Today we want to introduce you to AX9 review, this is one of the cheapest TV Boxes on the market equipped with SoC Rockchip RK3229. In this post we want to bring you the the features and impressions of this Android TvBox and answer some questions: like how it manages to reproduce 4K videos. Be aware that there’s a flash sale, so keep reading to find a coupon in further lines.
Design
AX9 cames in a cardboard box, inside you find the basics: TvBox in black plastic housing, IR remote control, HDMI Cable (2.0 compliant), power adapter and user manual.
Once you have you can identify all the ports; in one side there’s three USB (2.0) wich can be used to connect an external hard disc drive, USB memory stick, input devices like mouse or keyboard. In the other side TF card reader is present, always is a peace of mind to know that more user memory space can added. In the back are HDMI (2.0 compliant for 4K media), AV port if you want to connect this device to an old square TV, an SPDIF port if you need to use the 5.1 audio capabilities, a RJ45 LAN Ethernet 10-100mb/s socket and power intake. With all this ports and connections every need it is cover.
Hardware
AX9 is powered by Rockchip RK3229 a quad-core cortex-A9 processor runnig at 1.5ghz, Mali-400MP2 GPU, 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM for internal storage. With this cocktail it manages to run every basic task you trow it, like apps for social media as, facebook, twitter, instagram, check mails, watch videos from streaming sources like youtube or neflix without issues.
Features
AX9 runs latest Android Marshmallow OS, no need to update its software, it supports 4Kx2K playback (H.264/H.265 10Bit Hardware decoding), and it can play fast streaming due to 2.4G WiFi support IEEE 802.11 b/g/n and 10/100M ethernet. As has been stated, it reproduce 4K video but quality isn’t stellar in Kodi, in order to get the best quality from this kind of content they must be reproduced with the internal player or MX Player app for hardware acceleration.
It has simple and an easy to use UI which provides quick and intuitive access to key features. Unfortunately, AX9 does not have bluetooth, so if you want to play games you need to purchase a gamepad with USB wireless receiver.
Conclusion
AX9 is the rock-bottom price option with Quad Core SoC 1GB 8GB in a TV BOX for those who have a tight budget but need the basic to entertain the family. Right now it is in flash sale at 35.10 USD using the coupon code: YESCAFAGO, only limited for 24 hours, don’t loose the opportunity to catch this affordable device.