RockTek RT-G2 Certified Android Box with Dolby TrueHD Passthrough

by crackpotuser

After seeing u/latinriky78's post , I thought that I should give an update about a similar Android TV box - RockTek RT-G2 . This one also has the same set of capabilities as the Homatics Box R 4K Plus. Dolby TrueHD pass through but, sadly, no DTS MA passthrough. My receiver just displays DTS Neural X when DTS HD MA or HR test files are played. Though, I can hear audio being output from the correct speakers.

Both boxes are manufactured by SEI Robotics. They are the manufacturers for the upcoming Nokia StreamingBox 8010 as well. I would expect the Nokia box too to have the same capabilities. Time will tell if these boxes will output lossless DTS HD MA. I really hope they do. Then we would have good choices for certified Android boxes playing Netflix/Prime/Disney+ etc in 4K HDR (the box supports both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision), while at the same time being capable of Dolby TrueHD/ DTS HD MA passthrough. From a video playback perspective these can be real alternatives to NVidia Shield Pro. NVidia doesn't do HDR10+ and that could be a deal breaker for many Samsung TV owners.

These boxes also support AV1 codec and I could see YouTube serving AV1 videos. I assume Netflix too would be doing the same, though I couldn't confirm it.

I was using a Chromecast with Google TV previously and I find the RockTek box much better - especially in terms of DTS audio output. I could never get CCwGTV to output DTS HD MA audio - even when connected directly to my AVR. The video would always stutter.

I am not repeating everything posted by u/latinriky78 in their original review, because everything is the same - except for the branding (I could even see the misplaced comma in the Advanced sound settings menu for passthrough). If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

latinriky78

Thank you so much for this post and for letting us know that there are other boxes out there with similar capabilities, I actually knew about that RockTek device but couldn't find too much information about it nor where to get it.

I love the remote control, does the box have any live TV capabilities?

At least it has a microSD card unlike the Homatics.

Where do you live and how did you get it?

crackpotuser

And I must say that I love the Gigabit port on this thing! Blu-ray backups pushing 100 Mbps is nothing for this AndroidTV Box! It's great to see every single detail without any stutter.

Waggmans

Try JustPlayer for DTS. That one will play pretty much anything.

I hope they add DTS-HD MA support at some point. That would make the box very appealing.

hellr4isEr

DTS pass through on Plex supported?

fareek

Did your device install an ota update during setup, or come with a firmware version newer than 650?

RockTek/SEI804RT/YYJ:11/RTT0.211009.001/650:user/release-keys

I ask because the homatics box r 4k plus is up to firmware version 1014:

Homatics/SEI804HM/YYJ:11/RTT0.211009.001/1014:user/release-keys

And what I'm wondering is if these differently badged versions of the sei804 are going to have varied ota updates going forward.

Funny_Chocolate_1012

How does it compare to a Shield?

xxxsskxxx

Does this pass through TrueHD Atmos to the AV receiver? Thanks

FoxNo5231

Rocktek G2 on newegg is way cheaper. You'll get it for around 92usd with the coupon code. Though the coupons only valid for another 3 hours from now. And if you miss the coupon code it's still available for 111USD. It's the exact same as the Nokia 8010 and homatics plus 4k pro.