TV box products are smart home products that have been rapidly developed in recent years. They are widely accepted by rich operating functions and reasonable sales prices, and they play an important role in the family living room. Faced with the rapid development of the TV box market, a large number of television box products are flocking to the market. How should people choose? Which is the most powerful brain box in 2015? A detailed horizontal comparison and comparison of ten fine TV boxes helps you to choose!
I. Introduction to Hengping
In recent years, the overall standard of living has become higher and higher, and after a full meal, it will certainly require spiritual enjoyment. The radio and television subscribers have not kept up with the pace, the television production level is low, the function of the cable TV is single and the price is too high... These problems have been criticized. Riding on the development of the Android system and the upgrade of network bandwidth, the Internet set-top box (hereinafter referred to as the TV box) is the epoch-making device on the market. From then on, there is nothing but what you want to see.
I. Introduction to Hengping
In recent years, the overall standard of living has become higher and higher, and after a full meal, it will certainly require spiritual enjoyment. The radio and television subscribers have not kept up with the pace, the television production level is low, the function of the cable TV is single and the price is too high... These problems have been criticized. Riding on the development of the Android system and the upgrade of network bandwidth, the Internet set-top box (hereinafter referred to as the TV box) is the epoch-making device on the market. From then on, there is nothing but what you want to see.
The smart TV with built-in Android system also appeared in the same period, so some people think that the box is a cumbersome thing. Friends who are not satisfied with the performance and function of the smart TV hardware think that the box is more playable. It is worth discussing whether the box will become a new branch of the audiovisual experience in the future. At present, the TV box brands are mixed and the products are dazzling. Yours may not be as good, and the cheaper ones may not be uneconomical. The general public does not have the time or the energy to make eye-catching for the screening box. Then this task is given to us.
The products participating in the Hengping review involve a total of 10 mainstream box manufacturers in the market: Mele Cloud Box, Skyworth M300, Zhizu Qingmang, Hisense PX1900, Mango QM3, Temporary D6, Diyou Z16, Kaibor F2, Millet box enhanced version, music as New C1S. The Hengping mainly focuses on product appearance, audio and video performance, output quality, wireless signal reception capabilities, and expansion capabilities.
Second, product appearance and workmanship
Mele Cloud Box
Earlier, at the press conference "Step by Step", the Mele cloud boxes for posters and warm-up videos have been on sale for years. Mele Cloud Box is quite hard at work on product design. Metal shell texture, body thickness of only 17mm. The non-slip bottom shell is carved with a highly artistic pattern, and the fresh feeling of yellow-green gives the whole box a youthful and hearty atmosphere. Compared with the design of the bottom shell, the front and the sides of the camera must be much cleaner, except for the side of the Galaxy Internet TV logo, the product's QR code information, and the breathing light with “MeLE†logo. To any text pattern.
The remote control follows the use logic of the Android mobile phone and has homepage, return, menu, four directions, volume addition and subtraction, and buttons such as switch, setting, and mute. The overall refreshing and concise. The remote control uses a button battery, battery compartment slider design, battery replacement and installation are also very convenient. Different from the angular processing of the body, the edge of the remote control adopts a curved transition to ensure the comfort of the grip. Each time the remote control is operated, the small light in the upper left corner of the remote control and the body's "MeLE" breathing light will all be fed back. When you stop the operation, the breathing light will reduce the brightness by 50% to avoid visual disturbances.
Skyworth M300
In the fashion field, red and black are always classic collocations. The solemn and red enthusiasm of black is elegant and full of life. Skyworth M300 uses this classic color, black matte texture of the case, rounded around the bottom and the bottom is full of calm texture, red waistline, front logo will activate the body's anger, so that the product is full of life.
The products participating in the Hengping review involve a total of 10 mainstream box manufacturers in the market: Mele Cloud Box, Skyworth M300, Zhizu Qingmang, Hisense PX1900, Mango QM3, Temporary D6, Diyou Z16, Kaibor F2, Millet box enhanced version, music as New C1S. The Hengping mainly focuses on product appearance, audio and video performance, output quality, wireless signal reception capabilities, and expansion capabilities.
Second, product appearance and workmanship
Mele Cloud Box
Earlier, at the press conference "Step by Step", the Mele cloud boxes for posters and warm-up videos have been on sale for years. Mele Cloud Box is quite hard at work on product design. Metal shell texture, body thickness of only 17mm. The non-slip bottom shell is carved with a highly artistic pattern, and the fresh feeling of yellow-green gives the whole box a youthful and hearty atmosphere. Compared with the design of the bottom shell, the front and the sides of the camera must be much cleaner, except for the side of the Galaxy Internet TV logo, the product's QR code information, and the breathing light with “MeLE†logo. To any text pattern.
Mele Cloud Box
The remote control follows the use logic of the Android mobile phone and has homepage, return, menu, four directions, volume addition and subtraction, and buttons such as switch, setting, and mute. The overall refreshing and concise. The remote control uses a button battery, battery compartment slider design, battery replacement and installation are also very convenient. Different from the angular processing of the body, the edge of the remote control adopts a curved transition to ensure the comfort of the grip. Each time the remote control is operated, the small light in the upper left corner of the remote control and the body's "MeLE" breathing light will all be fed back. When you stop the operation, the breathing light will reduce the brightness by 50% to avoid visual disturbances.
Skyworth M300
In the fashion field, red and black are always classic collocations. The solemn and red enthusiasm of black is elegant and full of life. Skyworth M300 uses this classic color, black matte texture of the case, rounded around the bottom and the bottom is full of calm texture, red waistline, front logo will activate the body's anger, so that the product is full of life.
Skyworth M300
The Skyworth M300's remote control is very sleek and has a very good grip. It uses Android phone operation logic, button layout is also more concise. Relatively speaking, the Skyworth M300 remote control is more compact, but the buttons are larger. The Chinese prompts on the buttons also properly take care of the feelings of the middle-aged and old-age users, which makes them more humane. It also uses button batteries. The drawer type battery compartment opens without any inconvenience.
Zhi Qing Mang
Zhimei Technology is a brand-new subsidiary company of Leibo that focuses on building a smart home ecosystem. Qingmang is a smart TV box for younger generation that Chi Chi introduced. Bold colors and radical designs have made this product attract the attention of many consumers since its launch. The color we got was vibrant orange. The orange-wrapped body is very "comfortable" and meets the personality of young people. The box shape of the box is also very clean, with the exception of the front ZIVOO logo and the bar lights, you can't see any other elements on the table.
Zhimei Qingmang
Qingmang's remote control design is more radical, and touch control directly transplants the control experience of Android mobile phones. The menu, homepage, and returning three touch keys are exactly the same as those of mobile phones. Because there is no physical volume key, the Qingmang remote control has a volume control area on the left side. The corresponding right side is the page up and down slide area. Of course, all this is touch-controlled. The remote control has two open keys, the front touch key corresponds to the TV box, and the physical switch on the side corresponds to the remote control itself. The remote control uses a rechargeable design and the interface is a universal micro USB interface for Android phones.
remote control
When used for a long time, the touch sensitivity of the Qingmang remote control is acceptable, but there are problems with the touch switch of the TV box, and it is often impossible to switch normally. As for the use of touch on the remote control, there is no physical button experience, either in terms of operating efficiency or usage habits.
Hisense PX1900
In 2015, New Year's Day Hisense VIDAA BOX PX1900 was launched at Tmall Hisense's official flagship store. This is also an "alternative" box that is not unusual. Hisense PX1900 takes TV box design and manufacturing process to a new height. The upper double injection molding process is semi-transparent, with a middle color-changing indicator, and the lower layer of skin feels like a black spray, which makes the whole body have extraordinary performance whether it is ornamental or tactile. Hisense PX1900 only has a front logo and infrared receiver and back interface.
Hisense PX1900
The overall remote control uses a relatively soft rubber material, although the edge of the edge will still give people uncomfortable grip. The key of this remote control is very unique. Instead of the home button of the small house, the buttons “Chinese Educationâ€, “Applyâ€, “Video†and “Game†are added. These buttons directly correspond to the operating system. The corresponding section can indeed improve the operation efficiency to some extent. In the middle of the remote control there is a red volume fader, pushing the control volume, the design idea is still good. In general, the innovative design of the remote control is worthy of recognition. In the design of the individual to retain their opinions, the sense of grip is really unable to Tucao.
Mango å—¨ Q M3
MangoQ is the brand of Internet set-top box under Haimedi. Mango Q M3 was released during the eleventh holiday period in 2014. To differentiate, M3 puts a lot of effort into design, and the external image of innovation is indeed “Qâ€. Some people think that It is like oval pebbles and some people think it resembles UFO. The front cover of the mango å—¨ Q M3 is relatively independent of the circular top cover, which is the decoration and also serves as the switch key. The top cover is surrounded by a circle of indicator lights. Different states are distinguished by different colors.
Mango å—¨ Q M3
In terms of the remote control, the Mango QM3 is biased towards the traditional remote control style, with digital keys, arrow keys, etc. In addition, some functions of the TV remote control can also be realized through learning settings, eliminating the need for two remote control exchanges. Although the appearance is not as stylish as similar products, the manufacturer has designed the battery compartment (7# battery) to be curved and convex, which is very close to the palm of the hand. The grip is very good.
Temporary D6
In the ten boxes, it is not difficult for us to find that various manufacturers have made various attempts to differentiate the product appearance. However, the Temporary D6 is somewhat special. Manufacturers may spend more energy and more costs on internal hardware and systems. On the other hand, the appearance of the product was neglected. So what we presented to us was such a big “retro†box. This is a TV box that supports 4K resolution output and 3D format playback. Manufacturers have an eye-catching logo under the logo. Under this, Tianmin also supports some popular interfaces and video formats. On the right side of the front we can also find a physical switch button. Thanks to its large size, the Tempest D6 can deploy a variety of interfaces on the back and sides, with a large number of cooling holes in all parts of the fuselage.
Temporary D6
The remote control of the Mortimer D6 is also a traditional route. This remote control can also learn to control some functions of the TV (the explanation is on the back). It is worth mentioning that in the digital area, we also found a very special "TV Master" button, which allows one-touch access to the "TV Master" APP. However, due to radio and television limitations, the machine is shipped without this APP (tested on its own The function is used normally after installation). In order to enhance the texture of the remote control, Tianmin added metal brushing to the front panel, but personally feel that the edge will be rounded to the point that consumers will buy more (the grip on the back is not too bad, and the edge is slightly handy).
Di beautiful special Z16
The four-core “cloud smart player†model Z16 produced by Shenzhen Di-Mei-Tech Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. is indeed overbearing in appearance. There is only one external antenna in Tianmin, Kai Bor (we will introduce next) two external devices. In the case of an antenna, the Dyomat Z16 put on four external antennas at a time (reminiscent of the triangular embroidered flag inserted behind the Beijing opera general). The overall body of the fuselage with a metal shell and the use of silver spray on the surface, the texture is still good.
Di beautiful special Z16
"DiyoMate" logo is also full of English words "Enjoy your life". The overall design of the remote control is strikingly similar to that of the Tempest D6 remote control. The color changes to white. The "TV Master" button is replaced with the mathematical symbol "." and the individual key positions are exchanged. Individuals are not disgusted with this. To reduce costs, it is excusable to use the same mold from the same supplier. And from the touch point of view, the Dylan Z16 remote control is more comfortable to hold, and the edge plastics do some processing and no longer pick up hands.
Kai Bor F2
Without the unique external antenna of the DZE Z16, the two antennas on the back of the KBoll F2 and the overall shape are more easily misunderstood as a router. Previously used Kaibul's products, can only say that this time it looks much more beautiful. There are cooling holes all around and on the bottom of the Korber F2. The perimeter is a strip. The bottom is a small square. It looks very harmonious. It is worth mentioning that this TV box also has two wall hangings, one to go black on the way to the cos router.
Kai Bor F2
There is nothing special about the opener's remote control, the traditional button layout, and very common shape design. In addition, it also supports learning TV remote control. It's hard to say how large the asterisk and pound key used in the numeric keypad area are. In comparison with the usual remote control itself, we must recognize the plastic packaging of the remote control.
Millet Box Plus
The enhanced version of the millet box has been turned into a millet box for 3 generations on certain occasions. No matter how good or bad it is, the simple and compact body of this box will have people admiration. Millet remote control has characteristics, not to say how unique the remote control's own design, but Jingdong or Tmall and other places to buy millet box official will give a remote control protective cover, is it necessary? This is not easy to say, but without the sharp corners of the remote control, people feel uncomfortable holding it. It feels better to wear a protective cover.
The enhanced version of the millet box has been turned into a millet box for 3 generations on certain occasions. No matter how good or bad it is, the simple and compact body of this box will have people admiration. Millet remote control has characteristics, not to say how unique the remote control's own design, but Jingdong or Tmall and other places to buy millet box official will give a remote control protective cover, is it necessary? This is not easy to say, but without the sharp corners of the remote control, people feel uncomfortable holding it. It feels better to wear a protective cover.
Millet Box Plus
The key layout of the remote control is extremely streamlined, and the design concept of the subtraction is most vividly performed by the arrow keys, the OK key, the home page, the return, the menu and the volume addition and subtraction, and the switch keys.
LeTV New C1S
LeTV New C1S, LeTV relying on its own rich video resources to launch TV boxes, its volume is relatively small. LeTV's logo is everywhere. The material used for the body of the new production process is seriously felt by plastic. The whole thing is a plastic toy. Although there is a ring of rubber-like mats at the bottom, it is only similar, but it is also a hard plastic!
LeTV NewC1S
The craftsmanship of the remote control and material used for the remote control also did not deviate from the level of the box itself. The thick plastic feel and abnormal shape made the remote control feel and feel bad. The layout of the buttons is also criticized. Because the lower half of the remote control is shorter, the experience of holding one hand is not enough. Tucao so much, the difficulty of opening the back of the battery compartment is not to say, you know.
score
Blue-black or platinum, although there are great differences in the aesthetics between people, but from a macro point of view, people living in a unified geographical aesthetics tend to be consistent. Now this "looking face" society is not good-looking, and it is very likely that it will be abandoned. If all of the basic requirements can be met, the appearance of the TV box may determine the final choice of the consumer and run into the appearance. Association, the appearance of even more is to measure the TV box "good or bad" standard.
This time we selected 6 volunteers to let them observe the appearance of the 10 TV boxes at a close distance and feel the design and work of the products. Finally, they asked them to score the appearance of each product (including the remote control and the body). The following is the score for each product (average):
Appearance work score
The highest value is the Qingmang, a white cover hundred ugly, everyone has a high evaluation of the "color" of Qingmang, in addition the overall design is also very innovative and beautiful. To everyone's perspective, the Mele Cloud Box, the enhanced box for millet boxes, the Skyworth M300, and the LeTV NewC1S can be grouped together for the same reason. Kai Bor F2, Tempest D6, Di You special Z16 and because of the volume is classified as a class. LeTV NewC1S's poor workmanship and ugly remote control made its appearance rating significantly lower than those of Mele and Xiaomi, while Meile won 8.3 points for its exquisitely compact texture. Kai Bor F2, Mortimer D6, Di beautiful special Z16 looks more like a router, the volume is larger, there are external antennas, which Di graceful because of the strange shape of the four antennas and the score bottom. The evaluation of the Hisense PX1900 showed two kinds of sounds. One side felt that the volume was too large and the remote control was old. On the other side, the design work was not bad. Mango pods have a favorite in terms of styling and there is no indication of a “coldâ€, but everyone feels that its workmanship is rough with poor materials.
Third, the product hardware parameters and running points
In the Android mobile ecosystem, Qualcomm and Taiwan’s MTK (MediaTek) occupy the major market share, while Android’s smart TV boxes are dominated by brands such as Quanzhi, Hass, Amlogic and Rockchip.
In the Android mobile ecosystem, Qualcomm and Taiwan’s MTK (MediaTek) occupy the major market share, while Android’s smart TV boxes are dominated by brands such as Quanzhi, Hass, Amlogic and Rockchip.
CPU-Z Hisense PX1900
Which brand of SOC performance is good this can not be generalized, the manufacturer may emphasize the promotion of such as the use of Amlogic CPU with American origin, but as a consumer we should be concerned about the CPU / GPU architecture, clock speed, operation of the Size and output resolution. We use a professional CPU-Z to collect these hardware parameters.
Hardware parameters
We have been accustomed to running tests on the performance of mobile phones. Although running points do not fully represent the actual performance of the product, it still has some reference value. Here we use Amber Bunny and NenaMark2 to test each TV box.
Millet Box Plus Running Points
AnTuTu evaluation is a professional scoring software for iOS and Android devices. It can complete testing including UE testing (multitasking and virtual machines), CPU overall performance testing, RAM memory testing testing, 2D/3D graphics performance testing, and data Stored I/O performance tests and many other tests.
NenaMark2 is a graphics processing capability testing software for Android devices. It tests the hardware acceleration capability of the mobile graphics processing unit through a video demo.
An Bunny evaluation run points
The Temporary D6 and Millet Box Plus enhanced their performance in Ann Bunny and NenaMark2 due to the 4-core A9 2GHz CPU and Mail-450MP GPU. Di beautiful special Z16 and Kai Boer F2 hardware configuration similar, their optimization level is also not much difference, Mele cloud box and wisdom I Qingmang hardware similar both use a relatively backward A5 architecture processor, but the Qingmang optimization to Better than Mele Cloud Box.
Fourth, local audio and video decoding
As the most essential job of the box, how local audio and video decoding should be the best interpretation of its actual performance. The core of Hengping is “video,†so the compatibility of video and audio is the most important test.
As the most essential job of the box, how local audio and video decoding should be the best interpretation of its actual performance. The core of Hengping is “video,†so the compatibility of video and audio is the most important test.
Video test file
Our video test files include package formats such as MP4, MKV, mov, RMVB, and ISO formats. Resolutions include 720P, 1080P, and 4K resolutions. The latest compression format, H.265, and mainstream 3D formats are also included.
Beijing Beauty and Roast Duck (4K)
Frozen / Frozen (mp4)
As advertised by manufacturers, the Mortimer D6 takes all kinds of formats in addition to the ISO disc image in the local video decoding test, and because of its good internal hardware configuration, as long as the format supports the playback process is very smooth.
Kaibor is similar to Tianmin, but also does not support ISO files. Other formats are perfectly decoded and played smoothly.
Haimei Di's mango Q M3 really gave us great surprises in terms of video decoding capabilities, whether it was disc mirroring or 4K, 3D, H.265, and regardless of the high bit rate of the video, the whole test process of mangoå—¨Q M3 without any pressure. This is in stark contrast to the tens of thousands of points in the running minutes. Once again, running points does not mean everything.
The Hisense PX1900 is eye-popping in this test. Although 3D and ISO formats support playback in all formats, during the entire process, Roast Duck 4K and MV (move) are severe Caton, and H.265 has a slight card. The situation in Dayton.
H.265 video file information
Di Youzhe Z16 in this test appeared in 3D format with no sound, in the wild (rmvb format) can not decode and other weird phenomenon. In addition to other formats, ISO does not support, H.265 and 4K decoding can be played smoothly.
Zhimang’s Qingmang is relatively “pure†and 4K and 3D do not support it. However, other supported formats can be played smoothly. Even if it is fast-forwarding, there is no obvious Caton phenomenon.
Mele Cloud's native video decoding capability is normal. Although 3D, ISO, H.265, etc. are all supported, video files with large bit rates can still feel stuck in the fast-forward process. In addition, it is regrettable that it does not support 4K decoding.
Skyworth M300 video decoding capabilities can only be used to summarize, 3D, 4K originally did not support, ISO can not play, most of the other formats video smooth, only mov format girlhood MV in the fast forward when there was a slight Caton.
Millet box enhanced video decoding capabilities do not live up to its powerful running performance, a variety of formats to play perfectly. It is worth mentioning that for the ISO format, the opening of the millet box is similar to the way the decompression software is opened on the computer. When playing, we need to find the corresponding video file in each folder in the image file and then operate it.
Girls' Generation MV (mov)
LeTV's New C1S is lackluster. It does not support 4K, ISO, or H.265. The Playboy MV appears to be stuck, and Playwinter (1080P MP4) causes the system to become unresponsive when fast forwarding.
Local video playback, in addition to Xiaomi other boxes support external subtitles (read the local subtitle file), Xiaomi support is online subtitle search, theoretically speaking online subtitle search is certainly more powerful, but it may be because of this feature Not perfect, many downloaded subtitles are ridiculous.
For audio decoding, the test files include mainstream audio formats such as AAC, APE, WAV, AMR, FLAC, M4A, WMA, and MP3.
Audio test file
In the past due to network speed issues, MP3 and other compressed audio formats are popular, and now with the upgrading of network broadband, network bandwidth is no longer a problem, storage equipment prices are getting lower and lower, people are increasingly pursuing the quality of music, lossless format Such as FLAC, APE will certainly become more and more popular.
Cai Qin Ferry APE file information
Audio format compatibility table
After testing, only Kaibol F2 and Hisense PX1900 are compatible with all formats, while cases such as Mele Cloud Box, Skyworth M300, Qingmang, Mango Q M3, Tempest D6, Xiaomi Box, and LeTV New C1S all do not support the APE format. What is more interesting is that the DZE Z16 supports the APE format but it is unable to play back on the WMA format.
Combining the performance of audio and video tests for each product, we finally gave the following ratings:
Video test score
The enhanced version of the millet box topped the list with the mango pod Q M3, while the LeTV NewC1S was unfortunately bottoming out. As a popular video player nowadays, it is apparent that the top ranked players can bring a better playback experience. Unfortunately, the purchase of a bottom-ranked product may mean to endure the tangled issues of unsupported formats and playing cards.
Fifth, boot speed and cooling effect
Some time ago in a chat with a friend about the performance of hardware devices, there is a saying that really awoke the dreamer: In fact, many people do not feel bad about running points, start an old half-day, use the card This is a headache. So we specifically added the boot speed test and heat dissipation effect test in this TV box cross review. The boot speed test calculates the length of time from when the switch is pressed (or plugged in) to the presentation of the final interface.
Some time ago in a chat with a friend about the performance of hardware devices, there is a saying that really awoke the dreamer: In fact, many people do not feel bad about running points, start an old half-day, use the card This is a headache. So we specifically added the boot speed test and heat dissipation effect test in this TV box cross review. The boot speed test calculates the length of time from when the switch is pressed (or plugged in) to the presentation of the final interface.
Boot time (unit: seconds)
The reason for testing the heat dissipation is that the machine often has stucks when the temperature is too high. We run the security software such as Bunny Rabbit and play high-quality video to make the machine hardware run at high load and maintain this status for half an hour. Test the surface temperature of the product.
Baking machine temperature (unit: degrees Celsius)
The boot speed and the baking machine temperature can reflect the stability and fluency of the product during normal use. The actual experience that the boot time is less than 25 seconds will give people the feeling of instant opening, and more than 40 seconds will be unbearable. We graded all products 1 to 5 points approximately every 5 seconds. The baking machine temperature also uses a similar scoring mechanism, so we can draw the following composite score:
Overall score
Through the boot time and baking machine temperature test, Timor D6 has a perfect performance, huge size at the expense of aesthetics but makes it excellent thermal performance, powerful hardware configuration can therefore play a real role, boot speed, fluency It is very satisfactory. The enhanced version of the millet box and the music NewC1S are somewhat difficult brothers, the high temperature has become the biggest restraint restricting the use of millet experience, when the temperature is too high, the card machine, restart problems are also followed, the user experience is nothing. Lett as NewC1S not to mention, although there is no obvious crashes during the experience, but the performance itself is generally coupled with high temperatures, Caton is inevitable.
Sixth, system interaction experience
“System interaction experience†sounds very mysterious, and the interaction experience we have here includes system aesthetics, ease of use, function perfection, system stability, and fluency of operation. These are the most direct users can Experienced.
Tianmin D6 system is divided into recommended sections, film and television, education, shopping, games, applications, and other major sections. In the lower left corner are message centers, TV assistants, one-click acceleration, and digital shortcut keys. These are easy to use, making them easy to use.
“System interaction experience†sounds very mysterious, and the interaction experience we have here includes system aesthetics, ease of use, function perfection, system stability, and fluency of operation. These are the most direct users can Experienced.
Tianmin D6 system is divided into recommended sections, film and television, education, shopping, games, applications, and other major sections. In the lower left corner are message centers, TV assistants, one-click acceleration, and digital shortcut keys. These are easy to use, making them easy to use.
Tempest D6 System
The problem is that the YUN OS porting is somewhat blunt. In fact, the remote control in the shopping section does not have a corresponding shortcut button. The voice search is also superfluous because the remote controller does not support the microphone. The same is true for the Dyomatz Z16 and Kaibor F2 on the OS system.)
Open Bor F2 system interface
The open Bor F2 interface is not beautiful, but the ease of use and functionality of the system interface is indeed excellent. If no operation is performed for a period of time, weather effects appear on the interface. In the upper right corner of the interface, we quickly use memory to organize (acceleration), open watercress FM, read messages and so on. The problem with the current KBoor F2 system is the failure of the "point me" and the failure of the "home" button of the remote control (it may be that the system does not have a default home page).
Mango Q interface
Powerful subtitles
The mango pod Q M3 system is divided into upper, middle, and lower segments, which are corresponding content recommendations, various application functions, and routine setup reminders. The logic is clear and the layout is reasonable. The system also has a built-in one-touch direct function. After the corresponding application is set up, it can be turned on by pressing the remote numeric key. In addition, it also has built-in Thunder remote download, play local video also supports ExpressX engine settings (color mode, contrast, sharpness, over-half switch) and detailed subtitle settings.
Hisense VIDAA BOX System
Hisense PX1900 system aesthetics can still be, but the fluency, stability is difficult to accept, in addition to the emergence of large-capacity video card, the system built-in applications can not be properly upgraded, etc., access to the mobile hard disk to open iCNTV happened A restart, it can be said that the stability of the system and background optimization are not in place. In addition, the automatic update time in the system settings is just a decoration.
Di special beauty system
Di beautiful special Z16 in addition to poor interface design standards, the system logic and Tianmin D6 and other relatively similar, the main position is the relevant content, the large section is divided into recommendations, film and television, education, games, shopping, applications. In the application section, the main interface can be selected to add some commonly used application portals, which is of good practicality.
ZIVOO OS
Cleanup acceleration
Qingmang is a rare TV box that uses the 3D system interface. The overall aesthetics are not bad, and the 3D style does not affect the ease of use of the system. Video, applications, K songs, game halls, and somatosensory halls cover several major sections. The daily needs of video, games, applications, etc. The built-in microphone on the remote control provides voice input and voice search. Press and hold the menu key 5 or 6 times to perform memory sorting, which is very convenient.
Mele Cloud Box System
Mele cloud box system is refreshing and concise. The love of watching, recommending, channel, application, mine, setting up several major sections not only highlights the unique resources of GITV, but also enables people to quickly get started. However, the optimization of the system is indeed a very short board that affects the user experience. The remote control makes the system unresponsive. In addition, the built-in remote control does not support the voice control function. If necessary, it also needs to add money to buy a voice-activated remote control.
Skyworth box system
Skyworth M300 system is only recommended, classified, applied, my four sections, simple and clear. Like WeChat interaction, display settings, message center, system settings, network settings, system upgrades, etc. are all in the “My†section. Skyworth’s ideas for simplifying operations are generally agreed, but like several boxes, the system time It can't be set (some have a networking update feature, but it actually doesn't work), making people cry.
Millet Box System
White flashes when playing pictures
Millet box system design is very bold, the main section only online video, game centers and application stores and applications, most of the functions are achieved through a separate application. The system is also deeply integrated with Xiaomi's cloud service. A Xiaomi account can not only download applications but also back up photos, which is very convenient. It can be said that Xiaomi's ease of use is unsurpassed, but occasional crashes and white flashes when browsing pictures have greatly affected the experience.
LETV system
Overall performance of the system, the logic of the architecture, the stability and fluency of the system, and other aspects, Mango Q M3's interactive experience has the highest score, the system is easy to use and beautiful. The appearance of the Hisense PX1900 interface is acceptable, and its unbearable is its stability and fluency.
Seventh, wireless signal receiving ability
A friend who handles broadband at home will definitely be equipped with a wireless router. This will not only provide a network for the mobile phone, WiFi will also enable the notebook, tablet, and TV box to get rid of the shackles of the wire. However, convenient and convenient, the wireless signal is always worse than the cable in terms of stability, speed, etc. It is necessary to be able to enjoy the convenience brought about by the wireless while also having a stable and rapid experience, high-speed broadband, good routing and signal Equipment with strong reception capabilities are essential. Our test is specifically designed for the radio signal reception capability of the TV box.
The LeTV system has two sets of themes. There are great differences between the two themes in design style and layout. The default themes are dark in tone and the METRO style in the second theme is closer to the mainstream aesthetic. No matter which set of system functions are arranged, there are no obvious disadvantages. The only one that is tangled is that when the resolution is changed, the black screen takes too long and is very uncomfortable.
Interactive Experience Rating
Overall performance of the system, the logic of the architecture, the stability and fluency of the system, and other aspects, Mango Q M3's interactive experience has the highest score, the system is easy to use and beautiful. The appearance of the Hisense PX1900 interface is acceptable, and its unbearable is its stability and fluency.
Seventh, wireless signal receiving ability
A friend who handles broadband at home will definitely be equipped with a wireless router. This will not only provide a network for the mobile phone, WiFi will also enable the notebook, tablet, and TV box to get rid of the shackles of the wire. However, convenient and convenient, the wireless signal is always worse than the cable in terms of stability, speed, etc. It is necessary to be able to enjoy the convenience brought about by the wireless while also having a stable and rapid experience, high-speed broadband, good routing and signal Equipment with strong reception capabilities are essential. Our test is specifically designed for the radio signal reception capability of the TV box.
Hisense wireless signal test
In the same network environment, we can check the strength of the wireless signal through the installed wireless signal analyzer. By comparing the intensity values, we can easily determine which product has strong signal reception capability. The following are the collected data:
The smaller the absolute value of the signal strength, the stronger the signal
In the ten boxes, only the Mango Q M3 and the millet box enhanced version support the latest 5GHz WiFi band, but the difference between the signal reception capability of the millet box enhanced version and the Mango QM3 is very obvious, and almost every signal strength is lower in the same environment. Mango å—¨ Q M3 10dB or so! Through the online retrieval of relevant content, it can be seen that the relatively weak signal of the enhanced version of the millet box is a relatively common situation.
Scoring basis: signal reception ability of each product and support for 5G frequency band
Although the enhanced signal reception capability of the millet box may be worse than that of the Mango QM3 and its own previous generation products, its overall performance can still reach an average level! In terms of wireless signal reception capabilities, the performances of Kaibor F2, Diyout Z16, Hisense PX1900, and Skyworth M300 are far from satisfactory. Users may need to take care of these products when placing the routers.
Written at the end:
The statistical results show that most of the people who buy online smart set-top boxes have selected products with a price of 250 to 400 yuan. Almost all of the ten products we choose are at this price point. On the one hand, the performance of lower-priced products is not guaranteed (very likely worse than home smart TVs), and products with higher prices are not worthwhile; on the other hand, Android hardware changes quickly, and old models are inevitable after two or three years. Eliminated, the price of 250~400 is relatively easy to accept.
The statistical results show that most of the people who buy online smart set-top boxes have selected products with a price of 250 to 400 yuan. Almost all of the ten products we choose are at this price point. On the one hand, the performance of lower-priced products is not guaranteed (very likely worse than home smart TVs), and products with higher prices are not worthwhile; on the other hand, Android hardware changes quickly, and old models are inevitable after two or three years. Eliminated, the price of 250~400 is relatively easy to accept.
However, various types of brands are so numerous that consumers tend to prefer millet, LeTV, Tammin, Kaibor and other famous brands. Although the public can avoid the worst choice to a certain extent, it is obviously not the best choice. What's the most used TV box to buy home? Video play! It may take 40 minutes to watch an episode of a TV show. It may take up to 2 hours to watch a movie. Therefore, the thermal performance must not be ignored! Although Xiaomi’s sales are far ahead, it is definitely not recommended before it solves the problem of heat dissipation and system stability.
Although the Timmin D6 has no design at all, its sales are still among the best. It can be seen that consumers still have a relatively rational side.
For genuine video content promoted by merchants, in fact, under the premise that third-party software is so outstanding, it is not worth mentioning which license company's resources are used. On the contrary, the convenience of third-party software installation may be more worth considering. Fortunately, most products are easy to install.
In general, 200-400 products are still good for daily online video, but to get the best experience for the least amount of money, it still needs to be carefully studied. Our Hengping Review provides a good reference for everyone.
Although the Timmin D6 has no design at all, its sales are still among the best. It can be seen that consumers still have a relatively rational side.
For genuine video content promoted by merchants, in fact, under the premise that third-party software is so outstanding, it is not worth mentioning which license company's resources are used. On the contrary, the convenience of third-party software installation may be more worth considering. Fortunately, most products are easy to install.
In general, 200-400 products are still good for daily online video, but to get the best experience for the least amount of money, it still needs to be carefully studied. Our Hengping Review provides a good reference for everyone.
This content is copyrighted exclusively by SofaNet. Welcome manufacturers to further exchanges and cooperation with us to create more in-depth product reports.
Smart TV box recommended to install sofa butler, download address: http://app.shafa.com/
Sofa Net is an Internet technology company specializing in smart TVs and boxes. It owns popular products such as sofa butlers, sofa tables, and sofa forums. It has been committed to providing high quality application resources for smart TVs and TV box users, and active community exchanges. And authoritative evaluation of smart TV products.