The O!Play Mini V2, as its name suggests is a refresh with a few additions/improvements. On the outside there seems to be absolutely nothing new with the device, however, on opening up the device we did notice a few changes. Notably, the O!Play Mini V2 now has the RTD1185DD media processor while the original O!Play Mini came with the RTD1055DD. The key difference with the newer media processor is that it supports more encode formats and streaming via Ethernet and WiFi. However, ASUS has not implemented the streaming features on the O!Play Mini V2. Both media processors are clocked at 500MHz so it’s unlikely that compute performance would be different when they are pitted against each other.
Build quality wise the two are at pretty much the same level so the question arises as to why would anyone buy branded media players in the budget segment anymore? After all, TVs are smart anyways and alternatives like the Raspberry Pi can do a much better job with minimal effort.
Specifications
Media Processor: RTL1185DD
USB Ports: 1x USB 2.0
4-in-1 Card Reader
Remote Control included
Composite Audio/Video output HDMI 1.3 with CEC
Dimensions (WxDxH): 152 x 107 x 29 mm.
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Mithun MohandasMithun Mohandas is an Indian technology journalist with 10 years of experience covering consumer technology. He is currently employed at Digit in the capacity of a Managing Editor. Mithun has a background in Computer Engineering and was an active member of the IEEE during his college days. He has a penchant for digging deep into unravelling what makes a device tick. If there's a transistor in it, Mithun's probably going to rip it apart till he finds it.
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