M9 Android TV Box powered by Amlogic S812

February 17, 2015

M9 (another name E8 Plus) is another Android TV Box powered by Amlogic S812 with 2GB RAM and 8GB flash, but it’s currently selling for $62.71 including shipping on Aliexpress from a seller with positive feedback. The offer is valid for 17 hours more.

M9 specifications:

SoC – Amlogic S812 quad core cortex A9r4 @ 2 GHz with octa-core Mali-450MP6 GPU @ 600+ MHz
System Memory – 2 GB DDR3
Storage – 8GB NAND flash + SD card socket
Connectivity – 10/100M Ethernet, dual band 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
Video Output – HDMI 1.4b up to 4K2K @ 30 Hz, AV port
Audio Output – HDMI, AV, optical S/PDIF
Video Codecs – 4k2k H.264, H.265 UHD, HD MPEG1/2/4, AVC/VC-1, RM/RMVB, Xvid/DivX3/4/5/6, RealVideo8/9/10,
Audio Formats/Codecs – MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE, AC3, AAC etc… Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD pass-through
USB – 3x USB 2.0 host ports
Misc – Power button and LED, IR receiver
Power Supply – 5V/2A
Dimensions – N/A
Weight – N/A

M9 android TV Box has 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz/5GHz Dual WiFi and support XBMC. The device runs Android 4.4, and ships with an HDMI cable, an IR remote control, a power supply and a user’s manual in English. Below a simple wiring diagram.