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The Z68 TV Box is a RK3368 Octa-core, Android 5.1 ,2.4GHz / 5GHz WiFi, 2GB RAM 16GB ROM,

Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI 2.0

Hi all,

In this review im going to be looking at the Z68 sent to me for review from Mod Edit: Selling site link removed.

It Z68 arrived in 8 days via DHL with £4.69 tax's to pay so not too bad this time.

This thing has really surprised me on how well it works for a tv box from the cheap end of the market at about £40. All the tests in this review have been done using the stock FW the device was shipped with,I will be trying other FW once the review is done.

Quick facts

2GB RAM & 16GB ROM

The Z68 TV Box is has the new well known processor Rockchip RK3368

H.265/HEVC video decoding up to 4K and Gigabit Ethernet.

Android 5.1 Lollipop out the box

Fully Rooted

The RK3368 tv box's are the next new thing to have right now & it seem's such a long time since the RK3288 came along.

Internal Photos

In this photo you can see what they call a heat sink (1mm thick pice of aluminium)

Heat sink removed in this photo

Main Features:

● Comes with a RJ45 jack for 1000M Ethernet which provides a strong network extension.

● Android 5.1 Lolipop out of the box

● True 4K x 2K resolution which delivers best audio and video quality.

● Rockchip R3368 Octa Core up to 1.6GHz (Cortex-A53 64bit)

● Kodi supported. Kodi can be used to play almost all popular audio and video formats.

● Android 5.1, gives you access to over 800,000 apps including Facebook, Youtube, Picasa and more.

● Professional H.265 video decoding technology and 2.4G + 5.8G WiFi, offering a more stable WiFi signal to enjoy a higher quality video experience.

● 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM, 32GB maximum extended capacity gives you more space to download your favorite apps and caches to browse websites, play games, run apps, watch movies more smoothly.

● Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity: Easy pairing with most Bluetooth-enabled devices (computer,mobile phone, keyboard, and others).

● HDMI 2.0 connector: Connect directly to your TV with a HDMI cable and you will be all set to enjoy 4K x 2K Full HD multimedia experience.

● 2 x USB one of them is also the OTG port. Connect your mouse and keyboard to help you operate more convenient.

● Infrared remote control lets you enjoy wile no need to use the mouse & keyboard.

● Support Miracast, DLNA.

Z68 Device

It comes with just one launcher installed, The launcher3 (standered android launcher)

The device itself is a nice looking tv box at 10.5cm square with 4 little rubber feet that do a great job it does not slide around on the desk at all.Its a shame it only has the two usb ports though thats my only draw back as of yet.On a plus side the IR remote has good range & works well.Another bug iv found is within ES file explore the back ground is black so is the text,I think theres a fix for this i will hunt around for it. Google play store is installed & works on my device.

Storage

Display

On the front you will see a blue LED when the Z68 is powered on & a Red LED when its in stand by mode.Also on the front is the IR senser.

On the rear you will find the Power port,HDMI port,Ethernet port,& the SPDIF On the left hand side you will find the two USB ports(One of them is the OTG port) & the SD Card slot.

Wifi =Ethernet

2.4ghz + 5.8G Wifi which is strong but not picking up my neighbours wifi network (Some of my tv box's do) Iv not had a problem with the wifi single where ever iv placed the Z68 around the house its worked of full bars single strenth.

WIFI

ETHERNET

Bluetooth 4.0

Kodi.

The Z68 comes with Kodi 16 preinstalled with no addons.The speed of kodi is Nice & fast 3 seconds to load from the app screen,Iv been streaming 1080 from the web with no video stuttering that iv noticed & the device remained cool all the time.

Games

Iv tested beach buggy blitz with graphics set to high it played perfect as expected

I was using my ps3 controller with the sixaxis app

Also the tronsmart Mars G01 Game pad works well

Misc

Logitech c270 camera works fine

External powered 1T HD works fine

Tronsmart Mars G01 game pad works

32GB sd card works fine (64GB dont work)

Stock Firmware

http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/download-latest-android-lollipop-5-1-1-stock-firmware-nexbox-z68-tv-box.html

The Z68 gets warm but not hot even though there is no venterlation holes & NO real heat sink i was expecting this to overheat but no iv had it running 24/7 now for the past week streaming from my ip cam & all is working well no lock ups reboots ETC. It stays cooler than my my S905 tv box at doing the same job.

Antutu

Not a high Antutu score here

Antutu Video

Whats in the Box

1 x Z68 TV Box

1 x Power Adapter

1 x HDMI Cable

1 x IR Remote Control

1 x English Manual

Very Basic unboxing video

Mod Edit: Link removed for affiliate sales and selling site links.