Google announced the Nexus Player, a media player based on Android TV built in collaboration with ASUS last month. The Nexus Player went on sale on Google Play Store in the U.S. earlier this month priced at $99. We bought one from the U.S. Here is the unboxing.
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Box Contents
- Nexus Player in Black
- AC Charger with proprietary charging connector
- Remote
- Safety and Warranty guide
The Nexus Player has a HDMI port to connect it to a TV and a micro USB slot. Unlike the Google Chromecast that uses TV’s USB to power it up, this takes in power using DC input using the proprietary AC charger. It is powered by a 1.8GHz Quad Core Intel Atom processor, has 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. It comes with Bluetooth 4.1 and WiFi 802.11ac 2×2 (MIMO) and lets you cast anything from Chromebook, Android , iOS phone or tablet to your TV.
The round shaped Nexus Player is compact and weight just 235 grams.
It comes with a Remote with voice search that would also offers casual gaming in addition to finding your favorite shows. It has a microphone home, voice control button, circular pad and three other buttons for controls. The remote takes AAA batteries that is included in the box. Even the remote control lets you control games, but Google also sells a Gamepad for the Nexus Player separately for $39 that lets you control Android games.