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TypeMedia PlayerMedia Player
Operating systemGoogle TV (Android TV)Google TV (Android TV)
Connectivity and interfaces
Bluetoothv 4.0v 4.0
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Chromecast
Miracast
Web browser
IPTV support
Connectors
HDMIv 2.0v 2.0
USB C11
Hardware
CPUAmlogic S905X3Amlogic S905X3
CPU cores44
CPU frequency1900 MHz1900 MHz
Built-in memory8 GB8 GB
RAM2 GB2 GB
Ultra HD 4K support
HDR supportHDR10 PlusHDR10 Plus, Dolby Vision
General
Audio decodersDolby Digital PlusDolby Digital Plus
Remote controlwith voice controlwith voice control
Cooling systempassive (no fan)passive (no fan)
Dimensions (WxHxD)61x13x162 mm61x13x162 mm
Weight60 g60 g
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Miracast

A wireless technology that allows you to directly broadcast video and audio from one device to another directly over a Wi-Fi connection. At the same time, unlike AirPlay, transmission does not require a router and building a local network — it is enough that the receiver and transmitter are compatible with Miracast. One of the most popular ways to use this technology is to output a “picture” from a smartphone / tablet screen to a TV, and vice versa. A media centre or TV receiver with Miracast is useful if the TV itself does not support this function.

Ultra HD 4K support

The ability to play video in ultraHD 4K on the device. This format covers several resolutions, all of which have a horizontal size of approximately 4000 pixels. However, the most popular is the frame size of 3840x2160 — in particular, this is the standard value for 4K TV screens; therefore, most UltraHD content is also released in this resolution.

A 3840x2160 frame contains 4 times more pixels than the popular Full HD standard, resulting in an even sharper and more detailed image. Of course, you will need a TV (or other screen) of the appropriate resolution to fully enjoy the experience; but such screens nowadays are becoming more common and affordable.

HDR support

HDR standard supported by the media player.

For more details about HDR in general, see above, while the standard defines some features of the implementation of this feature. Today, the following HDR formats are relevant:

— HDR10. Historically the first of the consumer HDR formats, less advanced than the options described below, but extremely widespread. In particular, HDR10 is supported by almost all streaming services that provide HDR content at all, and it is also common for Blu-ray discs. Allows to work with a colour depth of 10 bits (hence the name). At the same time, devices of this format are also compatible with content in HDR10 +, although its quality will be limited by the capabilities of the original HDR10.

— HDR10+. An improved version of HDR10. With the same colour depth (10 bits), it uses the so-called dynamic metadata, which allows transmitting information about the colour depth not only for groups of several frames, but also for individual frames. This results in an additional improvement in colour reproduction.

Dolby Vision. An advanced standard used particularly in professional cinematography. Allows to achieve a colour depth of 12 bits, uses the dynamic metadata described above, and also makes it possible to transmit two image options at once in one video stream — HDR and standard (SDR). At the same time, Dolby Vision is based on the same tec...hnology as HDR10, so in modern video technology this format is usually combined with HDR10 or HDR10 +.
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