A android TV box is great at streaming online content such as videos or music, but most don’t have a large internal hard drive for storage.
 
Since most content is streamed directly to the box having large internal storage has become less-and-less uncommon.
 
Often there will be USB slots that a flash drive or external hard drive can be attached to add storage.
 
Adding a external HDD or flash drive is a option but it is much more simple to have a unit with a large Built HDD for storage.

Our Picks for Best Android TV Box With a Built-in Hard Drive

NVIDIA SHIELD Pro – 4K Ultra HD Streaming Media Player. Android TV. Great Gaming.

The NVIDIA SHIELD is in our opinion the best unit to get, unfortunately it is also the most expensive.
 
There are two versions, one with 16GB internal storage, and the other with 500GB internal HDD.

The Shield is hard to beat since it not only can come with a large hard drive but also a Tegra X1 processor and 3 GB of RAM.
 
Combined with Kodi and a good add-on it can stream online content flawlessly. The large storage allows for movies, home videos, or music to be played easily on demand.
 
If you have the money the Nvidia Shield is a very good option.
 
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Himedia Q10 PRO:QUAD CORE ANDROID TV BOX A53 CPU/MALI-720 GPU ANDROID 5.1 4KX2K@60FPS ULTRAHD VIDEOS WITH FLIPPING HD ENCLOSURE

The Himedia Q10 PRO has a slightly different approach as it has a space for a internal HDD to be added.
 
While it doesn’t come with a hard drive one is easily installed within a few minutes.

It uses a standard 3.5 SATA HDD. A smaller 2.5 inch drive can also be used as long as its not moved about a lot.
 
Read Full Review Here
 
 
Summary
There are a limited amount of android TV boxes that stream well and have large built-in HDD for storage.
 
The above units are simply ones we have found and after using them found them to be good units.
 
There likely is more available although we have yet to see any good units. If you have found one that has a internal Hard drive and work well let us know in the comments below.
 
In these days on online streaming having a large built-in storage is seen as a cost issue that is not needed.
 
Even though streaming online is the most used way to get content having your own space to store your favorites is a nice option.
 
It is also good for those rare times the internet goes down and nothing can be streamed to your box.
 
As always be sure to read the reviews on a Amazon or elsewhere to be sure it is a good fit for you.