Kai Bor F1 youth version of the detailed experience evaluation: the choice of young people!

Unconsciously, the Spring Festival of 2016 is approaching and 2015 will be successfully completed. At the turning point of this new arrival, the sofa housekeeper united with HDTV to prepare a 2015 Hengping summary, which will carry out in-depth and detailed evaluation of the smart TV boxes listed in 2015 to help everyone understand these products more fully, in order to eliminate interference. This Hengping did not receive any sponsorship, and all purchase their own models at their own expense to ensure fairness, openness, and fairness.

If we say that the brand of intelligent set-top box is the largest, then Kaibol's products will surely be at the top of the list. Kaiboer will launch different series of products every other day, for example, M series, C series, F series, K series, Q series, etc. Difficult to mention, not to mention ordinary users difficult to distinguish, I believe that HD lovers may not be able to speak clearly about the model of different series of products, do not say anything else, even the F series has nearly 10 products, as far as F1 is concerned There are also 4K Plus and Youth Editions.

At the end of 2015, Kaibol launched the Kbor F1 youth smart box for the low-end market. This machine uses the H3 quad-core processor, only with 512MB of body to run the memory, 8GB of body storage, from the configuration point of view, really low-end A little bit, in this age of eight nuclear boxes everywhere, how is the performance of such a box and can it lead the low-end market? Have people doubt, then, we may wish to look at its concrete performance.


Kai Bor F1 youth version still uses the classic blue and white packaging style, blue and white, a little different is that the front to remove those dazzling icons and instructions, only to retain a logo in the upper right corner and a statement: "TV one second change intelligence, It is omnipotent. There is also only one label in the upper left corner: F1 Youth Edition. Compared to the packaging of Kaibor’s previous boxes, the packaging of the Kaibor F1 Youth Edition was much smaller. Nevertheless, in the middle of the box, there was a series of texts. “I am a thread trimmer... Smart TV system... On demand episode... ... play games ... multi-screen interaction ... ... made up of many highlights made a huge "1", which reflects the power of Kaibor F1 youth version, but also reflects the youth arrogance, and strive to be "1" brother arrogance !


The bottom of the box, as always, is plain and unclear, indicating the relevant information and certification labels of the open company.


Kaibul F1 youth version of the fuselage uses a common engineering plastic material, the top cover is formed, without the slightest gap, the body is sleek, white surface, such as snow, light as a mirror, smooth and mellow, looks crystal clear and elegant, two are not long The WIFI antenna is like two small braids. It looks charming and charming. Just like a young and beautiful girl, it makes people excited. At the front of the box is a black semi-oval infrared receiving window and indicator light, which does not affect the reception of infrared signals. It also complements the monotony of pure white. The top is the open LOGO, cleverly decorated with the fuselage, the machine is very simple.



Kaibul F1 youth version of the body size of 180mm130mm30mm, the top of the front of the small gray open BOR LOGO and the front of the black acrylic infrared receiving window in stark contrast, luxury and not publicity, the four corners of the arc design, cleverly integrate the arc into the high Among quality plastic materials, it shows different charms


Kaibol F1 Youth Edition has no interface on both sides, and has a trapezoidal pattern. The thickest part is slightly thicker than the one-dollar coin. The thinnest point is slightly thinner than the one-dollar coin.


As a product for the low-end market, Kaibor F1 youth version of the interface is also regarded as a luxury, AV interface, dual USB interface, wired network port, HDMI port, power connector, the convex, the concave, and some have It can meet all the requirements of ordinary home users.


As the bottom surface, the thermal design of the open-Boer F1 Youth Edition can be used to the extreme. The entire bottom surface, besides the nameplate, is the heat-dissipating port. Do you still have to worry about heat dissipation?


The Kaibor F1 youth version of the remote control discarded the white version of the remote control design, drawing on the advantages of the original remote control, using a new design, the standard 31-key configuration, although it looks small, but the function keys are complete, there is a No less, the first half is the most commonly used TV learning function keys, commonly used TV source switching, volume adjustment, convenient operation, in addition, is also specially equipped with a TV, display a key direct function. In the middle is the home button, mouse button, menu button, return button, and arrow keys. The bottom line is the number button. From the perspective of the button settings, the user's habit of using the TV is fully taken into account. In particular, the number keys are retained, which is convenient for wireless input. The network password also facilitates the digitization of channels in live broadcasts. At the bottom is the LOGO of Kaibol. From the perspective of the entire remote control, the size is moderate, which is convenient for one-handed operation, but the keys of the menu and direction keys are small and the hand feels general. The back of the remote control adopts ergonomic design, and the groove is specially set. It can be seen that the manufacturer's humanized design uses a very traditional No. 7 battery to supply power for the remote control.




Kai Bol F1 youth version comes with an external power supply, output 5V/2A, but youth can not wait, the measured, this type of plug in common outlets occupy many places, many inconvenience, obviously, 3C mandatory certification, etc. complete .

KaiBoer F1 youth version of the distribution of ordinary HDMI HD cable and instruction manual, the content is simple, step-by-step instructions, easy to learn, easy to operate.

In the end, the host and accessories were all displayed.



KaiBoer F1 youth version of the box looks ordinary, then its internal hardware strength? Take a look at the disassemble and you will see that you can open the four rubber pads on the underside and open them with a regular cross-knife. After unpacking, you can find that a piece of metal is added to the top cover of the machine to increase the weight of the machine. , But with the following heat sink does not converge, it seems difficult to form a cooling effect, but fortunately its internal space is not small, in terms of heat dissipation, less than worry.


Kai Bor F1 Youth Edition uses a small PCB design, the structure is not complicated, work can only be said in general, and there is no bright feeling, from the solder point of view, a bit rough, there is a style of losing the big factory.


Kaibor F1 youth version uses Quan Zhi H3 solution, according to reports, Quan Zhi H3 is based on quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU architecture, integrated GPU ARM Mali-400MP2 600MHz, supports 4KH.264/H.265@30fps video hardware decoding, 4K Resolution screen, 4K video point-to-point output, support for H.264 BP/MP/HP, VP8, MPEG1/2, MPEG4 SP/ASP GMC, H.263 (Sorenson Spark), WMV9/VC-1, JPEG/MJPEG, etc. 1080p@60fps video decoding in various formats, H.264 1080p@30fps video encoding, support for various DRM, HDCP wired and wireless copyright protections such as Google Widevine 11, Microsoft Play Ready, Marlin, and support for the full-color Lisung display engine SmartColor. Built-in t-Coffer based on ARM TrustZone security technology, secure video channel support Root-of-Trust, Secure Boot, Secure Storage, integrated HDMI (CEC/3D), CVBS, EMAC+PHY, audio encoder, four USB ports .


Kaibor F1 Youth Edition uses two Samsung K4B2G1646Q memory chips with a single capacity of 256MB and a total of 512MB in memory. The Kaibol F1 4K enhanced version will use a single-capacity 512MB of memory for a total of 1GB.

The Kaibol F1 Youth Edition uses the EMSC SMD flash memory chip of FORESEE NCFSESA8-08G in the flash memory with a capacity of 8GB.


KaiBoer F1 youth version of the wireless network card chip is widely used in Taiwan Ruiqi manufacturing RTL8703AS network IC chip, is the most widely used network card type set-top box, a little bit sorry that its external WIFI antenna even direct welding, workmanship is also a bit Rough.


Kai Bor F1 youth version uses HX1601S 1530 network transformer, 100Mbps network port design.

Open Boer F1 youth version of the infrared receiver module and indicator light, the more common infrared receiver on the network set-top box, receiving angle.

Through the soldering feet on the rear PCB board, it can be seen that there are still some bare soldering feet on the board. It can be seen that many functions of this machine are not fully developed, and the solder joints are also rough.

Kaibol F1 youth version of the back interface display



The official parameters of the Kaibol F1 youth edition are not clear from many parameters.



KaiBoer F1 youth version of the boot interface first displays Alibaba Cloud LOGO, and then continue to increase the color of the "Board LOGO", although the display of two screen content, but the speed is faster, about 20 seconds to enter the main interface.



After opening the Boer F1 Youth Edition, it also gave four steps to set up the guide operation, guide the novice before using, set up the network, log in to the Taobao account, connect the TV assistant, and finally, gave the user agreement, although not too much effect.



Kaibor F1 youth version uses YUNOS operating system, YUNOS system is Alibaba based Android system secondary development of an operating system interface dedicated to intelligent products, in the boot interface we can also see YUNOS and open Bor's LOGO logo, its main The interface is a three-layer display, and the top is the content classification options: recommendation, video, games, children, shopping, applications and other six categories of options. With the conversion of content classification functions, the second floor of the poster accordingly changes, the lowest level is Hidden application shortcuts are called out by pressing the down arrow.




You can also use the arrow keys to call out quick entries such as "Application, Settings, Search, Notifications, and Subjects". The entire interface is rich in content, clear in classification, easy to use, and easy to operate.



Kaibor F1 Youth Edition has a built-in Tmall Theater, and most of the videos require paid viewing.



Unpaid fees can only be watched for 10 minutes. This is not a small expense for users who are used to having free meals.


However, the Kaibor F1 Youth Edition integrates the Hua Digital TV online broadcast control platform in terms of built-in resources. Compared to other broadcast control platforms, Hua Digital TV is more excellent in terms of resource classification, more intuitive, and it is also one of the few currently available. One of the platforms that integrates 4K resources. Of course, everyone can also install a sofa butler to download more third-party film and television applications.

Installation Process 1 Download Sofa Butler APK Install Package → 2 Record Sea Meme Box Remote Install Address → 3 Enter this address in your browser → 4 Find Sofa Manager APK → 5 Finish Installation

Precautions
1. Computers and boxes need to be connected to the same wifi so that files can be transferred remotely.
2, if there is no computer, you can also use the mobile phone to download the sofa butler installation package, directly use the browser to scan the remote address of the right two-dimensional code to open the remote installation interface;
3. Please enter the remote installation address in English mode. Do not enter the wrong one.



The number of China TV online broadcast control platform supports small window preview playback, on-demand interface, information is more abundant.

As the genuine platform of China TV's TV program, its definition is good, in the 20M line online mode, there will be a buffer before playing, the basic smooth playback.

During playback, different picture quality can be selected according to network conditions.

Play TV shows also support small window playback.

In the 20M dedicated line access mode, you can do it immediately, that is, drag and drop.

In the search for film and television resources, support for the first letter of the film and television program inquiries, in the massive program, query programs is very convenient.

As the main entertainment performance of the Kaibor F1 youth smart box, built-in game hall contains a lot of games.


The KBolle F1 Youth Edition also has a lot of game features built-in. As the same variety of games, whether it is a remote control game, handle games, somatosensory games, online games can be found, but only 512M of memory, for some big games, it seems powerless.


Of course, some small games, such as playing some games to eliminate the stars, are still more than enough.



The Kaibol F1 Youth Edition has also added a special area for children. In this interface, young children and children aged 0-14 can find suitable content. Whether it is learning, games, or animation can be found here, and the classification is clear, which is also a good choice for children's education.








Kaibor F1 youth version of the TV online shopping function is equally powerful, its built-in TV version of Taobao APP, "Daily Special", the use of large posters show items pictures, the price at a glance.






In the application interface, although the Kaibol F1 Youth Edition has a built-in application store, its application program has no bright spots, and its application management function is also good. By pressing the menu key, you can uninstall the application.





Kaibol F1 youth version enters the local player to have three choices, at boot, inserts the mobile hard disk, will have the corresponding prompt; Also may directly enter from its document manager, but also may enter directly from "the multimedia broadcast", in the multimedia broadcast interface Above, all supported videos have a preview screen.



Although the Kaibor F1 Youth Edition only has 512M of memory, its local playback capability has been greatly improved after its new firmware is optimized. Here, the audio and video files of the current common encoding formats and packaging formats are used for testing. When using the built-in player, individual files cannot be played. The phenomenon of suspended animation occurs when playing a large bit rate video file. The actual measured results are as follows.

Different format video tests



Test results: Kaibol F1 Youth Edition supports most common video formats, but does not support EVO format playback.
Test video section show




H.265 and 4K format video test




Test results: Kaibol F1 Youth Edition supports most H.265 and 4K video playback, and the phenomenon of suspended animation appears when playing large-bitrate video files.
Test video section show




3D and ISO format video testing




Test results: Kai Bor F1 Youth Edition supports 3D and ISO format video playback, but in the playback of ISO format, prone to suspended animation, and support for 3D format to 2D format playback.










Different format subtitles test




Test results: Kaibol F1 Youth Edition supports ASS, SRT, SUB, IDX and other formats of subtitles, supports subtitle selection, font color, size, encoding, delay and other settings, but does not support settings for position, effect, line spacing, spacing, etc. .

Picture test






Test results: Kaibol F1 Youth Edition supports the common format image display, only the 32bit bitmap shows a partial yellow, in fact, at present, has not yet found an Android smart machine that can normally display such bitmaps.

Different format audio file test







Test results: Kaibor F1 Youth Edition supports most audio format files, but does not support MKA, DTS, VQF, AC3 and other formats.


The Kaibol F1 Youth Edition was not designed to be energy-efficient in terms of equipment. It could not completely shut down the power supply, but turned off the signal output. According to the results of the micro-power monitor test, the following results were obtained:
Remote Shutdown Power Consumption (W) Status: 1.33W

Boot idle average power (W) state: 3.34W

Average video playback power (W) status: 4.41W



Although the KBoss F1 Youth Edition has a low-end configuration with only 512M of memory, the strong hardware R&D capabilities of KIBOR, combined with strong software support from the Ali YUNOS UI system, have resulted in a considerable improvement in its overall strength, in terms of its firmware optimization. It is better than many high-definition boxes that claim to be eight-core, and its advantages in film and television resources, game resources, education resources, and shopping resources are remarkable, but in terms of local playback, due to inherent memory defects, When playing large-bit-rate video, it is clear that there is more than enough power. In addition, due to some reasons, whether or not to support the installation of third-party programs will not be commented on. From the perspective of cost-effectiveness, there are still not many advantages.

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