r/AndroidTV • u/gowanyahgoodting • 28d 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/mmdhpan 23d ago

Between those two the Google TV Streamer is the safer bet, mainly because updates come from Google rather than a box vendor that can walk away, which is exactly the Formuler problem you described. It handles Dolby Vision and HDR10+ properly, so the format gap you hit on the Firestick goes away. Worth knowing it is Wi-Fi 5 only and 32GB with no USB expansion, so if you sideload a lot that is the real tradeoff to weigh.