Mecool M8S PRO L Blue Tooth Voice Control 3/32GB Amlogic S912 A7.1 YT 4K Netflix HD Dual WiFi BT4.1 100Mbps

[trebor]

Specification

Brand: MECOOL Core: Octa Core CPU: ARM Cortex-A53 GPU: ARM Mali-T820MP3 Model: M8S PRO L RAM Type: DDR3 System: Android 7.1 Processor: Amlogic S912

Audio format: AAC,APE,DDP,FLAC,HD,MP3,OGG,TrueHD,WAV,WMA Decoder Format: H.264,H.265 Photo Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,PNG,TIFF Video format: 4K,ASF,AVI,DAT,FLV,H.265,ISO,MPEG1,MPEG2,MPEG4,RM, RMVB,WMV

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1 Language: English,Multi-language Other Functions: Airplay,DLNA,Miracast Power Supply: Charge Adapter RJ45 Port Speed: 100M

System Bit: 64Bit

Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode

Package size (L x W x H): 17.90 x 11.50 x 6.50 cm / 7.05 x 4.53 x 2.56 inches Package weight: 0.4200 kg Product size (L x W x H): 10.20 x 10.20 x 2.10 cm / 4.02 x 4.02 x 0.83 inches Product weight: 0.1100 kg

Package Contents: 1 x TV Box, 1 x Power Adapter, 1 x Bluetooth Voice Remote Controller, 1 x HDMI Cable, 1 x English User Manual

Gearbest

[clarkss12]

That is awesome, with a Bluetooth VOICE remote included, for that price!! Videostrong keeps raising the bar for the other manufactures to follow.

[trebor]

Can save a few Bucks

http://freaktab.com/forum/advertiser...455#post703455

[clarkss12]

Can save a few Bucks

http://freaktab.com/forum/advertiser...455#post703455

Yes, been drooling over it........ Lord knows, I DON'T NEED anymore boxes................. lol.

[trebor]

Holidays over back to the Show and Tell
Today a look at the Newer Mecool Pro L 3/32 with Voice Remote thanks to Gearbest

Main Features:
● Combines durable 1.5GHz ARM Cortex - A53 CPU with Amlogic S912 chip
● Android 7.1 version, coupled with the rapid and stable configuration
● 4K / 3D video gives you high-quality video experience
● Dual-band WiFi gives you more smooth speed experience
● Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity. Easy pairing with most Bluetooth-enabled devices
● Support Miracast / DLNA / Airplay, share your video to your TV

Looking Much the same as Previous except for a flash looking Voice BT remote.

Lets get looking

The Box simple as always


A sticker on the back has the details


What's in the Box


The Remote


Ports rear


Ports Side


Look Under


Remove the Lid


Out with the PCB and a look under


Closer look Top Side


Closer look other side

[trebor]

Well this is Kinda Fun, Different, using the full ATV experience to set things up from start
First we detect the BT Remote Hold - and OK as per screen instructions....and the remote is detected after a bit of a scan no hair pulling here.

Setup up Google account Via Phone or tablet, why not
Log into google via Tablet and find my device being the 912 pro L, few seconds done.



Let's set up account and software (this is all done on tablet) ok do it what could go wrong.
What wifi do you want the Pro L to use, picked one...all good.
A few do you agree to this and that here and there (google stuff)

Would you like to try the Android Remote on your table, sure gone this far not going to stop now.
Loads shows a pairing code etc and done.


Well that was a bit different and seems to work without any major hiccups or problems just read the screen.

To the playstore now to do some updates load some testers and see what this has to offer in the way of performance.
Haa Root explorer, Via Es file explorer Pro, being ATV no Upper or Lower Bars
Aptoide ATV installed found most apps required for testing etc
Good startup excellent, easy to follow and all seems to be working well with this Factory Rom from Mecool.

Netflix 1080

[trebor]

After all the set up its all pretty good
Using Tablet with Android TV Remote, bit fun
Blue Tooth remotes works well and Picks up speech easy more fun.

As mentioned a Mixture Of Aptoide TV and Playstore to get the Apps you need no Big deal
Wifi Working well, this is just a well good working unit
Temps a bit high when Pushed as you will see small fan is your friend if you find it a bother.
idle in the 60~70 no fan with fan down to 37c

Lets have a look around and some test..

Typical Android TV Rom


App Draw


System Info




WiFi Looking Pretty Good



DRM Info L1


Ram and Storage Truth



CPU-Z




Antutu



Bit warm: Testing show's it being pushed did not fail just hot, happens with these test


Geekbench CPU... More Info > http://browser.geekbench.com/v4/cpu/7223779


Geekbench Computer


A1 SD Bench

Youtube 4k


Netflix 1080p as seen


Has Root, Dev mode, and looking pretty good
Finally a factory Rom from Mecool that has the the Goods.

Hope others catch on or they are just not going to make it

Normally not a fan of the ATV style rom this one has got my interest.
Guess cause it works out of the box and does not need a lot further luv or attention. so far

More fiddling and tinkering to come to see what else it can or can't do

Remote works well with Voice commands piece of cake...

Ask about the weather, decodes as you are speaking down bottom of screen


Get an answer with Voice and Graphic. Fahrenheit at present to be sorted Just Ask for Centigrade and you get


Temps seen below 60c a small fan was used Underneath, just an indication.

Thanks Gearbest
Also You can save $5 with Code: GBMCLB
Mecool Pro L 3/32 with Voice Remote thanks to Gearbest

[P.X]

Nice initial review, thanks.

If you don't see this during first boot do a Default Reset ...

First Run Setup Instruction Screen


Really liking this box, BT Voice Remote, and OEM ATV ROM.

[trebor]

Yep it's good, remote does works well,
About to post that image as i am going thru don't have to now...

[P.X]

Mi Box Remote vs Mecool BT Voice Remote


Internals


Mecool is IR as well.
Needs IR to wake the box !

[clarkss12]

Thanks, Trebor, but you are a day late with the instructions on pairing the remote to this box......... Hahaha....... Took me awhile to find the correct "key" combinations to get it to pair. As PX discovered, Geekbuying test these boxes prior to shipping them (which is good), so we do not get the initial screen that tells us how to pair it.

[trebor]

Better late than never, less hair pulling = less bald people in the world

[scooter2014]

From what I heard it plays 4k at 30 frames no problem. 4k at 60 won't work.

but having voice plus Bluetooth and voice remote pretty sweet.

[mirbg]

Is this box any better than M8S PRO DDR4, aside from the voice remote?
Is it worth to move from my current PRO 3/16 DDR4 to this one ?
Is this OEM ATV firmware compatible with M8S PRO?

[clarkss12]

Is this box any better than M8S PRO DDR4, aside from the voice remote?
Is it worth to move from my current PRO 3/16 DDR4 to this one ?
Is this OEM ATV firmware compatible with M8S PRO?

Depends on how you use these but probably no to all 3 questions.

[trebor]

Has to be a little better,
You went and got one to go with all the others.

[clarkss12]

Ah, Trebor, yes but, I suffer from addiction. I have one Pro, and three of the L's, one I broke, and the third one, had to have that remote. Did I NEED them??? Heck NO, Why did I get them, could not help myself. Hahaha, of course, it doesn't help when you GOAD into purchasing them...