Craftsman's spirit builds quality Skyworth "Chinese Dream" G7 TV Review

Evaluation Preface

Recently, Skyworth launched the first flagship product of the new China Dream Series - the Skyworth G7. Skyworth G7 TV uses a 4K LCD panel, with 4 color HDR technology, Rui speed 25 core configuration, front Dolby engine audio, a new upgraded Cool open system 5.5. The design and workmanship are also quite effortless. The colors of Champagne Gold and Pearl White blend, alloy sandblasting and diamond chamfering process create a light luxury concept. It is worth mentioning that Skyworth G7 also presents a one-year iQiyi paid VIP privilege service, which is quite attractive.
Skyworth TV G7 is the first flagship product of Skyworth China Dream Series, won the 2016 Excellent Smart TV Product Award, and won the “2016 Top Ten Television” award at the China Digital Television Industry Development Conference held on July 5th. Let us look forward to this new product.

Skyworth G7 provides 49"/50"/55"/60"/65" five mainstream specifications for consumers to choose from. Our sofa and home appliance evaluation room receives 55G7. Next, let's try it out together. .
Champagne gold design

Skyworth G7 TV in the design, the use of champagne gold and pearl white as the main color, giving the impression is quite warm and soft.
The frame and base of the Skyworth G7 are made of metal and can feel quite heavy when moving the TV. The metal frame adopts a full lamination process. The surface of the frame is made of alloy sandblasting technology. The metal texture is very strong and it also brings a smooth touch.
Alloy sandblasting technology is often used in high-end products such as Apple Computer and Apple Mobile. The process is to smooth the device first, use high-pressure air as the driving force, and use high-speed sandblasting beam to spray the material onto the metal surface, so that the metal surface forms a very fine frosted surface, which increases the three-dimensional and layered appearance of the metal surface. Excellent metal texture, high gloss.

Under the front panel of the Skyworth G7 is its front-facing speaker, the Geek Bar 2.0. Most Skyworth TVs use front-facing sound design, and front-facing vocalization allows the treble section to spread better without any obstructions.
Geek Bar 2.0 is created by Skyworth and United States Dolby, and it perfectly supports Dolby and DTS decoding. It uses an independent audio processor and is responsible for Dolby and DTS decoding operations and real-time sound quality balance control to achieve full-range lossless output.
Chocolate-colored piano paint, blended with Champagne gold colour palette.
Skyworth G7 TV remote control is pure white, with Bluetooth 4.0, can use voice function after pairing with TV, and can be remotely controlled without using TV.
From a positive perspective, the design of the Skyworth G7 is warm and elegant, giving the impression of a home, and the workmanship is also exquisite.

Pearl white back shell, interface

Skyworth G7 TV back, the upper half of the pearl white alloy backplane, the lower half of the plastic back shell. The pearlescent white backboard is based on galvanized sheet and the surface is painted. With a fine look, you can see tiny particles emitting a pearlescent luster. Under the galvanized sheet is to enhance the hardness, to prevent corrosion of the steel surface and coated with a layer of metal zinc on the surface of the steel to extend its life, galvanized sheet hardness is higher than other metal materials, more robust and durable.
The base of the Skyworth G7 TV is also champagne gold and elegant. The base is also made of metal and is composed of two parts.
The horizontal interface on the back of the Skyworth G7 TV has subwoofer output, audio/video output, debug interface, USB2.0, fiber output, SD card slot, and CA card slot. There is a rubber boot on the connector.
Skyworth G7 TV vertical interface has USB3.0, video input, RF input, HDMI/MHL, HDMI, network interface and so on.


On the whole, the design of the Skyworth G7 TV's back is also quite time-consuming. Even the backplanes, which are generally ignored, have been galvanized and reinforced, and they have also been painted with pearlescent effects. The pursuit of design and craftsmanship consists of This is evident.

Cool open system 5.5 interface

Skyworth G7 TV adopts the newly upgraded Cool Open System 5.5, and the interface is fresher than the previous version. The homepage's visual style is flat, young, relaxing and enjoyable.
A cool new account and a children's mode have been added on the left. We will introduce the children mode later.

In addition to the main interface, settings, media and other interfaces are also fresh style.

It can be seen that the interface of the Coolopen System 5.5 has been greatly changed from the previous 5.0 version, and this change is more comfortable for the user.

System function service

Skyworth G7 TV adopts Coolopen System 5.5, a new application circle, and the APP modularization is more unified. On the left side, a shortcut operation bar is added, and the operation is more convenient.

The system provides many kinds of multi-functional services such as film and television, education, shopping, games, tourism, music, etc., to meet the daily needs of users. In addition, smart home appliance management modules have also been added for the first time.
If users have Skyworth smart appliances or other smart appliances on the same platform at home, this module can be used for management settings. The smart home era is getting closer and closer to us.
Film and TV: Skyworth G7 adopts iQiyi platform and has very rich resources. Skyworth also presents a one-year iQiyi paid VIP privilege service and can enjoy member exclusive videos. After the member is turned on, it will automatically start cloud acceleration and the loading speed is very fast.
Education: Skyworth G7 contains a brand new cool open educational resource that brings together excellent educational resources across the country. Children can learn through TV and enjoy quality educational resources in first-tier cities in China.

Mall: Provides all kinds of shopping discount information, convenient for inconvenient crowds, such as the elderly, can meet the shopping needs without going out.

Games: Skyworth G7 provides a wealth of game resources, users can enter the cool open 5.5 system game section to download the latest coolest game content, and through the latest experience, such as somatosensory game.

Tourism: For home users to provide the latest travel information around the city tour, Europe tour and other travel information, where you want to go, you can pay more attention. Through this service, users can search for travel information, and they can also book hotels and find routes, which is very convenient.
Music: The music center mainly promotes genuine music copyrights, including 4K super clear, the latest MV premiere, live version concerts, family karaoke and other tens of thousands of KTV popular genuine songs, popular music videos.
In general, the functional services provided by Skyworth G7 TV are very comprehensive and can meet the needs of various types of users in the home.

Child mode

Skyworth G7's Coolopen System 5.5 has a built-in child mode that allows you to set the child's viewing time and viewing duration in the system settings.
The child model is a system designed specifically for children. Parents can set exclusive child applications. To exit the child mode, you need to answer questions. Parents can trust the remote controller to the child.
In terms of content, the system has been rigorously screened and selected specifically for children so that children love to watch, love to play, and love to learn.
Previously, the child mode was a function unique to certain TV models. This time, the Cool Open system introduced it as an important function of the system. It is a major move and it can be said that it gives the majority of users a benefit.

Hardware Configuration

The system configuration of Skyworth 55G7 TV has local configuration information. As shown in the following figure, Skyworth G7 uses LG Display's IPS A+ screen with 4K resolution; CPU is 64-bit 4-core A53 with other 2D, 3D, HDR-10 Equal coprocessors constitute a 25-core luxury lineup.
The hardware configuration of the Skyworth 55G7 TV is quite high, reaching the high level of the current industry. As the flagship product of Skyworth's China Dream Series, G7 is not only unique in terms of appearance and picture quality, but also its chips are produced by the in-depth cooperation enterprises of the National “Nuclear High Base” project. Through the following figure we can know the power of the Skyworth G7 Rui speed 25-core processors.
HDR somatosensory game

Skyworth G7 TV provides a wealth of game resources, users can enter the Cool open 5.5 system game section to download the latest and coolest game content, and through the latest sense of experience such as somatosensory game.

Skyworth G7 TV game can download a HDR somatosensory game Treasure Breakout (Treasure hunter), that HDR quality game screen, but also use the somatosensory game gun to operate, play up visual and somatosensory are full of pleasure.
Dark Breakout This game is similar to the future heroes of Skyworth somatosensory games we have experienced in the past, and it is a first-person shooter game.
It is rare to have HDR games on HDR TVs. Skyworth is also the first TV maker to make this innovation.

Static quality experience

Next, we will enter the image quality test. In the Super HiVi Cast test, we will conduct more detailed tests on the color transition and three primary color reproduction capabilities of the Skyworth G7 TV to test the strength of this product. The pictures are taken in standard mode (multiple digital conversions after shooting because of shooting and the performance of the reader's display device are for reference only).
In the color transition test, the scales of the chromatograms of the Skyworth G7 TV are overly hierarchical, the separation of each grid at the blue and red tips is obvious, and the transition of the green grid at the tip is not clear. This means Skyworth’s G7 TV has better red and blue performance.
In the color reproduction and saturation test, it can be seen that the overall picture quality and color reproduction ability of the Skyworth G7 TV are good. It can be seen from the test chart that the fruit color on the screen is very bright and the saturation is very substantial.
In the contrast test, the model is dressed in a black background in a black background. The outline of the clothes is still visible, and the wrinkles on the clothes can be displayed generally. The same is true for white models. This is an excellent performance in LCD TVs.
With the subjective feeling of Xiao Bian, the static image quality of Skyworth G7 is in the high-end level in LCD TVs.

Dynamic quality experience

In the 4K video test, the classic roast duck video demonstrated the 4K picture performance of the Skyworth G7. The details of the food were clearly defined and clearly visible. The pattern fabric around it was also the same, and the picture could be clearly seen when the screen was rotated.
As an HDR TV, we also targeted HDR video testing and played a 10-bit HDR video source. The Skyworth G7 TV fully demonstrated the outstanding HDR quality.
Using HDR TV to play HDR movies, the colors presented will be more vivid, the contrast between the brightest and darkest pictures will be clearer, the brightness information will be more abundant, and the objects in the picture will be more realistic.
4-color HDR is a high-end HDR technology developed by Skyworth and LG Display, which adds HDR algorithms for 4-color 4K screens to the ordinary HDR, thus surpassing ordinary HDR. 4-color HDR has three advantages: intelligent brightening, full lossless, SDR 4-color HDR, the third is to enable ordinary SDR film source can show HDR features when played on HDR TV, ease the current HDR Insufficient film source problem.
Motion Picture Optimization

Skyworth G7 TV has MEMC motion optimization, which is very beneficial for high-speed motion picture playback. We played two sports games video experience.
It can be seen that Skyworth G7 TV has a good effect on the optimization of the motion picture, and the picture is clear without smearing.

Love strange VIP experience

Skyworth G7 is equipped with iQIYI's film and video resources backstage, and its content resources are very rich. Buy Skyworth G7 also send one year VIP members of iQIYI Film and TV, and you can watch all the film and television content of iQiyi for free. With this service, G7 users will You can watch many programs that are only open to members. This is part of Skyworth’s strategy of “buying hardware, delivering content”.
After Skyworth G7 is installed, turn on the TV and enter the boot guide. There will be a page of activity information. Follow the prompts to connect to the network to participate. For details, please refer to this article: Teach you how to activate the iQiyi VIP gifted by Skyworth G7.
After receiving the VIP of iQIYI, the resources that can be enjoyed are more abundant. It is not an exaggeration to say that the hegemony mode has been turned on. The current hot drama like the Fantasy Old Nine Door Sparrow Sanshi III ten miles peach rouge and so on, are broadcast simultaneously with the TV, compared to other video platforms in time priority.
For example, the old Nine Gates, once updated six episodes on the first day of broadcast, VIP users can enjoy, and the follow-up also updated two episodes every day as TV, can be said to have the effect of seeing four episodes in advance.
Other hit episodes, such as the now-popular offense, can only be played on non-VIP platforms. If you want to watch the latest ones, you can only open VIPs for viewing.
There are also quite a few movie resources that VIP can enjoy for free:
Members can enjoy exclusive VIP high-speed channels, the cloud automatically starts cloud acceleration, and watching 1080P ultra-clear video online is stress-free. The high resolution of the non-VIP side of the same TV series is only 720P.

Evaluation summary
After the above tests and experiences, I believe we have a certain understanding of Skyworth G7 TV. Let's summarize the usage experience of Skyworth G7 TV.

In appearance design, the combination of Skyworth G7 Champagne Gold + Pearl White is quite warm. Materials, metal frame, metal base, metal backplane, given the body protection also supports the screen body is not easy to deformation. Work on the frame of the alloy sandblasting, piano paint, back plate galvanized, etc., have improved the product's texture and beauty. It can be said that Skyworth G7 has reached a very high level in modern industrial design aesthetics.

Skyworth G7 TV adopts 4-color HDR technology, and it has excellent performance in brightness, contrast and other aspects when playing video. Especially in HDR films, under the treatment of 4-color HDR technology, the colors presented by the TV are very vivid, the brightness information is rich, and the contrast of bright and dark images is distinct. In addition, there is motion compensation optimization technology, so that sports events, large clear motion without smearing, in general, static dynamic quality in LCD TVs are very good.

In terms of video resources, Skyworth G7 TV adopts iQIYI resources and is the most abundant platform for video resources. Moreover, Skyworth G7 also presents one year of VIP, which can also see more member videos on its platform resources for users. It is indeed a big plus, and it is even called the manufacturer's big winner!

In general, Skyworth G7 TV is a TV with beautiful design, excellent display performance, and comprehensive ability. It is worthy of being the first flagship of Skyworth China Dream series, enabling consumers to enjoy visual and aural enjoyment. At present, this TV is already on the market and consumers can go to the offline store to experience it.