Ugoos SK1 8K Android TV box is based on the Amlogic S928X-K penta-core Cortex-A76/A55 SoC with 8GB LPDDR4, a 128GB eMMC flash, and support for Dolby Vision HDR.
The SK1 model follows the Ugoos AM8 model introduced last year with the Amlogic S928X-J processor, 4GB LPDDR4, and 32GB eMMC flash. The new model provides additional licenses with the S928X-K SoC and more resources that should be suitable for more than just watching 8K videos, and some games and other apps could easily run on the device.
Ugoos SK1 specifications:
- SoC – Amlogic S928X-K
- CPU – Penta-core processor with 1x Cortex-A76 core @ up to 2.0 GHz, 4x Cortex-A55 cores
- GPU – Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.2, and OpenCL 2.0
- VPU
- 8Kp60 H.265, AV1, VP9, AVS3/AVS2 10-bit video decoder; 4Kp60 H.264 decoder, 1080p60 MPEG-4, WMV/VC-1, AVS, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 decoder
- Low-latency 4Kp60 H.265/H.264 encoder
- AI accelerator – Up to 3.2 TOPS Neural Network Accelerator (NNA) with Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) architecture, supports TensorFlow and Caffe
- The “-K” suffix should stand for Dolby Vision and Atmos + DTS-HD licenses
- Manufacturing process – 12nm
- System Memory – 8GB LPDDR4
- Storage – 128GB eMMC flash, microSD card slot
- Video Output – HDMI 2.1a up to 8Kp60 with HDMI CEC, Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG support
- Audio – Optical S/PDIF, 3.5mm audio jack, digital audio output via HDMI
- Connectivity
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
- Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2×2 MIMO WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 (LE) via Ampak AP6276P module
- USB – 1x USB 3.0 port, 1x USB 2.0 port
- DRM – Widewine L1 support
- Misc – IR receiver
- Power Supply – 12V DC/2A via power barrel jack
- Dimensions – 115 x 115 x 24mm
- Humidity – 5% to 90% non-condensing
- Certifications – CE, FCC
The Ugoos SK1 TV box runs Android 11.0 with OTA updates and Ugoos features such as SAMBA server, NFS and CIFS clients, Magisk to access root, remote server for using an Android phone as remote, and more. It also supports Google Play, DLNA, and Miracast. The TV box ships with the UR-02 remote that combines voice control and air mouse mode.
The Ugoos SK1 8K Android TV box with Dolby Vision support is sold for $208.99 on the “Ugoos Store” (unofficial reseller of Ugoos products) but with only three units in stock, and should soon become available on AliExpress. [Update: The Ugoos SK1 is sold on Aliexpress for $209 plus shipping] Further information may also be found on the product page of the official Ugoos website.
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Pretty sure that the AM8 model has Dolby Vision licence, too. Mostly because the find folks at CoreELEC has busying themselves with it after sorting the AM6b+.
Anyway, yes, I think it’s pretty much certain that any ‘-J’ or ‘-K’ chip has the license on the S922X / S928X platforms.
It’s difficult to find information about the licenses. When I first wrote about the AM8, I mentioned Dolby Vision, but when I go to the product page on the Ugoos website it’s been removed, and I can only see a reference to “Dolby Audio”.
If I remember correctly, Kodi has the ability to use Dolby and DTS even on machines without proper licenses.
the AM8 supports Dolby Vision , and use Kodi 21 for playback. However, the AM8 lacks DTS:X licensing
Thanks. Now I can see the changelog for the latest firmware for the AM8 and AM8 Pro with the following lines:
Such a shame that these boxes are still sticking with the 1x USB 3.0 and 1x USB 2.0 ports. All that potential to expand I/O capability but stuck in the past.
If were were talking about a £$50 box then maybe but at over $200, poor.
This chip no longer supports FEL, so why spend so much money buying this box,the AM8 is good enough
I think that a chipset like this is something Google & defacto Netflix should have certified too. Why not let people experience speed and quality of a new platform, that until now only an Nvidia shield could provide, at least in terms of premium legal content.
Infact I think we will try and launch a premium unit based on this chipset or similar, as we believe this bottomed out market approach is running out of steam.
Also Smart Home and Cloud/Augmented Gaming are not going to get less in future… It’s worth looking at!
Thanks
If there’s an Amazon Fire Cube 2024 released this year, it may possibly be equipped with the S928x, potentially replacing the Shield.
I wonder if this can be as good shield for Plex. What I mean is proper audio passthrough.