Now what exactly is these small little gadgets called mini-PCs, TV-dongles, or mostly just TV-Boxes/Sticks for short?
It is all about simply “ADDING to your HDTV” a number of very useful and exciting features:
1.) Firstly, your “TV becomes a Personal Computer” enabled with internet and software for all to do just about anything from research on the web (BIG screen and all); to editing documents; emailing; to anything else provided for by the 1 million odd apps downloadable into your TV-box from the infamous Google Play Store. Just plug-in your 3G-modem (or connect to your local Wifi router) and hook-on your keyboard/mouse and you’re there…. Oh, yes and the TV-box plugs into your HDMI TV-socket. Very simple indeed!!!!
2.) Your “TV becomes a Communications tool”. You just download Skype, Whatsapp, LINE, MSN, GTalk, or whatever Internet Messaging apps your friends and family use and whalla!!! You’re connected in front of your TV without the need for your tablet, smartphone or notebook. This model even has a built-in webcam to give you the voice and video needed to Skype.
3.) Your “TV becomes a Media player”. Probably the main claim to fame of the TV-box. Just load it with pictures from your digital camera, your MP3 files, and the movies from your camcorder or downloaded from the web, and you have HD movie and picture studio.
4.) And then without forking out you-know-what for a Sony PS or a Xbox360, you have all the impressive (and dead cheap) Android games to your or the kids disposal. You can even use your Android phone as a remote control.
The MK818 has the added convenience of a LAN port to complement the WiFi wireless connection as far as networking to your router, networked devices and NAS HDD goes. And a Bluetooth interface for added file transfers capability and connectivity to keyboards. Don’t forget the build-in webcam and microphone.
The specifications below of the MK818 speaks for itself and in this case provides for 1GB RAM, 8GB build-in ROM storage, TF & SD card expansion up to 32GB, and the dual core RK3066 RockChip platform clocked at 1.6GHz. Also note the Graphics Processor here - the infamous Mali400 quad core processor. In short, the RK3066 is a high performance Cortex A9 Dual Core platform similar to the Samsung Exynos 4 Dual Core chip. In terms of performance, the RK3066 is ranked between the Samsung Exynos 4210 and the Samsung Exynos 4212.
The following very informative videos can be viewed on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVhD80aPT1E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ebkPmjstsE
