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R-BOX RK3229 Android 5.1 TV Box US$34.59 (~A$46.81) (~A$43.17 w/ new Everbuying Account)

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R-BOX RK3229 Android 5.1 TV Box US$34.59 (~A$46.81) (~A$43.17 w/ new Everbuying Account)
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Darkscythe on 28/06/2016 - 13:14 everbuying.net (264 clicks)
Last edited 28/06/2016 - 13:43
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I've been able to get a coupon for the popular 2GB R-Box Android TV box powered by the Rockchip RK3229 for US$34.59 - making it the cheapest it has been to date. Coupon is good for 50 units.

Usual drill regarding new Everybuying accounts:

  • Make new Account (Which Gives you 100 EB Points Thats Equal to $2)
  • Replace www with m to login to Mobile Site (Which Gives you 2% Off)

The RK3229 is a respectable SOC that is capable of 4K video including 10-bit H.265 @ 60fps and 10-bit H.264 @ 30fps. The R-Box is interesting as it has 2GB of RAM and runs Android 5.1 as most RK3229 boxes only have 1GB of RAM and run Android 4.4.

It also has a display on the front that show the time.

I haven't tested this specific box but I reviewed the Zidoo X1 II RK3229 Android box which showed decent media playback abilities, though 10-bit H.264 playback was mixed. Hopefully, this gives you some insight into how the RK3229 performs.

Specifications

  • Android 5.1.1
  • RK3229 Quad Core CPU @ 1.5GHz
  • Mali-400MP GPU, OpenGL ES 2.0
  • 2GB RAM
  • 8GB eMMC Storage (Supports micro SD up to 32GB)
  • 802.11 b/g/n WiFi (RTL8723), Bluetooth 4.0
  • 10/100 Ethernet
  • HDMI 1.4b with CEC
  • 3x USB 2.0, 1x SPDIF, 1x Micro SD Slot, 1x 3.5mm
  • Digital Display, IR Receiver, Mic
  • Google Play, KODI etc preloaded
  • Package includes: TV Box, IR Remote, HDMI Cable, Power Adapter, User Manual
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  • pax on 28/06/2016 - 13:30

    Has anyone got one of these and been able to use their Logitech universal remotes with them? I ordered one not long ago (It hasn't been delivered as yet), but would be keen to integrate it into my single remote household if possible.

    • Izzyhop on 28/06/2016 - 13:39

      Ordered one of these last time they were on offer on OzB. To answer your first question I couldn't get mine to works with Logitech Harmony, the box is not on the standard device list or I couldn't manually input the commands, must be a different frequency or something I was missing.

      Also, the box is pretty poor running Kodi, it is very laggy and slow. I have already disconnected mine and when back to Raspberry Pi 1 running Kodi, it is fasted than this box.

      • pax on 28/06/2016 - 13:49
        +1

        damn and tarnation. I was getting it to replace my WDTV Live as a DLNA streamer and for Kodi.

      • Darkscythe on 28/06/2016 - 13:53

        I heard disabling the Media Scanner fixed speed issues on some devices (not that it should be required).

  • alan77 on 28/06/2016 - 14:34

    Tempted to get one. Anyone know if there are compatible remotes with built in mic so you can give voice commands (play, pause, skip, rewind, search google / play store) like you can with the 4th gen Apple TV?

  • me786 on 28/06/2016 - 16:35

    How does it compare to US $43.99: Beelink MiniMXIII Amlogic S905 Quad-Core? http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121971026711?_trksid=p2055119.m14…

    • Darkscythe on 28/06/2016 - 16:42
      +1

      I personally prefer the S905 as its a little more powerful i.e. I found gaming a bit better on it. That said, there's likely some codec support differences.

      • gizmomelb on 28/06/2016 - 18:32
        +1

        s905 has a mali 450, which is A LOT (about 3X) more powerful than the mali 400 in this box - source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_(GPU)

    • y12345678 on 28/06/2016 - 22:59

      yes, the S905 is cool. I bought one of K1 PLUS S2 T2 Amlogic S905 Quad Core 64Bit TV Box Android 5.1.1 1G 8G 2.4G WiFi LAN.

      it comes with 4k support, 1x S2 TV tuner and 1x T2 tuner. All apps works beautifully.

      • me786 on 28/06/2016 - 23:22

        Price?

  • freemoneyhunter on 08/07/2016 - 18:56

    I have one of them, it finally arrived last week, it is great for under $50. I mainly wanted to use it to play videos off a USB. The Kodi that comes with it had heaps of crap installed and everything I tried never worked and I wouldn't want to work either because they download links from pirate sites without any anonymity to you. I bought it for my father so he can watch Iview on it and some USB movies I have, havn't tried to install Iview on yet hope it works.

    Wished they just had a plain install of Kodi on it.

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