As a new generation of audio and video terminal, Blu ray player has achieved a more extreme audio and video viewing experience than DVD or general TV box. This is why the latest 4K Blu ray player is so popular with audiophiles.
Compared with ordinary DVDs, Blu ray provides high-definition video and high-definition audio. It can provide up to 7.1 channels of DTS-HD audio quality, which is unmatched by the highly compressed audio of DTS5.1 in the DVD era. The Blu ray player also brings a revolution in audio improvement. In order to achieve the absolute output of localized content, the 4K Blu ray player Kebor K9 used in this evaluation supports 6T external hard disks. At the same time, the powerful hardware performance of the low-power and high-performance 64 bit eight core CPU based on Cortex-A53, PowerVR G6110 GPU, 2G memory, and 16G flash memory also create a unique physical environment for video viewing.
As an advanced version of the Blu ray player touted as the "Advanced Edition of Sound and Painting", Kibor K9 supports both 4K resolution output and hard decoding H.265 encoding, playing Blu ray BDMV and Blu ray BDISO, as well as lossless output of a variety of audio formats, such as Dolby All Scene Sound and DTS-HD and other next-generation audio decoding outputs.
1、 "Unique" appearance
Exquisite craftsmanship, extraordinary perfection, all aluminum wire drawing process.
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Cabol K9 uses diversified design inspiration in modeling. The front is a acrylic LED display screen, which can display the playback status (including time display, external devices, network status, playback status and resolution) in real time when working. Users can know the playback status in time through the display screen, which is convenient and practical.
The power key and five way selection key are arranged on both sides of the K9. In many cases, the remote control cannot be found, and physical keys can also solve the problem of control. The dual antenna design expands the signal receiving range and intensity, which is a unique configuration on the Kebold HD Blu ray player.
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The whole machine of Cabol K9 is square and three-dimensional, and the edges are rounded and smooth. In terms of good quality and visual texture, Cabol K9 is made of black aviation aluminum alloy with integrated molding process. The surface is brushed with metal. The junction with the front panel is also wrapped with Apple aluminum alloy shell, which is strong and light.
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The right side of the machine body is the hard disk slot, which adopts the screwless design. It can be opened and closed by pulling the snap, which is more convenient to disassemble. At the same time, the hard disk cage supports up to 6T hard disk external connection and 10W times of lossless insertion and removal.
In terms of the interface on the back, Cabol K9 4K Blu ray player provides multi-channel output support. HDMI2.0's transmission rate is increased to 18Gbps compared with version 1.4, with the maximum support 4K@60fps The dynamic picture quality response can ensure a more natural and realistic transition effect for high-speed moving pictures. With the sound quality output of Dolby and DTS, it can bring immersive viewing enjoyment.
In addition, Cabol K9 also supports AV, Ypbpr color difference output, optical fiber audio output, coaxial audio output, etc., providing professional fever experience for home audio and video. As a localized high-end Blu ray player, Cabol K9 is also equipped with USB3.0 and USB2.0 functional ports, which support gigabit wired network cards and 150 megabyte wireless network cards to fully meet your fever needs.
In order to ensure the stability of large content transmission and operation, the Kebor K9 4K Blu ray player has a multi configuration bonus in the heat dissipation performance of the body. In addition to the heat dissipation improvement brought by the all aluminum metal body, it also independently designs a heat dissipation fan and a heat dissipation hole at the bottom. The anti slip soft rubber foot pad at the bottom is thick, providing a certain gap for heat dispersion, Create stronger heat dissipation guarantee.
The Kibor K9 remote control adopts a full function 50 key design, which is relatively large, but the key layout is clear, and the feedback is good. The back is ergonomically designed, and the grip is good.
In fact, the biggest killer of K9 remote control is not its appearance but its functional configuration. Although it does not seem to have any aesthetic feeling, it is very practical. The full function key layout involves the TV learning area, digital area, functional area, and play control area. You can practice basic play/pause, stop, repeat, information, proportion, as well as one button switch of audio track, subtitle, and 3D mode. In addition, you can actually control the brightness of the Yakeli LED display of Cabol K9. When watching movies, you can realize full blackout and improve the viewing experience.
In addition, the remote control equipped with Cabol K9 is designed with the original luminous function in mind of the needs of many audiophiles to turn off the lights at night. You should know that the luminous function is only available on some flagship Blu ray players!
2、 The system is "absolutely" smooth
The UI is simple and smooth, and the interactive experience of the video library is strong. Mango TV has exclusive copyright support.
After startup, it gives people a new feeling. The Kibor UI has developed from KIUI6.0 to KIUI9.0, which is also becoming more and more streamlined and more responsive to the control experience. The new UI design has a clear layout. The home page desktop has only five functional entrances, including local, music, mango TV, applications and settings. In the interactive manipulation of the home page, slide up to switch to the video library, and slide down to the secondary menu application.
The lightweight design of Cabol K9 4K Blu ray player, in fact, creates a sense of returning to nature. The UI logic level is simple and clear, and the system runs smoothly and conveniently, which conforms to the product positioning of its localized Blu ray player.
It is necessary to talk about the difference between the 4K Blu ray player and the general TV box. The TV box is a device for watching movie and television content. In addition to HD channels, it also has the network function of HD interactive digital TV; The Blu ray player is a localized player that matches TV, just like the previous DVD, but the Blu ray player is gradually replacing DVD.
The local file manager can browse the application files on the built-in storage of set-top box, SATA hard disk and USB removable storage, and supports the samber and NFS protocols, and supports the automatic scanning and reading of files in the LAN.
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Movie Bar ↑
Three People's Walk Movie ↑
In terms of film and television resources, Cabol K9 carries Mango TV, one of the seven Internet licensors, and creates more high-quality content output for film and television resources. More than 1 million hours of online high-definition video of Mango TV is free to watch in real time, the latest popular film and television plays, blockbusters in cinemas, and the self-made trump card content of Hunan Satellite TV are available in one stop, including educational animation and life information, to meet the entertainment needs of the whole family.
In addition, we can also watch live TV by installing applications such as Dangbei Market Download TV Quick Search or TV Cat. For example, quick search of movies and TV shows, integration of TV on demand, live broadcast and massive popular movies and TV plays, and the whole network resources, all in one.
As an independent interactive level, the video library has its unique functions, and has been comprehensively upgraded and optimized on KBR K9, bringing more practical and convenient movie watching experience. To put it bluntly, the video library is a reasonable and orderly collection management of stored movies. Kebor K9 abandons the traditional design method of Chen Vulgarity and adopts the form of image and text+score. Different from our common file sequence display, the poster wall of the video cabinet provides a more intuitive and systematic content display, and downloads the corresponding film cover, introduction, score, etc. through the movie name network.
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Enter the movie library, click the device, scan the device content, and the system can download the matching information of the corresponding movie through the network. After completion, the movie sources will be displayed in the menu bar of the movie library in categories, at a glance.
Video editing.
If a movie fails to match the connection, the method is simple. Just select the target file and press the menu key to edit and rescan.
Download the video library assistant by scanning the QR code in the lower left corner of the video library to synchronize the content of the video library to the mobile phone, and connect and match through the scanning device. You can select a movie/play on demand/pause/play at a fixed point/play the previous song/next song/close the video and other playback operations through the video library on the mobile phone.
3、 Performance "absolute" color
Shocking sound and picture output performance, H.265 decoding.
Cabol K9 is compatible with mainstream video formats in the market, and supports hard solution 4K video H.265、 Full format 3D and Blu ray files (BDMV and BDISO) support Dolby full scene sound and DTS and other next-generation sound output and decoding. It has excellent decoding performance and excellent broadcast control management. Its biggest feature is the one click online caption download and 3D to 2D function. The broadcast control interface is divided into five parts: playlist, 3D-2D switching, caption selection, audio track setting, screen aspect ratio, and playback mode.
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Subtitles Download ↑
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The online subtitle download function of Cabol K9 can be operated through the subtitle key on the remote control or the subtitle function of menu options. It supports PGS, SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA, ASS, Sub+. idx and other subtitle formats, and can also edit the "position, size, and color" of subtitles.
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In the test playback of H.265 decoded video, the file format supports H.265 4K@60fps Decoding output, the actual display effect is quite excellent. Thanks to dynamic image processing and strong hardware performance support, the high-speed picture conversion video can also be played smoothly without frame dropping and dragging.
Moreover, 4K image display includes video testing. The output details of the image are rich without edge sawtooth, the color is restored to be true and colorful, and the hierarchical gradient is natural. In addition to the markup output of the audio quality system, the user has an immersive audio-visual viewing experience. [PS: Due to the deviation between the actual display and the shooting sample, the actual test effect is more detailed than the shooting sample]
In addition to its powerful decoding performance, Cabol K9 also supports the output of HDMI 2.0, optical fiber audio, coaxial audio and other audio-video audio-video ports, which can be matched to AV power amplifiers for decoding output, bringing up to 7.1 surround sound effects.
The performance of advanced sound quality is particularly obvious. The local music player supports Dolby full scene sound and DTS and other next-generation sound output and decoding. By simulating the left and right channels and outputting them to the back-end HIFI power amplifier, lossless audio-visual enjoyment will be brought, and the content will be played and the lyrics will be automatically captured online.
summary
In general, this "great advance in music and painting" of Kibor K9 has brought us many surprises. In terms of appearance design, the all aluminum wire drawing process with acrylic LED display screen is exquisite and elegant; Multi port output support and the top configuration of 64 bit 8-core Ruixin microprocessor RK3368 pave the way for actual viewing; Low power consumption, high performance and multiple physical cooling functions ensure the stability of Kebold K9 in the actual picture output; The new video library function and the unique high-quality content resources of Mango TV enable Cabol K9 to fully meet your life and entertainment needs in terms of both local broadcast and online film and television dramas. Of course, if equipped with Bluetooth remote control function, the actual experience of Cabol K9 will be more perfect!
Through practical trials, Cabol K9 shows the absolute strength of a high-level 4K Blu ray player in any aspect, and also demonstrates Cabol's full sincerity for the design of 4K Blu ray players. For audiophiles, it is a high-definition Blu ray player worth exploring.
