Homatics Box 4K V2 Review 2026: the successor to the Box R 4K Plus

Homatics Box R 4K Plus, Box 4K V2 or Box 4K Pro V2?

The 2022 Homatics Box R 4K Plus was a popular IPTV box for years. It has an Amlogic S905X4, 4 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, USB 3.0 and support for a tuner, and got updates from Android TV 11 to 12 and 14. Stiftung Warentest gave it a ‘sehr gut (1.5)’ in May 2025. Since March 2023 there has also been a Dune HD version, the Dune HD Homatics Box R 4K Plus, with Dune HD's media player on it.

At some European retailers the R 4K Plus is sold out, and one retailer, Astrasat, says it has been replaced by the Box 4K V2. Stiftung Warentest lists it as no longer on the market. Homatics does still sell it internationally, and Homatics' European web shop expects new stock.

The two V2 models have the same new chip, the S905X5M-J with roughly 30,000 DMIPS against roughly 24,000 for the R 4K Plus, plus Google TV, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. The Box 4K V2 has 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage (€119.90 at Homatics), the Box 4K Pro V2 4 GB and 64 GB (€179.90). If you want as much RAM as on the R 4K Plus, the Pro is the real successor.

Network and IPTV use

With gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6 on 2.4 and 5 GHz, the connection is in good shape. A network cable gives the most stable connection for 4K channels, especially if the router is in another room.

The box has no IPTV app or tuner of its own. Features such as a grid-view TV guide, catch-up and recording depend on the app you choose and on your subscription. The remote does have a live TV button. The 2 GB of RAM is the weak point: with a big TV guide and lots of apps in the background it gets tighter than on a box with 4 GB. How fast it changes channels hasn't been independently measured yet.

Picture and sound: what about Dolby Vision?

The box plays 4K at 60 frames per second over HDMI 2.1b, with HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG. Dolby Vision is on Homatics' website and in the 2026 comparison table, but not on Astrasat's product page. On the Kodinerds forum, users noted that Dolby Vision was missing from early specifications but is on the packaging. If Dolby Vision matters to you, check it with the shop before you order.

For sound, Homatics lists Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital. There is an optical output for an older amplifier. DTS is only in Homatics' comparison table, not on the product page. Thanks to the certification and Widevine L1, Netflix, Disney+ and Max play in 4K, according to Astrasat. The AI upscaling (AI-SR) that Homatics promotes hasn't been independently tested yet.

Speed, updates and everyday use

The Amlogic S905X5M-J has four Cortex-A55 cores at 2.5 GHz and a Mali-G310 graphics chip, and is clearly faster on paper than the chip in the R 4K Plus. There is 32 GB of storage with no microSD slot. There are fewer ports than on the R 4K Plus: one USB-A 2.0 port and a USB-C port, instead of USB 3.0.

Homatics supplies the box with Google TV 14 ‘with automatic updates’, but doesn't promise a set number of years. The R 4K Plus did get two major Android updates, with Android TV 14 from December 2024. The box is compact (99 × 99 × 16 mm) and the remote works via Bluetooth and infrared, with voice control and shortcuts for YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video.