[Hardware evaluation] quad-core TV box products - Di beautiful special A200 comprehensive evaluation

table of Contents

I. Introduction

II: HD video

The short TV series “Quadruxon A200 Appreciation” is the latest creation of a sofa butler appraisal group with stunning effects, clear pictures of beautiful and beautiful, dazzling and fantastic blue background, and popular rhythmic music. Two and a half minutes of HD video gives you a different visual experience.


Three: host accessories detailed comments:

This section conducts detailed evaluations from the appearance and internals of the host, remote controller, power adapter, wire, and PCB, as well as power consumption, temperature rise, and WIFI reception effects. It uses multimedia methods such as videos and animations to strive to make the users fully available. Directions to understand the full picture of the quad-core product, the Dementia A200.

3.1 Packaging
3.2 Host Comments
3.3 Disassemble reviews
3.4 Remote Control Reviews
3.5 Power Adapter Reviews
3.6 External WIFI Reviews
3.7 HDMI Cable Reviews
3.8 AV Line Reviews
3.9 Power Measurement
3.10 Temperature rise measurement

Four: Introduction to the desktop UI and main applications

This section introduces the A200 UI interface and application program, through the video display Di You special A200 boot to the application operating process, let you feel the actual effect of second exchange Taiwan. It also includes the test results of the security Bunny and 360 Run King.

4.1 Download Installation Wizard Installation
4.2 Application Center
4.3 Very live
4.4 Operation Introduction
4.5 AV Output Stability Test
4.6 Video of TV Drama
4.7 360 Runs the King Test
4.8 Ann rabbit test

Five: In-depth Fun A200

In this section, you will find detailed descriptions of creating your own desktop, screenshots, one-button ROOT method, and flashing method.

5.1 Creating Your Own Desktop
5.2 screenshot method
5.3 One-click ROOT
5.4 Brush method

Sixth: evaluation summary

While affirming the advantages, several suggestions for improvement are proposed

On the left side of the main unit, there are two USB sockets and one SD slot, respectively. Use U disk and SD card respectively to try to insert, good contact, tightly fit. The SD slot is plug-in unlike the A100's pop-up slot, which is a bit of a flyout. If a pop-up SD slot is used, the product will look even better.



Behind the host, from left to right are the power switch (in fact there is nothing indifferent, this switch only closes the internal DC power supply, the power adapter is still charged, but many users value this point, the manufacturers plus it is also a helpless move, In fact, it is more convenient to turn off the power on the power socket switch), network cable port, reset switch, HDMI, AV, OTG, 5V power supply hole. The reset switch and OTG port are necessary. The previous products did not have these two peripherals. It was very inconvenient for enthusiasts who like tossing. My old A8 would return to the factory twice because of the brush. With the reset button and OTG port, the A200 becomes an immortal machine that can be tossed. At the same time, the OTG port is connected to the PC through the data cable, and the screen capture function is also provided by the third-party software.

On the back of the mainframe, there are four hemisphere-shaped rubber pads that can be placed on the TV cabinet firmly, making it difficult to slide. The back side does not have a lot of cooling holes like other manufacturers' quad-core products. It's all sealed. This point is very special and unique, not only to ensure that the temperature of the machine is controlled within the allowable range, but also to maintain the sealing of the machine and prolong the service life. Worthy of praise. On the reverse side, there are anti-counterfeiting labels, bar codes and QC PASS quality assurance labels produced by the China Security Association.



3. Disassemble comment: This machine is well disassembled. Remove the four screws on the rear panel and remove the four rubber pads on the bottom. Remove the screws. It can be withdrawn from the front panel (remember to remove the antenna and the switch connection). Then you can smoothly dismantle eight blocks.

This is a photo of the disassembled machine accessories:




Internal body diagram:



PCB board front view:



PCB board rear view:



From the perspective of teardown, the internal process is good, the solder joints are round and plump, no flux such as rosin is left, and the circuit board is clean and fresh. There is no heat sink on the main chip RK3188, indicating that the heat is small. The past dual-core RK3066 must add heat sinks.

4. Remote Control Review: Adhere to a full-size remote control, which is a consistent approach to Di-E special, unlike some manufacturers simplify the number keys, of course, no remote control can also use the number keys, after all, there is no full-featured remote control more Convenient, for example, we often watch a channel, press the number keys to call out. The user-friendly button indicator also adds color to the remote control, and the mouse button is still clearly marked. The role of this key is very large, in fact, we generally use the network set-top box, completely unnecessary to be equipped with a wireless mouse, but must be used in special circumstances, such as when setting the wireless Internet password, it is necessary to use, then press The mouse button can be used instead of the mouse function. Although there is no mouse click, we do not need to buy a wireless mouse for a few applications. The remote control is sensitive, and the farther it is, the better it is. At a distance of 3 meters from the test, all angles are easy to handle. The color of the remote control panel is coordinated and looks very comfortable. Compared with the previous products, the design has a lot of improvement. Drive with two 7-cell batteries.


5. Power Adapter Comments: This power adapter, workmanship and materials are good, parameters as follows: Input voltage: 100-240V-50/60HZ 0.3A Max DC output: 5V 2000mA. A power adapter with excellent workmanship and 3C certification is very important for the safe use of network set-top boxes. Don't overlook this low-value accessory. Some well-known brands have perfect materials and ignore this one. At this point, Di's special beauty is still good.



6. External WIFI Review: In general, the external WIFI signal reception capability is stronger than the built-in WIFI, and the dual antenna external WIFI reception capability is stronger than the single antenna WIFI. The distance between the wireless router and the A200 is 7 meters. After a wall, the signal reaches a full speed. This can be used anywhere in the average family room.



7.HDMI wire Comments: HDMI high-definition line, both interfaces have plastic protective sleeve, remove the protective cover, see the gold-plated connector, workmanship is very formal, the surface of the line body in English logo. Wire diameter 8.3mm. It is the same as the quad-core A100 wire.



8. AV Line Comments: The AV line's workmanship is general. It seems that the manufacturers did not work hard in this area. They used a random three-AV line to randomly test. There was a slight communicative sound and the picture had slight noise interference. This is not the case of the Dyomaite family. Basically, this is the case with all three AV lines. If you are pursuing higher video and audio effects, you may wish to DIY one and replace the video cable with a good quality shielded cable. You will certainly receive good results. I just pulled the video and audio cables apart, and the clutter interference was reduced a lot.



9. Power measurement: The quad-core RK3188 uses a 28nm process, which consumes less power and heat. In the 46-inch LED LCD TV test, after boot, the TV selects the soft light mode, the power meter measures, A200 power consumption is only 3.58W. If you choose the strong light mode, A200 power consumption is about 5W. Low power consumption.



10. Temperature rise measurement:
The 46-inch LED LCD TV is turned on for 1 hour. At room temperature of 26 degrees, the surface temperature of the A200 is only 31 degrees measured with a temperature gun, 5 degrees higher than the ambient temperature, and the temperature is controlled very well. Although there is no cooling hole, Thanks to the RK3188's own low-power, low-heat, and Dynoite A200 aluminum alloy housing. The machine itself has very low heat, and it will not crash in the hot summer months.



Four: Introduction to the desktop UI and main applications

Ui interface description: More fancy, and Kai Bor's UI is exactly the same, according to information, many brands of firmware are provided by the Shanghai Hao Ling technology company, but manufacturers are not the same OEM, not their own. Everybody buys the program. Firmware and solutions provided by third parties. The firmware of this A200 is not provided by Shanghai Yuling Technology Co., Ltd. and it has not been confirmed to the factory. However, similar to the Kaibor UI, there is no doubt. However, after the software downloaded through the desktop's installed wizard is installed, the content is rich. In particular, very replayed, very live, very column and other software, playing smooth, rich in content, it is worth a look.

1. After booting, enter the desktop, first download the installed wizard installation.




2. Open the application center, you can see all the applications, divided into all, video, games, tools, information, entertainment, and other seven sections, it is easy to classify and find applications.



3. Click on the film and television, to open a very live broadcast, generally see the live broadcast on the use of this software, playback fluency, the picture clarity is good, change Taiwan second, basically do not get stuck. Including a large number of television stations in the central and local areas. The animation shows only some of the categories, not all of them.



4. Operation Introduction: The following video, which is a video recording (AV output recording) of a live broadcast of a very live broadcast, can be seen that the A200 plays smoothly, and the change is rapid and the screen is clear. The explanation here is that since the acquisition device is an AV interface, the LCD TV is input with the HDMI cable, and the video and audio effects are much better than this.


5. AV output stability test:

Now the quad-core machine, HDMI output is stable, no testing, before using the old A8 through the AV output, access to Mortimer TV box to watch, in the broadcast process, this occurs randomly, the screen is normal, after a few hours, there will be The sound is abnormal and a current sounds. The television box must be turned off and restarted before it can be normal. Because the TV box has been used for 3 years, it is suspected that the TV box circuit is aging. This time with the A200 test, the screen and sound have been normal, indicating that the problem is in the old A8, also proved that the AV output of the A200 is stable.



6. Look at the video of a TV show (AV output recording) below. Use HDMI to play on a 46-inch LCD TV, better. The following video can hear noise interference, which is caused by the output of the AV cable. The original screen still contains clutter noise. I disconnected the video cable and the audio cable. The interference of the video disappeared. It seems that there are three AV lines. The quality needs to be improved.


7.360 runs the king test: the score is higher than A100, due to the use of 2G memory.



8. Ann rabbit test:




Five: In-depth Fun A200


1. Build your own desktop, see below what is the difference between the two desktop UI:


This is the original desktop UI, pay attention to the red circle, common applications, a total of five.




The following are common applications that I have set myself up to, a total of six.



In fact, it is very simple to implement this function.
Into the application center, long press the OK button in the selected program, it will appear as common, add classification, uninstall, how to operate, I do not say, you already understand. Note that it is also very convenient to uninstall the application here.




2. Screenshot method: Di You special special A200 can establish connection with the PC through the OTG port, through the third-party software to achieve the screenshot function, although not directly in the screenshot to the convenience, but better than nothing. The following describes the screenshot method. To see clearly, the animation is set to 1 frame every 1.5 seconds. The first thing to do is to set the USB option, check the USB debugging in the developer options. Then connect the notebook with the data cable through the OTG port. Open Tencent's mobile butler software, click on the connected mobile phone, then the device will automatically install the driver, a little long, be patient, after the program is installed successfully, you can select the screen shot through the Tencent mobile butler's tool menu. Other third-party software has also been tried, and the cut-out map is placed vertically, which is inconvenient. The map of Tencent's mobile phone butler is horizontal.



3. One-button ROOT:
Friends who have played Android phones all know that there are many conveniences after ROOT. You can delete unnecessary system programs and streamline the system. It is forbidden to boot from the start, completely clean up the process and bid farewell to the mobile phone. In fact, the smart box ROOT is also of great benefit to players who like tossing. For example, we need to extract the application program that comes with the firmware. After ROOT, it is extracted by the RE manager. (The limit is limited and the specific method is not introduced here. )). The animation below introduces the A200 ROOT method through Baidu one-button ROOT software. In the foregoing, we have already talked about the A200 and PC connection method. The same connection is established, Baidu is opened with a key ROOT, and you can follow the animation screen operation. Note here that in the first step, you must choose to uninstall the ROOT privilege, and then perform the following operations. After the A200 restarts, the ROOT is successful.






4. Brush method:
Plug in the A200's power supply, use the iron wire clip to press the reset button (the old Z introduced a good way to make, before using a toothpick, do not feel the reset button is pressed). Establish the connection with the PC through the OTG interface data cable. At this time will prompt to install the driver, Rockchip production tool v1.7 has a driver package Driver, if it is XP system, select the X86 XP driver. WIN 7 32-bit system, select the WIN7 system inside the X86. If it is a 64-bit system, select the corresponding program in X64. After installing the driver, the following operation is very simple. Open the Rockchip production tool, the following screen appears, follow the prompts, select repair, usually a few minutes to complete the brush process. Found that the current firmware of the quad-core box can be swiped each other. Searching on the network, you can find the corresponding firmware, and you must use the firmware in the img format. Interested friends, give it a try. When trying to brush A200 firmware, on the 32-bit WIN 7 system PC, how can not recognize the device, then changed a XP system PC, it successfully recognized the device, and brush downloaded from the Internet Open Bor F4 firmware. However, testing the A100 and KBolle F4 can easily identify the device in WIN 7 and WIN XP systems.




Sixth: evaluation summary


Through a week's detailed test, the overall feeling special beauty special A200 is a superb craftsmanship, appearance is good, a complete set of smart network set-top boxes. The elegant black appearance of the aluminum alloy, coupled with the handling of the drawing process, adds a noble temperament to the product. Peripheral interface is complete, especially with the reset button and OTG interface, can not only achieve the function of screenshots, but also in the system problems, use the re-firm firmware recovery system, like tossing friends, no longer have to worry about The box becomes brick, which not only facilitates the user, but also reduces the workload of the manufacturer after the sale (many after-sales service is the problem of the box becoming brick). This is a win-win solution. Due to the low heat generation RK3188 quad-core processor, plus a large-size aluminum alloy housing. Although there is no cooling hole, during the test, the temperature of the body is always low, about 5 degrees higher than the ambient temperature. Never worry about the crash and restart of the box in the hot summer months. The sealed body reduces the entry of dust and effectively extends the life of the box.


Start up quickly, and you can enter the system in about 30 seconds. The desktop UI is gorgeous. You can install 11 commonly used applications through the installed wizard, such as very live, very replay, very column and so on. During the test, it was found that the exchange speed was fast, the play was smooth and the picture was clear. In addition to the individual local stations, the mainstream TV stations did not have the phenomenon of Caton. The on-demand performance of TV shows is better and it can achieve high-definition results.


Found in the test, use the remote control's mouse button to call out the mouse, if you press the mouse button, the mouse pointer can not disappear immediately, it will delay about 10 seconds before disappearing, causing inconvenience to the user. This problem also exists when testing the KBolle F4, which is certified from another aspect. The firmware should be from a single player, and the manufacturer should buy it directly (just guess, unconfirmed). In addition, after booting into the desktop UI, it should be buffered for a certain period of time. These can not be improved in the firmware (the same is true for the open Bor F4). The opening of the power-on indicator light is too small, and it is more appropriate to increase it. If the SD slot is designed to be pop-up, it will be more perfect, but it will not add much cost. Although the A200 also has a screen shot function, but the operation is troublesome, if you can add a key snapshot function in the firmware, you can take a screenshot on the remote control, it would be better.


It is hoped that the company will continue to introduce new products and attach importance to updating and maintaining old products. On the basis of what has already been achieved, we will build on a higher level. Occupy greater market share. Become one of the user's favorite brands.

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