Ugoos AM8 Amlogic S928X TV Box - OMG!!! Insane Dolby Vision Capabilities

It doesn't get much better than this

AM8 is it had problem to recognize SSD/HDD more than 500GB when connected to USB 3.0/OTG

How is this compared to an nvidia shield?

hi ,i search TWRP for am8 amlogic s928x , if someone have an idea please. thanks

are the apps and menu's laggy as with the x4q?

Does Plex work with True-HD and DTS-HD master with this streamer?

A perfect launcher for android box is ....the one you navigate with a MOUSE? What the hell, man...

U r amazing!! I never saw such an amazing reviews like this ! Thx for ur time .. also if i may ask .. i m confused about h96 58 and this box .. which one best for kodi and all sounds formats?

Will ps2 emulator and top andro games run smooth with high graphic?

Does it support DV profile 7?

My friend recommended a powerful Android TV box to me without any problems and the budget was open There is a new device, Mecool Km2 Plus Deluxe. Is it worth the wait?

A beasty processor and 32 bit mode os. Why.

Hi Nick, great reviews! Can you please advise if i am only use a tv box as streaming box, play 2016p vides from home nas and install NBA apk app to watch live games. Is this ugoos am8 better or h96max? Or any cheaper tv box can handle?

My N5 Max X4 restarting by itself, is it adapter issue as adopter is not its own or box issue. I did AV button auto recovery reset done but doing again. My electricity also have current in both socket? Please guid me should I change adopter or go to somewhere home to check the power issue in my home?

how much was the import tax to uk anyone know

A good and powerful android tv box with beautiful interface 👍

When you say it reached maximum speed it the box's max capability or your WiFi speed is 150mbps and the box can use it all.

hi nick! I'm looking for a box want the best can you give me some help I'm ok to pay up to £200. thanks

Good day so even if ur Samsung 4k smart tv doesn't support dolby vision will it still activated dolby vision on screen? Willing thru the Android box? Or only if ur smart tv support dolby vision it will show dolby vision icon. Anyway nice video keep up the good work and may god continues keep blessing you.

Exactly the box I am looking for. Thank you for the detailed video.

Nick, as usual, a great review. I still think that the box with the best bang for the buck (if you don't mind the crappy remote that comes with it) for streaming is the TOX3 that you reviewed in October 2022.

Cheers Nick, another excellent review. Good box, wish other manufacturers would put a bit more effort into their remotes like Minix do 👍

Thank you for the great review~!
Some users have mentioned that unlike AM6B+ this box does not support TV led dolby vision(RGB tunneling 4:4:4 8bit) and also not support dolby vision profile 7 "FEL". Could you please confirm that?

Just get an NVIDIA SHEILD TV. This looks crap bro. Cheap rubbish....NVIDIA IS KING.

Hi!
Good to see that new model from Ugoos, please can you make a review on ZIDOO 9X PRO.

❤ wow now these units just keep getting better, like so much better! Imagine Nick where we will be with these units in 3 years… I was going to say 10 but by then it’ll be so different… VR immersion different.

I've had Google Nexus Player, HK1 Box, MeCool KM3 and most recently the Onn Android TV player. My question is how does this make itself worth $189 when the Onn is only $21 after tax and it does a fantastic job. How can I rationalize buying this over another Onn device?

Do you remember the old ugoos launcher that was like a dial

I find very cheap remote sorry.

LMAO!! Literally. I've been selling Android Boxes for a very long time. My Boxes have the same Specs and I retail them for $140. Even cheaper if my customer orders with a year of IPTV

Just buy the new zidoo 9x pro 2023 version plays 4k iso 4k BDMV mkv av1 absolutely everything. I just got one absolutely amazing

Hi Nicholas. (Noelle). I waited for this review and have shared its URL and your referral code everywhere across Discord servers (along with a rave of your reviews and of Ugoos). 😊 Thank you.

Does it use coreelec? Great review,

im still using ugoos am6 plus and waiting for a new android tv box upgraded version but this box is not 64bit

hv seen that it doesnt support 59.940 & 23.976
only 60&50Hz only kinda negative point for me for some of videos especially VC-1/1080p playing!
hope new X96 X10 has it because of X96Max+Ultra(recent I'v use this Box) 59.xx/23.xx has had this

Hi I recommend to connect a USB Ssd to one of the usb3 ports and not to the USB-C port. The USB-C port is only usb 2.0
The internal memory can be expanded with a USB ssd. I have now 1Tb internal memory with fast ssd Speed

More of a dud, than a bomb shell.

The New Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2nd Gen that sells for less than $70 has Dolby Vision (and HDR10+), which begs a question. Just how much does it cost to licence DV if it can be seen on a much cheaper device? It cannot be a lot and yet so many devices that do have ti seem to come at a premium. A myth that needs busting.

This box is still stuck in the past in too many ways. 32Gb storage in 2023? Only 4Gb RAM? Why not Android 12 or even 13? And only running in 32 bit mode is bizarre. No widevine is not entirely surprising for a TV box bon on this one so expensive?

And yet this comes at a very premium price, in Intel N100 territory for sure.

You can get an N100 Mini PC with Windows 11, 16Gb RAM (4 times), 512Gb storage (16 times), wich will also give you vastly superior read and write times and in many cases, the option to upgrade the internal storage at least in one fashion.

With an Intel box you get full widevine and Netflix certification out of the box and every flavour of Linix will run without having to rely on custom firmware or restricted Linux based distros, so next to no hassles with tinkering. I/O is often better with more external storage options and in some cases 10Gbps USB. HDMI tends to come with the option of connecting two monitors. No root switch options required either to do whatever you want.

It is fair to say that Dolby Vision will be missing on N100 but when you weigh up all of the pros and cons at the price.

Whilst the range of settings in the firmware is better than you will find on most TV boxes, some functions are pure gimmicks, such as the USB port speed option.

The new AMlogic SOC is an improvement on the S922X and derivatives but in terms of power it does lag behind the Rockchip RK3588(s), which has now been here for nearly 10 months.

That Antutu score really does show how far behind this SOC actually is. The RK3588S can achieve than 600k.

I worked out that if |I shop around I can get an N100 mini PC with 8Gb RAM, 256Gb NVME storage AND a Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2nd Gen for not much more than this once I took shipping and VAT into account.

So I can get Dolby Vision one way or another wit so many other advantages to boot.

At this price (and this is pre-sale, which always goes up afterwards), it is really poor, all thigs considered.

IMO, for AMLogic to succeed with this new SOC, it's pricing alone needs to be far more competitive and with vendors taking advantage of the real I/O options that it can offer.

Ugoos decided to remain too far in the past and offer very little value at all.

If you are going to go down the line of having a device with this SOC, I would advise waiting, especially to see what SBC boards may come as they may offer much better specs and a cheaper price too.

And I’m afraid that this review is a little too much fan boy than balanced perspective.

The one possible glimmer of hope for the SOC could come in the form of software development dependent upon the kernel and adoption into mainstream Linux, which is rather stalled with the RK3588 right now. That will also depend on how much open source support that AMLogic will provide (Mali GPU will never be officially supported).

I mean, I guess it´s due to cost.. But who really buy these?
I used to do, but when the Google Cert became an issue and you had to side-load apps and all that stuff, I felt like - nah, no more...
And went to buy the nvidia shield 2019, everything works and my wife dont have to shout "DKSAOKDOSAP its not working, come and fix"..
They should take the cost to make it google official!

and another release fm "X96 X10"(soc928+G57) also waiting this review too pls+

Hi Nick! I've been looking for a review for this box, and almost as if you read my mind, here's this thorough review! More than the content, I'd like to comment more on the subtle enhancements you're incorporating to your videos, like the graphics as you're speaking about the ports of the device, and highlighting with larger text the areas you're describing on the device inner specs. This is great for viewer consumption as they follow along the video. I've been following for 4 years now, and I'm glad to see you've doubled your subscriptions and elevated the production of your content since that time. Be well!

Thanks Nick, that is a nice box.

Nick, an excellent job as usual.

its not a computer so people should not complain being entitled.. its a tiny little box

I can't afford pay this much money and watch Netflix and other streaming services in SD , they could cut some of those unnecessary futures and deal with google to sertify the brand or this box atlist, this is big downside for uugoos Wich stop me and so many people to buy this brand

Really I enjoyed your video, keep it up, may I have a copy of the video samples that you used for this review? I mean HDR, DV and av1 etc..

Very nice. I am a ugoos fan. I like there boxes. Thanks for the review. 👍🏿

They have done it again..when it comes to features and customization they can't be beat. The pros show how awesome this box it..there are few cons apart from the lack of Google certification .by now 64 byte is a must.also the gpu when it comes to gaming. And lastly some people will not like the price.
Side note imagine ugoos features with shield hardware..lol..dreams can happen..
AWESOME JOB NICK.
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