- Android 14 with expandable storage. Wi-Fi 6 and Dolby Vision/Atmos
- Faster processor than Google TV Streamer 4K
- $119 / £89 / around AU$169
Mecool has added a new Google TV box to its lineup of streaming accessories, offering great specs and features, including expandable storage, at a low price.
The MEon1 4K GTV Streaming Box costs $119.99 / £88.67 / around AU$169 and offers content up to 4K HDR with support for Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. It can upscale HD content to “near 4K quality” and comes with 32GB of onboard storage. There’s even a microSD slot supporting cards up to 128GB for easily expandable storage, as well as two USB 2.0 ports.
MEon1 4K GTV Streaming Box: Key Features
The MEon1 4K GTV Streaming Box has both Wi-Fi 6 and Ethernet networking and Bluetooth 5.2. It comes out of the box running Android 14 and is Netflix 4K certified. Since it’s a Google TV box, it supports Google Assistant, Google Cast, and thousands of third-party apps.
The device supports HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, and the supported video codecs are AV1, VP9, H.264, and H.265 (HEVC), which should cover all the bases.
The processor inside the MEon1 is a quad-core Amlogic S905X5M, paired with a Mali G310 V2 GPU, and there’s 2GB of RAM for applications. The ARM Cortex-A55-based processor is clocked at 2.5 GHz, faster than the 1.8 GHz of competing devices such as the Google TV Streamer 4K.
HDMI output supports HDMI 2.1 and VRR and ALLM for gaming.
It’s a decent spec for the price, but it comes up against a very significant rival: the Google TV Streamer 4K. The list price is $99 / £99 / AU$159, but I often see it discounted.
Google’s product has twice the RAM built in, so it’s likely to run smoother, but while it has both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, it uses an older version of Wi-Fi: 802.11ac. However, this won’t be a deal breaker for everyone, and I don’t think it’s unfair to say that Google’s brand is a bit more well-known than Mecool’s.
Google’s product is also designed to interact with your smart home products, so it’s something to consider if you already own a smart home or think you’ll want one in the near future.
The Mecool MEon1 4K GTV streaming box is available now.
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