November 3, 2011 at 17:04Video review of a set-top box on Android - iconBIT Toucan W
Today, Android can be found not only on smartphones or tablets. More and more gadgets are choosing a system from Google : watches, players, as well as set-top boxes or, as they can be called, media players. One of these prefixes will be discussed in our today's “Review without rules”:
iconBIT Toucan W looks like a WiFi router, but if you take a closer look, it becomes clear that its functionality is much wider. The device has many different ports: LAN, USB, HDMI, AV output.
The device runs on a processor with a frequency of 1 GHz running on Android Gingerbread . Several applications are included, including a player that plays most of the well-known video formats without problems: AVI, MOV, DiVx, MKV , etc.
In addition, the console is compatible with many standard Android applications and games. The kit comes with a remote control with a full QWERTY keyboard, it can act as a mouse, just hold down a special key and the cursor on the screen will repeat the movements of your hand.
Specifications iconBIT Toucan W :
Onboard the iconBIT Toucan W there is 4GB of internal memory, for expansion you can connect any USB device: a USB flash drive or a hard drive, there is also a slot for an SD memory card. The recommended price of the console is $ 199.
iconBIT Toucan W looks like a WiFi router, but if you take a closer look, it becomes clear that its functionality is much wider. The device has many different ports: LAN, USB, HDMI, AV output.
The device runs on a processor with a frequency of 1 GHz running on Android Gingerbread . Several applications are included, including a player that plays most of the well-known video formats without problems: AVI, MOV, DiVx, MKV , etc.
In addition, the console is compatible with many standard Android applications and games. The kit comes with a remote control with a full QWERTY keyboard, it can act as a mouse, just hold down a special key and the cursor on the screen will repeat the movements of your hand.
Specifications iconBIT Toucan W :
- Processor and GPU : ARM Cortex A9 1 GHz, ARM Mali 400 3D video core (with Open-GL ES 2.0 support)
- Hardware decoders : Full-HD 1080p video and sound, HD (up to 1080p)
- Codecs: H.264, MPEG2, VC-1, WMV9, DivX, Xvid, MPEG4
- Memory: RAM: DDR2 512 MB, integrated 4 GB NAND Flash, SDHC slot
- Interfaces: 4 USB 2.0 (2 outside / 2 inside), HDMI, SPDIF, RCA video audio output, RJ45 LAN, Wi-Fi (802.11 b / g / n)
- USB device support : USB mice and keyboards, USB flash drives, USB HDD
- Delivery set : PSU, QWERTY remote control, HDMI cable
Onboard the iconBIT Toucan W there is 4GB of internal memory, for expansion you can connect any USB device: a USB flash drive or a hard drive, there is also a slot for an SD memory card. The recommended price of the console is $ 199.