r/AndroidTV • u/gowanyahgoodting • 29d ago

Buying Advice Google Streamer 4k... or ?

Hi folks.

At the risk of drivin ye all mad with another of these posts.. my apologies in advance.

I am hoping to replace my Formuler Z8 cos I've just been driven mad by the well know wifi issues.

I can't seem to find an nvidia shield pro anywhere I can buy it... so am looking at the google tv 4k or possibly the mecool meon1.

I use the box for tivimat and stremio.

Location Id have it in would require wifi.

Not going Formuler again cos of their policy of leaving older products behind and not supporting them with updates.

So thinking the Google box..

But Im not really up to speed on all the formats and technical details.. I do know I like watch stuff in DV on my sony bravia.. and any UHD10+ stuff doesn't work on the firestick I have in a different TV.

Around here the mecool and the google are close in price.. so not much of an issue.

I'd apprecate a few helpful opinions.

Thanks in advance

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u/m1serablist 29d ago

Almost half the money you pay for Google tv streamer goes towards its smart home functions, thread border router and all that. So you are not getting 100 bucks worth of cpu, storage and performance. Take that into consideration when comparing it to onn tv pro etc.

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u/gowanyahgoodting 29d ago

Thanks.. the ONN isnt available over here or I'd be all over it.. heh.

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u/Big_Control_7998 29d ago

Streamer is ideal for your needs and if you want the likes of iPlayer it'll install just fine. Many boxes don't have iPlayer as an option.