Zidoo X8 is one of the top TV Boxes and Mini PCs currently on the market. It comes with a beautiful stylish design and is relatively small in size.
Zidoo X8 has several ports for various connections: 2xUSB 2.0, 1xUSB 3.0, 1xMicro SD card slot, 1xSPDIF (2ch/5.1) 1x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port, 1xreset button, 1xHDMI out, 1xAV and of course a port to connect it to the current.
Let's get to the core: The Zidoo X8 Android TV box "wears" a Realtek RTD1295 quad core Cortex A53 processor with an ARM Mali-T820 GPU MP3.
The powerful GPU on the TV box with 10-bit HEVC, allows H.265, 4K and VP9 @ 60fps. Supports Widevine, PlayReady and Verimatrix.
The Zido X8 features 2GB DDR3 RAM and 8 GB eMMC ROM.
Ο storage space can be expanded with SD card to 32GB. If you want even more space, you can connect an external hard drive to the USB 3.0 port.
The X8 operating system is Android 6.0 Marshmallow, but it also comes with Dualboot: Android 6.0 + OpenWRT (Samba server).
OpenWrt is a Linux version that gives you more options managementof installations and more features than Android.
Of course Kodi comes pre-installed on the Zidoo X8. As for updates, the Zidoo X8 no longer needs a PC or SD card firmware, as the device updates itself over the Internet (OTA).
For those interested, the device costs 109 dollars in an offer from Geekbuying. The link exists at the end of the publication.
The package contains:
- Zidoo X8 TV Box
- remote control
- HDMI Cable
- 12V 2000mAh Adapter
- English Manual