Experience of Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation TV box

Last year, Skyworth and Tencent jointly launched a Skyworth Q+ TV box, which immediately became a hit when it was released. At the same time this year, Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation was launched, taking over the work of its predecessor and once again becoming a popular product among TV boxes recently.

As a new generation product jointly developed by Skyworth and Tencent, what kind of experience will this Skyworth Q+ second generation bring us?

Everything is simple in appearance

The overall design style of Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation inherits the characteristics of the previous generation. The all-black body and rounded edge design highlight the blood relationship between the two generations.

The rounded rectangular body is reduced to a rounded triangle, which is a change that Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation has made from its predecessor. The original Q-shaped breathing light on the top is simplified to a small LED work light at the front of the box, and the lighting effect around the body is removed, which is another difference in appearance between the two.

Because the lighting effect is removed, Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation uses an opaque plastic top cover instead of the previous translucent outer cover, and the upper and lower covers are connected with bright silver plastic edges.

Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation also chose to simplify the interfaces, removing the MicroUSB interface, leaving only one HDMI 2.0 interface, one network cable interface, one USB interface and one AV output interface. Basically, it can meet the use environment of most TV boxes.

Smooth system operation

The simplification of the appearance of Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation is obvious to all. So, has this TV box also been simplified in terms of usage? If there are some reductions, will it affect the working ability of Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation?

Let’s first take a look at the hardware configuration of Skyworth Q+ second generation.

Amlogic S905, with four A53 CPUs and five Mali-450 GPUs, has made Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation stand out in the TV box industry in 2016. 1GB of DDR3 memory and 8GB of eMMC flash memory are also standard configurations for TV boxes nowadays.

Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation has also done a good job in system optimization. You can call out the interface selection page with one click, and there are elderly interface, young interface and children interface for users to choose from. The three interfaces are uniquely customized for three age groups.

The main interface is divided into three pages, which can be switched by using the up and down keys. During the switching process, there is no lag or unsmooth operation, which shows that the Amlogic S905 is quite powerful.

Of course, we also need to take a look at how Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation performs when running 4K videos or decoding H.265 videos.

Actual tests show that Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation can indeed drive 4K video relatively well, and the H.265 hardware decoding is also true. The buffer time of less than 3 seconds for fast forward and rewind also verifies the decoding ability of Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation.

During playback, users can also adjust subtitles, audio tracks, aspect ratio and other options through the menu interface. The tested movie also comes with a Chinese-English subtitle, which Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation can still recognize.

Internet Bafang + Tencent video library is powerful

Not only is the system stable and smooth, Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation also has a huge video resource library. Internet Bafang and Tencent have joined hands to provide 2 million hours of free video content, which is the best feature of this TV box.

Through Skyworth Q+ 2nd generation, we can watch many popular videos online.

As for TV series, there are as many as 2,814 TV series to choose from. For example, the entire series of the popular TV series "Ode to Joy" can be watched for free on Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation.

A total of 7,147 movies are available on Skyworth Q+ 2. Movie-level blockbusters like "The Center of the Earth" can be watched for free.

"Running Man Season 4" is a super popular variety show now, and users can watch all the content of this variety show on Skyworth Q+ Second Generation. Of course, there is not only "Running Man Season 4", but also 1,019 variety shows that can be chosen here.

Of course, some videos are not free. For example, you need to activate Penguin TV VIP to watch the full video of "The Man from Macau 3". Users can scan the code to enter the Tencent payment interface to make payment.

The application support of Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation is also remarkable. Most games can be operated with the remote control, and the games are simple and casual, and there will be no lag during the game.

The support for third-party software installation is also a surprise for us. No need to flash the firmware, just put the downloaded apk file on a mobile storage device, connect it to Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation via USB, and then you can directly choose to install it in the file management.

229RMB is worth the money

The interface of Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation is simple and beautiful, and the UI design is more in line with the positioning of different age groups. Tencent, one of the three Internet giants, can provide Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation with a massive amount of video resources. Amlogic S905 makes Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation have a smooth system and excellent video decoding capabilities.

Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation satisfies the main needs of TV box users in the above three aspects. Compared with the common TV boxes on the market that cost around RMB 300, Skyworth Q+ 2nd Generation only costs RMB 229 while providing a good video experience, which undoubtedly shows that it is a very cost-effective product.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.