T2 tuner with LAN port for TV
An on-air digital tuner is unlikely to surprise anyone. Dozens of electronics manufacturers offer solutions in different price segments. The only difference is the ease of use and work with external storage media. But the T2 tuner with a LAN port for a TV is a real find for people who want to receive quality content from all over the world.
In addition to air channels, the tuner can work with IPTV and Youtube, play multimedia from network devices and even give full access to the Internet. In fact, a classic TV device is capable of replacing a media player. Naturally, with some limitations.
T2 tuner with LAN port for TV
Affordable price, support for digital broadcasting and networking opportunities are just three criteria that interest a potential buyer. The choice on the market is not great, so all roads lead to the Chinese brand World Vision. At the time of writing, according to the claimed characteristics, the model is popular: T64LAN. Trying to stay in the budget segment, the equipment is deprived of modern technologies (for example, watching videos in 4K and working with external hard drives). But otherwise, there are no complaints.
And if the buyer is interested in a combine (a worthy player with support for T2 and DVB), then you have to turn a blind eye to the price. An interesting solution appeared on the market - the MECOOL K7 TV box. This is an 4K player for TV, capable of receiving terrestrial signals and working with satellite equipment.
TV-box with T2 or tuner with LAN: what to choose
Oddly enough, it all depends on the budget and needs. Both devices with T2 and support for network capabilities are interesting for owners of old TV models that do not know how to receive digital terrestrial signals. But they have obvious distinctive features:
- Price. The cost of the tuner is 15 $, and for the media player the Chinese want about 120 US dollars;
- Multimedia features. Processing and playback of content in 4K, support for 5-channel sound and games for Android for MECOOL K7 is not a problem. What can not be said about World Vision T64LAN, which is very limited in functionality.
Therefore, given the above characteristics, choose the future owner. For our part, we can only provide a summary plate on the functionality of both devices.
| MECOOL K7 | World Vision T64LAN | |
| Chip | Amlogic S905X2 | Availink 1506T |
| Processor | 4xARM Cortex-A53 (1,8 GHz) | unknown |
| Video adapter | Mail-G31 MP2 (650 MHz) | unknown |
| RAM | 4 GB (LPDDR4 3200 MHz) | 64 Mb (DDR II, 800 MHz) |
| ROM | 64GB (SLC NAND eMMC 5.0) | 4 Mb (Flash) |
| ROM expansion | Yes, memory cards up to 64 GB | No |
| Wired network | 1 Gbs | 100 Mbs |
| Wireless network | 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac 2.4GHz / 5GHz (2 × 2 MIMO) | optional |
| Bluetooth | Yes, version 4.1 | No |
| Memory cards | microSD 2.x / 3.x / 4.x, eMMC ver 5.0 | No |
| Connecting external drives | Yes | Yes (there are restrictions) |
| Interfaces | RF IN, DVB, 3.5-audio, HDMI, LAN, SPDIF, 1xUSB 2.0, 1xUSB 3.0, DC | RF IN, HDMI, AV, LAN, 2xUSB 2.0, DC |
| Software Update | Yes | Yes |
| 4K support | Yes, 4K2K @ 75fps | No |
| Video codecs | All existing (hardware and software decoding) | MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, XviD, DX50 |
| Audio codecs | All existing (hardware and software decoding) | MPEG-1LayerⅠ & Ⅱ, MP3, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE AACv2, AC3 |
| Operating system | Android 9.0 | Linux |
| Broadcast Standards | DVB-T2 / T, DVB-S2 / S, DVB-C, QPSK Modulation, 8PSK, 16QAM, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM, 256QAM | DVB-T / T2, DVB-C, 16QAM Modulation, 32QAM, 64QAM, 128QAM, 256QAM |
| Price | 125$ | 15$ |
In conclusion
Walking through the characteristics, it remains only to understand the buyer what to give preference to. T2 tuner with LAN port for TV or full-fledged TV-Box with support for T2 and satellite broadcasting. Given the price, you have to make an informed choice.
This is not to say that, thanks to the MECOOL K7 filling, it is better than World Vision T64LAN. It’s just that not all users require such extensive functionality. Often, such devices are purchased for certain TVsdeprived of the DVB, T2, or LAN interface. It can be electronics brought into the country from Japan, the USA or Germany. Unlike the Chinese, serious brands prefer not to turn their products into a "multimedia harvester." Plus, many buyers still have plasma TVs that work like monitors, unable to process the incoming signal.