You can do almost anything on your smartphone. Whether it’s streaming videos, checking social media, handling your finances, or firing angry birds at a target, if there’s an app for it, anything’s possible. Today, all of that functionality is available for your big screen too, and you don’t need a brand new TV to enjoy it. The Matricom G-Box Q3w media streaming box turns almost any TV into a smart TV by delivering an endless supply of Android-powered apps and a simple user interface to navigate them all. Read on to learn more about how this clever device opens the door to limitless content, and then enter this contest for a chance to win the G-Box Q3w as a gift for a loved one. And yes, that loved one can include yourself!

Matricom G-Box — the smart gift that keeps on giving

Christmas shopping can be tricky, but when you leave it until the last minute, it can be a nightmare! Thoughtful gift ideas don’t always spring to mind spontaneously. They require some serious thinking. You need to search your memories and try to recall every conversation you’ve had with your loved one over the last 12 months. Maybe you can decrypt something they said in passing—a clue to the greatest gift they never got. If memory fails, here’s another solution: Think of what they love to do, and figure out a way to enhance it. Here’s a suggestion: Nearly everyone likes TV. Maybe Santa is bringing a new one in the near future? Maybe a premium media streaming box would go along perfectly with that TV?

Whether you or your loved one is a fervent cord cutter, cinephile, gamer, or sports fan, the Matricom G-Box Q3w makes an ideal gift for all kinds of leisure pursuits and lifestyles. It lets you stream TV shows, movies, videos, and music. You can play any game available in the Google Play Store and connect a wireless controller via Bluetooth. You can watch live TV. You can even browse the internet and check social media and e-mail. Whatever you use your smartphone for, the G-Box delivers the apps that let you do it on your big screen!

Wirelessly connecting to your home network, and featuring a low profile design at just 1″ thick, this slim box packs serious power under the hood with an Amlogic s905X quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM and Penta-Core Mali-450 graphics. With muscle like this, it’s no wonder the Q3w is able to stream 3D and 4K content from the internet! It’s powered by Android 7.1 Nougat, and comes with 16GB of flash memory, as well as an SD card slot, so you can expand the memory with ease. The Q3w G-Box comes with a backlit keyboard remote with touchpad, so you can find what you’re looking for faster than ever and take full advantage of every app available.

Big screen (app)eal 

One of our tech journalists, Gadjo Sevilla, reviewed this media streaming box and you can read about his experience. He found installation to be completely effortless. You simply plug the device in, connect the HDMI cable, select your wireless network, and you’re done!

When you get to the home screen, you’ll notice there are two app stores (Google Play Store and Matricom Store), so you can immediately start downloading your favourite applications such as Netflix, YouTube, Facebook, Kodi, and much more. The user interface is a breeze to navigate. It categorizes your apps by game, video, music, and live TV. In typical Android fashion, each section is easily customizable too, so you can personalize your layout and make it quick and easy to find your favourite content every time you sit down. The question is, what app will you launch first on your big screen?

HOW TO ENTER:

You can only submit one entry for this contest. In a comment below this article, tell us what app you would launch with your G-Box that would work especially well on the big screen? A lot of you will instantly think of Netflix or YouTube, but try to think outside the box (pun intended). For inspiration, check out all the apps available in the Google Play Store. Tell us about one app you would use frequently and why that app would work great on your big screen.

WHAT YOU CAN WIN:

We will randomly draw one winner, and that winner will win this Matricom G-Box Q3w media streaming box. The prize is outlined in the Rules and Regulations posted below.

This contest runs from December 13th until December 27th.

Remember, you can only enter once. However, you probably know someone who would love to enhance their home entertainment setup, so please share this contest and they too will have a chance to win this great prize.

Matricom Q3w Media Streaming Box Rules and Regulations

Good Luck.  

We frequently have many contests running at Best Buy so check out the “contests in progress” page for more great contests to enter.
Kevin McElligott
Kevin McElligott
Kevin cut his teeth as a journalist writing articles for trade publications in Dublin. He moved to Vancouver and honed his craft first as a copywriter, and now as an Editor at Best Buy. He enjoys cooking when he has the time, playing soccer, and just recently ran in his first marathon. Fitness is important to him, and he needs the exercise thanks to his fondness for donuts.
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  5. I would cast all my favourite shows on Crave TV and listen to my 90’s playlists on Spotify 🙂

  12. Definitely Netflix for now,but am certain it would be used for more once my family got involved. Another great contest.

  18. Well really for me it would be Netflix but i know the kids would have a ball playing games on a huge screen, their favourites are The Simpsons game, minion rush and candy crush is mine, it would be awesome to play them on such a large screen

  19. I’d use it to play audio books. Sometimes I don’t want tv or music, but this would be nice to have on in the background while I’m doing stuff around the house.

  22. I would for sure use Netflix, as I am an educator in Group homes around montreal. The kids love to relax after hard days and decompress to a Netflix movie or show. It would be very helpful.
    Thanks and Happy Holidays

  23. I would use it to display my work & school scheduling app… On a small screen my thumb often gets rather tired having to scroll back & forth to see everything; – would be nice just to see all of it on a big screen!

  24. I must admit Netflix would be great as we unlike almost everyone I know do not currently subscribe to this. I would also love to stream an exercise program that I could do from home, get some different children’s programming for my son to watch and music videos from You Tube. Thanks for the great contest, Best Buy!

  31. I would use it to play games like Bejewelled to see it on the big screen TV instead of my smaller phone screen.

  33. I would love to use the Matricom G-Box to do make my weekly grocery shopping list on Flipp where I can check all of the flyers and click the item to add to my grocery list. It would be bigger and easier to see.

  35. We would watch Netflix! We love watching as a family, and we have a good sized tv to enjoy it on, it would have very good picture quality

  36. We would watch Netflix! We love watching as a family, and we have a good sized tv to enjoy it on 🙂

  37. I saw a pretty sweet photo editing app. doing that on a big screen would make my pics look BEYOND professional. (ok, maybe close to….)
    Plus it would be fun to do!

  47. Would be thrilled and grateful to have the ability to turn my hum drum tv into a smart TV. Thanks for the opportunity to win. Here’s to binge watching on Netflix as starters.

  48. I would use Crave! I know that’s pretty similar to saying “Netflix,” but I love watching shows on Crave and I know they’d look great on the right smart TV!

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