Rikomagic DS04 is a new 4K digital signage player running Android 14 on a Rockchip RK3576 octa-core Cortex-A72/A53 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
It looks to be a cost-down version of the Rockchip RK3588-powered Rikomagic DS08 8K digital signage player with many of the same ports and features, including two 4K-capable HDMI 2.1 ports, a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 jack, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, optional 4G LTE, and a few USB ports.
Rikomagic DS04 specifications:
- SoC – Rockchip RK3576
- CPU
- 4x Cortex-A72 cores at 2.3GHz, 4x Cortex-A53 cores at 2.2GHz
- Arm Cortex-M0 MCU at 400MHz
- GPU – ARM Mali-G52 MC3 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0, and 3.2, OpenCL up to 2.0, and Vulkan 1.1
- NPU – 6 TOPS (INT8) AI accelerator with support for INT4/INT8/INT16/BF16/TF32 mixed operations.
- VPU
- Video Decoder – H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1, and AVS2 up to 8Kp30 or 4Kp120
- Video Encoder – H.264 and H.265 up to 4Kp60, (M)JPEG encoder/decoder up to 4Kp60
- CPU
- System Memory – 4 GB RAM
- Storage – 32 GB eMMC flash
- Video Output
- 2x HDMI 2.1 ports up to 4K @ 120 Hz
- Touchscreen supported via USB port
- Audio
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Digital audio output via HDMI ports
- Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
- Dual-band WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax and Bluetooth 5.2 with two external antennas
- Optional 4G LTE with SIM card slot
- USB
- 1x USB 3.0 Type-A port
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports
- 1x USB 3.0 Type-C (OTG) port
- Digital signage features
- Real-time clock (RTC)
- Scheduled power on/off and reboot
- Watchdog
- 0°, 90°, 180°, 270° display rotation supported
- Power Supply – 12V/2A via power barrel jack
- Dimensions – 147 x 140 x 30mm with the antennas, 114 x 140 x 30mm without antenna
- Materials – Aluminum case for fanless design
- Temperature Range – 0°~70°C
- Humidity – 0%~95% RH
The cost savings mostly come from the processor itself, as well as smaller RAM and storage capacities (4GB vs 8GB, 32GB vs 128GB). The DS04 is limited to 4K video output, while the DS08 supports 8K, and the USB ports offering is now 1x USB 3.0 + 2x USB 2.0, instead of 2x USB 3.0 + 1x USB 2.0. Apart from that, the hardware features are the same.
One benefit of the new model is the upgrade to Android 14 from Android 13. The advantages of selecting a specialized digital signage over a cheaper TV box are that it’s designed for 24/7 operation and implements features such as screen rotation, scheduled power on/off enabled by a real-time clock, and a watchdog timer to minimize downtime in case the system hangs or crashes. You can check the digital signage features section of our DS08 review to better understand how these work and are implemented.
The DS04 ships with a 12V/2A power adapter, an HDMI cable, and an infrared remote control. The company didn’t provide availability and price information, but I suspect samples of the DS04 will sell for around $200+ on the company’s AliExpress store, considering the DS08 goes for $300, and the earlier DS03 for $184 in the same 4GB/32GB configuration and an RK3399 SoC. Additional information may also be found on the product page.
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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