TV can be said to be an indispensable household appliance in every family. With the rapid development of the Internet era, there were some high-end smart TVs a few years ago, but now they have become less intelligent. However, the emergence of Internet set-top boxes has perfectly solved this problem, allowing ordinary TVs to become network smart TVs in an instant. At present, the network box products on the market are similar to each other. For a network set-top box, although the hardware configuration is very important, the content resources are the most important. As a leading video website in China, Youku launched a high-definition network set-top box: Youku Box K1. What surprises will this box bring to us? Let me take you to experience it.  

Unpacking:

The packaging design of Youku Box K1 is very simple. The kraft paper packaging box is used. The front middle is the simple stroke of Youku Box K1, and the upper left corner is "CIBN Internet TV", which is Youku Box's Internet TV license partner.

The back of the packaging box is the basic information about the name, model, manufacturer, production date and other information of Youku Box K1. The overall design of the packaging box gives a strong feeling, which can effectively protect the box during transportation.

After opening the box, the top of the box is Youku Box K1 host. The box is surrounded by black sponge protection, and there is a layer of plastic protective film on the surface. There are two small packages on the top and bottom to place accessories. The overall design of the box is relatively compact, and the box basically won't shake inside.

There are many accessories in the box, including remote control, battery, power adapter, power cord and HDMI HD cable, which can meet our basic use needs.

The power adapter and power cord of Youku Box K1 adopt a separate design. The output of the power adapter is 5V2A. In addition to supplying power to the box, it can also be directly used as a mobile phone charger. However, because the USB interface of the power adapter is on the top, if the TV cabinet is low, it cannot be inserted. If it is designed to the side, it should be better.

The remote control equipped with the box is a Bluetooth remote control, which can be operated more freely without being affected by the position. The remote control has 12 keys, and the layout is basically the same as most box remote controls. There is a Bluetooth voice key on the top right of the remote control, which can be used for voice control directly.

Above is the packing box All items in, Youku Box K1 host, remote control, battery, HDMI high-definition video cable, power adapter, power cable, instructions and certificate of conformity.

Appearance:

The appearance of Youku Box K1 adopts a square design, and the corners around it are cambered to make the whole machine look more rounded. In the middle of the front is the classic Youku logo, and the surface of the box is frosted to prevent fingerprints.

The overall size of Youku Box K1 is 107mm * 102mm20mm, and its weight is 150g. It is only the size of the palm of the hand, so it is convenient to carry it outside.

There is a hidden indicator light in the middle of the front of the box. When the box is powered on, the blue bar indicator light will light up.

The bottom of the box has a ring of rubber anti slip pad, which can play an effective anti slip role, so that the box can be placed more firmly; The middle area is printed with the box name, model, power input, manufacturer, photo partner and other information.

The interfaces of Youku Box K1 are centrally placed at the rear of the box. It has one power interface, one TF card interface, one Ethernet interface, one HDMI interface and one USB interface. However, since the box is not equipped with an AV interface, it can only be connected to TVs with HDMI interfaces. However, the box retains the Ethernet interface. This design allows the box to adapt to more network environments and can be connected through wired or wireless networks.

| Use:

The connection method of Youku Box K1 is also very simple. Just connect the HDMI connector of the box to the TV through the HDMI high-definition video cable, and then connect the power supply to start using.

When you use it for the first time, you will be prompted to connect via Bluetooth voice. At the same time, the system will automatically connect after pressing the menu key and OK key on the remote control. Of course, you can also directly choose to skip it. You can connect when you use it later.

Opening the box for the first time requires some simple settings. We only need to operate according to the system prompts, which is very simple. After the configuration is completed, the system will automatically enter the main interface of the box.

Youku Box K1 has built-in Youku full site content. It can have a large number of genuine IP series without installing a third-party APP. In addition to watching a large number of satellite TV synchronized hot shows, there are more TV dramas with exclusive copyrights. In addition, Youku also has an industry-leading inventory of more than 13300 overseas dramas and a large number of self-made TV dramas, which can be said to be unmatched by other boxes in terms of content.

The content resources of Youku Box K1 are divided into TV series, children, movies, variety shows and members, which can facilitate our search operations. The update speed of movies, TV dramas and variety shows is also very fast, which can meet the demand of everyone to pursue dramas.

There is an "application" option at the bottom of the main interface of the system. After entering, there is an "cool trial" option. Here we can download applications and games, but the application resources are relatively limited. We can use them by downloading some third-party TV application market software, such as sofa butler, Dangbei market, etc. In addition to downloading applications, you can also update or uninstall installed applications.

In the main interface of the box system, click the gear icon at the top of the interface to enter the system setting interface. You can set Youku box accordingly. There are four items: connection, display, general and about. You can perform corresponding operations as needed.

Youku Box K1 also has a "child lock" function. After the corresponding settings are made, you can control the viewing range of family members. This is useful for children with poor self-control.

The system in Youku Box K1 can be upgraded, so that the box system can keep running smoothly. You can enter the "About" interface through the "Settings" option, where you can see the "System Upgrade" option. Here you can also perform the "Restore Factory" operation. If you encounter some problems in use, You can try to restore it to the factory first to see if it can be solved.

After learning about the interface of Youku Box K1 system, we will begin to experience the actual play directly through the built-in "Movie" and "Variety" options of the system. The video resolution is preset to 1080p, and the video loading speed is relatively fast. The playback is smooth without buffering, and the fast forward and fast backward loading speed is also relatively fast.

For a network box, besides watching videos, entertainment functions are also essential. Youku Box K1 is equipped with 4-core 1.8GHz processor, 1GB+8GB storage combination, Mali-M764 graphics processor, enhanced WiFi and other hardware configurations, which can make the game run more smoothly. Personally, I prefer to play arcade games. The Grape Game Hall is pre installed in Youku Box, which is rich in game resources. I have simply experienced several arcade games, which run perfectly. However, if the running memory can be improved to 2GB, the game performance should be more powerful.

As an online TV box, besides watching videos and playing games, we certainly hope it can watch live TV. Since there is no live TV application in the "cool market" of Youku Box, we need to install some third-party live TV applications to watch live TV. In order to facilitate the application installation, it is recommended that you can install some TV application market software, such as sofa butler or Dangbei market. There are many live video and on-demand software. My commonly used live TV software are HDP live broadcast and TV player 2.0, both of which are quite good.

Summary:

At present, the TV box market has a variety of products, but the difference between the functions and hardware configuration is not very big. In fact, the content resources should be returned. As a leading video website in China, Youku still has great advantages in content resources, so The content resources in Youku Box K1 are very rich. In addition to Youku's leading CDN number and the unique intelligent operator's broadband acceleration function, video playback is more smooth. However, in terms of hardware configuration, there is still room for improvement in Youku box K1, and the running memory can be increased to 2GB; I don't know whether it is because of the engineering machine. The sensitivity of the Bluetooth remote control needs to be optimized. Sometimes there is no response or slow response.