With the prefix of the Chinese brand TANIX, we have already encountered review best budget devices. Let the TANIX TX9S TV box take the last (fifth) place in the ranking. But out of hundreds of other analogues, he at least got into this review. It's time to get to know this wonderful gadget closer. Technozon channel offers to watch the video. And the TeraNews portal, in turn, will share its general impressions, characteristics and customer reviews.
TANIX TX9S TV Box: Specifications
Chipset | Amlogic S912 |
Processor | 8xCortex-A53, up to 2 GHz |
Video adapter | Mali-T820MP3 up to 750 MHz |
RAM | DDR3, 2 GB, 2133 MHz |
Persistent memory | EMMC Flash 8GB |
ROM expansion | Yes |
Memory card support | up to 32 GB (SD) |
Wired network | Yes, 1 Gbps |
Wireless network | Wi-Fi 2,4G GHz, IEEE 802,11 b / g / n |
Bluetooth | No |
Operating system | Android TV |
Update support | No firmware |
Interfaces | HDMI, RJ-45, 2xUSB 2.0, DC |
The presence of external antennas | No |
Digital panel | No |
Networking opportunities | Standard multimedia set |
Price | 25$ |
The most pleasant moment for the buyer is the affordable price of the console. Only 25 US dollars. For this money, the user gets a fully working hardware and unlimited rights to install firmware. That is, to make it clear, you can install the operating system on the console, not only the official manufacturer, but also an amateur one. Given dozens of thematic forums, you can pick up anything. And what’s most interesting - everything will work perfectly. Here are some examples of firmware:
- Linux.
- Lite or Full version.
- minix neo.
- Dutch
- Frankenstein.
- There is even an imitation for Android 9 version.
TANIX TX9S TV Box: Overview
For a budget device, the console is very well assembled. A pleasant to the touch plastic box and a functional remote control will delight the user. The abundance of interfaces is fascinating. There is everything for full compatibility with any multimedia device. Even a separate output for connecting an infrared sensor. This is not even the consoles of the expensive segment.
On the hardware side, the only question is the lack of a popular protocol for a wireless network broadcasting in the 5 GHz band. But this flaw in no way affects the speed of downloading content. Since a very productive wired module is installed. And Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz works quite fast.
Network Features TANIX TX9S TV Box
TANIX TX9S | ||
Download Mbps | Upload, Mbps | |
1 Gbps LAN | 930 | 600 |
Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz | 50 | 45 |
Wi-Fi 5 GHz | Not supported |
TANIX TX9S performance
The advantages include the abundance of video and sound decoders. The prefix processes something on its own, something just forwards to the receiver. Sound can be transmitted digitally via HDMI and SPDIF, or by analogue via the AV output.
It is difficult to imagine that a budget device does not heat up during use. It is impossible to achieve failures in the trotting test - a perfectly green chart. But judging by the test, it is clear that the TV box, with a noticeable load, lowers the processor frequency.
When playing video in 4K format from the network or from removable media will not cause problems. But with Youtube friezes are noticed. The picture twitches slightly, which causes dissatisfaction when viewing. Considering that users watch all content from YouTube in FullHD, the problem is not relevant. Since at a lower resolution everything works perfectly.
For gamers, the TANIX TX9S TV box is not suitable. And the point is no longer in performance, but in hardware limited resources. 2 GB of RAM (part of which the Android system eats) is not enough to run productive toys. And the video card is rather weak. That is, the prefix is intended only for viewing video content.