Hello and welcome to my channel. It's your host Nick here once again, and as usual, I
have yet another TV box stop review. On Today's video, the spotlight is on the Tanix brand
with the release of their latest model, and this box comes just in time for the upcoming
promotion. This model is the Tanix TX28 RK3328 quadcore Android 4K TV box. After the break,
I'll do a quick unboxing and a full review on its hardware and features, along with performance
benchmark scores and some live demonstrations, so stay tuned, you have more in a minute.
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Welcome back and thanks for staying with us. So, this is the box that the TX28 comes in,
and it's the usual Tanix logo branded box with some information here that says that
it's a 4K TV box with H.265 decoding. It's got a standard RJ45 Ethernet connection, WiFi
support, and O T A updates. Below the box it shows that it runs on a Rockchip
RK3328 quadcore CPU, on 4GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. I'll give more details
about its specs in just a moment, but for now I'll do a quick unboxing and move on to
the next segment.
So in the box, you get the Tanix TX28 TV box itself.
You get this infrared remote. The remote is a standard point and click remote that needs
a clear line of site to work properly, but if you are a power user and perform more advanced
functions like installing Kodi addons or playing Android games, a Bluetooth air mouse or mini
touchpad keyboard would be a better option. Another great alternative is the use of the
new and improved Cetusplay app that converts your mobile device into an all-inclusive remote
controller, covering all your navigation needs. See the link in the description area for more
information.
You get 1 HDMI cable.
A 5 volts 2 amps universal DC power adapter.
An external antenna.
And a quick setup users guide.
Let's examine the box.
The housing is made of plastic, with the Tanix logo clearly displayed at the top.
To the back, you have 1 HDMI port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, you have 1 RJ45 Ethernet LAN port,
you get 1 SPDIF 3.5mm port, and your DC power input.
To the side, you have 1 USB 3.0 port and an external antenna.
On the other side, you have a micro SD card slot.
To the front, you have an LED clock display.
And to the bottom, you have no ventilation holes.
So, I'll now connect the box to my TV, and move on to the next segment.
So, I'm back, and as I start up the box, you are greeted with a Tanix logo and an Android
start up animation which takes a couple of seconds.
Then you're taken to the launcher.
The launcher has a simple design with large buttons which cannot be changed, and you also
have the ability to add more shortcuts to the launcher by simply clicking this add button
and selecting which apps you would like to add.
This launcher in its current form does not come with a navigation bar or status bar for
easy mouse and touchpad functions. But don't worry too much about it, as Tanix usually
releases a firmware update later on that includes these bars.
In the apps section, I see that they have included some free IP TV apps and movie streaming
apps for entertainment like Modro, Filmonlive, Cloud TV, and RKMC which is a kodi build.
You have Netflix if you have an account with them, however, it may only show in standard
quality due to DRM limitations which I'll get to in a moment. You have the YouTube app
which is the Android TV version that shows in 4K, and the rest is some standard system
utility apps.
I'll now check to see if the box is rooted.
It shows that the box is rooted, running on android 7.1.2 Nougat operating system. This
is great for those apps that require root access to work. However, it sacrifices DRM
support and HDCP encryption, which is necessary to play Netflix in 4K quality.
The DRM information shows that this box only has support for CENC clearkey, which means
that Netflix only shows in standard quality on this box. The box needs Google Widevine
level 1 support for the box to show Netflix in 4K and HD quality. This does not affect
other services from showing in HD and 4K quality.
Let's look at its system and hardware information. The manufacturer of this box is Rockchip,
and the model is the TX28. It comes with 4GB of dee deeyar3 RAM, and 32GB of internal storage.
Below here it shows the available RAM and internal storage after the Android installation
and apps installed on the box. The CPU is the 64bit Rockchip RK3328 quadcore
CPU, running up to 1.5GHz. The box has support for both 32 and 64bit ABIs, which allows the
box to run both 32 and 64bit applications.
The GPU is the ARM Mali 450MP single core graphics processor, with a refresh rate of
60hz. The MP without a number value indicates that it's a single core, it is also confirmed
using another hardware identification application shown here.
Under Network, it shows that the box has dual band 5.8GHz WiFi support, and you can also
see the signal strength link speed and the frequency.
The operating system is Android 7.1.2 Nougat, and it also shows that the box is rooted.
Under thermal information, it shows that the box runs between 50 to 60°Celsius under normal
room temperature, and this can rise up to 75° under heavy activity. If you apply a
passive cooling fan it ranges between 45 and 55°.
The box comes with codecs for playing 4K videos like H.264, HEVC, and VP9 decoding, and a
couple of others all needed for the playback of HD media.
And that's it for system and hardware information, and I'll now move on to the benchmarks.
I'll first start with the RAM and memory read and write speeds.
The Tanix TX28 has a RAM copy speed of 3390MB/s. The internal storage has a read speed of a
hundred and 3MB/s and a write speed of 64. And the SD card reader has a read speed of
19MB/s and a write speed of 12. These scores are really good for a regular movie streaming
TV box.
I'll now show the results of the WiFi speed test.
Just a quick bit of information. If you have a wireless router that has been in constant
use for over a year or two, you would want to consider purchasing a new high quality
A C router. An older worn out router will not give you your maximum speed compared to
when you first purchased it, this is simply because the electronic components deteriorate
over time.
So the results show that the TX28 has very good WiFi reception. On my 40MB Internet package,
the box was able to hit the maximum on the both WiFi bands and over the Ethernet connection.
In the Antutu benchmark, the Tanix TX23 got a score of 59281. This score is average for
a TV box in its class.
In the Geekbench4 CPU benchmark, the Tanix TX23 got a score of 527 single core, and 1423
multicore. This score is also average for a TV box in its class.
And the final benchmark which is the ice storm extreme GPU benchmark, the box got a score
of 2182. This score is a low score for a TV box which is not favorable for gaming.
Well that's it for the benchmarks, and I move on to the entertainment segment.
The main function of a TV box is to stream movies and TV shows. What you actually watch
on your TV box is totally up to you. If you are into paid subscription services, you can
install apps like Netflix, sling TV, Hulu, and Amazon prime video. However, due to the
I'll now run a couple of 4K video samples all at 60 frames per second and at various
formats. I'm running these samples off a USB 3.0 flash drive with fast dater reed n write
speeds, and via the USB 3.0 port on the box.
The samples ran perfectly, and the display was clear and bright with vivid colors.
I'll now run a 4K YouTube video to see if the box can play in 4K quality.
As you can see the box plays YouTube videos in 4K quality, on the Android TV version.
I'll now play two games to test the boxes 3D graphics performance. The Keymapping app
installed OK, but it failed to work properly. So, I'm compiling a list of games that uses
gamepads by default taking the guess work out of finding good games to play. These two
games use gamepads by default, So let's see how they perform.
This game is GT racing 2. It's a high graphics game that uses lots of system resources.
And World Cup is coming for all you soccer fans, and this game is FIFA 2016 Ultimate
team.
Both games had difficulty playing on this box, which indicates that this box is not
meant for extreme gaming, and one should stick to lower end games.
So, in summary. The Tanix TX28 is a good TV box for streaming
movies and TV shows, it comes with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The box
is rooted, it can play 4K videos at 60 frames per second, and it can play some Android games.
On the flip side. The GPU isn't powerful enough for smooth 3D gaming, the Ice storm extreme
benchmark score is a bit low, my keymapping app didn't work, the launcher has no navigation
bar, and it comes with an infrared remote. So I've come to the end of my review of the
Tanix TX28 Android TV box. If you are interested in this device, a link was placed in the description
area where you can get it at an unbeatable price.
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