Weijing TV violent review: not as powerful as an idol

In the field of Internet TV, Whale can be said to be born with a "golden key". Led by TV industry legend Li Ruigang, relying on high-quality resources such as Chinese Culture, Alibaba, and Tencent, and with the strong participation of former New Weekly executive editor Feng Xincheng and music poet Li Jian, it has attracted widespread attention from people inside and outside the industry in its "embryonic stage".

Surrounded by so many halos, can WTV55K1 stand up to the test of reality? Today's disassembly may help everyone unveil the mystery of this "idol" smart TV.

【Appearance details】

The outer packaging is simple and sturdy. The energy efficiency mark on the packaging is level 3 high energy consumption, and the passive standby power is 0.5 watts.

After opening the box, you can see that the main body including the surrounding frames is black, giving people a calm feeling, and the overall style is simple and clear.

The colors of the front and back of the stand are not uniform. The exposed part in the front is dark gray, and the color of the back half is similar to the "rich gold" in the Apple series. After a simple installation, the TV can "stand up".

The front of the body has no extra decoration except for the golden Whale logo printed in the center of the lower frame. The frame has a comfortable visual effect and the actual width is 6.8mm. The appearance of the TV cannot escape this "display + frame" design. If you must innovate in this regard, you may have to wait for the "trend" of "borderless TV". According to the current situation, the narrow frame or even borderless design has no significant actual effect on the user experience except for increasing the screen-to-body ratio of the machine and the gimmick in publicity. It can be said that the 6.8mm design of the Whale TV is a pragmatic choice while reflecting the craftsmanship.

The thickness of the body is less than 2cm. Perhaps only after the next link will you really realize that it is not easy for a TV to achieve this thickness.

The power button is designed to the bottom of the body. It saves space and does not affect the appearance. Although the touch button design is very popular, under the same effect, this physical button has lower cost and is more in line with the user's operating habits, especially for middle-aged and elderly users.

The design on the back of the fuselage is equally simple, with the Weijing logo printed in the middle, and uncovered screws evenly distributed around it. The upper part is a whole row of fence-style heat dissipation design, and the concave design in the lower right corner contains various jacks.

From left to right are audio output, HDMI1, two USB3.0, SD card, and ordinary USB interface.

From left to right are SPDIF, network port, AV input, HDMI3, HDMI2/ARC, UART, and antenna input interface.

On the lower right are physical control keys, similar to the direction keys and confirmation key on a remote control. Compared with the remote control, this set of control keys is more sensitive.

【Disassembly time】

The first step is to unscrew all the visible screws on the back of the body and remove the black back cover. The main chip and circuit board are concentrated in the lower part of the product, which undoubtedly increases the stability of the body.

The two main boards are located on both sides of the TV, with two speakers under the main boards and the LG control chip protected by a metal plate in the middle.

It seems that the internal design of smart TVs is not as complicated as we imagined. From the perspective of layout, it is somewhat similar to the disassembly of similar products. In a sense, the standardized design and manufacturing process provides a foundation for rapid development for latecomers, which may be one of the reasons why Whaley Technology was able to release mature products just 4 months after its establishment.

The circuit board on the right is more sophisticated than the one on the left, and it is also where the core components are located. The CPU in the middle is covered with a protective layer inlaid with metal dots, which is difficult to disassemble. This detail reflects the care put into the design of the Weijing circuit board. According to official information, the Weijing TV WTV55K1 uses the latest 64-bit processor chip Mstar Cortex A53 architecture 4-core processor with a main frequency of 1.4GHz. It has built-in 8G storage space, 2G running memory, and fully supports H.265 10bit hard decoding.

The layout of the circuit board on the left is larger than that on the right, and the layout is not as compact as that on the right . The logo of Weijing is printed on both circuit boards . Professionals may have noticed that both circuit boards are black PCB boards. Compared with other colors, the circuit traces of black circuit boards are more difficult to identify, and the difficulty of research and development and debugging is also greater. It is observed that compared with similar products, the motherboard of Weijing TV uses more materials and costs almost twice as much as the traditional brand pistol-shaped motherboard.

Sound quality is one of the highlights of the promotion of Whale TV. The bass/treble configuration plus two speakers create the HIFI sound quality of Whale TV. Unlike the external speakers of some smart TVs on the market, the built-in speakers once again reflect the simple design concept of Whale TV. In addition to eliminating the additional installation process, this design saves more space. The configuration of the left and right speakers makes the sound effect no less than that of external speakers.

From the label inside the body, we can see that the Whale TV uses a 55-inch LG imported IPS hard screen. It is reported that the screen uses non-printing light guide technology, which improves the light efficiency by 10% compared with traditional printed light panels.

In the subsequent disassembly of the screen, we can see that the complete LCD screen is composed of two polarizing plates, two glass plates with liquid crystal in the middle, and a backlight source. The light projected by the backlight source first passes through a polarizing plate, and then passes through the liquid crystal. At this time, the arrangement of the liquid crystal molecules will change the angle of the light penetrating the liquid crystal; then these lights must also pass through the color filter in front and another polarizing plate to finally display the image.

As the most critical component of a TV, although the use of LG display screen by Weijing TV will increase the cost to a certain extent, the solid guarantee of quality is beyond doubt.

From the last picture, we can see that the so-called IPS hard screen is not as "tough" as it sounds, and it can bend with a little external force. This is a misunderstanding of many consumers. The most intuitive difference between hard screen and soft screen is whether there will be water-like deformation when you run your finger across it. Both belong to the physical structure of liquid crystal, and the essential difference lies in the different molecular arrangement. The molecules of hard screen liquid crystal are arranged horizontally, while those of soft screen are arranged vertically. Compared with soft screen, hard screen has a faster response speed, so the picture effect is smoother. LG's IPS technology can be regarded as a model of hard screen technology.

The disassembly ends here. Now let's take stock of all the parts.

In this destructive disassembly process, we can feel the solid materials and precise assembly of the Whale TV. The parts scattered on the ground may be the real "heart" under the simple appearance of the Whale TV.

Currently, the price of Whale TV is 3799 yuan, which is much cheaper than the Xiaomi TV of the same size, which is famous for its cost performance. Coupled with some inherent advantages in content resources and the gorgeous appearance of many "stars", can Whale TV become a "rising star" in the Internet TV circle?

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.