when I connect the XS through hdmi the overall performances goes down when playing psx games. Is there a way to improve this?
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Bought this when I had my Nexus S, installed it yesterday and tried out a few of my old iso's. Amazing performance on the Vega.
I have uploaded a short video of it playing tekken 3 (one handed as had to hold the camera) and you can see that the in game performance is spot on. Loads of games work, most at full speed.
I forgot to turn the frame limiter on so the FMV at the start is too fast, normally much smoother than that !
I'm using an xbox 360 wired pad here, with the vega in usb host mode.
This is on the Corvus5 rom (sp1) and clocked at 1.4GHz
Well worth a purchase if you played much PSX in the past.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt9yc8vPVl4
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Just got my MHL adapter.
I noticed that while videos run perfect, the screen is laggy, and emulators run like crap.
Is this due to the hardware or Sense?
Also, when the MHL is connected, it automatically goes to landscape, and the kickstand is unusable because the display doesn't auto-rotate.
Is there a way to modify that?
I find emulators impossible to use. Input lag is ridiculousness
Yea I noticed that too haha.
I hope this is just because of Sense because I mainly got the adapter so I can play using the TV and a couple of controllers. D:
i used my GS2 (epic touch) with an MHL combo with n64oid and the performance was practically flawless. It might have been the smoothness of an exynos cpu but still it sucks to hear its not so on our next gen chipset
Got a PNY MHL adapter for $10 shipped no issues what so ever. I was really worried after all the feedback but like Mc Donalds says I'm lovin it!
Maybe it's the 720p phone display that's causing the slowdown
Can anybody with a GNex comment?
Let me clarify, it's not slow fps. It's input lag. I can't play games like metroid fusion because it's too slow to pick up when I am trying to input through the PS3 controller. The phone's screen is PERFECTLY playable. It's the HDTV mirror that isn't. So, input lag. Only on through HDMI
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Let me clarify, it's not slow fps. It's input lag. I can't play games like metroid fusion because it's too slow to pick up when I am trying to input through the PS3 controller. The phone's screen is PERFECTLY playable. It's the HDTV mirror that isn't. So, input lag. Only on through HDMI
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yea that's what was happening to me. agh it's frustrating.
Hello guys,
This time i'm gonna review a very affordable yet capable Android TV Box from Beelink, the Mini M8S II which i got from Gearbest
What's in the Box
The device came in a rather small package which is blue from the outside with red sides indicating ,the best features and the TV Box's specs
Opening the box we get
The M8S II itself
A User's Manual
The AC Adapter rated at 5V 2A
The HDMI Cable
The IR Remote
Looks & Ports
The Beelink Mini M8S II feels very solid in the hand and is consisted of matte plastic for the top and bottom as well as glossy plastic for the sides
On the top left corner we also see the Mini M8S logo printed on the device which is a very nice and elegant touch
On the bottom we only have the reset hole
Looking at the right side we see the MicroSD Card Slot along with a USB 2.0 Port
On the left side we have nothing
On the back we have a second USB 2.0 Port, the SPDIF Optical Audio Output, the Ethernet Port, the HDMI Output, the DC input
And on the front we have a blue Operation LED and the IR Blaster
So to sum it up the devices ports are
A MicroSD Card Slot
2 x USB 2.0 Ports
An SPDIF Optical Audio Output
The Ethernet Port
The HDMI Output
The DC input
Software
Beelink, just like with the Mini MX, has installed the standard custom tv launcher on the device which looks great and is consisted of tile like folders, which you can't edit but you can add the apps you like inside each one of them, an app drawer, and a favourite apps taskbar on the bottom
If we go into the settings we can see that the Mini M8S is running Android 6.0 with a 1080p resolution
HDMI CEC is present as well as HDMI framerate adaptation which is perfect for watching movies with cinematic feel
You can of course install your favourite launcher instead of using the stock one and i prefer Nova Launcher because it's fluid, very smooth and has many settings and options to play with
You can also add widgets, homescreens and use your favourite live wallpaper as a background, something you can't do with the stock launcher
One critical feature the Mini M8S II has which the MXV+ i reviewed a few days ago didn't, is the ability to have the android taskbar visible on the bottom of the screen and of course to hide it whenever you like. This unlocks the multitasking ability of the Android OS and it's something that in my opinion every Android machine should have
The bottom taskbar also has a screenshot button, volume Up/Down and Back, Home, Multitasking buttons
Specs
According to CPU-Z the device's specs are
CPU: Quad Core Cortex A53 Amlogic S905X at 2.0 Ghz Max
GPU: Mali-450 MP
RAM: 2 GB
ROM: 8 GB
OS: Android 5.1.1
The Mini M8S ΙΙ like the Mini MX has a temperature sensor which helps you monitor the CPU temps at all times. A feature i haven't seen on previous TV Boxes i' ve reviewed before
Benchmarks
In order to show you the device's performance i ran some benchmarks and got these results
Antutu Benchmark: 35626
3D Mark: 4272
GFX Bench: 601,9
Throughout the tests the Mini M8S ΙΙ was a little bit warmer to the touch than the Mini MX but not much, which means that the heat dissipation of this device is very good and you' ll never have a problem with high temperatures
Kodi and Video Playback
Before i ran the usual test videos on Kodi i executed Antutu Video Tester and the results it gave me where identical to the Mini MX's results
Now on to Kodi, it runs very smooth with absolutely no problems but some of the test videos i tried playbacked with minimal stutter from time to time
This might be due to the fact that they playbacked from an external 2.5'' 1TB HDD with no extra power supply
I had to use an external player to playback the H.265 videos though because Kodi couldn't handle them
WiFi Reception
The WiFi reception of this device even though it has an internal antenna is absolutely excellent.
The router and the Mini M8S ΙΙ were at about 12 meters apart and between them there were 2 concrete walls
As you can see the signal strength was great and i never experienced connection issues or slowdowns
Gaming
Although this device doesn't natively support external USB Gamepads you can download the Moonlight app from the Google Play Store and play your PC games on your TV using for example an XBOX 360 Controller
This app streams your PC games using your home's wifi network and due to the fact that the Mini MX has an excellent WiFi reception i personally didn't encounter any disconnections or slowdowns during gaming
I tried several games and they all played great. Of course you have to have a good gaming PC to play these games on ultra settings but you get the idea
Conclusion
I absolutely give a thumbs up and recommend this TV Box to everyone who wants a very descent and budget friendly entertainment system
It has a good performance, small size, great wifi reception and it's price is unbeatable
Pros
Small Size
Great Build Quality
Looks
Excellent WiFi Reception
Good Performance
Very Good Video Playback even for H.265 4k Videos
Great heat dissipation
Excellent Kodi support
Frequent Updates
SPDIF Optical Audio Output
Price
Cons
Only 2 x USB Ports
Only 8 GB of Internal Storage from which 4.8 are available for the user but you can overcome it with a MicroSD
Watch my Video Review
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How does this perform while screen mirroring to a Chromecast?
HopelesRomantc91 said:
How does this perform while screen mirroring to a Chromecast?
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I have no problems at all with the chromecast. Even videos with a rather high bitrate dont stutter!
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I have no problems at all with the chromecast. Even videos with a rather high bitrate dont stutter!
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You mean streaming? I mean full screen mirroring, like during a graphic-intensive game.
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You mean streaming? I mean full screen mirroring, like during a graphic-intensive game.
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Didnt tried with graphic intensive games, but screen mirroring works fine for me!
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Didnt tried with graphic intensive games, but screen mirroring works fine for me!
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Cool, thanks!
Miracast works surprisingly well but latency
I'm very sorry that HDMI and MHL are gone from today's smartphones, now that they have power enough to rival consoles and PCs.
But I haven't entirely given up on the console use case yet and tried the wireless variants.
First I went and installed AirServer, which emulates Apple's AirPlay, ChromeCast and Miracast protocols on Windows 10 PCs.
I tried first using a Braswell four core Atom as server (Intel N3700), because I thought it was a good match and has way more power than hardware dongles.
Turns out AirServer is evidently so badly programmed, the Braswell Atom just drowns (display latency can reach several seconds) and gets stuck.
Can't use Ethernet desktops with Mira-/Chromecast so I tried a Skywell notebook as AirServer next, a rare 28W TDP Core i5-6267U beast with Iris 550 Graphics and a hyperthreading CPU with 2.8GHz base clock (=tons of power).
That one at least didn't die with the software server, but lags and quality weren't really acceptable with both the Chromecast and Miracast protocols (little difference between them).
Bit the bullet and tried a Microsoft Mircast Dongle v2 ($60, not cheap and certainly far less power than those Intel CPUs, but highly optimized software).
The most positive surprise was that graphics performance didn't seem to suffer: 3D Mark with or without a Miracast clone display yielded idential FPS. That is especially astonishing, because it renders 1920x1080 on the external monitor and 2560x1440 on the internal display in parallel.
The negative aspect: Even if Microsoft's Miracast dongle doesn't drown, die or cost performance, there is noticeable latency, not compatible with most games.
It's ok for surfing, desktop apps or for playing movies on the big screen, but it's no replacement for a hardware video port (HDMI/MHL or similar).
Miracast has quality issues with pixel depth, I believe it's effectively using something like 16-bit graphics and my Android desktop background (a green Jungle) causes horrible compression artifacts on Miracast (noticed the same with Chromcast on AirServer).
I also tried using a DisplayLink adapter capable of USB 3 and 4K displays (on the PC at least), and that delivered far less latency, but the one I have is really designed for notebooks and a power hog: It will drain le Max in no time at all. A variant which acts as an externally powered USB-C docking station, may be able to do much better.
I was surprised to see that games work w/o issues with Displaylink on Android (on PCs Display Displaylink doesn't have 3D support, but the Android 3D frame buffer seems to always share main memory so sharing it is less problematic), can't quite remember if there was a huge performance drop. It also doesn't have reduced color depth nor the compression artifacts the wireless protocols have.
Summary: Using le Max 2 as VR headset, as PC desktop replacment, or as game console seems logical, given the power of the CPU, the GPU its abundance of RAM (6GB in mine) and its really fast storage (rivals "real" SSDs).
But in practice something always comes up short: Google has drawn a new VR baseline beyond le Max 2, latency free physical display ports are not available and the wireless alternatives add inacceptible latencies and reduce display quality.
Evidently vendors hate making consumers happy...
Hello everybody,
In this review i'm gonna present you the latest Android TV Box from Shenzen Tomato
It is the One Nuts 1 and let's get to it
In the.... Bag......?
The packaging of this TV Box is unique because it doesn't come in a box but in a small suitcase-like bag
I haven't seen this before and it's certainly a very nice addition to the overall package because you can use it for other purposes too
Opening the bag we get
The One Nuts 1 itself
The AC Adapter rated at 5V 2A
The HDMI Cable
An IR Remote Controller
A User's Manual
So all the basic components to get you started are here but i suggest you get a flymouse too
Looks & Ports
Remember when i told you in my previews review of the Sunvell T95U-Pro that it was perhaps the most beautiful TV Box you'll ever see?
Well count the One Nuts 1 in too because this thing is STUNNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has an aluminum construction with the top edge being chamfered and a very very beautiful irridescent blue colour
The feel on the hand is very nice and the device is very robust with very good build quality
On the top we see the OneNuts logo printed with silver letters
On the front we have the Status and Net LEDS as well as the IR receiver
Looking at the left side we see 2 USB 2.0 ports and the MicroSD card slot
The right side is plain
And on the back we have the remaining ports which are
An Optical SPDIF Audio Output
An AV Output
An HDMI Output
The Ethernet Port
The DC Input
We also have an external WiFi antenna giving us great and hassle-free wifi reception
Heat is not a problem with this TV box because on the bottom there a lot of vents to keep the temperature in normal levels
Hardware & Specs
In the heart of the One Nuts 1 there is an Octa Core Amlogic S912 CPU running at 2.0 Ghz max providing more than enough power to run even the most intensive tasks and apps Android has to offer
Other specs include
A Mali-T820 MP3 GPU
2 GB of DDR3 Ram
16 GB of Internal Storage
Android 6.0.1
HDMI 2.0
The device also has a thermal sensor so that we can always keep track of our temps
Software
Shenzen Tomato has equipped the device with the Mediabox Launcher which is consisted of tiles for all the and basic functions and apps like Kodi, File Explorer, Goole Play Store, Youtube, Netflix, Settings and Games
We also have a task killer and an app drawer and at the bottom we get a favourites bar for us to add the apps we use the most
The Games Tile is a long and fun story which i'll analyze later in depth
If we go into the settings which have a very user friendly UI we see that the device is running Android 6.0.1 and the native resolution goes up to 4k
Also some cool wallpapers are preinstalled and if we press on the "more settings" option we go to the stock android settings
Tomato have equipped the One Nuts 1 with Youtube for TVs giving you a much better user experience in comparison with the ordinary youtube app
Surfing the web using the stock browser is a breeze and just like Sunvell T95U-Pro Showbox is already preinstalled for you to watch your favourite movies and tv series with the press of a button
Benchmarks
To show you the device's performance i ran the usual benchmarks and got these results
The scores i got where better than the ones Sunvell T95U-Pro which has the same CPU gave me so i think that given that both of them have exactly the same specs, the One Nuts 1 has a little bit better hardware and software optimization
Wifi Reception
Due to the external antenna, the One Nuts 1 is giving us excellent WiFi reception without disconnections and slowdowns
Kodi & Video Playback
I ran the usual Antutu Video Tester to see if there was any difference with the Sunvell but the results where exactly the same
From the 30 video formats this app is testing, 27 where fully supported and 3 were partially supported by Android giving us choppy playback
Kodi runs perfectly smooth and the videos i tested gave me no problems at all except from one 4k 60 fps .mp4 which had a lot of frameskipping
H.265 videos were able to play through kodi just fine which is very good and only devices with the Amlogic S912 are able to do that for now
Other Android TV Boxes with different cpus can playback H.265 videos too but not through kodi
Gaming
When it comes to gaming this is where this device shines
Shenzen Tomato has equipped the One Nuts 1 with a gaming platform never seen before on an Android TV Box and is is just AMAZING!!!!!!!!
The effort they have put to make this platform is unique and i have to congratulate them for that
So opening the Games tile we see some featured games and at the bottom we tabs for game categories
Let me explain how it works
Tomato has preinstalled emulators on the One Nuts 1 and when you download a game it recognizes which emulator to open to run it
In order to download a game you press Search Game and the platform automatically searches download locations for the current game through sites with roms such as emuparadise etc
All this is created and designed excellently and you will be thrilled by how many titles you can find and play
There are games for PSP, SNES, NES, Mega Drive including great ones like Monster Hunter, Kingdom Hearts, Tomb Raider and many more
In the settings of the KO Gamebox we have a Game Manager where we see our Downloaded Games, a Gamepad Configurator, Storage Management and Update Utility
Of course you can download and play more games for PSP or other platforms if you can't find them in the available ones as well as Android games from the Google Play Store
And the best part is that you can play all those game using an external USB Gamepad
Conclusion
I have to say that i am very impressed not oly by this TV Box but from the amount work the have put in it too
The launcher looks great, the KO Gamebox is incredibly awesome and polished, Kodi runs perfectly fine, it has no heat issues, it is very beautiful with great build quality and excellent WiFi reception
I mean... what more do you need from an Android TV Box
I definitely recommend it and i think that i'll keep using it as my daily driver
Pros
Great build quality
Looks
Very Good Performance
Excellent WiFi reception
No heat issues
Great video playback
Amazing gaming experience
Size
HDMI 2.0
HDR Display
HDMI Framerate Adaptation
Dual Band WiFi
Carrying Bag
Cons
Price
Could have more than 2 USB 2.0 slots
Little bit hard to get
For more info visit the Official Shenzen Tomato Product Page
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