ZERO Devices Z8C Alice - AllWinner A80 Octa-Core Tv Box

[Javimetal]

Well, if I'm right this is the first TV BOX based on the new AllWinner A80 Octa-core

ZERO Devices Z8C Alice

Some pictures:



Big size picture here: Z8C Alice Board















Official website: ZERO Devices

SATA and USB3.0 (one of them)


I have one of this over my desk, but it's toooooooo early to speak about impressions yet.

More info soon here!

[Javimetal]

Even I know it's early and I see some software problems must be fixed I runned Antutu on this Allwinner A80 TV BOX.

Results:

[clarkss12]

Even I know it's early and I see some software problems must be fixed I runned Antutu on this Allwinner A80 TV BOX.

Results:

Looks very promising.

[fkbna]

Interesting

Thank you for sharing the info.

I've been waiting for an A80 based TV box and looking forward to the market release of one.

Please do share more info when you have it.

I'm hoping that Google will release Android L for ARM soon and maybe it gets on devices like this one.

[Javimetal]

Added more pictures to post #1

[no_spam_for_me]

And who wants to believe that the 55K is true and not faked at kernel?

Anyway... nice to see the first A80 device... but now my favourite question: What's about heat at this case?

[no_spam_for_me]

Well, this is:

AllWinner A80 - ZERO Devices Z8C Alice



4K-30 - MX Player (100%)


Open BIG picture here


1080p-60 - MX Player (100%)


Open BIG picture here


No other configuration than 100% let me see the black and white dots.

Note that first one looks like ONLY ONE black pixel is managed, but it looks not correct.

Another important thing, also playing with the ANDROID SCREEN SCALE (do not talking about MX Player Scale) these results are different. These pictures was with an ANDROID 100% SCREEN SCALE.

I'm right that it looks better than the rk3288 at the moment?

[nikiiv]

Does it have a support for HDMI-CEC.
It is quite interesting that none of the TV Boxes or TV Sticks have so far. And this IMHO is a must-have feature. Instead of providing one, they are adding costly IR receivers and remote controls

[leafar]

innovation

We need a completed box like rk3288 HDMI IN,a powerful SoC but the same specification, besides, USB 3.0, gigabit ethernet.
Make at less 3 model;
1- no WiFi,Bluetooth yes
2- gigabit and Bluetooth
3- HDMI in/out
Of course ram 16,64,128 gigabytes, no 8 please,and a nice fan and heatsink .

[no_spam_for_me]

Here also exist an older datasheet:

http://linux-sunxi.org/A80

Anyone have an idea how do they handle the SATA connection? Via SPI?

[Javimetal]

USB2.0 to handle the SATA port

[no_spam_for_me]

USB2.0 to handle the SATA port

hmmm... hmmm... I miss the right words

[fkbna]

Any approx ETA of the market release of this box?

My experience with Android boxes isn't much let alone the knowledge of the manufacturers making these devices.

Is Zero Devices a good maker.. reputed in this area?

[Javimetal]

Any approx ETA of the market release of this box?

My experience with Android boxes isn't much let alone the knowledge of the manufacturers making these devices.

Is Zero Devices a good maker.. reputed in this area?

http://www.zero-devices.com/press.php

ZERO Devices was probably the first brand selling TV Boxes with Android. As example, this thread from MAY 2012: http://androidforums.com/android-tv/...oid-4-0-a.html

And this is a stick, 2 boxes was sold before this product.

ZERO Devices is a partner of Sunchip, what is a big design house in Shenzhen.

[Javimetal]

I forgot some important...

- Casing will be finished this week
- It's highly probably we will see a Linux distro running in this box