Minix Neo U9-H TV Box Review, Reviewed By Android TV Box Review

MINIX NEO U9-H TV Box is the successor of MINIX NEO U1 media hub with an upgrade from four to eight cores with Amlogic S912 processor, as well as added support for VP9 and HDR. The company sent me a sample, and I’ve already checked out NEO U9-H hardware in the first part of the review, so I’ll report by testing results in Android 6.0 and Kodi 17 in the second part. Since the user interface & many of the features have not changed, I’ll refer to MINIX NEO U1 review from time to time.

I connected the MINIX A3 air mouse RF to one of the USB port, a USB 3.0 hard drive to another, and a USB hub to the last one with Tronsmart Mars G01 gamepad, a USB keyboard to take screenshots for the review, and a USB webcam. There’s also micro USB port, which you could use with the provided USB OTG adapter, but I have not used it. Last I also added USB powered speakers to the USB hub and connected them to the 3.5mm audio jack. I also connected HDMI and optical audio cable to Onkyo TX-NR636 AV receiver, and an Ethernet cable to a Gigabit Ethernet switch. Finally, I added the provided 5V/3A power supply and pressed the power button on to start it all up. A typical boot takes around 30 seconds, and the first time, you’ll be asked to select between MINIX METRO or Launcher3 “Homes”.

Design & Connections

You would be hard-pressed to spot any obvious physical differences in the U9-H to other preceding Minix devices, which is to say it’s a fairly basic looking black box but it’s obvious the build quality is a cut (or two) above the proliferating cheap, Chinese Android boxes on the market. Minix takes their board designs very seriously, especially in terms of cooling, to which end the U9-H features a very large and serious looking heatsink beneath the top of the casing.

Connections are plentiful and well future-proofed and include an HDMI 2.0 port, Gigabit Ethernet, and a Toslink digital audio out. There are also 3.5mm audio in and out (headphone & mic) jacks, a TF/Mini SD Card slot and 3 USB ports, although they are all v2.0 – it would, however, have been nice to have at least one USB 3.0 connection. There’s also a USB OTG (on the go) port so you can hook up to a PC to flash the firmware, although the U9-H is shipped with the ability to receive updates OTA (Over-The-Air) so unless you encounter problems, you shouldn’t need to get your hands dirty in that manner. The connections you can’t see include Bluetooth 4.1 and 802.11ac 2 x 2 MIMO Dual-Band Wi-Fi, which are both cutting-edge.

Main Features:

Octa Core Cortex A53 CPU
High-performance 64bit chipset will give you smoothly using experience

2GB DDR3 RAM + 16GB eMMC ROM
2GB DDR3 RAM + 16GB eMMC ROM will give you more space to download your favorite Apps to browse websites, play games, watch movies more smoothly

Android 6.0.1 system
Pre-installed with Android 6.0.1 system, enjoys the advanced function and brings you the surprise of using experience

1000M LAN
1000M LAN can improve the net speed and the performance to a large extent

Bluetooth 4.1 connectivity
Easy pairing with most Bluetooth-enabled devices

Where to buy Minix Neo U9-H TV Box

You can buy the Minix Neo U9-H TV Box from GearBest, Amazon or Ebay

 

 

 

Specification

• Brand: MINIX
• Model: NEO U9 – H
• Type: TV Box
• System: Android 6.0.1
• Processor: Amlogic S912-H
• CPU: Cortex A53
• Core: Octa Core
• GPU: ARM Mali-T820MP3
• RAM: 2G RAM
• RAM Type: DDR3
• ROM: 16G ROM
• Max. Extended Capacity: 64G
• TV Box Features: XBMC

Media Supported

• Decoder Format: “HD MPEG1/2/4,H.263,H.264,H.265
• Video format: 3GP,AVI,FLV,ISO,M2TS,MKV,MOV,MP4,MPEG,TP,TS,VOB
• Audio format: AAC,DDP,DTS,FLAC,OGA,OGG,WAV,WMA
• Photo Format: BMP,GIF,JPEG,jps(3D),mpo(3D),PNG,TIFF

 

Product Details

• Support XBMC: Yes
• 5G WiFi: Yes
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1 + EDR
• Power Supply: Charge Adapter
• Interface: 3.5mm Audio,AV,DC 5V,DC Power Port,HDMI,OTG,RJ45,SPDIF,TF card,USB2.0
• Language: Multi-language
• HDMI Version: 2.0
• Other Functions: 3D Games,3D Video,DLNA,ISO Files,Miracast,NTSC,PAL
• HDMI Function: CEC

Firmware Information

• System Bit: 64Bit

Power Requirement

• Power Type: External Power Adapter Mode

Battery Information

• Remote Controller Battery: 2 x AAA batteries ( not included )

Dimension and Weight

• Product weight: 0.2780 kg
• Package weight: 1.0430 kg
• Product size (L x W x H): 12.70 x 12.70 x 2.20 cm / 5 x 5 x 0.87 inches
• Package size (L x W x H): 22.50 x 17.00 x 5.80 cm / 8.86 x 6.69 x 2.28 inches

Package Contents

• Minix NEO U9 – H TV Box
• OTG Cable
• Power Adapter
• USB Cable
•  HDMI Cable
• Remote Controller
• Antenna
• MINIX A3 Air Mouse
• USB Receiver
• English User Manual

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