Beelink GT-King II Review – Return of the TV-Box King

There is a very tasty Arabica coffee "Egoiste". He has a special and very memorable taste. Even after several years, when consuming other brands of coffee, the taste of Egoiste is easily recognizable. As well as getting emotions from this wonderful drink.

 

Chinese brand Beelink set-top boxes can be compared to coffee. If someone has already used any TV-Box from this manufacturer, then they probably felt the difference when buying similar gadgets under other brands. By leaving the TV-Box market in 2020, Beelink doomed its fans to survival in a world of imperfect devices. The appearance of Beelink GT-King II in 2022 was a pleasant surprise for everyone.

 

Features of TV-Box Beelink GT-King II - an overview of analogues

 

Beelink is performance, functionality and ease of use. TV boxes have an adequate price and demonstrate impeccable performance. There are solutions for everyday tasks (viewing video content from any source). And there are gaming options for fans of Android games.

It cannot be said that competitors have no analogues. There is. And very interesting. But for the two-year absence of Beelink on the TV-Box market, the situation has changed a lot:

 

• The middle and budget segment is littered with, excuse me, frank trash. Well-known and little-known brands, using old chips, produce miserable set-top boxes, competing for the lowest price. Performance is out of the question at all. Is that watching videos in 720p.
• The manufacturer NVIDIA focuses the attention of buyers on its shield TV PRO legend. For 3 years the company has not been developing this direction at all, collecting and selling obsolete gadgets. Yes, TV-Box pulls many productive toys, plus it can work with Desktop gaming services. It's cool, but there is no development in this direction.
• The Ugoos brand (a direct competitor of Beelink) has also abandoned further development and focuses on set-top boxes in 2021. Ugoos has interesting solutions. And there are plenty of fans. But any Beelink owner will tell you that Ugoos is far from perfect. It has many nuances that are very difficult to put up with after a long use of the TV-Box

The entry into the global market of Beelink GT-King II was a breath of fresh air. Both for fans of the brand and for new customers. After all, the manufacturer used a new chip and modern technologies in the assembly of the console. And this means that all competitors will also have to wake up and create something new and competitive. And this is good. After all, you can't stand still. One should always have a technologically advanced device at hand. Which will support all audio or video codecs. Be able to reproduce a picture or games on those characteristics that are set by the author.

Beelink GT-King II - Specifications

 

Chipset	Amlogic A311D2
Processor	4x Cortex-A73 @ 2.2 GHz 2x Cortex-A53 @ 1.8 GHz
Video adapter	Arm Mali-G52 MP8 (8EE), 4 cores, AVE-10
RAM	8GB LPDDR4/X 2133MHz 64bit
Persistent memory	64 GB eMMC 5.1
Expandable ROM	Yes, TF memory cards up to 1TB
Operating system	Android 11 (first revision of Android 9)
Wired interfaces	1xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0, RJ-45 (1 Gb/s), SPDIF, Jack 3.5 mm, 1xHDMI 2.1, DC
Wireless connection	2T2R Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4 and 5.8 GHz
Bluetooth	Version 5.1
Housing, cooling	Plastic, passive cooling system
Output video signal	4K, 2K, 1080P with 60fps support, 3D support
Output sound	Hi-Fi standard via SPDIF
Management	Remote control, voice control, mouse
dimensions	108x108x15 mm
Price	$180

Why buy TV-Box Beelink GT-King II

 

Of course, the price of $180 is expensive. But we are talking about the full compliance of the set-top box with the stated requirements. And analogues in terms of the quality of content playback from Ugoos or NVIDIA have the same high cost. But only in this way, having paid 180 US dollars, you can get 4K, HDR 10+, Wi-Fi 6, Hi-Fi, Atmos, Dolby. And, of course, guaranteed gaming performance at Ultra quality settings.

The new Amlogic A311D2 chipset was originally developed for car DVRs. The emphasis was on the Arm Mali-G52 MP8 (8EE) with NPU support. This is a graphics core with artificial intelligence for processing sound and video at the highest possible quality. In the TV-Box Beelink GT-King II, the Amlogic A311D2 chip creates the expected conditions for watching video and playing sound on the declared technical specifications. If it is quite simple, then all content will be transmitted in the form that was originally laid down by the author. But there is a nuance here. You need a modern display (monitor or TV). Plus, audio equipment and acoustics of the Hi-Fi standard are required. This is all to ensure that technologies are implemented at 100%.

Accordingly, wealthy people can buy a Beelink GT-King II TV-Box. Having normal audio equipment, the right TV and a desire to enjoy video or audio content.

 

Order TV-Box Beelink GT-King II or get something cheaper

 

It's all about the need. And often buyers miss their desires for a set-top box. To make it easier to understand, here are some examples:

 

• I'd rather take a game TV-Box, maybe I'll play on the TV. Main mistake. If toys are not used on an existing tablet or smartphone, then you definitely will not play Android games on a set-top box. A good gamepad costs from $30. It must also be taken into account. And without the love of games, there is no point in buying a high-performance console.
• I will watch videos from different sources in the best quality. We have Youtube, hard drive, NAS and torrents. In fact, the video will pull any budget TV-Box. If we are talking about 4K and HDR, then there should be a TV, a home theater and a decent router (1 Gb / s network and Wi-Fi 6 support). If you have all the resources, it is profitable to buy a TV-Box Beelink GT-King II. If you are content with 720p and there is no external acoustics, the costs are unjustified.
• You need a multimedia device for DLNA, which will combine all the systems in the house. TV, computer, home theater, media server (NAS), mobile equipment, portable acoustics. It definitely requires a powerful platform. And the Beelink GT-King II prefix organizes all this.

 

As you can see, buying a TV-Box is a complicated process. And this is taking into account the fact that the prefix is ​​purchased for 2-3 years in advance. Yes, it will last longer. But the release of new codecs, and technologies in general, will begin to worsen the result.

 

Here take the legend of 2019 Beelink GT-King. At the time, she was perfect in every way. After 3 years, the prefix works flawlessly (physically). But it does not pull many Android games on Ultra quality. Has some issues with the new H266/VVC video codec. Crookedly works with the AV1 codec. When downloading videos from torrents, you have to look at the type of codec to be able to watch movies without problems.

 

Therefore, before buying a Beelink GT-King TV-Box, an informed decision is required. You can buy an add-on this link on aliexpress.