Well, I'll get this right out of the way at the beginning of the first post of a thread for another STB.... I took one for the FTA team! The STB has great possibilities, but out of the box, not a strong contender as the DVBS is the standard DTV app. http://www.ebay.com/itm/201544884463
The K1 looks great on paper, quad core S905 performance is exceptionally fast and Kodi works great! DVBS2, well not so great... Here is a great thread that got me interested in testing the unit: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/11...ic-s905-android-tv-box-unboxing-and-teardown/
Very nice presentation, well constructed and packaged well. Includes the North American AC/DC adapter, HDMI cable and a standard IR remote. Includes a DVBS2 and T2 tuner. The factory states the availability of two DVBS2 tuners or DVBS2 and ATSC, but only could get this sample. Memory is RAM: DDRIII 1GB and Rom: Flash Nand 8GB. Only has USB 2.0 ports and TF supports up to 32Gb. 2.4G WiFi internal and HDMI 2.0. The included remote provides access all menus and settings, but I connected a wireless keyboard/mouse for ease of set-up and input.
The unit OS is Android 5.1.1 with Kodi Isendard and several other preloaded apps like Netflix, Google Play and dozens of others. The unit as many KODI addons preloaded and it is obvious that the unit is plug and play for file sharing and streaming.
The menus were clean and easy to navigate and there was no lag on the remote or keyboard navigation. The DVB app opens to select either the DVBS2 or DVBT tuner inputs. No North American satellites, but it was fast and easy to add the satellites visible in my location. The install menu allows simultaneous switch and motor settings with 22KHz, DiSEqC 1.0/ 1.1 and motorized 1.2 and USALS. There are 64 DiSEqC 1.2 user assignable satellite motor assignments.
The DiSEqC 1.2 motor set-up was painless and quite fast. I had 30 positions configured in about 15 minutes. The motor moving prompt stays on screen for 45 seconds or until a pre-programmed transponder signal is locked, so needless to say, with no pre-programmed transponders, you don't want to move the motor to much....
Many of the standard LO selections are available and a custom for user setting. Blind scan was pretty fast and averaged about 2 minutes on most satellites.It missed the 101w 4MHz separation transponders, but did well when manually entered and scanned. After blind scan is complete, the unit returns to the "All Satellite" list and the last watched channel. THat would drive me nutty, but an engineer should be able to easily fix. It does not do 16APSK, but did find 8psk. Decodes Dolby AC3. Have yet to check for ACM channel reception, but will post more when I have more time to test. No 4:2:2 ( I knew one of you was about to ask)!
At first the motor control worked well, but after tuning an unknown channel on 99w the unit no longer would lock on a channel and displayed no signal or quality readings. The motor control also stopped. Rebooted the unit and the channels came back, but the unit would not issue and 22KHz/DiSEqC commands. Removed the 12Vdc power cord for 30 seconds and after the unit rebooted, the motor worked well again and the channels came in fine. This has happened twice already, but still need to figure out what signal is making it go crazy.
Seems to be a good Android Kodi unit with DVBS2 receiver for basic services and a fixed satellite dish. Should have more capabilities and will explore more. A good engineer could likely bring out some great FTA hobbyist features... they probably lurk in the chipset, but just not yet enabled...
The K1 looks great on paper, quad core S905 performance is exceptionally fast and Kodi works great! DVBS2, well not so great... Here is a great thread that got me interested in testing the unit: http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/11...ic-s905-android-tv-box-unboxing-and-teardown/
Very nice presentation, well constructed and packaged well. Includes the North American AC/DC adapter, HDMI cable and a standard IR remote. Includes a DVBS2 and T2 tuner. The factory states the availability of two DVBS2 tuners or DVBS2 and ATSC, but only could get this sample. Memory is RAM: DDRIII 1GB and Rom: Flash Nand 8GB. Only has USB 2.0 ports and TF supports up to 32Gb. 2.4G WiFi internal and HDMI 2.0. The included remote provides access all menus and settings, but I connected a wireless keyboard/mouse for ease of set-up and input.
The unit OS is Android 5.1.1 with Kodi Isendard and several other preloaded apps like Netflix, Google Play and dozens of others. The unit as many KODI addons preloaded and it is obvious that the unit is plug and play for file sharing and streaming.
The menus were clean and easy to navigate and there was no lag on the remote or keyboard navigation. The DVB app opens to select either the DVBS2 or DVBT tuner inputs. No North American satellites, but it was fast and easy to add the satellites visible in my location. The install menu allows simultaneous switch and motor settings with 22KHz, DiSEqC 1.0/ 1.1 and motorized 1.2 and USALS. There are 64 DiSEqC 1.2 user assignable satellite motor assignments.
The DiSEqC 1.2 motor set-up was painless and quite fast. I had 30 positions configured in about 15 minutes. The motor moving prompt stays on screen for 45 seconds or until a pre-programmed transponder signal is locked, so needless to say, with no pre-programmed transponders, you don't want to move the motor to much....
Many of the standard LO selections are available and a custom for user setting. Blind scan was pretty fast and averaged about 2 minutes on most satellites.It missed the 101w 4MHz separation transponders, but did well when manually entered and scanned. After blind scan is complete, the unit returns to the "All Satellite" list and the last watched channel. THat would drive me nutty, but an engineer should be able to easily fix. It does not do 16APSK, but did find 8psk. Decodes Dolby AC3.
Have yet to check for ACM channel reception, but will post more when I have more time to test. No 4:2:2 ( I knew one of you was about to ask)!At first the motor control worked well, but after tuning an unknown channel on 99w the unit no longer would lock on a channel and displayed no signal or quality readings. The motor control also stopped. Rebooted the unit and the channels came back, but the unit would not issue and 22KHz/DiSEqC commands. Removed the 12Vdc power cord for 30 seconds and after the unit rebooted, the motor worked well again and the channels came in fine. This has happened twice already, but still need to figure out what signal is making it go crazy.
Seems to be a good Android Kodi unit with DVBS2 receiver for basic services and a fixed satellite dish. Should have more capabilities and will explore more. A good engineer could likely bring out some great FTA hobbyist features... they probably lurk in the chipset, but just not yet enabled...
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