MINIX NEO U22-XJ: Official Release Date - Monday 30th March 2020

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Seen them a few day's a go,I will be waiting for them to be on amazon uk before i get one as i stopped using ebay mostly for less hassle. =)
The price for it is absurd! For the price of the unit including shipping,I am looking at almost $400 Canadian! The seller is price gouging purely on greed.
 
This is a legit Minix reseller but it clearly says pre-order so I fail to understand how you can receive a pre-order unit that has not been released yet, I'm not saying you are making this up but something does not add up?

My thoughts exactly ;)!!
 
This is a legit Minix reseller but it clearly says pre-order so I fail to understand how you can receive a pre-order unit that has not been released yet, I'm not saying you are making this up but something does not add up?
Agreed....something is not adding up!:unsure:
 
Hi "MINIX - John"
I'm so glad to see this news. I have two questions:

1 - What is the maximum HDD capacity that the U22 supports?
2 - Can Portable HDD be directly connected to U22? Or do I need a USB hub with separate power supply?

Thanks
We have tested and verified that MINIX NEO U22-XJ supports up to 4TB external HDD.

Though, so far, we’ve not tested any 6TB external HDD so cannot currently guarantee support.
 
does anybody know if "official dolby vision support" means they've actually paid for a license and there's a DV decoder built into the firmware, or if the SoC is just technically capable but you won't really get Dolby Vision? If so, is it dual-layer (dv profile 7)? most media box Dolby Vision support is single-layer (dv profile 5/8) used on DRM streaming sites (Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, etc), but since this box won't even do HD Netflix officially it leads me to believe it's a marketing gimmick. If by some miracle it's dual-layer though, I will buy a few boxes right now!
MINIX NEO U22-XJ uses Amlogic S922X-J CPU that supports Dolby Audio and Dolby Vision.
As far as we're aware, we're the only Android media hub manufacturer using this CPU variation.
We are paying the license fee to Dolby to use this CPU.
 
I HAVE THE MINIX U22 XJ NOW I JUST GOT IT YESTERDAY
The reseller has sold you the NEO U22-XJ ahead of its official release date on Monday 2nd March 2020.

The NEO U22-XJ you’ve received isn’t running the consumer release firmware that will be made available via O.T.A Firmware Update on Monday 2nd March 2020.

Unfortunately, you’ll either need to return the NEO U22-XJ or wait for the correct, release firmware to be made available on Monday 2nd March 2020.
 
Just checked Ebay and a seller in the UK is selling them.
We’re aware of this eBay reseller, though we are currently unable to identify who it is.

We’ve tried contacting them but have so far received no response.

It’s certainly not a MINIX authorized reseller and we don’t advise purchasing from them.

It’s impossible this eBay reseller has 50+ genuine NEO U22-XJ units as so far we’ve only given each MINIX authorized reseller 1-5pcs for their own internal evaluation. No large quantity orders to resellers/distributors have been fulfilled yet.
 
MINIX NEO U22-XJ uses Amlogic S922X-J CPU that supports Dolby Audio and Dolby Vision.
As far as we're aware, we're the only Android media hub manufacturer using this CPU variation.
We are paying the license fee to Dolby to use this CPU.
well, there's this:
https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/0...lby-vision-via-amlogic-s922x-j-processor/amp/ :cool:
Also, the j in the S922X-J means the SoC has been licensed to do dolby vision & audio, but currently no software exists to playback dual-layer dolby vision (profile 7) that you get with uhd discs. would you guys be possibly working on such a media player to bundle with your new device? Since it's not an official Netflix-certified device and no DRM services are offered, what other way would there be to watch dolby vision if we can't playb our full disc backups? I'd hate for that fancy dolby vision license to be purely for marketing :cry:
 
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@MINIX - John ..... good morning John .... I noticed that I was the only one you did not answer ..... I kindly asked the reason for the security patches stopped in August 2018 ... and why they would not be updated with every OTA update. ..thank you
 
@MINIX - John ..... good morning John .... I noticed that I was the only one you did not answer ..... I kindly asked the reason for the security patches stopped in August 2018 ... and why they would not be updated with every OTA update. ..thank you
Hi mate,

I think the good answer should be : The consumer release firmware will be made available via O.T.A Firmware Update on Monday 2nd March 2020.

We can understand the current firmware is NOT the final one ;)
 
We have tested and verified that MINIX NEO U22-XJ supports up to 4TB external HDD.
Though, so far, we’ve not tested any 6TB external HDD so cannot currently guarantee support.
Thanks "John"
Please answer my second question as well:
Can Portable HDD be directly connected to U22? Or do I need a USB hub with separate power supply?
(I want to know if portable HDD connects directly to U22, no problem for U22 USB ports?)
 
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