I have been exposed to TV boxes since 2012. From the millet boxes of the first generation of engineering machines to the brand new products of various brands, I have tried forty or fifty products in all sizes for three years. I can't say that I am proficient and at the very least Half an audiophile. In view of the fact that more and more people are concerned about this product, but want to seriously understand this type of product but found that a variety of sounds and dragons are mixed up, and all kinds of bulls are blowing up. It is almost unbearable. First, in order to share the experience I have gained over the past few years, and secondly to prevent the white-bailed buyers from being defrauded for no reason, I decided to write an article to introduce some of the market, right as science.
The full name of the TV box is called the Internet TV set-top box. The name of "box" can be said to be fired up. It can be said that Xiaomi has given thanks to him. Xiaomi's leading position in the TV box market is evident. Therefore, the first brand we introduced was Xiaomi.
Market leader: Xiaomi box: Xiaomi box (HD network set-top box) - Xiaomi official website
Xiaomi has been making a line with the slogan of “birth for fever,†and has taken advantage of the wilderness of hunger marketing. Although its practice is very plausible, Xiaomi did have a lot of innovation in the TV set-top box market. The millet box has continued to have a very design sense of style but took the China Design Red Star Award and the International Industrial Design Award, the modeling is refreshing. Lei Jun is also a person who is good at learning. The westernization of the entire product is not only external and internal. It is worth noting that Xiaomi is ultimately an Internet company. It still has weaknesses in hardware development and production. Currently, Most of its products are Foxconn OEM.
Speaking of Xiaomi’s company, let’s talk about its latest two products—the enhanced box of millet box and the small box of millet, which is now called the mini box of millet box.
The enhanced version of the millet box is an upgraded hardware product based on the 2014 model of Xiaomi Box. Modeling continued the entire series of black matte arc design, as far as possible to the simple, with a Micro-USB interface, a standard USB 2.0 interface, a network interface, a Micro-SD card slot, an HDMI interface And 1 AV interface. The hardware uses Amlogic S812 Cortex-A9 quad-core 2.0GHz CPU, Mali-450 MP6, 6+2 core 600MHz GPU, 1GB DDR3 dual channel memory, and 4GB eMMC 4.5 high-speed flash memory. Dual-band WiFi with Bluetooth. Software uses future TV copyrights, supports H.265 hard solutions and 4K, and other 3D, Blu-ray, etc. do not specifically list.
The millet box is not the smallest TV set-top box, but it is definitely the most designed pocket TV box. The styling adopts a new design concept, but the white color is selected as the main color, and the insert design is used. The socket has multiple colors on one side and the whole body has only one HDMI interface. The hardware uses MTK MT8685 Cortex-A7 quad-core 1.3GHz CPU, Mali-450 MP6, 4+2 core 600MHz GPU, 1GB DDR3 memory and 4GB eMMC 4.5 high-speed flash memory. Dual-band WiFi with Bluetooth. The software uses future TV copyrights and also supports H.265 hard solutions, but does not support 4K video playback.
In general, the enhanced version of the millet box is worthy of the name "for the fever", whether it is appearance or interior, whether it is hardware or details are done in a satisfactory manner, the cost is very high, the market leader The name is indeed worthwhile. But boasting for a long time is not without problems. The so-called 4G memory has only 2G of surplus after the system is stored. Just make a big 3D game and set up a movie on GameOver. Not only that, but also in the socket to mention the "big bully" philosophy of life, there is only a USB interface or 2.0, which is very boring for my users who like to expand, I plug a Bluetooth keyboard, There is no place to insert a storage device, it is simply drunk.
Then there was a small box of millet that was of interest. I liked this box very much. This product has indeed been under hard work in terms of design and size, to give praise, but I think it is baffling is its CPU, MTK CPU's biggest feature is the comprehensive ability, the biggest drawback is that it is designed for the pad , and easy to heat comes with "electric heating" function. But for me, even if your comprehensive ability does not mean that you can play a good role in the streaming media field, the overall requirements for the CPU of the streaming media for the central processor are still very high. Another problem is that it has a fever problem, so that a CPU with its own electric heating function can guess that it can burn a pot of boiling water in such a compelling space. Finally, let’s talk about the positioning of the Xiaomi box, such as Lei Jun’s “TV box in a tripâ€. The reason for this positioning is that it is completely unknown whether it is to solve the actual problem of the user or to force him to go out. If you don’t travel well, you’ll need to stay in the hotel to watch TV with a small box of millet. It’s boring to think about it.
The following sales of this group belong to the second echelon, but if divided according to the traditional camp in the game, they should belong to the evil camp of the lower plane.
Shenzhen Small Mill Alliance
This alliance is a small factory developed by the Shenzhen foundry. Some of them also design their own PCBA. Some face PCBAs are outsourced, but this alliance has three major features: First, it will flicker, and everything can blow out flowers. The second is that the panel is bright and bright, and all use the solution of the castrated version; the third is the full ODM, basically all the small factories do not have the basic strength to produce on their own, and even some manufacturers are really blowing out on the outside. In the back only to do OEM, the box from the appearance to the design, in addition to the OEM is their own, others are others.
A: Guardian evil camp: [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important] haimeidi, [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important] kaibol etc.
The companies headed by Haimeidi and Kaiboer belong to several of the smaller factories in this category, such as Haimeidi's H series and Q series, Kaibor's C series, F series, M series, etc. The well-informed name-by-letter model appears on the market. The place where they are lawful is to design their own PCB boards. Therefore, they can be more selective in terms of their machine appearance. Not only that because of the huge sales volume and perhaps the quality of their work, some of them have the opportunity to cooperate with copyright owners. Production, such as Haimeidi's [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important] mango å—¨ Q series, is typical of Haimeidi's collaboration with [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important] Mango TV. Case.
After the introduction of the factory camp, let's look at their products, for example, Haimeidi M3, which is based on Haimeidi and Mango TV.
This is one of a series of products that Haimedi cooperates with Mango TV. The shape is very unique, similar to the Chinese porcelain “钵†shape with a white background is quite a selling point, has a HDMI interface, a network interface, a Micro-SD card slot, a standard USB 2.0 interface and a USB 3.0 interface. The hardware uses Hass HI3798 ARM-Cortex A7 quad-core 1.5GHz CPU, Mali-450 quad-core GPU, 1GB DRR3 memory and 8GB eMMC high-speed flash memory. Dual-band WiFi with Bluetooth. The software adopts Mango TV copyright, supports H.265 hard solution and 4K, other 3D, Blu-ray, etc. do not repeat them.
The hardware aspect of this product is absolutely no dark spots, but the small factory is a small factory, its own R & D capabilities still have many limitations, which leads to the hardware looks beautiful, but the system firmware aspects are numerous: firmware instability The problems that led to flashbacks and card screens were frequently reported. We randomly opened a hardware website such as Zhongguancun Online, Pacific Internet, etc. to see the evaluation and reply of related products. Open Taobao and see the related product user reviews and you can see that It is said that the problem of the film is not smooth, which is simply unbearable.
B: The evil chaos camp: [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important] Infinik, [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important]
This kind of small factory is the so-called "in addition to OEM is their own, others are other people" kind of manufacturers, so their products are always a square box of water, there is no bright spots in the shape, very few times out of the blue There is also a gain antenna on the outside, which is simply low force. Why is it so? Because their PCBA is outsourced, it results in the shape being limited by the shape of the PCB board, and then in order to save costs, in addition to a single part with the most aggressive (mostly CPU), WiFi and what's more Channel, there are actually three-color AV interface, the most funny is to connect an external gain antenna, but also everywhere to preach such a lot of Niubi, it is simply shameless.
The old rules, introduce this camp's brand products, I think there is a live-in - Timor d6 quad-core version.
The Tianmin D6 quad-core version is an upgraded version based on the Tianmin D6 dual-core. Continuation of the traditional shape of the square shape design, black lacquered metal shell with external gain antenna is also very retro, has 2 standard USB 2.0 interface, 1 network interface, 1 Micro-SD card slot, 1 HDMI interface And the traditional three-color AV interface. Crystal Chen S812 Cortex-A9 quad-core 2GHz CPU, 1G DDR3 high-speed memory and 8GB Flash memory. Single-band WiFi with external gain antenna, with Bluetooth capabilities. The software uses Huada copyright, supports H.265 hard solutions and 4K, and also has 3D, Blu-ray and other functions.
Said to be an upgraded version, it is indeed worthy of the "upgraded version" of the three words, the case was their usual way, in addition to the CPU upgrade to the strongest, other parts can save provinces, simply cried. However, you readers need to know that a powerful CPU is equipped with a century of water fittings, just like a computer you can use to generate power. This is simply unbearable. Aside from this, let's talk about the metal shells they are very proud of. Most of the mainstream products on the market use plastic shells instead of metal shells because the metal shells are very easy to burn the family, and the most important is the metal shell. But conductive, they obviously won't tell you. Of course, if you and I say that Apple is also a metal shell, then if you are willing to compare a solution from a world-class manufacturer with an OEM solution from a small factory in Shenzhen, I have nothing to say.
The following section is also my biggest concern. I define them as the old spoilers in the television box market. why? Because they didn't get into the consumer market because of funds and R&D for the first time, most of them were involved in the operator market. Everyone went back and looked at their cats, routers, and set-top boxes. Most of them were sent by operators. The three brands did not run.
Traditional Carrier Group: Huawei, ZTE, and Beacon
Huawei: Huawei glory
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The major cooperating manufacturers of these three brands were mainly operators, and the shipment volume of TV boxes was very large. They were all in the order of one million. Take campfires for example. As far as I understand, they have shipped boxes from the production of boxes. The amount has exceeded 6 million units.
The advantage of the traditional operator group army lies in the R&D team, laboratories, and overall control and control capabilities. This is incomparable for small plants. Of course, Internet companies do not have an advantage. One million labs and high-level R&D teams Quality control has to be said to be first class. Of course, due to the late launch of power in the consumer market, their product output is lagging behind and their quality is somewhat high. Their first products were [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important] Huawei secret box, ZTE lunch box, beacon fire bee box X series, the quality of the absolute carrier grade, even mine is 5Km above sea level. , but the price is definitely pit-level, which is much higher than the equivalent configuration of the box.
However, this situation has also been improved. In the second generation of products, Huawei has used the [color=rgb(51, 51, 51) !important] to honor the box series, and the lunch box has begun to subdivide in the market to start the game. Box, beacon fire bee box X series also came out to the X6, the price is close to the people a lot, performance has also been a considerable increase in the design, application elements, home use has made great progress in three areas, is completely the first The strength of the group army.
Briefly introduce the meaning of the two latest products of this group army. They are the Huawei Glory Box and the beacon X6.
The Huawei Glory Box has a black polished shell that is integrated into a square shape. It is particularly equipped with a cool base and is very stylish. It looks like it has a standard USB 2.0 interface, a network interface, and a Micro-SD card. Slot, 1 HDMI port and 1 AV port. In terms of hardware, Hass 3798M Cortex-A7 quad-core 1.5GHz CPU, Mali-450 quad-core GPU, 1GB DRR3 memory, and 4GB eMMC high-speed flash memory are used. Dual-band WiFi without Bluetooth. Software uses GITV copyright to support H.265 hard solutions and 4K, also has 3D, Blu-ray and other functions.
The wheat bee box X6 is the second generation of the beacon series of Fiberhome, and it is also one of my most promising TV boxes. Equilateral triangle design is used for the modeling. The top smooth arc design is very harmonious with the underlying heat dissipation structure and the rubber mat. It has a standard USB 3.0 interface, a network interface, a Micro-SD card slot, an HDMI interface and a AV interface. The hardware uses Hass 3798M Cortex-A7 quad-core 1.5GHz CPU, Mali-450 quad-core GPU, 1GB DRR3 memory and 8GB eMMC high-speed flash memory. Dual-band WiFi. The software uses Mango TV copyright to support H.265 hard solution and 4K, also has 3D, Blu-ray and other functions.
These two boxes are remarkable in terms of design and product quality. Another feature is that they are not very famous. It is probably due to the fact that the court is too big and they are too bragging to perform, so they behave as if they are not talking hard. Do not do anything soft." The CPU used is not the full-fledged Amlogic S812. But judging from my current use of many boxes, Huawei's Hass 3798M is comparable to Jing Chen's. In particular, the hornet X6, the details of the point of view is not shown, dual USB blessing I could not cool it so cool, 4-core 8G memory is simply a human weapon, far more than other products, the wheat bee X6 is also the best I have so far High of a TV box.
to sum up
From the 12th year to this year, TV boxes have been conducting arms races. Previously, only the Xiaomi family was alone, dancing with a group of small factories. It was boring. Well now, more and more companies with strong backgrounds are joining in. The 15-year box market is believed to be even more interesting. For those friends who have a need to buy a box, I also hope that you can get some inspiration from this nonsense, playing the box is also flickered, it is just a tearful history, today is also to share some of my views. Of course, some people will also say that the articles I write are not objective or anything. I can tell you very seriously that if you are pitted as much as I am, you will not be objective. Of course, no matter what, I hope this article can help everyone and don't be fooled on the way to buy a TV box.
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