A comprehensive and detailed review of the 2015 first product, the Mele Cloud Box CTVB-1

A comprehensive and detailed review of the 2015 first product, the Mele Cloud Box CTVB-1

2015 is the golden period of rapid development of OTT devices and smart TV terminals, and Mele, as a well-known domestic high-definition multimedia terminal manufacturer, naturally has to keep up with this trend. In 2015, Mele launched a popular product - Mele Cloud Box CTVB-1.

First, here are the unboxing photos. The outer packaging box uses a clean white background, with the Maile logo floating in a refreshing green in the middle, and the slogan written on the side: "Male Cloud Box, explore the taste of cultivation", which is said to be from an ancient book. I won’t show off as I’m not good at Chinese.

The back of the box is green

When you open the box, you will see a quick operation guide. It not only provides a concise installation tutorial for the box, but also gives the recommended settings of the router to match the box to achieve the best Internet access effect. It is really thoughtful.

After taking away the instruction manual, the box appeared in front of us. The box has a frosted texture, but it feels very smooth. There is a Merrell logo in the front, which emits green light when powered on. At this point, we found a problem, that is, the theme color of this cloud box is fresh green. This design element can be seen everywhere on this cloud box. You will find it when we talk about it later. The box is wrapped with soft sponge all around, which is a good protection measure for the box. You know what the current logistics and violent transportation are like.

After taking out the box, I found two small paper boxes underneath. The big one below contained the HDMI cable, and the other one contained the remote control and power adapter. The space inside the paper box was very compact, which is good news for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A family photo

Remote control close-up

A close-up of the front of the box shows that the Maile Cloud Box is very small, with a thickness only the diameter of a dime and the size of only about half a palm. It does not take up much space, but it still feels very heavy in the hand.

The interfaces on the back, from right to left, are the power port, USB2.0, wired network port, HDMI port and AV output port. With the AV output port, you can use the cloud box on some old TVs.

Let’s talk about the bottom of the box. This is the most beautiful and uplifting part of the whole box. Clouds emerge in a refreshing emerald green, symbolizing the core of this cloud box. The bottom is made of a relatively soft gelatin material and adopts an embossed design. It is very beautiful. People can’t wait to turn the logo on the front around, and then usually put it upside down. It is indeed a very good design.

Maile Cloud Box adopts Amlogic quad-core S805 chip solution, with a single-core main frequency of 1.5GHz, built-in Mali-450MP octa-core GPU image processing unit, and uses ARM Cortex-A5 quad-core architecture. The performance of Cortex-A5 architecture is not very high, but due to its low power consumption, strong graphics processing capabilities, and high stability, it has unique advantages in online video. In addition, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space also ensure the smooth operation of the box. In terms of system, it is equipped with Android 4.4 and is compatible with most of the TV version software on the market. In terms of running points, Lei Rabbit's score is around 15,000, which is not a high number, but as mentioned earlier, the characteristics of the CPU, and running points as a means do not seem to make much sense. There may not be much to say about the system. As for the reason, you can see it from the picture first.

I believe that most old players of smart TVs will recognize this interface at a glance. Yes, it is the old

Search interface

My Shadow

The daily news integrates the news of the day, but only contains videos and no text.

Aikan is a more interesting column that will recommend you a video based on the category you choose, similar to Guess You Like

On the channel page, you can see that there are many categories, which is also due to the huge amount of content resources of iQiyi.

The video list page has a category list on the left and a video list on the right. There are also search and filter functions in the upper left corner. These are very common functions that everyone understands. There is nothing much to say.

Applications are a major update (laughs). A list of commonly used applications will appear on the first screen, while others are folded into the all application options in the lower right corner.

The software store that comes with the Maile Cloud Box

This function of mine is familiar to everyone, such as collection, offline, playback record, etc., as well as small tools such as file management and network speed test. The offline download function can be said to be a very convenient function. Although it is also a function inherited from the iQiyi TV version, it is still worth mentioning because it is really considerate. However, due to the limited memory capacity of the box itself, it is recommended to use an external storage device.

File Manager

The network speed test tool will test the user's current network environment and speed to give suggestions and tell the user what kind of video definition is suitable for watching

Scan the QR code with your mobile phone to download the Mele TV Assistant, which can realize the interaction and remote control between the mobile phone and the TV.

Settings, network, playback, display and other settings are all here, as well as the overall system general settings and upgrade functions

General settings, many miscellaneous settings, including sound, input method and storage information, etc.

About, you can see the firmware version and mac information here, and some after-sales contact information is also given. In summary, as the latest product launched by Mele in 2015, the Mele Cloud Box CTVB-1 is small and exquisite in appearance, especially the beautiful design at the bottom is refreshing, and the body contains rich interfaces, which is enough to cope with a variety of usage environments. The software relies on the more mainstream hardware configuration and still maintains a good fluency in the current environment. As for the video content, it combines the advantages of iQiyi and GITV, and the quantity and quality of the content will not make people worry about problems. With its relatively affordable price, overall, it is a product worth buying.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.

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