![]() ![]() The Settings are pretty much standard, but when you go to Display Output, you’ll see HDMI and HDMI1 output, because the mini PC can handle two display if you connect a compatible USB type C to HDMI dock to the device, and you can either mirror the displays, or extend the desktop. YouTube, Hulu Plus, and Netflix are installed, but you’ll notice Kodi is missing, and there’s a good reason for this as we’ll find out below… Click to Enlarge ![]() Click for Original Sizeīelow are the pre-installed app (minus RKMC which I installed manually) in the stock firmware. Or the familiar MediaBox Launcher better suited to TV use, if you are seated a few meters from the screen. The first time, you may be asked to choose between Launcher3 (Stock Android Home screen similar to what you get on your phone) better if you are close to the screen using the box as a mini PC, That’s acceptable, but I was expecting a faster boot with the high end eMMC flash used together with the powerful processor. Press the mechanical power switch on the rear panel in order to start the box, with a typical boot taking around 30 seconds. I completed the hardware setup by plugging in Ethernet, HDMI, and power cables. ![]() I did not use the USC type C port at that point, but we’ll see later that it can be used for firmware update, remote storage access, and video output. One the selling point of Vorke Z3 is its SATA connector, so I connected a 1TB 3.5″ SATA drive first, as well as Seagate USB 3.0 drive (1TB) to the USB 3.0 port, I also added a USB hub to connect a USB keyboard, as well as two USB RF dongles for Tronsmart Mars G01 gamepad. ![]() I’ve have already shown Vorke Z3 hardware inside out, so in the second part of the review, I’ll focus on testing the firmware including video playback, and the system performance, and see how it compares to the similar Yundoo Y8, which I reviewed last month. Vorke Z3 is another mini PC / TV box powered by Rockchip RK3399 hexa core processor with two Cortex A72 cores, and two Cortex A53 cores making it theoretically one of the fastest TV boxes on the market, excluding NVIDIA Shield Android TV which is well ahead of the competition, albeit with poor worldwide availability. ![]()
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