
Socionext is honored that our "s8" 8K Media Player has been named the for DSE 2019 APEX Award Bronze Winner in the Digital-Out-Of-Home (DOOH) category!
The Socionext "s8" is a world’s leading compact, lightweight, low-power media player that performs local media playback/cloud distribution of [email protected] (HEVC) contents in real-time. Additionally, it is designed to allows for Gb Ethernet or USB 3.0/2.0 input with up to 4 x HDMI 2.0 output and features simple contents management including scheduling, status check, and contents upload with play, pause and stop control functions.
The s8 measures at a compact 16” W x 2.3” H x 8.5” D, weighs just 5.3 pounds, and operates at 50W. It surpasses the competition in its small size, low weight, and reduced power usage.
The plug-and-play s8 is available for white-label use in a wide range of applications including DOOH, gaming, entertainment and other retail applications; large-format digital displays and signage, 8K content display and post-production.
"s8" Features
- Industry-leading 8K solution :
- Performs local media playback/ cloud distribution of 8K/60p(HEVC) contents.
- Capable of displaying 8K contents on four 4K-monitors as well as a 8K-monitor. - Rich 8K content playback function :
- Supports playback of contents saved in USB memory, and cloud distribution of contents over Ethernet. - Easy to use :
- Easy to set-up and operate with simple GUI and front operation panel.
- World’s leading*1 compact and lightweight media player powered by Socionext’s 8K decoder LSI.
*1: As determined by our company study, conducted in November 2017

System Configuration
s8 Media Player Flow Diagram
Specifications
s8 Media Player Specifications
Items | Descriptions | ||
Decoder | Container format | MP4 | |
Video | Resolution | 7,680 x 4,320pixel | |
Frame rate | 60fps | ||
Codec format | HEVC (H.265) | ||
Video signal format | 4:2:0 | ||
Color depth | 10/8bit (HEVC) | ||
Bitrate | 200Mbps | ||
Audio | Codec format | AAC | |
Sampling frequency | 48kHz | ||
Audio channel | 2ch | ||
I/O | Audio/ Video |
HDMI output | HDMI2.0 x4ch - Video: 60Hz (YUV422, 10bit) - Audio: 48kHz |
Audio output | S/PDIF x1, L/R x1 | ||
Stream input | USB3.0 x1, USB2.0 x1, Gigabit Ethernet x1, USB2.0 x1 (Internal)*2 |
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Dimensions | 410mm(W) x 60mm(H) x 220mm(D) | ||
Weight | Approx. 2.4kg (w/o AC adapter) | ||
Power consumption | 50W | ||
Power supply | AC adapter (100v to 240v) |
*2: Internal storage (optional): up to 256GB through USB memory
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