8K Android TV Box 13.0 4GB RAM 64GB ROM TV Box RK3528 Chip Support WiFi6 BT5.0 USB3.0 Ethernet LAN 3D HDR10 HD Video Streaming Box Electronics

2.0 out of 5 stars

Works sometimes

I was excited to try this box out, I do have alot of the other ones from different companies. Box is small and very lightweight. I do have some issues getting stuff downloaded to it, it can be used as a browser, but one thing I’ve noticed it’s really leggy when watching something. Overall I can’t really recommend due to the issues. 2 🌟

5.0 out of 5 stars

Snappier than expected!

I have an older version android box with 2 gigs of ram and a much slower 32 bit processor so compared to it this one is quite a bit snappier. I’ve noticed it loads apps fairly quickly, certainly reasonable for most people. I use an AppleTV for most of my streaming and as expected this box doesn’t perform as good but, if you keep reasonable expectations you won’t be disappointed. There’s a lot of fun to be had and many apps to be played around with so it’s definetly something worth having. So as long you’re not expecting the same performance you’d get from a streaming device that costs 5x as much I think you’d be satisfied with this. Plus, it has potential that other streaming box’s don’t. Two thumbs up and 5 stars

2.0 out of 5 stars

It Did Not Work For the “MAX (HBO)” App

It did not work with the MAX app, it streamed the video but there was no sound. I tried the Youtube app and that streamed without any problems. Since I wanted this primarily to stream MAX, I don’t have much use for it. I didn’t see in the manual or the manufacturer’s website where to go for support or I would have pursued this further.

5.0 out of 5 stars

Fast Android 13 TV Box

It’s a good product and good picture, playVery well. It’s easy to set up.

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4.0 out of 5 stars

Easy to set up TV box

This takes a little longer to set up but once you do it works great. It has all the key applications to set up I connected to Hulu and Netflix in minutes. Great picture and good value

3.0 out of 5 stars

Meh

Don’t really see the point of this device. Honestly felt I was better off just connecting my computer to my tv instead. The main thing I wanted to check is whether I could install ublock origin onto firefox. I was able to do this since google play store is installed. I installed firefox beta and I was able to add the adblock extension with my filters. I was able to watch 9anime without issue. I was able to download some apps using apk but some of them seemed to lag pretty bad like weverse. I felt this device was time consuming considering I needed to connect my bluetooth keyboard to it for better navigation. If you already have a computer or tablet, you don’t really need this.

4.0 out of 5 stars

Keyboard is less than desired

Update: Are you having issues with sound and playback of Max (formally HBO Max) on this device? Go to the bottom for my fix.I have several FireTV sticks, Roku boxes, Roku TVs, and many game systems that have media apps on them. So I got this to compare. The remote needs 2 AAA batteries, which I didn’t have on me initially, so… but this turned out to be one of my favorite media boxes.Pros:- Small and lightweight, low-energy box. In comparison to similar devices, this one is quite lightweight.- It has many great features, Wifi 6, 4GB RAM, and a decent CPU. That’s all great.- Supports 8K, but unfortunately, I have nothing higher than 4K, so I can not confirm that it outputs 8K.- It has a mouse mode that can be activated by clicking the button above the “1” button. Read my note below*- It has all major media apps from the built-in app store, but you’re always free to use the Google Play store.- I have seen no lag, stutter, audio problems, or otherwise from playing media files whether streaming on Hulu, Disney+, etc. or through my NAS.Cons:- The keyboard it comes with is difficult to use. The keys are skewed and it makes it hard to type things in.- I was not able to select “English (United States)” only “English (UK)” which are not the same. The dialects have subtle differences in spelling and many different idioms.- The remote control uses IR instead of Bluetooth, and this is very disadvantageous as not pointing in the right direction just causes it to ignore me.- I noticed that when I hold down the directional buttons, that it always goes 1 or 2 steps over what I’m trying to select. It lags just ever so lightly when it goes from being held down to not being held down.On the fence:- I don’t believe the HDMI cable that comes with it is 8K to be honest. My 4K HDMI cables are quite bulky and the one 8K HDMI cable I have is extremely bulky. These looked like older HDMI cables that only support 1080p (FHD).Notes:- * Mouse mode will allow you to install apps that knowingly track you like “ES File Manager”. Personally, I don’t care if it tracks me, because it allows me to play local media files from my NAS, when VLC can’t by default. However, I recommend MX Player Pro from the Google Play store instead if you have money and therefore a choice, since it has better video/audio sync support (in comparison, VLC desyncs often with certain files). You can get to the Google Play store by going to the app list and showing all apps. You can then open it and log in to your Google account. I already owned MX Player Pro, so it was a cinch to get it up and running and then I loaded a custom codec pack.- I attempted to run a game I own, by backing it up, copying it, and then side-loading it. Unfortunately, this game is not compatible with the system, so unfortunately, I could not say whether or not it would play full games (not mobile stuff). The game I was testing was Disgaea 1 Complete. Now I saw Disgaea 4, but I was not going to buy it just for these tests. If I purchase it in the future, I will amend this note.- I hadn’t tested Max (formally HBO Max) on this box until today, when I made this amendment to my review. It had no sound, was lagging, and I was frustratingly switching HDMI cables, disabling what I thought would fix it, looking up how to fix it and nothing worked. Then, I saw something that caught my eye. Go to settings which is a gear in the top-right bar. After that go to “Device Preferences” then go to “Decode and Bitstream”, then to “Audio Device”, and click on “Decode” instead of the default “HDMI Bitstream.” Now the audio in Max should work and make sure to wait before clicking anything because Max crashes if you don’t wait for it to load up.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

Works good

Works well, the software they use makes you switch to a mouse cursor for netflix for some reason though.

5.0 out of 5 stars

No nonsense video player

I love how flexible this is. Has some built in services, but lets you install your own player too and stream from wherever. Can’t go wrong there.

5.0 out of 5 stars

Awesome product

It was very fast loading up and the picture was very clear I think it is it is a terrific TV box I give it 5 stars

5.0 out of 5 stars

Love this product, works great

I love everything about it ifs fast and the picture quality is grate

3.0 out of 5 stars

Works but Needs Updating

I got this as a way to have a streaming device that also had a browser with the idea of eliminating the need for my Mini PC. The streaming gods were not with me on this little box. A quick start guide is included, but there was no actual manual, and no Rupa website could be found. It actually worked as a browser quite well but what really falls short is the streaming portion which needs some serious updates to be anywhere useful. The only real browser (Google) downside, for me anyway, is that it would allow only the ones listed in the settings. I was looking to add my Monknow dashboard extension but it would not function. As for the streaming I spent a couple hours playing with it.The remote is quirky with duplicate icons (volume) with different functions and most if not all had no indication as to what their function was. Using it was hit and miss then try to get back to where you were if that move did not work. After downloading some of my streaming apps, Amazon Video, Netflix, Youtube and others then some trial and error it became quite easy. The difficult part was getting back to the other functions then back into the streaming channels. All did load reasonably fast but Youtube was the only one that gave a sharp image with Amazon and Netflix less that sharp along with all including YT having jerky motion.At this point I am reverting to my present setup Amazon, Roku, and my mini PC plugged into an HDMI port. I will be checking in on it to see if any progress is hopefully coming in the future as I think with Android 13 and the processor it has potential.

2.0 out of 5 stars

Choose a different streaming box.

I thought I would try an Android box and see what I could do with it. The installation was okay but not the best. When you are picking your location it looks like you may be choosing different than what you had selected. For me I chose US English but when I used the down function on the remote it highlighted Russia, however when I next US English was selected.I cannot get the mute button to work but the volume buttons do work.The most frustrating thing was the need to move between the remote and the mouse functions to select what you wanted. For this alone I would never recommend this box.There is not a pause button on the remote. What you need to do is press the right arrow then the OK button. When you do this it does pause but moves you back to the previous screen instead of staying on the paused movie you are watching.I don’t recommend getting this box at all.

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3.0 out of 5 stars

Frustrating and almost unusable with provided remote – User interface makes it difficult to use

I was anticipating good things because I had heard that Android TV devices were one of the best set top boxes. I have a couple Roku streaming boxes that work fine but this box is problematic. I’ll start with the fact that although the remote has a nice tactile feel, sometimes it doesn’t send the IR code, so I end up having to press multiple times to get a result, particularly with the up/down buttons. Second, it appears to get stuck in some menus without there being an apparent way to finish the selection or even get out of the menu. I did find that attaching a USB keyboard helped, but there were still some selections that seemed to not be able to finish. I eventually found that it required entering “Mouse Mode” to complete some of the actions, using the cursor keys to move a pointer around the screen. This was made more difficult because of the intermittent up and down buttons.I see now that some other producers of this type of device include an “Air Mouse” type of remote. I suspect that would be more functional than the buttons only remote. I did find that attaching a wireless mouse with dongle allowed much better experience. But I don’t see using a conventional mouse from my recliner.I have since programmed a learning/programmable remote to work with this device. Since my remote doesn’t have the poorly functioning buttons, it does work better. But I think some kind of mouse really works better.