Works well as SmartTV replacement, but ..

Works well as SmartTV replacement, but ..

TechCode® New version !!! preloaded with Bluetooth + XBMC !!! K-R42 / CS 918 Android 4.2 Quad Core Mini PC, Smart TV Box, (RK3188, 2GB RAM, 8GB memory, HDMI 1.4, LAN, WLAN-n) (electronic)

Customer Review

The box was easy to set up and operation is smooth. The box can be controlled reasonably well with the supplied remote. The only drawback is that the infrared receiver for the remote control is not the best, so you have to aim precisely;)
YouTube videos and other video streams run well and smoothly as long as the resolution does not go beyond 720p. With playback of Full HD video, the box so their little problems. Whether this is due to the CPU or to the software I do not dare to judge.
Now the pre-installed XBMC .. For me a beta version of XBMC 13.1 was installed. I then installed an old XBMC fan the latest called stable release version and the lieft better, but juddered FullHD movies from time to time still. After I installed the latest alpha version of XBMC (Kodi) also ran FullHD movies without bucking absolutely.
For wireless, I can not say anything because I have the box used with LAN cable. That worked perfectly.

In summary:
+ Good build quality
+ Very easy to start if you're familiar with Android
+ Operator works well
+ All SmartTV gimmicks like Miracast, web browsing and media playback from the network work well

- Full HD videos Poor
- Installed Version XMBC not mature

I have the box two star subtracted because I have a FullHD television and will therefore enjoy media content in full HD and not HD Ready quality (720p).
For someone who wants to use the device only as SmartTV spare and from time to time online will watch a video or screen content of Tablet PC or mobile phone Wireless wants to bring to his TV, I can still recommend the device.

I have the equipment back sailed dent (which has, as always, work with Amazon dazzling), and cobbled together me a HTPC.

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