XGIMI Z4X review: A lightweight "vinyl record player" that can create a large-screen home entertainment center
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Yesterday, Xiaodiandian brought you a business sharing tool - XGIMI Z4 Air smart micro projector. Careful friends may have discovered that in addition to this thin and delicate product, there is also a black and white "square box" that also showed up in the article. That’s right, the one below the Z4 Air in the picture is the one that was released on the same day, the legendary first 10 million-level home entertainment blockbuster in the history of JD crowdfunding - the fourth-generation new product of XGIMI screenless TV, the Z4X. As a new generation flagship product, what kind of surprises can Z4X bring us? 【Literary Modeling】 The outer packaging is simple and elegant, and the font on the logo is slightly thin. Does this mean that the products inside will also be slim? The product accessories are clearly visible. The design of the projector always gives people a sense of déjà vu, so let's take a closer look. The round design on the top of the body recreates the image of the vinyl record in memory in terms of color, gloss and texture. Not only that, the shape of the entire projector is also very similar to the traditional vinyl record player. If it weren't for the side lens, the Z4X could really be called a "vinyl record player". Of course, it is much lighter than a traditional record player in terms of size and weight. The length and width of the body is less than 20cm, the height is 5cm, and the weight is 1.2kg. Although it is inferior to the portable Z4 Air in this respect, as a home projection device, the Z4X is definitely not an object that takes up space. I believe that the retro and fashionable appearance of XGIMI Z4X has captured the hearts of many young people. And its profound "round sky and square earth" design concept has aroused our great expectations for its inner qualities. So, compared with the previous generation of products, what kind of functional upgrades has the fourth generation flagship made? 【Upgrade Highlights】 Compared with the XGIMI Z3, the Z4X has made a qualitative leap in appearance and is much simpler in design. In addition to removing the somewhat cumbersome "antenna" device, the focus knob and touch buttons on the surface have also disappeared. The new generation of projectors integrates these control functions into the remote control, which is more in line with the operating habits of home users. The left side of the picture shows the remote control of the XGIMI Z3, and the right side shows the remote control of the Z4X. In addition to the function buttons being more concise and clear, the accessories themselves are also more sensitive and thinner. The Z4X has also been upgraded in terms of interface settings, and the overall settings are more concise and regular. The new product has added a USB3.0 interface and cancelled the original socket and VGA interface. According to people familiar with the matter, XGIMI will soon launch the function of wireless display of projectors and computers on the same screen, so there is no need to worry that the cancellation of the VGA interface will cause too much inconvenience to users. In addition, the universal bracket interface at the bottom of the projector is no longer retained. This may also be because most families do not have professional equipment such as flip-mount brackets, art clip brackets, and camera tripod brackets. However, from the perspective of the convenience of evaluation, Xiaodiandian feels that this interface is not a superfluous design. Some netizens may have noticed that there is a "harman kardon" logo on the sound outlet on the front of the device. Indeed, the independent speaker unit jointly developed by XGIMI Z4X and Harman Kardon is indeed a highlight of the projector upgrade. The "Hi GiMi" greeting sound when turning on the power also shows the great confidence of this device in sound quality. With this built-in unit, users can enjoy good surround sound effects without additional speakers. It can be said that Z4X is the best screenless TV in China. It is worth mentioning that the Z4X 3D gesture recognition chip. Without touching any buttons, you can control the music player to play the next song by waving your palm over the projector. Although this function seems to be useless, it may be useful to show off in front of the girl you bring home. So, in addition to the above points, as a projection device, has Z4X made any progress in its "main business"? The left side shows the display effect of XGIMI Z3, and the right side shows the display effect of Z4X. Although the resolution is the same as 1280*800, from the actual effect, the latter has richer color levels and more delicate details. In addition to being compatible with 1080p and 2K images, Z4X also supports 4K content, which is also not available in Z4 Air. During the comparison test, the fan noise of Z3 is obviously louder than that of Z4X, although the nominal noise is less than 30 decibels. 【Family scene】 In the comparison, we can find that many upgrades of Z4X are more suitable for home application scenarios. This can also be reflected in its picture effects and content resources. Without natural lighting, the clarity of the projector's image is comparable to that of a 4K TV. In the above picture, the TV screen is 48 inches, and the projected image is slightly larger. At this time, the distance between the lens and the wall is about 1.5 meters. Official data shows that when the distance is 2 meters, the image size is 76 inches. This can already meet most application scenarios. The nominal brightness of the projector is 580 lumens. When it is moved backward, the picture size increases. When the picture size reaches about 110 inches, the brightness is not affected much. At this time, the distance between the lens and the wall is about 4 meters. It can be seen that if you want to project a 150-inch picture, the distance should be more than 5 meters, but the premise is that you have a large enough wall. The main interface is divided into four modules: film and television, music, games, and applications. Users can directly search, download and install games, or directly obtain video resources through Mango Internet TV. As for music content, it is obtained from Baidu Music by default. So, what is the effectiveness of these content resources? The picture shows the high-definition picture effect The picture shows the actual picture effect of 4K video. The video can be played smoothly. The picture shows the game screen, and there is no lag during the game. In addition to being able to operate with the remote control, the built-in game application can also be adapted to control with a game controller. Summarize: In general, the design and gesture control of XGIMI Z4X are very creative. The picture effect is clear, the video playback is smooth, and the sound quality is outstanding. And its rich variety shows, movies, games and music resources are very suitable for living room application scenarios. If XGIMI Z4 Air is positioned as a business portable, then Z4X can be regarded as focusing on home entertainment. Compared with large-screen TVs, projectors are lighter and take up less space, but the content and picture effects are not much inferior. Currently, the pre-sale price of XGIMI Z4X on Tmall is 2,699 yuan, while the average price of smart TVs above 55 inches is around 5,000 yuan. So, the question is, will you choose to use XGIMI Z4X to build your home entertainment world? 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. |
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