The Onn 4 K Pro Streaming equipment has an retiring name and very tempting price . Walmart
Google I / O is just around the corner . But for all the new Googley goodness we gestate — and a ton of that ’s going to include the letters A and I — one matter we ’re not be after on seeing is a replacement to the venerable - but - agingChromecast with Google TV . That ’s why this $ 50 box from Walmart ’s in - house Onn brand has had folks excite . Because in addition to just being … not new — the current Chromecast essentially is four years erstwhile — it ’s always been pretty underpowered for what it does .
Some family supposedly were able-bodied to pick one up in their local Walmart . I was never able to do so , but it ’s now finallylive to order on Walmart ’s internet site . ( And in its app . ) And so now you may snag yourself the rather plainly identify Onn 4 K Pro Streaming gadget .
The Onn 4K Pro Streaming Device has an unassuming name and very tempting price.Walmart
There are two big difference between this and Chromecast with Google TV . First is that it ’s in reality more akin to theAmazon Fire television Cubein that it has a built - in mike array , so it ’s truly hands - free . That is , you do n’t even have to find the remote control to interact . Second is that the remote ascendency has what ’s advert to as the Magic Button . That really just means “ customizable button , ” and that in and of itself is hardly a new affair on a rain buckets gimmick . But it ’s young for a Google TV twist , and nerds are gon na dweeb .
Another rise comes in the wireless networking . Chromecast , thanks to its age , is locked in with Wi - Fi 5 , or 802.11ac . The Onn 4 K Pro Streaming machine ( someone needs to give this affair a better moniker ASAP ) steps matter up to Wi - Fi 6 , or 802.11ax . Whether that will have any actual substance abuser - facing benefits remains to be visualise , but fresh is better . Of course , if you do n’t have a Wi - Fi 6 - enabled router , that ’s mostly arguable .
As far as other specs you might care about , there ’s sustenance for 4 K declaration , of course . And the whole thing is power by quadruplet - nucleus Cortex - A55 mainframe , with a Mali - G31 MP2 graphics mainframe . On paper , that ’s not far off from the Chromecast , really . But it has more Aries at 3 GB , and comes with four times as much on - board storage , at 32 GB . Plus there ’s built - in USB-3 and Ethernet , so someone ’s going to have some fun with this thing . And Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos are both supported , too , so those boxes are checked .
The real question come up down to how well the whole thing crop . Is it going to be wiener - slow , like Chromecast with Google TV ? Is it going to be so oppressed with Walmart cruft as to be disappointingly unuseable ?
We ’ll find out shortly .
