First, the experience of the device

Kai Bor K9 PLUS 4K Blu-ray player, LG 8900 4K TV, Harman AV amplifier, Sony HW68ES 3D projector, one each

PK object: Pioneer BDP-450 Blu-ray player, VISIO X58-M hard disk player

Second, product packaging and design

The KBottle K9 PLUS is packaged in a black carton and printed with the number “1” on the front, which indicates that Kaibor’s leading position in the smart HD playback device industry. Number 1 uses the different size of the font to describe the basic functions and applications of the Open Box. At the top left, there is the trademark brand Kopen and the cooperative video provider Mango TV; the player's model K9 PLUS is printed in the upper right corner.

Machine front:

The opener K9 PLUS player box is designed with an all-aluminum wire drawing panel. The front panel is equipped with a power switch and a five-dimensional direction button, although a remote control can not be found at any time to play through this physical button. In the middle of the panel is the acrylic display panel, which can display the player's playback status (including resolution, external device USB\HDD, network connection status LAN\WIFI, MOVIE\MUSIC\PHOTO, etc.) and time display and other content, so that users can understand the playback in real time. The working condition of the device.

Machine back:

The machine uses a dual-antenna external design. Unfortunately, the antenna cannot be removed. The rear interface of the player is 1000M wired LAN port, one HDMI IN input and one HDMI OUT output port, composite audio/video interface, optical fiber output port, TF card slot, Reset button, DC power supply interface and power hard switch from left to right. .

Machine side:

There are two USB2.0 interfaces and one USB3.0 interface on the left side of the machine.

The right side has a hard disk slot, which is a mechanical snap type. During the installation, the iron plate is pushed in and pulled out of the hard disk slot. The slot is designed without screws. After the user puts it into the hard disk, the card can be buckled and stabilized in the direction of the LOCK arrow. Personally recommended disk slot switch optimization into a damped spring design, light press can be slowly ejected, put the hard drive can be pushed to the end.

The KBottle K9 PLUS has a wealth of digital and analog interfaces and supports built-in large-capacity hard drives and external USB3.0 storage devices, to meet the needs of various users in various ways to establish a family with a variety of home AV amplifiers and TV or projection connection Theater needs. While maintaining the consistent advantages of backward-compatible devices, even older TVs without HDMI interface can be used, and the adapter can be used in a wide range of applications; a hard-switching power supply is provided to facilitate the user to disconnect the power without unplugging the cable. reliable.

Family portrait:

Host X1, remote controller ×1, power adapter ×1, HDMI cable ×1, manual/certificate/warranty card triple ×1, service card ×1

Third, the hardware configuration

Kaibol K9 PLUS uses the RTD chip solution from Taiwan's leading IC chip company Realtek Realtek. Realtek was the only chip design solution to compete with established chip maker SIMGA and maintain cost-effectiveness and ease of use. Its product 1073, 1185, and 1186 chip plans were offered to a number of player manufacturers, and were well-known to the market and were bought by buyers.

As a high-end 4K Blu-ray player, the KBORK9 PLUS adopts a 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, equipped with the latest Android 6.0 system, with 2G DDR3 running memory + 16G built-in flash memory, running large games and playing up to 280M high bit rate 4K Blu-ray source without stress. The built-in Bluetooth module supports 4.0, making it easy to connect Bluetooth peripherals such as Bluetooth speakers, game pads, mice, and keyboards. The WIFI module supports 2.4GHz/5GHz dual-band with 802.11ac protocol. The 5G band can avoid the interference of home equipment infrared and other 2.4G channels wirelessly, ensuring smooth wireless reception and transmission. The 1000M wired network facilitates quick reading of audio and video files from home entertainment players and shared computer equipment in the same network. The HDMI2.0 interface and USB3.0 configuration ensure the transmission of large-capacity data such as 4K Blu-ray video and audio.

The remote control (red box remote control as shown below) is a 50-button remote control with a backlight type. You can quickly set tracks, subtitles, 3D screens, settings, on-screen display, and search during playback. Compared with the remote control grinder of my VISIO hard disk player, it is estimated that it is made by the same manufacturer. It is suggested that Kaibol should design different models for his own brand player, and at the same time, be convenient for user-operated remote controllers to form his own brand identity features.

Fourth, UI operation experience and features

The KBOR PLUS K9 PLUS adopts the latest KIUI 9.0 system developed by the company. The system has undergone the upgrade of previous generations. With the principle of "simple", the application adopts the flat design of the card to reduce the user operation level and shorten the access path. The entire background is a poster wall design. There are 5 commonly used application cards such as “Local”, “Music”, “Mango TV” “Apps” and “Settings” on the first screen. The remote controller can slide down and enter the second screen application interface. Users can Add commonly used apps to the second screen.

Common settings:

Display Settings: The displayed adjustable items are very rich. You can set the resolution, depth of field, color space mode, image parameters, and screen zoom in conjunction with your display terminal (projector or TV).

Resolution can support up to 4196X2160P@60HZ, video depth can choose 10BIT and 12BIT. Color space mode can choose RGB or YCbCr, YCrCb mode. Image parameters can also be fine-tuned for brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation based on the user's own choice of image.

Sound settings:

Advanced users can choose whether to use the pass-through output or machine decode output mode and HDMI audio decoding format (PCM or RAW) output for HDMI and S/PDIF optical digital output according to their playback device (amplifier and speaker).

Special feature

1. With HDMI IN input function, support for another playback device source (such as live TV programs or other broadcast programs) through the HDMI IN interface input K9 PLUS, through the K9 PLUS operation switch play screen, to achieve the same machine picture in picture display and Switch the functions displayed by both video sources. At the same time, the pre-recording function of the input source program can also be realized.

2. Poster Wall Library

The user selects a video storage source: network share, local hard disk, or external mobile hard disk to perform a full scan of the program content on the hard disk. The machine can automatically match the title of the title online and download the poster of the movie for display. Users can also enter keywords in the poster gallery or find movies by year and type and sort. The movie poster introduction page also shows the score of the movie and provides the collection function. In order to speed up the scanning process and achieve a purposeful match, the user can also set the scan file format, the title recognition method, and the matching timeout period. If you want to increase the matching success rate, you need to change the file name to the correct movie Chinese file name. At the same time, APP software for movie selection is also provided synchronously (currently limited to Android smartphones only), allowing users to directly select favorite movies to be played through the mobile phone.

V. Playability experience

(a) online play

Thanks to the in-depth cooperation between Kaiboer and Hunan Satellite TV TV, K9 PLUS has a large number of legitimate authorized online video resources, using the UI system and Mango TV seamlessly embedded to provide a large number of stable and clear genuine online video on demand.

Select several of the movies and variety show videos to play, the picture quality is clear, and the network play is smooth and stable.

(b) Local playback

(1) Video playback: The main function of the opener K9 PLUS Blu-ray player is to support 4K@60fps and Blu-ray original ISO/BDMV movie playback. The video part supports H.265/HEVC coded 4K hard decoding playback, supports the latest HDR high dynamic range image and BT.2020 color gamut standard, and full channel 10 bit color depth video processing.

Selected the movie "Toy Story 3" and "Alan Tam concert" Blu-ray original and Sony 2016 new version of the 4K HDR version of the video to test. Thanks to the player's support for HDR and full-channel 10-bit color depth video processing, whether it is through the TV or projector output screen, you can see the picture's high contrast, color saturation, rich picture details. The quality of the picture played by the Blu-ray player is comparable with that of the Blu-ray player. At the same time, it also provides rich adjustment methods.

Player's own playback software is easy to use, for Blu-ray original disc can be selected directly for easy navigation navigation, you can quickly set the subtitles, audio tracks, video ratio, 3D, play mode and other basic functions.

Caption selection: Match and download captions online, select local captions and set captions.

Track selection:

Video ratio setting:

3D settings:

advanced settings:

(1) Image parameter settings:

(2) Movie Information:

In addition to the player's personalization of playing video through the player, the player can also set the display item through the system's setting menu.

(2) Music Playback: Support Dolby Atmos and DTS: X sound effects decoding and source code output, support all kinds of audio formats and lossless music playback, you can also choose jazz, classical, pop, dance and other audio playback.

Sixth, compared with other Blu-ray players

In addition to the above function and experience evaluation for the K9 PLUS, I also compared the existing Blu-ray players.

The VISIO X58-M hard disk player uses the MARVELL 2755Qdeo video processing chip; the Pioneer BDP-450 Blu-ray player uses MTK's MT8555 master chip + Marvell QDEO 88DE2750 video post-processing chip. The KBottle K9 PLUS uses Realtek's RTD chip.

From the appearance of workmanship on the material comparison: Pioneer BDP-450 Blu-ray player and VISIO X58-M hard disk player using a matte texture of metal work, looks more upscale and good-looking, Kai Bor K9 PLUS using aluminum alloy wire drawing process. The individual prefers the former.

Contrast from the playback picture quality: Each has its own color characteristics, radish greens have their own love, Kaibol K9 PLUS from the hardware configuration parameters, support 4K Blu-ray playback + HDR high dynamic range image +BT.2020 color gamut standard + Full-channel 10-bit color depth video processing capability + Dolby Atmos panoramic sound will undoubtedly be able to handle video playback capabilities over the next 2-3 years. And the supported video file formats are more than the former two, and subtitles can also be downloaded online. This is unmatched by the former two.

Pioneer BDP-450 Blu-ray players and VISIO X58-M hard disk players are perfectly compatible with Blu-ray navigation, and the K9 PLUS is temporarily unavailable.

Contrast to the machine operation: Kai Bor K9 PLUS uses Android system, with 2G of running memory at the same time, the operation is more smooth than Pioneer BDP-450 and VISIO X58-M operation.

Online Video On Demand: The Pioneer BDP-450 Blu-ray player and VISIO X58-M hard disk player have no online video on demand, and the opener K9 PLUS has on-demand video on demand and has a wealth of genuine video resources.

Seven, summary

The KBottle K9 PLUS is a high-end 4K Blu-ray player targeted at high-end service enthusiasts. It also has online video on demand. With long-established brand image in the market, strong hardware configuration and chip solutions, and a good UI operation experience, plus the Kaibor K9 Plus adopting a cost-effective market pricing strategy, it is expected to compete in high-end Blu-ray players. In the possession of opportunities and market share.

insufficient:

Blu-ray navigation is not supported for 2.0. You can only select playback by selecting a simple title section. After inquiring the manufacturer that is in full swing in research and development, will soon be resolved through online update firmware upgrade.

Advantage:

1. The all-metal aluminum alloy housing + wide display highlights the solid material used by the player and is suitable for use in the combined home theater of the living room.

2.2G runs memory +16G flash memory, running various applications and large-scale games are smooth and does not stop, to meet the needs of users to install a variety of applications for storage space.

3. Powerful Blu-ray local playback capability, integrating the latest technology standards. With H.265/HEVC encoding 4K@60P hard decoding playback + HDR high dynamic range image + BT.2020 color gamut standard + full channel 10bit color depth video processing capabilities. Support Dolby Sound Dolby Atmos and DTS: X sound decoding and source code output, support for various audio and video formats and lossless music playback.

4. With HDMI2.0 + USB3.0 interface, support for internal hard drives. Meet the needs of high-definition enthusiasts often use large-capacity hard disk to play and read data quickly.

5. Support online matching and download subtitles, do not have to go online to find subtitles after plug-in processing.

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