RikoMagic MK22 Android Media Player review
5. Video, audio tests, connectivity benchmarks
Review Pages
2. Device details
3. First boot
4. Firmware update, KODI
5. Video, audio tests, connectivity benchmarks
6. SUmmary
A/V Tests
For all the Audio/Video Tests we used the following setup:
- TV: Panasonic 55CMX710E (4K +3D capable) with the latest firmware installed
- A/V Receiver: Yamaha RX-V775 (7.2 capable) with the latest firmware installed
- Wifi Router: TP-Link VR200 (802ac,b,g,n) with the latest firmware installed
For our compatibility tests, we used audio/video files available at the KODI Wiki. We connected the Rikomagic MK22 to the Yamaha RX-775 A/V receiver through an HDMI cable.
Below are our test results with bpth the included default media player (app called Movie Player) and the KODI version:
Audio HD Tests |
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HD Audio | Build-in Movie Player | Kodi 16.1 |
LPCM 5.1
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No Sound | PCM (2.0) at A/V Receiver |
LPCM 7.1
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AAC 5.1
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AAC 7.1
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Dolby AC3 5.1 |
Yes 5.1 | Yes 5.1 |
Dolby Digital
Plus 5.1 |
Yes 5.1 | PCM (2.0) at A/V Receiver |
Dolby Digital
Plus 7.1 |
Yes (Digital + on receiver) | |
Dolby True HD 5.1
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Yes TrueHD at A/V Receiver | |
Dolby True HD 7.1
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Dobly True HD 7.1 Atmos
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DTS-HD HRA 5.1 |
DTS (5.1) at A/V Receiver |
DTS (5.1) at A/V Receiver |
DTS-HD HRA 7.1 |
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DTS-HD MA 5.1 |
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DTS-HD MA 7.1 |
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DTS:X 7.1 |
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Flac 5.1 |
PCM (2.0) at A/V Receiver | |
Beck - Sea Change (DTS-HDMA 24-192Khz 5.1) |
DTS 96/24 at A/V Receiver |
The Rikomagic MK22 performed well in passing HD Audio through HDMI using the build-in Movie Player. While the player doesn't output 7.1 with DTS format, it does 7.1 with Dolby Digital movies. Using the KODI player will get you PCM audio with Dolby Digital formats, and 5.1 sound with DTS files.
Video Bitrate Tests
For this test we used test file from this page, which allowed us to test the playability of a up to 400Mbps files, using the available input methods (USB storage, LAN and WiFi):
Maximum Perfect Playable File with KOD 16.1 | |||
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USB | LAN (1GBit) | Wifi (802n) | |
Jellyfish H264 files | 180 | 120 | 15 |
Jellyfish H265 files | 180 | 120 | 15 |
The player supports playback of up to 180Mbps media files using an external USB HDD. The player's performance is lower through the 1Gbit LAN and the included Wifi module seems to have a poor performance, making us believe that out test sample could be defective.
4K Tests x264 (AVC)
Test Clips | Build-in Movie Player | Kodi 16.1 |
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4K 10-bit H.264 video sample @ up to 160 Mbps | Νο Video | Jerky Playback |
4K-HD.Club-2013-Taipei 101 Fireworks Trailer (AVC, High@L5.1, 29.970fps, 2 Channels AAC, 100mbps bitrate) | Yes | Yes |
4k_QHD_RoastDuck_30p (AVC, High@L5.1, 29.970fps, 2 Channels AAC) | Yes | Yes |
big_buck_bunny_4k_H264_30fps (AVC, High@L5.1, 30 FPS, 2 Channels Mp3) | Yes | Yes |
big_buck_bunny_4k_H264_60fps |
A/V Not In Sync | A/V Not In Sync |
Ducks Take Off [2160p a 243 Mbps] | Jerky Playback | Jerky Playback |
linkin_park_ultra-hd (H264, 50-60fps) | Jerky Playback | Jerky Playback |
NoiseRed-25fps-SlowMotion-120mbs (AVC, High@L5.1, variable FPS) | Yes | Yes |
Ducks Take Off [2160p a 243 Mbps] | Yes | Yes |
Sony_Alpha_7R_II_video-test-4K (H264, up to 30fps) |
Yes | Yes |
Snow Monkeys in Japan 5K Retina 60p (Ultra HD) (2160p 30fps) | Yes | Yes |
BluRay 1080p AVC DTS-HD MA 7.1 x264 file (AVC, High@L4.1, 6 000 Kbps, DTS-HD MA 8 Channels) | Yes DTS-ES MTRX on A/V Receiver | Yes DTS-ES MTRX on A/V Receiver |
[1080p][16_REF_L5.1][FLAC_5.1]Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu BD OP | No Video | Yes |
4K H.264 videos are playing reasonably well, although we encountered some small playback issues with specific media files.
4K Tests x265 (HEVC - 8 Bit)
Test Clips | Build-in Movie Player | Kodi 16.1 |
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Astra-11112_H_22000-Fashion TV UHD Demo 42.6 Mbps bitrate (8Bit HEVC) |
Yes | Yes |
Beauty_3840x2160_120fps_420_8bit_HEVC_MP4 | Yes | Yes |
DivX-HEVC-UHD-4k_QHD_RoastDuck_30p | Yes | Yes |
Fifa_WorldCup2014_Uruguay-Colombia (8Bit HEVC) |
Yes | Yes |
Hispasat-10730_V_30000-Hispasat 4K HEVC 65.3 Mbps bitrate (8Bit HEVC) | Yes | Yes |
Sintel_4k_27qp_24fps_1aud_9subs (8Bit HEVC) | Yes | Yes |
LG Demo DolbyVision Comparison | Yes | Yes |
The player had no issues reproducing the more demadning H265 4K 8bit videos.
4K Tests x265 (HEVC - 10 Bit)
Test Clips | Build-in Movie Player | Kodi 16.1 |
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Astra_10994_H_22000-Astra H265 Tests 53.3 Mbps bitrate |
Yes | Yes, however not proper timing of the file |
Astra_11023_H_23500 Test2 H265 51.2 Mbps bitrate | Yes | Yes |
Astra_11112_H_22000-Fashion TV UHD Demo 42.6 Mbps bitrate | Yes | Not playable |
Astra_11479_V_22000-Canal+ UHD Demo 42.6 Mbps bitrate |
Yes | Yes |
Astra_12343_H_30000-Insight UHD Pearl TV 4K UHD 59.4 Mbps bitrate | Yes | Yes |
Chappie 2015 (4K 2160p Web x265 HEVC 10bit AAC 7.1) | Yes - No Sound | Yes - PCM Audio |
Samsung_UHD_7Wonders_of_the_World_Italy (H265 10bit, 50-60fps) | Yes | Yes |
Samsung_UHD_Dubai-10bit-HEVC | Yes | Yes |
The 10bit files are even more demanding but the Rikomagic MK22 managed to pass all the tests using the built-in player. However, the KODI 16.1 player had some issues, which could be ironed out with the upcoming KODI 17 version.
4K VP9 Tests
Test Clips | Build-in Movie Player | Kodi 16.1 |
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4K Hawaii Sunset _ GoPro Hero 4 Black 4k@30fps (2160p_30fps_VP9 LQ-128kbit_Vorbis) | Yes | Yes |
4KHD_VP9TestFootage | Yes | Yes |
Eye of the Storm 4K Ultra HD (2160p) | Yes (No Sound) | Yes |
We didn't have any problems with VP9 encoded files with either the built-in movie player or the KODI 16.1.
Other formats
Test Clips | Build-in Movie Player | KODI 16.1 |
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sample_sorenson (Mov) | No | Yes |
Big_Buck_Bunny (DivXHD Format) | Yes | |
Hellboy2-Xvid (Xvid) | Yes | |
Iron Man-Divx5 (DivX 5) |
Yes | |
VC-1_23.976_sample TrueHD sound | Jerky playback | Jerky playback |
VC-1_29.970_sample DTS Sound | Yes | No playback |
[Underwater] H264 Hi10P 720p | No | Yes |
[Underwater] H264 Hi10P 1080p | Jerky playback | |
1080p_Step_into_Liquid (WMV) | Yes | Yes |
Blu-Ray ISO | Doesn't support ISO | Full menus - perfect playback |
DVD-ISO | Full menus - sound skipping (probably due to DD Audio format) | |
Greek Subtitles | Only UTF-8 subs are displayed perfectly | Yes no problems |
Moving on to more media format tests, we got pefrect playback for older formats (Xvid, DivX, DivXHD). We also tested the player with less popular codecs such as the VC1 and Hi10P as well. In adddition, the ISO format isn't playable using the internal video player, while KODI 16.1 also seems to have some problems with the DVD-ISO format (probably due to the file's audio track). Finally if you want to het non-english subtitles from the internal player, make sure they are encoded to the UTF-8 format to get they perfectly displayed.
3D Clips | Build-in Movie Player | KODI 16.1 |
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Full MVC 3D ISO | ISO format is not recognized | Wasn't able to output 3D content |
Full MVC 3D ISO #2 with 3D Subtitles | ||
Full MVC 3D ISO #3 for Pop-out & Depth Evaluation | ||
Full MVC 3D MKV |
Yes, manually select 3D and TV returns to 1980p @ 50hz with 3D option | |
HSBS-3D (HSBS (side-by-side) | ||
HTAB-3D (HTAB (top-bottom) |
What about 3D support? Using the internal video player you must manually set 3D (either L/R or B/T) in order to make things work. On the other hand, the KODI 16.1 doesn't work so well and we couldn't get 3D format recognized automatically.
Benchmarks
Benchmark |
Score |
AnTutu 6.2.0 | 40332 |
AnTutu Video Tester v2.0 | 700 |
AnTutu Video Tester v3.0 | 858 |
3D Mark IceStorm Extreme | 6022 |
3D Mark Sling Shot Extreme | 398 |
PCMark (Work 2.0 Performance) | 2648 |
GeekBench 3 (Single Core) | 436 |
GeekBench 3 (Multi-Core) | 2207 |
BaseMark OS II (overall score) | 853 |
BaseMark X v1.1 | 11824 |
GFXBench ( T-Rex) | 17 FPS |
Quadrant Standard Edition v2.1.1 | 9578 |
Read/Write Performance Storage Tests
We measured the following speeds during a drag and drop transfer test of a 716Mb file:
Source | Performance (Mb/sec) |
USB To Device | 30.15 |
Device to USB | 7,25 |
Wifi (2.4Ghz) to Device | 2,40 |
Device to Wifi (2.4Ghz) | 0.5 |
Lan to Device | 23,62 |
Device to Lan | 3.60 |
Device to MicroSDHC | 7.5 |
MicroSDHC to Device | 29.15 |
Obviously, transfering a file to/from a USB storage medium is the fastest way to get it done, and once again, the player's WiFi performance proved to be very poor.
Review Pages
2. Device details
3. First boot
4. Firmware update, KODI
5. Video, audio tests, connectivity benchmarks
6. SUmmary