relevancy of the ranking.

Last updated @ Jan, 15, 2017

BlueTV

Overview: From the same manufacturers of the original TVPad, the BlueTV is the latest generation of the TVPad series.

Reliability: A

Ease of Use: A

Elderly Friendly: A

Company Support: Not Appliable, have not had any major outage yet as of Jan, 2017

Live Channels: Cantonese, Mainland China, Taiwan, few English

Vod: Drama (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan), Chinese Subbed (USA, Korean), Cantonese Dubbed (Japanese, Korean), Variety (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan, Korean, Concert), Movie (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan, English, Japanese, Korean, Cartoons)

Playback: 3 days (12 Stations)

USA Compatibility: Yes

World Wide Compatibility: Yes

Remarks: Superb remote, one app (StormTV) that does it all.

HTV3 / HTV5

Overview: A strong competitor in the Asian IPTV market. Offer a premium experience to the buyer

Reliability: A

Ease of Use: A

Elderly Friendly: B

Company Support: B

Live Channels: Cantonese, Mainland China, Taiwan, Vietnamese, few English

Vod: Drama (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan, English, Japanese, Korean), Chinese Subbed (USA, Korean), Cantonese Dubbed (Japanese, Korean), Variety (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan, Korean, Concert), Movie (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan, English, Japanese, Korean, H265, 3D, Cartoons), Documentary, Cartoons, Kids,

Playback: 7 days Cantonese 17 channels, 7 days Mainland 16 channels

USA Compatibility: No, will need to get the variant A1 box.

World Wide Compatibility: Yes

Remarks: After getting sued by DISH, the company had gone quiet. With them quietly releasing the A1 (for the USA market), it seems like business as usual.

TVPad 4

Reliability: C

Ease of Use: A

Elderly Friendly: A

Company Support: F

Live Channels: Cantonese, Mainland China, Taiwan, few English

Vod: Drama (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan “Limited”), Cantonese Dubbed (Japanese, Korean), Variety (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan “Limited”), Movie (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan “Limited”, English), Documentary, Cartoons, Kids,

Playback: 3 days / Cantonese 9 channels, Mainland 12 channels, Taiwan 9 channels

USA Compatibility: No, but with YueTV it will work

World Wide Compatibility: Yes

Remarks: With TVPad operation winding down, the future of this device is unknown. The parent company had released the latest generation as BlueTV. Unless you are getting a significant discount for the TVPad 4… buyer beware.

Ubox Gen 2

Revise: Jan, 16, 2016

Reliability: F D

Ease of Use: C D

Elderly Friendly: F

Company Support: D

Live Channels: Cantonese, Mainland China, Taiwan, English (Asian version), Arabic, Vietnamese (11), Indian (170), Japan (55), Korea (28), Malaysia (26), Philippines (2),

Vod: Drama (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese Dubbed (Japanese, Korean), Variety (Cantonese, Mainland, English), Movie (Cantonese, Mainland, Taiwan, English), Documentary, Cartoons, Kids,

Playback: 12 Channels @ 7 days

USA Compatibility: Yes

World Wide Compatibility: Yes

Remarks: I order this as a temporary replacement of TVPad, it was fine for a month or so. Then all the bizarre updates broke the box and more… Will not recommend this AT ALL!