Infinik i9 eight-core evaluation full interpretation of the British Fick box

In 2014, the TV box market was extremely extraordinary. No matter how the SARFT reorganized, the box market still has its own way out. The number of box products introduced in 2014 is also countless. Among the numerous box products, hardware technology and software experience are surpassing the record of the past, and then brought about two impacts: first, the price of the past technology and experience decreased; second, the technology is continuously updated with new technologies The prices of new experiences are also rising.
The demand for cost-effective products in the market is imminent, and consumer demand is even more appealing. Is there a television box that can really be cost-effective, and on the premise of satisfying consumer demand for product configuration and performance, is there a price that is close to the people? At the end of November 2014, Infik launched its performance monster product, the Infik i9 eight-core TV box. Once this product was on the market, it received consumer acclaim and became the Tmall's annual sales champion. Xiao Bian has been fortunate enough to get something in kind and will go with everyone to find out.



1, Infinity i9 eight nuclear design unique patent Infiniti i9 eight nuclear rejection of the square shape of the TV box design, using a streamlined white polished high quality plastic design, embellishment green border, a little thick appears a bit " "Small slick", and the special design of the bottom support wall mode, the unique wall design is even more patented. The front front center is an oval black acrylic, IR receiver head is placed inside, light blue light flashes during work, which shows the elegance of technology.










From the side, the streamlined design of the Infik i9 is rather like a sports car. Maybe the design was originally inspired by the concept of a sports car? The side is also scattered with a lot of heat sinks, together with the bottom of the heat sink together with the escort for the stability of the machine.



The bottom of the Infik i9 is covered with heat sinks, and the heat emitted by the machine during the weekdays will be discharged through these ducts. The nameplate, “8GB flash”, barcode and quality certification are attached to the bottom, and there are two at the bottom of the bottom. Wall-hanging holes for convenient wall use.



There are two colloidal feet on the front of the bottom, which reduces the friction with the contact surface when working in Infinity i9 eight-core standing mode. The rounded streamline design makes the overall machine look sleek,



Although the sparrow is small and fully-equipped, the Infinek i9 eight-core is in the compact 185x138x43mm form (it can be held by one hand), and all the interfaces are set behind the machine. From left to right, AV output and dual USB 2.0 , RJ-45 network interface, HDMI output, DC-IN, toggle switch, compatible with new and old TV, and set-top box built-in high-gain wifi, whether wired or wireless can meet user needs.




Random packing accessories include infrared remote control, power adapter, HDMI cable, AV cable, installation guide and warranty card.










The exclusive patented shape design of the Infinity i9 eight-core can stand or lie, streamlined sports car design seems to be foreshadowed for Infinik "arrested", in terms of hardware, Infiniti i9 eight core will bring us how Surprise?

2, Infiniti i9 eight-core configuration strong Infineon i9 eight-core using Quan Zhi latest H8 eight-core processor, the industry's use of the processor's set-top boxes are few, plus 299 yuan ultra-low prices will be available Such a powerful set-top box is the first case in the world. All-Chip H8 Eight-Core Processor is a processing chip specially designed for TVs. It has 8 ARM Cortex-A7s that can work at the same time, with a peak frequency of up to 2.0Ghz. Together with Imagination's powerful PowerVR SGX544 image processing architecture, the operating frequency Up to 700M, to ensure excellent gaming performance and smooth UI experience of the smart set-top box, and H8 integrates the latest SmartColor color display system, H8 as the core of the network set-top box program, can greatly enhance the image quality and display Here are the details of the chips that Xiaobian has found on the official website:



From the data of the chip, we can see that H8 chip GPU supports OpenGL ES2.0/1.1, OpenCL 1.1, DX9_3, can achieve the display effect of PC level, HDMI can support up to 1080P@60fps output, multimedia performance supports multiple video formats, Includes popular 4K and H.265 decoding.

Infiniti i9 eight cores in addition to the above mentioned features introduced in the chip, but also built 8G large flash memory and 1G DDR3 memory, support for a variety of formats 3D decoding and external subtitles, and with high gain antenna built-in wireless wifi, Let you enjoy the large film while eliminating the wiring trouble.

Xiao Bian in the testing process, the Infiniti i9 eight nuclear reaction is very rapid, almost at the same time with the remote control, very sensitive, Xiao Bian estimate is due to the high frequency performance of the eight-core processor, the following is a small series through Running sub-software, evaluation results for Infinik i9:

Ann Bunny Run points:
Ann Bunny is a software that professionally tests the ratings of mobile phones and tablet computers. It can perform UE testing (multitasking and virtual machines), overall CPU performance testing, RAM memory test testing, 2D/3D graphics performance testing, and data storage I/O. Performance testing, consumers can have a grasp of the device as a whole through security Bunny test software.






From the Bunny's run points, it can be seen that the Infinity i9 eight-core CPU score is very high, when the multi-thread work, the CPU score is 5385 points, the single-threaded score is 2252 points, the GPU 2D drawing score is 1401, The 3D drawing score is 4374 points. Whether CPU or GPU scores are among the best in the industry, not only can you run large programs, but you can also perform multi-task execution at the same time, and even large-scale games that are popular on the market are worth mentioning.

Vellamo
Vellamo is a benchmark application that tests the device's JS, HTML5 capabilities, where the HTML5 module can be used to evaluate mobile web browser performance, and the Metal module can measure the performance of mobile processor CPU subsystems. Vellamo can evaluate scroll scaling, 3D graphics, video performance, memory reads and writes, bandwidth peak performance, and more.



The advantage of Infinity i9 eight-core in HTML can be seen from the running points of 1177, which is an advantage in the market.
NenaMark2
NenaMark2 is a hardware acceleration benchmark program for Android devices that tests the graphics capabilities of mobile phones by demonstrating a real-time rendering screen, including reflections, dynamic shadows, surface parameters, complex light patterns, etc., and requires Android 2.0 The above system and OpenGL ES 2.0 support.






The performance of the Infinity i9 eight-core in 2D/3D image redrawing is also obvious. Perhaps it is due to the advantages of the 700MHZ graphics performance. Xiaobian is very satisfied with the Infiniti i9 eight-core image processing capability.

3, Infinik i9 eight nuclear Ali cloud OS + China genuine

The strong hardware configuration requires software experience to bring out the winning position of the Infinity i9 eight-core. The Infinity i9 eight-core is equipped with an Ali cloud operating system based on android smart operating system. Ali cloud OS is Ali. Baba Group's products, so more or less e-commerce


The strong hardware configuration requires software experience to bring out the winning position of the Infinity i9 eight-core. The Infinity i9 eight-core is equipped with an Ali cloud operating system based on android smart operating system. Ali cloud OS is Ali. Baba Group's products, so more or less will have the nature of e-commerce, can be seen from the main operating interface of Alibaba Cloud, the operating interface is mainly composed of recommendations, film and television, shopping, games, education, applications, tools, etc. In the entire operation interface, movies, shopping, and games have become the characteristics of the Infinity i9 eight-core.

Film and TV equipped with China Genuine Digital Mass Video

The Infiniti i9 eight-core film and television resources are equipped with a large number of legitimate high-definition video, covering movies, TV shows, children, experience, exploration, variety, entertainment, and in the lower left corner, the system has set aside 3 float frames. Allowing users to independently add third-party video extension applications can very quickly select the required video resources.






Because it is equipped with a genuine number of authorized Chinese, so users do not need to worry about the video source server will be unstable, and because it is a genuine license, so the video quality is guaranteed, Xiao Bian opened a number of different video viewing, Under the condition of 20 MB network speed, there is no pressure to watch HD video. Theoretically speaking, the 8M bandwidth can meet the demand for high-definition video transmission. If there is a “H.265 zone” under the movie classification, it can be separated. This Xiao Bian can be full of emotion.

Family sharing big screen shopping entertainment

As it is equipped with Ali cloud OS, online shopping is an essential element of big screen, and the double 12 is approaching, in the end is Alibaba Cloud OS achievements of the Double Twelve, or double 12 to promote the big screen shopping? This answer is not known, Xiao Bian only know very much hope that now there is an Infinity i9 eight-core around the living room, so you can enjoy the family's big screen shopping entertainment!












Thanks to the performance advantages of the 8H GPU PowerVR SGX544 and the high processing power of the H8, the Infinity i9 eight-core is no less than a PC-end experience in running large-scale 3D games. This small series takes Need for Speed ​​17 and Red 80. After the childhood “King of Fighters” game to continue testing, it can be controlled by Infine's remote control, and can also be controlled by mobile phone remote control. There is no way to think about it.



Infinik i9 eight-core support mobile phone remote control, in the mobile terminal to download "Ali TV" application, you can achieve remote control, gamepad, steering wheel, voice remote control and other digital control mode, and in some video games allow, you can also Keyboard mapping, such as the "King of Fighters" game tested in this small series, supports keyboard mapping.








4, Infinity i9 quad-core 4K decoding + H.265
In the above hardware introduction, it can be seen from the introduction of the H8 chip that the performance of the Infinity i9 eight-core in multimedia is very powerful, taking a variety of local formats, supporting 1080P output, supporting 3D decoding, 4K decoding, and H.265. Decoding, this short article will be together with everyone to test the Infiniti i9 eight core decoding capabilities for local resources.

Xiao Bian prepared in advance a number of different formats of different resolutions of the fragment on the Infinity i9 eight core for drag and drop, fast forward, rewind playback, Infinity i9 eight core is almost a variety of formats, can easily be brought , The following Xiaobian mainly describes the popular and novel 4K and H.265 video playback.

Since the Infiniti i9 eight-core is equipped with the latest H8 processor and comes with the latest development of a new generation of patented Liszoku system SmartColor, the quality of the eight-core restored by Infinico i9 will be even better, and the picture will be more detailed. . The following is a test screen shot of the 4K segment of the roast duck.



Infiniti i9 eight-core in the playback of 4K files without pressure, Xiaobian tried H.265 encoded 1080P Girls Generation - Gee, is also easily brought, and the picture is very good, no pressure before and after drag and drop.



In the entire series of Xiaobian tests, only one h.265 video played during the drag-and-drop period was slightly punctured, and the others were able to finish brilliantly. The capability of the Infinity i9 eight-core in local video decoding was still obvious and very powerful. As a home entertainment center, or home theater source is still competent.

5, Infinik i9 eight-core multi-screen interactive

Multi-screen interaction has become the standard for current network STBs. The competitiveness of set-top boxes that do not have multi-screen interactive functions will be greatly reduced, and optimized multi-screen interactive functions will become an important “weapon” to occupy the market. Kei i9 eight core is such a powerful enemy holding a "big knife", equipped with "Ali TV" multi-screen interactive features, introduced in the above game test, and now listen to Xiao Bian details Road, its features include key remote control, touch Screen remote control, gamepad, steering wheel, local projection, voice control, home monitoring and other functions.







Key remote control, touch screen remote control: The two methods of mobile phone remote control can be remotely controlled by the digital remote control of the mobile phone, and the main collection and set-top boxes can be in the same local area network.



Gamepad, Steering Wheel: Mainly used in TV games, it can be mapped to game buttons. Through digital handles and steering wheel, you can not only avoid the cost of buying physical handles and steering wheel, but also experience new game modes. Connected to the same local area network mobile phone more than one person to interact with the game.



Local projection: You can push pictures, music, and video on your phone to the Infinity i9 eight-core for playback, especially for pictures and video push. When the family is together, they can share directly on the big screen via wireless and can Instantly enjoy, a very good feature.




Voice control: Infiniti i9 eight-core support voice control function, can be set by the voice of the set-top box to pause, play, the next song and other system instructions, you can also search for movies and other controls, Xiaobian try to say to the mobile phone microphone "The edge", the set-top box to find the wind in the romance TV series, Xiao Bian also tried "open QQ" and other voice commands, Infiniti i9 eight-core recognition accuracy of up to 99%, very intimate one function.







6, Infinik i9 eight nuclear other features

In addition to the above-mentioned functions, the Infinity i9 eight-core also has some unique features that are convenient for the user's life and optimize the operation experience and functions of the operation experience. It can be seen that the manufacturer is deeply considering and optimizing the software, and stands at the user's point of view for the user. Tailor-made network set-top boxes.

Home monitoring: home monitoring function can be as long as Infinity i9 eight-core networking, mobile phones can access the Internet, there is an account, the phone can monitor home security anytime, anywhere.



Wifi hotspot function: Wired access to Infinity i9 eight cores and transmit wireless wifi signals, the use of features and can be exempted from the cost of additional purchase of wireless routers, or can bridge the wireless signal for the home.



One-click installation: copy the app that needs to be installed on the USB flash drive to automatically identify the app and prompt the user whether it is installed or not, whether it needs to be installed, or how to install multiple apps, and how to manage the set-top box app file.



Intelligent voice remote control: Infiniti intelligent voice remote control is used in conjunction with the Infinik i9 eight-core can also achieve voice station selection, voice review, query program, on-demand video, daily inquiries, voice commands, and STB intelligent robot Chatting, pulling eggs...



7, Infiniti i9 eight nuclear evaluation evaluation

Infinick i9 eight-core with its strong H8 hardware configuration with the PC-class eight-core GPU, with its smooth running "dominant" video game field, such as the pursuit of large-scale 3D games such as Need for Speed ​​17, known as the "performance monster"; In the aspect of network video, we have obtained genuine authorized number of HD video resources and obtained inexhaustible high-definition video resources. We have also become the home entertainment center with its support for 3D, 4K, and H.265 decoding, and cooperated with the newly developed SmartColor technology. In the fine-grained reproduction of color, “a further step,” restore the original image quality.



With the in-depth optimization of Alibaba Cloud OS, Infinek i9 eight-core also features features such as large-screen shopping, multi-screen interaction, home monitoring, wifi hotspot, and voice control. And all this powerful software and hardware equipment can be fully included in the bag only at the official 299 yuan, and this networked set-top box enthusiast can provide more intimate services in this industry with this high cost performance ratio.