We ended up going with the HP Stream Mini (Link to HP Stream Mini). It has a 1.4GHz Celeron, 2GB RAM, and a 32GB SSD. It has Ethernet and WiFi, runs Windows 8. $180. We’re going to give this a shot and return it if we’re not satisfied with performance.
We have been running RMK’s mk902ii, It is android based and solid as a rock. It does not have Windows Remote Desktop, but you could install a small VNC server on it. The CMS supports it.
Specs:
RKM RK3288 Quad Core 1.8GHz Cortex A17 Android4.4TV BOX 2G RAM, 16G ROM,2.4G/5G WIFI, Gigabit LAN, 4K H.265, Bluetooth 4.0
Ethernet and Wifi w/5GHz and big external antenna, plus expandable memory via SD card. Did I mention small.
We buy them striaght from RKM for $95 USD each.
We have seriously been through 7 different small units before we found this, and it just beats everything else hands down.
Could you specify what devices did you use, untill you found this RKM?
We have since given away all the hardware that did not work. Also we did not keep the data on the units we tried once we found the MK902ii to work so well.
Sorry I can not be of more help.
More feedback
The Lenovo Stick performs well - testing over night with a few videos
(Running win 8.1)
Currently have 53 of the Quantum Access sticks running all over the country (US) from one XIBO CMS.
Moved to the new Azulletech LAN with Win10 Pro which is the same basic hardwaras the Access, with the addition of an Ethernet port, which we found was needed in some locations due to bad WiFi accessibility.
No field failures so far on the Access stick, and some have been running since August 2015 24/7. We reimaged them with Win10 Pro for the deployment.
I have one sample LAN stick that has been running for a month 24/7, no issues.
Beelink BT3 is wonderfull for that. I installed 3 of them in my corporation.
I am looking at theAzulletech stick you mentioned. I have a couple monitors that are old enough to not have HDMI. Would this stick PC function via HDMI to DVI adapter? Does it have an external power supply or does it pull power directly from the HDMI bus?
I have the G-Box and it’s awful. It’s network speeds makes it pretty much useless for streaming 1080p video.
As for android nothing wrong with a mk808b tv stick… I have ran 5-6 since 2010 one failure… PS: that failure was cured with a reflash of the os. My newest Android box i am testing is the Ugoos AM3. not to bad for a octacore and is SU rooted. But having issues finding a VNC server for it.
For a Windows TV box I am testing the Kodlix Z83-V box… not to bad either but to early to say.
RMK’s mk902ii
is Screen rotation possible? . Landscape/portrait?
Automatically power on ?
We have not tried screen rotation with these units.
It powers on when you supply power, but I do not think it has an ability to schedule it to turn on.
Intel NUCs work well (lots of SKUs and options), some Compute Sticks work better than others depending on if you are pushing static content or 4K videos (I say this because there is limited storage on some Compute Sticks and your media library for 4K content will likely need to be on a microSD Card, so performance will depend on the microSD card and ComputeStick SKU).
I should also mention that RKM if you order a fair amount… say 50 units, they are willing to work with you on customizing some of the ROM, like boot image, default installed apps, and what not. We had them partially customize a ROM for us. We then added some additional customizations to make an image we use over and over. Really is great on the presentation side of things.
Can you please share contact information where you buy these from. And what other customizations you did.
Boot screen logo.
Xibo apk pre installed
Is there any good remote desktop options here?
Vnc/ teamvier
tali,
Please let Jane at Rikomagic know that Colin, from Wali Digital, Inc. suggested you contact them.
rkm2@rikomagic.com
The other customizations are just that, what we needed to do to get what we needed out of the system. Some beta stuff for us and hopeful future abilities.
VNC would be fantastic, but so far nothing that does not cost an arm a leg is consistent.
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I’ve found the T95Z Plus Android units to be an inexpensive solution for a Xibo/Android player box.
They’re great little power houses and do 4K right out of the box.
