As one of the largest video websites in China, Youku seems not satisfied with dominating your computer and mobile devices. Now your TV is also targeted by them.
Last September, Youku launched its first TV box Rubik's Cube box, but it is more like a branded hardware product that Youku provides content. In March this year, Youku launched its flagship K1, a TV box with better performance, which has more brands of Youku products.
Small appearance, voice remote control
Compared with square Youku Box K1 is much smaller and sleeker. The black, matte upper cover and palm size body will not appear too obtrusive when placed in any corner of the living room.
Youku Box K1 provides HDMI, RJ45 cable network ports, a USB 2.0 interface and a TF card slot. The downloaded movie content in the TF card or USB flash drive can be played directly through the built-in file manager of the system. However, the default player function of the system is relatively simple and cannot adapt to the aspect ratio of the movie. It is recommended to download MX Player in the application market of the system.
Its remote control uses Bluetooth and infrared remote control: Infrared connection is used when switching on and off, and the box needs to be aligned; Other operations use Bluetooth connection without pointing at the box. It is very convenient to use.
The compact remote control has one more voice function key than the common 11 key remote control. Click this key to perform voice control on the box, such as searching for movies, switching channels, etc.
In my non-standard Mandarin, the speech recognition rate is fairly good, which can largely avoid using the remote control to manipulate the virtual keyboard to type and search for movies.
Performance comparable Xiaomi 3 mobile phone
Most of the marketing strategies of TV boxes in the market are to attract users quickly through the low price strategy, and then obtain returns through other value-added services in the platform. Therefore, the hardware cost control of TV boxes is very strict, so the performance configuration is basically eyesore.
However, this time, Youku Box K1 gave us a surprise. Its Raytheon micro RK3288 processor was built with CortexA-17 architecture, with 4 cores and 1.8GHz main frequency, and integrated Mali-T764 GPU.
It is widely used on mainstream Windows tablets, and supports 2160p (4K) resolution H.265@60fps Video decoding. Even if you are using the latest 4K TV, Youku Box K1 can output and display smoothly from point to point.
If you are confused about these parameters, it is simpler, What level did you build? Almost twice the score of mainstream TV boxes on the market! The performance of a TV box has reached the level of mainstream smart phones, which is unprecedented.
Simple operation, timely update of movie source
When the box is used for the first time, it will automatically prompt the connection method between the remote control and the box after starting up. The schematic diagram is simple and clear, which is highly praised.
After the remote control is paired, the system will automatically enter the Wi Fi network setting step. It is a bit strange to enter the password with the virtual keyboard arranged in sequence. Fortunately, there will not be too many remote control character input operations in daily use.
After setting up, you can see that the main boundary of Youku Box K1 contains several categories of content, such as TV dramas, movies, anime, variety shows, etc. After entering the channel menu, you can find more channels, such as education, documentaries, children, members area, etc.
In terms of the abundance of film sources and the speed of updating, Youku Box K1, which is owned by Youku. com, can be said to rely on big trees to enjoy the cool. It has flipped several popular TV dramas and programs, such as Detective Di Renjie, the second season of Running Brothers, and Super Speaker, which are consistent with the latest version on Youku. com, You can enjoy the latest programs without turning on your computer.
The film source is also very good. Many of the 2015 cinema films have been collected, such as the popular "Wolf Totem", "A Step Away" and "Ten Thousand Years Later". It is a very good choice for users who have missed the film or want to review a film.
In addition to the above, Youku's home-made dramas, such as Dawn Talk, Never Thought of, Miss Puff and Couple's Walk, belong to Youku's exclusive copyright and cannot be seen in other people's TV boxes.
It is worth mentioning that the videos provided by Youku Box have passed the review of CIBN broadcast control platform, so you can watch them with confidence, without the risk of being "crab".
Although Youku provides all the video sources of Youku Box K1, compared with the 30 second or even one minute ads on Youku video websites, Even if you are not a Youku member, all videos will not be advertised In addition, Youku Box K1 provides users' favorite functions such as automatically skipping titles and trailers in settings. It seems that Youku is very sincere to its own TV box users. Of course, there are more privileges to log in Youku members, such as 1080p image quality, free HD blockbusters in the member zone, and so on.
The code streams of all films in Youku Box K1 include standard definition, high-definition, ultra definition and other options, which correspond to 240p, 480p and 720p video output respectively. The member area also provides clearer 1080p, 4K and 3D films (4K and 3D film source areas belong to the experience area, with fewer film sources).
In the process of playing, whether switching to the big category menu or entering the movie library to select the content, the response was very fast. Under the 100M broadband network in my home Beijing (don't envy me), more than 100 videos (even videos in the 4K area) were broadcast on various channels, even faster than Youku members watching videos on the web, It's basically the feeling of playing local movies. In this regard, the user experience of Youku Box K1 is very commendable.
summary
Through the experience of the past few days, I am generally satisfied with Youku Box K1. The operation experience is very smooth, the video source is very rich, and the update of popular videos is very fast.
As an office worker who spends most of his working hours facing the computer screen, I may be more willing to sit on a comfortable sofa in the living room and use the remote control to order some blockbusters to enjoy after returning home, instead of playing the entertainment programs I want to watch with a computer or mobile phone client, but this may be limited to movies and variety shows, Because I am also interested in news, sports, science and technology and other channels, Youku Box K1 does not provide them, so if you want to bring an IT person who cares about current affairs back to the TV, Youku Box K1 needs to enrich the channels.
Finally, Youku Box K1 can be bought through Youku Tudou Tmall Store. The price is 399 yuan, which is a little more expensive than ordinary TV boxes. But considering its excellent performance, we think it is worth it.
