Today we meet the new RockTek GX1 streaming certified Box that arrives powered by the interesting RealTek RTD1325 SoC that appears to have superior video playback capabilities.
A Box that comes with good features and thanks to its Realtek SoC as its support for Dolby Vision, Dolby Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, AV1 and different image enhancement technologies that make use of iA algorithms such as AISR and APQ. Another pleasant surprise is the 4 GB of DDR4 RAM, something that is rarely seen in this type of Box and that will result in a better performance of the system.
The RockTek GX1 comes with Google TV 12 as operating system with integrated Chromecast and is able to play in 4K video from paid apps like Netflix, Prime Video and others thanks to the presence of the Widevine L1 certificate. Like all certified Android Boxes, a Bluetooth remote control is included to operate it with different shortcut keys, including microphone and numeric keypad.
RockTek GX1 Specifications
Inside this new Box we have as engine a RealTek RTD1325 processor. This is a Quad Core chip with Arm Cortex-A55 processors capable of reaching 1.7 Ghz and an Arm Mali-G57 MC1 iGPU. Its VPU includes AV1, Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10 and HLG video decoding.
We have only one version available with 4 GB of DDR4 RAM soldered on board and 32 GB of eMMc 5.1 storage that we will be able to expand through a HUB connected to the USB-C port.
Other notable features
In the field of wireless connectivity, this new Android Box has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. Connectors included are two USB 2.0 ports, RJ45 10/100 network connector, SPDIF digital audio output, analogue audio and video output and an HDMI 2.1b video interface that can output video up to 8K resolutions.
As usual, HDMI cable, power supply and a remote control are included to be able to use this Box from the first moment.
Price and availability
- The new RockTek GX1 Box can be purchased on AliExpress starting at around $72 with free shipping.
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