Deploying the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player

A versatile home media and entertainment center, we found some interesting uses for the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player. Here's a list of posts we've created:

Using the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Players on a wired network

Prefer an hardwired Ethernet connection to the MK802? Here's how to do it.

Using large USB Hard Drives with the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player

Storage solutions for the MK802 aren't just limited to its MicroSD slot, we test out the devices' compatibility with Hard Drive Disks (HDD)

MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC's as a potential music server

Hobbyist project for MK802 reveals ability to play back FLAC files and other tidbits

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Using large USB Hard Drives with the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player

Because of its abilities as a home media and entertainment center, we wanted to make sure the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player was able to work with USB 2.0 Hard Drive Disks (HDD) in addition to portable USB 2.0 Flash Drives mentioned in its marketing materials.

We plugged a 340GB USB 2.0 HDD into the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player's USB port and the entire drive was accessible, and we were able to play various media files off the drive. This means large media libraries can be deployed without concerns about the relatively limited capacities of USB Flash Drives. We don't know if there's a capacity ceiling for USB HDDs used with the MK802, but we will continue to test various USB 2.0 Hard Drives with the device as time permits and post any results here.

Using the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Players on a wired network

The MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player has built-in WiFi 802.1b/g/n Wireless networking, but what if you only have a wired network? Well, the good news is that The MK802 works with many USB based Ethernet Adapters. We've tested our USB 2.0 to 10/100Base-TX RJ-45 Ethernet Adapter U-250 with the MK802 Mini PC, and it worked like a charm.

You do need to change some Settings in order to get the MK802 Android 4.0 Mini PC Smart TV Player up and running on a wired Ethernet network, but it's a straightforward process. Once it's up and running, the MK802 takes full advantage of being on a wired connection.

The MK802 screen to set up Ethernet looks much like this.