VOYO MINI PC

[trebor]

Further testing with Netflix on VOYO.
Using El Fuente 60 main 10.
Both Chrome and Firefox handle it to 1750 kbps=720 x 480.
Attempts to go higher will peek at 3000 kbps=1280 x 720.
Temperature will also peak close to 80C(aida64)then you get the usual
breakdown on video/sound, throttles back to 1750 and all in well.
Found that Firefox/Silverlight pushes the point and not keen on throttling down,
Chrome/Widevine hits 3000 and quickly drops back to 1750.
1750/740x480 is watchable, like most android boxes

Heatsinks and Pads on order, as mentioned in other threads and should help.
As this box has no room may end up looking like a porcupine by the time Its
finished.
Cheers

[AndreaSpooky]

these box (voyo, pipo, also intel stick) are not well thought nor tested.
They knew cpu temp would go that high without a proper solution.
Hopefully new Minix will solve this problem.

[GeekBuying_Rep]

We teardown the VOYO MINI PC and find that it built-in 1000mAh battery, it can works for 3 hours without power supply.

[trebor]

Yes, comes with its own UPS, handy for DC type system.
No good if you lose power at home box stays on no monitor
Think it may also have something to do with standby
Cheers

[AndreaSpooky]

is it me or such battery is not reported in the specs lol

nice going, Pipo

[Flumpster]

is it me or such battery is not reported in the specs lol

nice going, Pipo

This is the voyo, not the pipo

Specification

Brand	VOYO
Color	White
Material	Plastic
Operating System	Win8.1 with Bing
CPU	Intel Bay Trail-T CR Z3735 quad core
GPU	Intel Gen7 HD Graphic
RAM	2GB DDR3
ROM	64GB eMMC
Extended Storage	Support for TF card up to 128GB
Wifi Connectivity	IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi support
Ethernet	10 / 100M Ethernet (Need to use usb to ethernet adapter)
Bluetooth	BT 4.0
Camera	N/A
Video Supported	H.264, MPEG4/XVID, WMV/VC-1, MPEG2 MP, AVS, H.263 up to 50 Mbps; VP8 up to 30 Mbps , 4k: 3840 x 2160
Audio Supported	MP3, WMA, RA, OGG, WAV, APE, FLAC, AC3, DTS, etc.
Picture Supported	JPG, BMP, PNG etc.
HDMI Port	Mini HDMI female, 1.4, support 4K Video
Other Interfaces	3 x USB 2.0; 1 x Micro USB for power supply, with OTG; 1 x Audio port;1 x Micro SD card slot
3G	EXternal 3G, USB 3G card
Other Function	OTG function
Power	1000mAh Battery / 5V 2A power adapter
Dimension	126 x 126 x 12mm
Weight	140g

[AndreaSpooky]

Okok, my bad XD
nice feature tho

Nearly Boiled it last night with a stress test.


Found In my collection of bits and pieces a usb external DVD burner.
Plugged in and powered by VOYO, ran up Kodi and played a few Oldies.
Very nostalgic this thing called a dvd.

Cheers

could you pls try it with an external USB3 disk with a normal usage, for example play a mkv movie with 10MBIT+ for like 20mins?

that 5V/2A doesn't look too good for that ^_^

[trebor]

5vdc~2amp supplied so its doing ok.
Also built in Microphone

Been running all day 17 hours streaming DI FM thru VLC
Installed CCleaner and adwcleaner to remove any junk.

It is what it is, till you push it, a few heat sinks will help as mentioned

Watched DVD Fifth Element via usb dvd burner plugged in 1 skipped frame in 2 hours
not much work for the box to do used Kodi 14.1 easy.

Cheers

Okok, my bad XD
nice feature tho



could you pls try it with an external USB3 disk with a normal usage, for example play a mkv movie with 10MBIT+ for like 20mins?

that 5V/2A doesn't look too good for that ^_^

[AndreaSpooky]

5vdc 3amp supplied so its doing ok.

sure its 5v/3amp?

specs reports 2amp.

could you check the psu label pls?

[trebor]

sure its 5v/3amp?
specs reports 2amp.
could you check the psu label pls?

Yep Your correct, miss read the voltage 3amp in 5vdc ~ 2amp out not to worry hasn't missed a beat all day.

Tested using VLC and USB 3 HDD powered by VOYO only

Format                                   : Matroska
Format version                           : Version 1
File size                                : 7.95 GiB
Duration                                 : 1h 57mn
Overall bit rate                         : 9 675 Kbps
Encoded date                             : UTC 2009-01-23 18:59:11
Writing application                      : mkvmerge v2.4.0 ('Fumbling Towards Ecstasy') built on Oct 11 2008 20:13:15
Writing library                          : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1


Video
ID                                       : 1
Format                                   : AVC
Format/Info                              : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile                           : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC                   : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames                : 5 frames
Codec ID                                 : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration                                 : 1h 57mn
Bit rate                                 : 9 032 Kbps
Width                                    : 1 920 pixels
Height                                   : 800 pixels
Display aspect ratio                     : 2.40:1
Frame rate mode                          : Constant
Frame rate                               : 23.976 fps
Color space                              : YUV
Chroma subsampling                       : 4:2:0
Bit depth                                : 8 bits
Scan type                                : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)                       : 0.245
Stream size                              : 7.26 GiB (91%)
Writing library                          : x264 core 65 r1077M e46f648
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No
Audio
ID                                       : 2
Format                                   : AC-3
Format/Info                              : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension                           : CM (complete main)
Format settings, Endianness              : Big
Codec ID                                 : A_AC3
Duration                                 : 1h 57mn
Bit rate mode                            : Constant
Bit rate                                 : 640 Kbps
Channel(s)                               : 6 channels
Channel positions                        : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate                            : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth                                : 16 bits
Compression mode                         : Lossy
Stream size                              : 538 MiB (7%)
Language                                 : English
Default                                  : Yes
Forced                                   : No

[trebor]

Keeping it Cool

Laptop Cooler arrived $4.99 special.
Not the ideal shape/size for VOYO to be efficient.

Lid off and fan sitting above centre of PCB,
Using Kodi 14.1 streaming over wifi from WD DUO Nas.

Same Video used as tested in Post #10
1 hour in all cores running at a temperature of 60~62c (AIDA64)
CPU usage 29~32% utilisation (Windows task manager)
A few dropped frames but I feel the Wi-Fi is not 100% yet
May not have to go crazy with heat sinks.

Later in day
Could not Improve Netflix a great deal with the fan in Chrome or Firefox.
Temperature was +10c lower, wifi is not helping tried a few basic tweeks
under properties of the Broadcom adapter, its better but no full HD yet more testing.

Wanted to try the Netflix APP from Microsoft store not available.
Tried VNP and location change still not there.
Got it sorted, region thing.
Cheers

[AndreaSpooky]

it's a real pity, since this voyo looks "sexy" for a mini box, but for these temperatures an actual cooling solution is needed, something out of the box.
However there are new intel boxes coming out, such as the Mele PCG03.

[dankec]

it's a real pity, since this voyo looks "sexy" for a mini box, but for these temperatures an actual cooling solution is needed, something out of the box.
However there are new intel boxes coming out, such as the Mele PCG03.

Mele PCG03 is coming with 5V 1A adaptor?!

[AndreaSpooky]

Mele PCG03 is coming with 5V 1A adaptor?!

niiiiice....
basically you turn it on without anything attached... and it stays that way...

think i'll wait for the new Beelinks then

[scropion86]

Mele PCG03 is coming with 5V 1A adaptor?!

But Mele PCG03 worth 149$ !! for me no

as no Gbit LAN , No USB3 , and the same Processor