Smart Android TV

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=XC4208 Powered by the advanced Android 2.3 operating system this smart TV media player will add a new dimension of interactivity to a plasma or old CRT.

It will transform the TV into an internet browser, games console, media player, picture gallery, file manager, social networking tool etc. The unit features 4GB of internal storage, an SD card slot and 2 x USB ports for connecting a USB hard drive or a wireless keyboard/mouse combo for easy remote control. Media collections can be accessed and viewed from a USB hard drive or directly from a shared drive on a Windows/Mac/Linux machine. It supports playback of most of the popular movie formats such as MKV, VOB, DivX etc and many audio formats like MP3 and OGG. Video can be streamed straight from youtube through the Chrome browser app and a myriad of Android apps can be downloaded and installed to extend the usability of the device. For those stuck in the dark ages of TV viewing this media player is a welcome upgrade.

Preinstalled apps include youtube, facebook, twitter, MSN, a network file browser, video player and the all important game angry birds. Skype is installed but currently only works with audio.

System Specifications:
• Type: ARM Cortex A9
• Frequency: 800MHz
• RAM: DDR2-512MB
• Storage: NAND 4GB
• OS: Android 2.3
• Network connection by Ethernet/WIFI
• Includes 1m HDMI cable, component cable, L/R RCA cable

Multimedia Support:
• Video: DAT - MPEG - MPE - MPG - M2V - ISO - TS - VOB - AVI - MKV - MP4 - MOV - 3GP - 3GPP - FLC - AVI - WMA - TS - M2TS - M3TS - M4TS - M5TS - MTS - M4V - FLV - 3G2
• Audio: MP3 - WMA - WAV - OGG - OGA - FLAC - ALAC - APE - AAC - M4A - AC-3 - DTS - RM
Image: BMP, JPG, TIF, PNG, GIF

Video output:
• Resolutions: 420p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
• HDMI
• Component (YPbPr):
• Composite video

Audio output:
• Left/Right RCA
• Coaxial RCA

Network Connectivity:
• 1 x RJ45 port
• Wireless 802.11b/g/n

Note on apps:
The skype app is intalled, however only the voice function is working.

Dimensions: 210(L) x 171(W) x 35(H)mm

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Android (operating System)
• smart tv
• media player