MINIX shows Neo X8 Google Android TV boxes

[froggyboy604]

The MINIX Neo X8 and Neo X8s are both powered by versions of the Amlogic S802 quad-core processor with Mali-450 graphics.The MINIX Neo X8 features 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, an external antenna, HDMI and S/PDIF ports, a 10/100 Ethernet jack, 3 USB 2.0 ports, an SD card slot, and an IR receiver. It can handle 4K video output.The box runs Android 4.4 KitKat and comes with a MINIX edition of the XBMC media player.

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It's crazy that such a small box is capable of playing 4K video, and comes with so many features like 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, an external antenna, HDMI and S/PDIF ports, a 10/100 Ethernet jack, 3 USB 2.0 ports, an SD card slot, and an IR receiver.

This looks like a good TV box for emulating game console games, and playing mobile games like Asphalt 8, Modern Combat, and Minecraft Pocket Edition. 

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I wonder if it can beat Amazon's fire box?

 

[froggyboy604]

I bet there would be a lot of similar settop boxes made by different companies which does the same thing as Amazon Fire TV, so there may not be one settop box maker which sells a lot more settop boxes than other settop boxes.

 

[Baz]

I bet there would be a lot of similar settop boxes made by different companies which does the same thing as Amazon Fire TV, so there may not be one settop box maker which sells a lot more settop boxes than other settop boxes.

Agree with this. They'll all be of similar spec and similar price so they'll all sell at pretty much the same rate.

 

[froggyboy604]

There will also be a lot of people who make their own Google Android TV boxes and game consoles to save money because you can get the circuit boards with RAM, CPU, wifi, ethernet chip, and video and sound chip, and power supplies very cheaply on sites like eBay.