K-R42 RK3188 Quadcore Android TV Box any good?

japik on 09/07/2013 - 12:52

Was looking for a Android Tv stick on geekbuying site and spotted this one for Aud $86.19 delivered( also US price is the same and doesn't looks like they have changed the conversion rate on their site yet :) )

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/K-R42-Quad-Core-Google-Androi…

Specs:

Operation System: Android 4.2.2
Language: Chinese,English…Multi-Language support
Chipset: RK3188 28nm Cortex-A9 1.6ghz Quad core.
GPU: Embedded 3D GPU Mali 400, High frequency 500Mhz, Support OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and OpenVG 1.1.
SDRAM: DDR3 2GB
Nand Flash: 8GB Nand Flash.
Storage Extension: Support MicroSD(TF) ，Up to 32GB
Network: 2.4GHZ WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, LAN 10/100M Base-T
Power Supply: DC 5V/2A

Only draw back I can see this unit doesn't have Bluetooth but love how it has Ethernet built in though only 100m but fast enough I guess.

Also here is main android stick category if you can look and see something better:

http://www.geekbuying.com/category/HDD-Player-505/?sort=3&c=…

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Comments

  • ESEMCE on 09/07/2013 - 14:26

    I have the Dual Core MK808b from them
    Frankly the only reason you'd want to go for the Quad is games, possibly faster boot time (I just leave ours running 24/7). The Dual Core is plenty fast enough for a media player and about half the price - the MK808b doesn't have inbuilt ethernet, but the WiFi has worked great so far.

    • japik on 09/07/2013 - 14:59

      I had the UG802 but the mini usb broke inside the case and now I prefer to have a box style. Your right dualcore was enough but if you can get quad for a bit more why not? its like future proofing for few more years.

      • ESEMCE on 09/07/2013 - 15:10

        get quad for a bit more

        They're pretty much double the price! Sure it's "only" $40, but it's still unnecessary. Especially considering the Quad Cores have all sorts of reliability (namely overheating) queries hanging around them at the moment.

        its like future proofing for few more years.

        Not really.. It's not as though media playing will need more processing power in a year's time.
        Media players wont need more power until you have a 4K resolution TV/projector and source material. Even then, it's the GPU that will be doing the work, not the CPU and I'm not sure that the GPU in the current day Quad Core units would be capable of decoding 4K.

        • japik on 09/07/2013 - 15:15

          Fair enough but my preference atm is box style and they are roughly the same price dual core and quad so I would prefer quad if paying nearly same price.
          Thanks for advice though.

  • frondono on 09/07/2013 - 19:22

    http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tronsmart-MK908-RK3188-Quad-C…

    this is what i recently ordered. didn't scrounge around too hard for it so don't know if it is a good deal. came to $97 with my 28 degrees card.

    • ESEMCE on 10/07/2013 - 08:23

      hehehe.. still no box-style suggestions.

  • fateddy on 11/07/2013 - 19:16

    Hi, well its a good box but if you want bluetooth have a look at
    http://www.androidsonline.eu/en/settopbox/267-cs918-.html
    If you are going to be using the android for media and especially if you want to use XBMC then the CS868 stick is a better option, the A31 processor is a little slower but the GPU and I/O is quicker and hardware decoding is supported on XBMC.
    In regards to geekbying I just bought a tronsmart T428 and it had no TF slot or recovery key, and 3 weeks later I am still waiting for a reply to my last email 5 days ago. Their after sales is the worst I have ever seen, you can only email and they won't chat to you, its only for pre-sales. I finally got PAYPAL involved to resolve it.
    I will be replacing it with an CS868 when I get my money back, and most sites will price match geekbuying as I have no intention of ever using them again.

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