Lynx Box M13 in-depth evaluation, in the end to upgrade where?

Unconsciously, the Spring Festival of 2016 is approaching and 2015 will be successfully completed. At the turning point of this old and new arrival, the sofa network joint HDTV prepared a 2015 Hengping summary, and conducted an in-depth evaluation of the smart TV boxes that were launched in 2015 to help everyone understand these products more fully and to eliminate interference. This Hengping did not receive any sponsorship, and all purchase their own models at their own expense to ensure fairness, openness, and fairness.

On the eve of this year's "Double 11", Alibaba's Lynx Box brought a new TV box product - the Lynx Box M13. Compared to previous generations of products, the Lynx Box M13 inherits and continues the classic appearance of previous generations of products. The same appearance, not the same "core", Lynx Box M13 main control using a TV box next-generation 64-bit processor - Crystal morning Amlogic S905. Next, according to 2015 Hengping standard, a quantitative evaluation of Tmall Box M13 is performed again:

Crystal morning S905

The Lynx Box M13 processor officially entered the 64-bit era due to the use of the Crystal Morning Amlogic S905 chip. CrystalCrystal AmlogicS905 is one of the industry's first multimedia processors to adopt a 64-bit architecture. The superior audio and video processing capabilities give users an immersive cinematic home entertainment experience. The S905 supports carrier-class security mechanisms and is the perfect choice for applications such as OTT, IPTV and DVB smart set-top boxes, TV sticks and smart homes.

Specific parameters:

The above is the security Bunny evaluation 5.7 version running on the Tmall M13, 27,884 results in the network set-top box quad-core CPU is among the best, security Bunny video evaluation 3.0 running points 901, also belongs to the top few achievements, H. Both 265 and 4K are worth mentioning.

As in previous disassembles, remove the black cat eyes, remove the screws, and open the red cover.

The PCB is still designed in black. Black will increase the time for inspection and increase the cost in disguise, but it will look more tidy on the front. The familiar "fruit monarch" is a kind of design.

For the black motherboard, it is very prominent is Alibaba orange LOGO.

At the bottom of the counterweight iron block and thermal strip, it makes the box more solid, but also allows the overall better cooling effect.


On the front of the motherboard, the back of the photo, have added a shield. There is no TF card slot, it may also be a factor considering the brush machine, and the genuine face of the rigorous destruction of the two antennas, a little regret.




The Wi-Fi module, which is separately covered under the shield case, is model RTL8192EU and supports up to 300Mbps transfer rate. Although not using dual-band, but considering that 5g penetration is not yet 2.4g, the use of dual antenna is also considered practical.

Accessories include infrared remote control, battery No. 7, power adapter, HDMI 2.0 cable and user manual. The power adapter cancels the previous design of separate plugs and transmission lines and replaces the line base. Infrared remote controller layout 12 keys, after frosting, feel good. One of the M-keys quickly calls out "My Card", browses notifications, and launches quick applications and settings.

The Lynx Box M13 can be said to be a classic classic. In addition to the recent generations of products, the Lynx Box 2 has been changed to the appearance of a circular shuttle. Other generations have adopted this design: the body material of the polycarbonate has passed through it. Spray scrub treatment, feel comfortable. The top of the box is a red classic color, the front of the black is the head model of Tmall, the middle triangle is the power indicator, and the power is blue.

There is a cushion on the bottom so that the anti-skid effect is guaranteed. In the middle is the model information for 3C authentication and TV box.

Lynx Box M13's body measurements 99.8x99.8x24.2mm, in a large number of network set-top boxes in the fuselage is still very small. Although the body is small, but there are a lot of the interface: AV output interface, system reset button, HDMI interface, network interface, USB2.0 interface and power jack.

The Lynx Box M13 is a product of Alibaba. It is powered by the YunOS system under Alibaba. The system version is 3.0.2 and the licensee is Hua Digital Media. Lynx Box M13 has a new floating desktop, the navigation bar is lined with icons and text, and the bottom is a poster display of the new hot resource.

The Ali cloud system that joins Youku Potato Video Resources has been slower to update than the previous resources. The situation with fewer positive films has changed a lot. The latest and hottest movies, such as Mission Impossible 5: The Mysterious Kingdom, can be included in a timely manner.

There are many features of the Lynx Box M13. The first thing to say is the M button on the infrared remote controller that has just been mentioned above. The M button is used to enter the “My Card” interface with one click, which allows you to quickly manage system notification entries, external storage devices, and shortcut apps to improve operational efficiency.

Ali cloud system, one of the indispensable content is TV Taobao, of course, the Lynx box M13 is also true. Due to the "Double 11" picking festival, TV Taobao has changed its theme to "Double 11", which means that TV Taobao will continue to update its content based on current trends and festivals. Although the operation is not as fast as the PC client and the mobile client, it is almost always on TV Taobao.

The TBO (Tmall Box Office) Tmall Theater is an online video service launched by Alibaba in June of this year and was officially launched in September. Its contents are all charge items. TBO is now in the promotion discount period. See the screenshot above for the specific charge situation.

Ali cloud system can be controlled and controlled. For whether or not to install third-party software, please have a friend of Tmall's box try it out and test it. If it can be installed, the user only needs to copy the third-party application to be installed to the U disk, connect the USB interface of the Lynx box M13, enter the file management, and find the just-downloaded apk installation file.

Installation process 1 Download the sofa butler installation file to the U disk → 2U disk to insert the cat's magic box USB interface → 3 local play Open the installation file → 4 installation is successful

Steps Method One:

1. Baidu searches for "Sofa Manager" and clicks on the top ranked search results to enter the sofa ().



You can also directly download the sofa butler apk installation package by clicking on the right link: http://app.shafa.com/shafa.apk. Download a good apk installation package, please copy to U disk.























If you still can not read the U disk, it is recommended to format it on the computer (if there are other contents in the U disk, export and then format), or try another U disk.

As mentioned in the opening part of the hardware, the Lynx Box M13 is equipped with the latest box chip S905. In our HDP evaluation room test process, the video does not support such formats as F4V and EVO. Other audio formats and pictures can be supported. See the above table.