U5 PVR Deluxe Android Media Player 2/16GB AC WiFi Gig Lan & DVB

[trebor]

CPU : ARM Cortex A53,Hi3798CV200 Quad core 64bit, GPU : High-performance multi-core Mail T720
Storage Memory : 16GB eMMC 5.0, System Memory : 2 GByte, DDR4-2133 SDRAM
MPEG Transport Stream A/V Decoding, Transport Stream : ITU-T H.265/HEVC & H.264, ISO/IEC 13818-2 MPEG-2 AVS&AVS+,VC1, VP6, VP8, VP9

Power Supply 　
Input Voltage : AC 90 ~ 250V, 50/60HZ
Output Voltage :12Vdc / 3.0A
Type : External AC to DC Adaptor
Power Consumption(Watt) : Operation Mode : T.B.D / Stand-by Mode : Under 0.5W

Physical Dimension
Size(WxDxH) : 275mm X 320mm X 135mm
Net Weight : 1.8 Kg
Operating Temperature : 0 ~ 45℃
Storage Temperature : -10 ~ 70℃

SW spec 　
OS Android : 5.1.1 Lollipop
Live TV app : Customized Live TV App
DVB Support : Customized TVHeadEnd 3.6

[trebor]

Today we are going to start to have a look at the U5 PVR Deluxe Android Media Player 2/16GB AC WiFi Gig Lan & DVB
I first stumbled across this box with some writings at Eddy LAB back in March (translators on) interesting and peaked my interest.
Still need to get my Head around TVHeadend and the Linux side of the deal, looks interesting

Based on the Hisilicon v200 and they just have the goods when it comes to video Display.
Its got Vents lots of vents this is a cool player and it can do so much.

Does TV excellent, (my opinion) one of the better DVB-T interfaces I have used.
The Box looks and is meaty, Its has Sata for PVR, USB 3, AC WIFI and Gig lan, USB 2, Spdif, AV,
Runs TVHeadend Linux and Android,
A remote that I find easy to use. Beefy 12v 3amp {power pack}
You have a selection of tuners be it Twin or Single see below
Smart Card Slot,

Spec
HiSilicon Hi3798C V200 quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU up to 2.0 ARM Mali-T720 GPU
DDR4 2GB, EMMC 16GB, Internal Sata (not supplied)
Android 5.1 x (support Linux booting support)
Android TV OS(ATV) Custom FW (V1.0)
Android OS and Linux (Debian) OS at the same time booting in U5PVR (Change feature)
Android TV OS & Linux simultaneously (Dual OS)
Linux runs in the background on the Android OS base.
You can connect to SSH to deposit the Linux server (U5PVR)
A runnable Linux Server Feature

A. Next Cloud - File share Server (Remove from default)
B. Plex Media Server (default)
C. Transmitton Server (default)
D. TVHeadend Server #2 (default)
E. SSH Server (default)
F. FTP Server (default)

AC Wifi, BT4, 10/100/1000 Lan

Tuner Options
(1) For ATSC(Terrestrial) : ATSC 2.0 1EA + ATSC 2.0 1EA
(2) For DVB : DVB T2 1EA + DVB S2 1EA or DVB T2 1EA + DVB T2 1EA
or DVB S2 1EA + DVB S2 1EA
(2-1) Smart card reader support (DVB S2)

USB 3.0 1EA, USB 2.0 3EA, Optical Audio 1EA
RCA : Support by 4 Pin RCA cable

What in the Box
IR Remote control
Power Adaptor
Manual
WiFi ANT
Internal SATA connector


Lets have a look see:

Huge Box Plenty of packing inside




Whats in the Box and Looks Great




Front and that Display, note small Gap around top as does pop off for easy mounting of HDD and that gap is added Ventilation



Back



Side with Wifi Connector and Vents



Other Side Card Slot and USB Ports and Vents


Under side Oh notice the Vents



Top side with easy pop/lifts off lid, mounting Slots 2.5/3.5 HDD, Note Fan slots option BUT running 12+ hours a day No heat



Under side Lid and its easy to pop top Mounts



Removal of top tray to mount HDD easy.



Power Pack




Closer look at the inners

Sata and eMMC Samsung KLMAG2GEND-B031 eMMC 5.0



Ram- K4A8G16-5WG8CRC DDR4



Wifi-AP6335 802.11 b/g/n/ac with Bluetooth 4.0



PHYceivers › 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet



GL850G Genesys Logic's Universal Serial Bus



More to come

[trebor]

Just a few quick test/Info about the U5 PVR Deluxe Android Media Player 2/16GB AC WiFi Gig Lan & DVB

Standard ATV UI


ATV Settings much the same


More settings


Ram and Storage Truth


No DRM at Present but being worked on


A1SD Bench

Vellamo





Available in the Following Configuration

[zzmakii]

Looks very interesting, but still no CI+ interface for watching coded packages.

[trebor]

To install Hdd very simple as seen in the Following Images from U5 support website

Lid as mentions easily Lifts or Pops of.

Grab Sata and Power cable and Plug in PCB

Easy as

Now Mount You HDD: 3.5in Use B slots or A and C for 2.5

Once mounted add cable to HDD

Screw inner Lid back on job is done.

Pop the outer lid back in place.

[catorcio]

Is the satellite tuner sensitive or poor as the KIII Pro? thank you

[trebor]

Sorry dont have Sats here to test
A Good question to ask in their Forum on sensitivity and selectivity,

Yes the Alignment of some of the ports is a little of, first release/demo

Now it's now sold under the Vontar brand, looks like a production issue ports works fine.

Be Nice if it had a Egreat/Himedia/Zidoo display, current display works as is but needs some luv.

[catorcio]

I asked on their forums, they replied that it's like the U4PVR, but that they always test it without satellite tuner worries me !.

[trebor]

Ok yes, i have also asked in another group about your question.....
Maybe just Google around and see if any sat forums make mention..may be lucky.

[bluesmanuk]

This looks like a nice box.

Have you managed to use any of the PVR funtionality yet?

[trebor]

Well yes record to HDD etc easy ...like most and time function etc...

[trebor]

From ATV5.1 to ATV 7 or from ATV7 to ATV5.1

U5PVR Transformation Image

This image will update from ATV 5.1 to ATV 7.0 or from ATV 7.0 to ATV 5.1


ATV7 ==> ATV5.1 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9...VpJMGhxcEJsRjA

ATV5.1 ==> ATV7 : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9...VlUQ2Vpc0tHaHM

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