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Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 14 Comments on $85 Jesurun K8 (Hi720) Android 4.2 STB Powered by Rockchip RK3188

$85 Jesurun K8 (Hi720) Android 4.2 STB Powered by Rockchip RK3188

It looks like MK888 (aka CS918 or K-R42-1), or more exactly MK888B (Includes Bluetooth support), is now getting some competition with Jesurun K8, another Rockchip RK3188 set-top box with 2GB RAM, 8GB Flash, and Bluetooth support, that sells for as low as $80 on Aliexpress (called Hi720), and $85 on DealExtreme. Here are the specifications listed on DX: SoC – Rockchip RK3188 quad core Cortex A9 @ 1.6GHz + Mali-400 MP4 GPU System Memory – 2GB DDR3 Storage – 8GB Flash + SD card slot (up to 32GB) Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth V2.1 10/100M Ethernet USB – 3x USB 2.0 port Video Output – HDMI 1.4 + AV Audio Formats – MP3 / WMA / WAV / OGG/OGA / FLAC / APE / AAC/M4A / RM Video Codecs – H.264 / VP8 / RV / WMV / AVS / H.263 / MPEG4 Power supply – 5V/2A Dimensions – 14.9 cm x […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 51 Comments on $96 Kingnovel K-R42-1 (MK888) Android Set-top Box Powered by RK3188 Processor

$96 Kingnovel K-R42-1 (MK888) Android Set-top Box Powered by RK3188 Processor

I’ve now got several RK3188 mini PCs, but I hadn’t found full sized set-top boxes based on Rockchip RK3188 quad core processor with Ethernet, and multiple USB ports. Thanks to a post in mini PC G+ community, we have now a nice looking quad core STB called K-R42-1 by Kingnovel, which might be the manufacturer design house behind the device, and sold for  $96 including shipping in one Aliexpress store under the model name MK888. K-R42-1 / MK888 Specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3188 quad Cortex-A9 CPU @ 1.6 GHz + Mali-400 MP4 GPU @ 500 MHz System Memory – 2GB DDR3 SDRAM Storage – 8GB Nand Flash +  MicroSD slot (Up to 32GB) Connectivity 10/100M Ethernet WiFi 802.11 b/g/n with external antenna Bluetooth EDR 2.0 Video Output – HDMI 1.3 + AV output jack Audio Output – HDMI + S/PDIF Video Codecs (Decode) – MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 (up […]