Jide Technology launched a Kickstarter campaign for Remix IO TV box a couple of weeks ago, and now they’ve added a very interesting device with Remix IO+ TV box running the company’s Remix OS operating system powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa-core processor with 4GB RAM, 32 GB storage.
The case design will be the same, but the hardware much more powerful than the Rockchip RK3368 based modek. Remix IO+ specifications:
- SoC – Rockchip RK3399 Hexa core processor with 2x ARM Cortex-A72 cores @ up to 2.0 GHz, 4x ARM Coertex A53 cores, and Mali-T860MP4 GPU
- System Memory – 4 GB RAM
- Storage – 32 GB eMMC flash + microSD card slot up to 128GB
- Video Output – HDMI 2.0s port up to 4K @ 60 Hz, VGA port
- Audio Output – HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack
- Connectivity – Gigabit Ethernet port, dual band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0
- USB – 2x USB Type-A 2.0 host ports, 2x USB 3.0 ports
- Misc – Power button, and 2x LEDs, cooling fan and heatsink
- Power Supply – 9V/2A power supply
The system will support for Android and Android TV apps. I’ve found about it through Jide YouTube account in the short teaser video below.
The good news is that you can get the box for just $129 + $10 shipping on Kickstarter, while the bad news is that you’d have to wait at least until May 2017 to get it shipped.
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May 2017 ? This is joke ? I wait for any tv box with RK3399 but I must wait a long time…
Don´t forget “cooling fan”…
Much better /strokes chin
Will this use all CPU cores at the same time or switch between 2 and 4 CPU cores?
They describe DRM 1 & 3 on the specs. Does it mean that this device will be capable to play Netflix and Youtube at 4K?
Sorry, they wrote about my doubt in the FAQ:
“Remix IO can decode and output videos up to 4K. However, for platform (ie. YouTube, Netflix, etc.) specific videos that are in Full HD (1080p) and 4K, we are still in development to work out some issues. We fulfill in March and we’re confident we will be able to work out those issues by the time your Remix IO ships.”
Until may 2017 LOL, there will be many other released before that time frame I suspect. Looks like a great media player though.
If it had a SATA port, I would love one box like this, even if I had to wait until 2017. I am looking for a NAS like device for FTP/Samba/Torrent/NFS. Right now I prefer an oDroid XU4 with 32 GB internal memory. I am not 100% sold on the oDroid, I want a TV box like server running permanently at the lowest cost possible, with as much as possible community support. I want the oDroid mainly because a Raspberry Pi 3 is not powerful enough for this and it does not have Gigabit connectivity.
Jide has decided to stop working on Remis OS for the consumer market, focusing instead on the enterprise market, so they canceled Remix IO/IO+, and will provide full refunds to backers: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jidetech/remix-io-a-4k-nougat-powered-all-in-one-device/posts/1939337