With the overall lifting of the domestic game console market, a variety of so-called game console products have rushed to the market. Among them, besides the traditional game giants Sony PS4 and Microsoft Xbox One, many domestic game console products based on the Android platform have also emerged. However, after more than two years of development, the Bank of China PS4 and Xbox One have all encountered inconvenient troubles, and many domestic Android hosts have not been able to win player recognition due to lack of games and poor experience.
However, with the entry of some domestic IT, Internet, and game giants, domestic Android game consoles have begun to gain some momentum recently. Among them, Tencent miniStation micro-games, which have always attached great importance to the user experience and have rich game content resources .
The newly released Tencent miniStation micro-game console is newly launched by Tencent and Skyworth Digital. What is the difference between this new product and other Android boxes on the market? What kind of new experience can it bring us? Can we occupy a place in our living room? Tencent appliance got the black standard version of the product for the first time, Jingdong priced at 499 yuan, and see the next detailed evaluation.
Exquisite appearance of full sense of science and technology
Compared to the colorful and colorful cube shapes of the first generation products, the second generation of the Tencent micro-game console has become more stable. It adopts a flat cube design and matches the bar-shaped LED light strips to show a stronger sense of science and technology. character. At the same time, in order to better integrate into the living room, the use of more simple and natural black and white colors.
In terms of size, the second generation Tencent microgame console is slightly larger than the palm of an adult male and is basically difficult to master. At the same time in his hands can also feel a sense of heavy sense, the overall workmanship is very solid material, the details are also handled very fine, matte surface and paint material with a very good highlight of the product's texture.
The only key on the body is the power switch, which is located in the lower right corner of the upper surface of the game console. Due to the design similar to the mouse button, the body can be presented with a better integration. At the same time compared to the previous generation of miniStation, the new product is equipped with a 12-key minimalist remote control, so that when playing games, especially when watching video, it will be more convenient, without having to specifically pull out the phone for some simple manipulation.
Interface, the same is located on the back of the fuselage, in addition to a cable interface, an HDMI interface, a USB interface and a power interface, the second generation of micro game consoles adds a USB interface and a TF card slot, effectively enhance the expansion of the product Sex.
The game has a lot of big screen experience
As a game console product, game content and manipulation experience are naturally our focus. First, in the hardware configuration, the second-generation miniStation maintains its previous configuration, and is still equipped with a quad-core Cortex A17 processor clocked at 1.8GHz, supporting 4K, H.265 hard decoding, and the depth of the system based on Android 4.4.2. Customization, the overall operation is still very smooth.
Interface UI, the use of the current mainstream Metro style design, very concise, the middle of the home page presents almost all of the game content, the characteristics are very clear, the first category is the recommended game works, the next is already Or downloading game content.
At the same time, in the specific application market, all game contents will be classified according to game types such as boutique recommendation, handle area, multiplayer games, flight shooting, sports competition, and action adventure. In general, casual games are the mainstay, but there is no shortage of masterpieces.
Of course, since the Tencent miniStation micro-game console is based on the Android platform, it also has the scalability of a general box and can install applications similar to QQ music, file managers, and the like.
In the actual experience, because we received the standard version without the handle, the game control was mainly performed through the mobile phone. This is also the biggest feature of the Tencent miniStation micro game console that is different from other Android game consoles. It is not simply to engage in large-screen interaction by means of screen-casting. Instead, it is controlled by mirroring the TV screen to a smartphone, so that it is only necessary to install the game on the host computer, and it does not need to be extra on the mobile phone. Install games and take up space.
Of course, this needs to be achieved by downloading an app called miniStation. The whole connection process is a bit tedious, but as long as the prompts are followed, even the small white users can connect very quickly. Afterwards, the mobile phone will be transformed into a touchpad, which can be used to control up, down, left and right, and confirm the return. After entering the game, it will display a mirroring mode to directly control the game on the large-screen TV with touch. The learning cost is very low. Easy to use. Although the screen of the mobile phone is very rough when manipulating some games, the main function of the mobile phone is to assist the control, and it will not affect the fluency of the actual experience.
Game screen real shot
However, not all games are suitable for mobile phone touch screen to control, such as FPS games, relatively large number of buttons, touch is not conducive to blind operation, easy to touch, this time the handle is obviously still a better solution At the same time, in the hot summer, the heat of smart phones is also a problem that cannot be ignored. But in general, in the actual gaming experience, the quality of the mobile game after large-screen adaptation is still very exquisite, and the shock of the screen is also a feeling that cannot be given by the small screen of the mobile phone.
Rich and smooth video viewing experience
In addition to the main game, the Tencent miniStation also holds rich video resources. It cooperates with CIBN and mainly covers the content resources of the Internet and Tencent videos. Including a total of 6 million + hours movie and TV drama resources, such as variety shows, American dramas, and domestic cinema lineups.
This includes the latest "Chinese New Song" which is currently being broadcast. It is best to have a 1080P Blu-ray source for selection. It is very clear, and it is also very smooth during playback and fast forward.
In addition, Tencent miniStation micro-games also have 4K, H.265 decoding capabilities, in the actual test, we chose the 4K sample "beauty and roast duck" and related 4K resolution pictures, which can be very smooth decoding playback. Color reproduction and details are also very good.
summary:
After half a year, the second generation of Tencent miniStion micro-games did not have major updates compared to the first generation, but further refined the details. The appearance is more mature, can better integrate into the living room, and increase the remote control; the biggest difference in the interface is the addition of TF card slot, which enhances its scalability; at the same time, it is further optimized on the system, adding more Strong gameplay, control has retained a superior experience. The price fell from 699 yuan to 499 yuan, more cost-effective.
In general, different from other Android game consoles' slogans for benchmarking PS4 and Xbox One, Tencent miniStation's micro-game console feels more like positioning light-to-medium gamers, and it does not expect to be immersive. The game masterpiece replaces the status of traditional game consoles, but hopes to become a new toy for family and friends' living room entertainment through more interactive game products.
From this perspective, although it is not as good as PS4 and Xbox One in terms of actual performance, it is easier to use, more friendly game content, more suitable for friends and family to play together, or have the ability to occupy a place in the living room.
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