The MECOOL company, which has recently presented a lot of new products to the world, has presented another set-top box called MECOOL KT1, which is based on the new SoC Amlogic S905X4 processor and is equipped with a DVB T2 tuner. The set-top box is certified by Google and runs on the Android TV 10 operating system.
Design
The MECOOL KT1 TV Box is designed with simplicity in mind, the exterior features a black color with a matte finish on the top surface. And weighs 455.7g thereby suffices as a lightweight and compact device that can go unnoticed in the living room due to its small size. It as well takes the minimum space available, so you do not have to worry about creating space for the TV box. Another interesting point of this Smart Box is the presence of a DTT HD tuner with which connecting an external antenna we will have access to all the TV channels that we can tune in and through the included software we can program recordings to an external USB device.
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Hardware
The AMlogic S905X4-B SoC used in MECOOL KT1 is a 12nm quad-core processor with low power consumption. It contains four ARM Cortex-A55 cores that run at up to 2 GHz and a Mali-G31 MP2 GPU. VPU has HDR, HDR10, and HLG support. The box has 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and 16GB of eMMc storage, which can be expanded with a micro SD card. The MECOOL KT1 TV box uses the latest generation of SoC Amlogic S905X4-B chipset, which is one of the first to have built-in support for the AV1 codec.
A feature of this set-top box is the built-in DVB T2 tuner, which allows you to access all TV channels; of course, when you connect an external TV antenna. With the supplied software; it is possible to tune the channels, as well as program them to record to an external USB device. The letter ” B ” in the name of the processor indicates the presence of a certificate for Dolby Audio.
Features
MECOOL KT1 TV Box supports dual-band WiFi AC and Bluetooth 4.2. The set-top box is assembled in a plastic case, on the side and rear panels there is antenna input; USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, analog AV output, Ethernet RJ45 10/100 network port, and HDMI 2.1 video output. The set-top box includes a proprietary remote control with a Bluetooth microphone; with which you can use voice search as well as the built-in Google assistant. The remote control is adapted to work with the tuner and has additional corresponding buttons.
Conclusion
Like an android tv box, MECOOL KT1 TV Box can connect with wifi to search IPTV channels; and watch movies on Youtube, Redbull TV, and many other applications that you can download from Google Play Store. We can buy it from Banggood at $83.99 by using coupon code: BGMCKT104 in Flash Sale.