The Sling TV app launches automatically when the AirTV Mini boots up.
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It also supports Bluetooth for external controllers.
While the dongle only has a single micro-USB port for power, you can use a USB OTG cable to plug in an external USB hard drive or game controller. It also supports 4K HDR video in apps like Netflix and YouTube, along with a small amount of HDR10+ content, but it won’t display Dolby Vision HDR. It has a quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM, which is adequate for scrolling smoothly through menus and launching apps without delay. Though it’s a bit hefty for a streaming dongle, the AirTV Mini still manages to hang from your television’s HDMI input via a short, rubberized cable. For most Sling subscribers, a Roku player, Amazon Fire TV, or Apple TV will still be better fits. The AirTV Mini and Sling TV are so inextricable that using the streaming device for any other purpose can be a hassle, and your options for alternative live TV services are more limited than they are on other devices. Still, anyone who has second thoughts about committing to Sling should look elsewhere. While you can certainly access Sling through other devices, none of them make it quite as easy. The Sling TV app launches automatically when the device boots, and the remote has handy shortcut buttons for navigating Sling’s menus. Unlike a Roku or Amazon Fire TV Stick, the $80 AirTV Mini is built around Sling’s live TV streaming service. If you subscribe to Sling TV-and plan to for a while-the AirTV Mini could be the best streaming device for you.