![]() ![]() Nonetheless, the HDR performance is typically excellent and brings an enjoyable punch to lower res material.Įqually, it makes for a very easy listen with the kind of focus on clarity that ensures you'll appreciate high levels of detail when watching films and a decent rhythmic presentation to music. Ok, so there's no 4K or Dolby Vision but there's still Atmos and HDR in all the other formats, even if the resolution maxes out at 1080p. If, for whatever reason, you would rather save the pennies, then you certainly won't be disappointed with what you find here. Why wouldn't you opt for its bigger brother, even just for the sake of future proofing? The trouble is that the 4K and Dolby Vision-enabled version of the same device, above, is only a tiny bit more expensive. Don't get us wrong, it's very cheap and offers some pretty decent value in isolation. There's very little not to like about this budget streaming stick apart from the price. It’s not worth upgrading if you have the previous model, but if you’re simply looking for the best premium video streamer out there, this is it. There’s a small but noticeable uptick on the audio side too with Dolby Atmos soundtracks and music in terms of weight, spaciousness and cohesion to the soundstage. The blackest blacks are just a little bit blacker, and there's a little extra brightness and vibrancy at the other end. There's marginally more contrast on offer. In terms of performance, the differences are small. There's also a new HDMI 2.1 socket, to add support for 4K HDR content in frame rates of up to 60fps, and compatibility with Apple's spatial audio via AirPods Pro and AirPods Max headphones too. The other significant upgrade is the processor: Apple has swapped the A10X Fusion chip of the old model for the A12 Bionic, claiming “more realistic games, more lifelike videos, and more immersive sound”. ![]() The remote control has been updated but there's very little difference to the physical design otherwise. It took four years to get a new one but this is the latest Apple media streamer. Read the full Chromecast with Google TV review If you need that, then try Amazon Fire Sticks or the more expensive Apple TV 4K instead. There's still no Apple Music app, though. ![]() The addition of Apple TV and Apple TV+ has been a particularly important update when it comes to improving the 4K HDR PAYG film and TV options. While, natively, it doesn't have quite as many apps as some rivals, you can make up for that by casting anything it doesn't have from your mobile or tablet instead. Top suggestions will always be from streaming services to which you already subscribe, and in top quality where possible, rather than Google trying to sell you content to which you already have access. That's best underlined in the way that it presents search results with an even hand. It's better looking, more intuitive, more searchable and, crucially, excellent at making suggestions of what to watch next. Google TV is the successor to Android TV and has been rolling-out to smart TVs since 2021. While this streamer and the Fire TV Stick 4K are an even match for performance, it's Google's superior operating system that wins the day. Check out more information here.Google was in Amazon's media streaming shadow until the arrival of the most recent Chromecast and, specifically, the Google TV user-interface that comes with it. The Blue one is priced at 1919$ while the Red edition is priced at 2359$. Unique Melody Mest MKIII CF is launched in two color options, Red and Blue. It also includes high-quality newly-developed liquid silicone ear tips and a premium emerald leather carry case. ![]() The Mest MKIII comes with a bunch of high-quality accessories including a high-purity 4-strand OCC Copper cable matching the color combination of the set. Unique Melody Mest MKIII features a dual-conduction system that is meticulously engineered to deliver top-quality sound performance with the pair. The pair has an extended frequency response range of 20Hz to 70kHz. The four EST drivers deliver amazing clarity and extensions in the ultra-high frequency region and the UM Patented BCD driver unit is used as a support for the complete frequency response range. The DD driver here produces a strong lower-end response, the crisp midrange is produced by two high-performance BA drivers and two BA drivers promise an open and detailed treble response. They are arranged in a five-way frequency crossover for uninterrupted sound performance. The pair features a combination of dynamic driver, balanced armature driver, EST driver, and Piezoelectric based BCD driver. This has been possible with the years of expertise of Unique Melody in developing multi-driver IEMs. With a unique 10-driver Quadbrid configuration, the Unique Melody Mest MKIII packs four distinct driver types in a single-ear shell. ![]()
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