FunBox Gaming TV Box Review: A Powerful "Lunch Box" with Tegra 4 Core
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Speaking of games, I believe that domestic players must be familiar with The9, and the slogan "Use NVIDIA to play games" is also widely circulated among digital hardware enthusiasts who focus on gaming experience. The core components produced by NVIDIA have become the basis and benchmark for ensuring the smooth operation of games with high picture quality. Now, ZTE The9 has joined forces with NVIDIA to launch the FunBox, an Internet TV box with a main gaming function. Its NVIDIA Tegra4 core processor makes it attract attention with its powerful performance among many smart TV box products. The small body can hold a "full-blooded" powerful core . To be honest, I was quite surprised when I first got the "FunBox". The actual weight of 450g is completely inconsistent with the original idea that it would be difficult to lift due to the "powerful core and large body". The external dimensions of 78×78×84mm are not even as tall as the small-screen iPhone 4 when placed on the table. The cube-shaped shape similar to the Rubik's Cube and the irregular frame design with a variety of colors to choose from also further highlight the youthful positioning of the product, which echoes the main gaming features of the "FunBox". The "lunch box" also cleverly designed the position of the interface and operation indicator light on the colored frame. The power supply, network cable, and large and small USB interfaces are compactly arranged without destroying the overall appearance style of the machine. In addition, the black part of the "lunch box" is made of translucent material, and the internal structure is vaguely visible. This design is the favorite of geeks and adds a sense of mystery to the device. Through the shell, we can see the turbine-like structure erected inside the "lunch box". Yes, this is the cooling fan. The device actively discharges the heat of the chipset through the cooling port at the bottom. I believe that this move will inevitably solve the problem that the Tegra4 chip once dropped in performance due to heating problems on a certain domestic mobile phone product, and provide a guarantee for the processor to run at full performance throughout the process. In terms of external control devices, the "lunch box" currently includes a 14-key minimalist design remote control and a game controller similar to the Sony PlayStation series game console in the current price of 698 yuan. It is worth mentioning that the handle of the "lunch box" is treated with a skin-like coating, which feels quite good. The wireless design of the Bluetooth connection is also more conducive to players' mobile control. The system design takes into account both TV and games. In terms of the system, the "Lunch Box" uses the newer Android 4.3 system as the basis and deeply customizes the TV display interface. Compared with the Android 4.2 system commonly used by ordinary smart TV products, this 0.1 system version number follow-up is still something that users are happy to see. The TV output end of this evaluation is Changhong CHiQ "Qike" TV 40Q1N. The "Lunch Box" outputs the picture with a full HD resolution. The interface display details are satisfactory, and the overall UI operation switches smoothly and responds quickly. Although the "Lunch Box" is an Internet TV box with a main game function, after entering the system, the interface that comes into view is still in the style of a smart TV. At this time, we think of the "Game&TV Entertainment System" logo under the "Lunch Box" FUN Logo. It turns out that the "Lunch Box" is focusing on the TV game experience and has not forgotten its most basic job - TV. Under the TV desktop, the "Lunch Box" is not significantly different from other TV box products. It has opened multiple online content sections such as "TV series", "movies", "variety shows", "animation", and "sports" for users to browse massive video content on the Internet. As for the home page of the TV desktop, "Lunch Box" has set up more content. TV live broadcast, games, applications, and special KTV and video chat functions are all concentrated in this section. You may think that this arrangement is too dense, but it also saves you the process of choosing between menus. You can directly enter the level that users want to go to with one click. It is a design with both advantages and disadvantages. Third-party application extensions are one of the main reasons why people favor smart TV products. "Lunch Box" also opens the direct installation permission of APK files. The slightly inconvenient thing is that all applications are placed in the secondary menu under "TV Application". Without exception, they cannot be directly placed on the desktop for quick start. Imagine that many smartphone interfaces now directly cancel the secondary menu design. Such a layout is still not user-friendly. "Game Hall" is the channel for "Lunch Box" to open the game experience. Although the name of this entrance is very low-key, its content design is cool enough. First of all, switching from the TV desktop to the game desktop is like switching dual systems on a computer. As a special function of "Lunch Box", games are not a function in its system, but the other half of the function besides TV. The game interface has a complete design with different styles, and has two completely different design ideas from the TV desktop. The game desktop of "Lunch Box" is a single layer. The main interface keeps scrolling videos related to NVIDIA game chips. Coupled with NVIDIA's close connection with the game industry, the most intuitive feeling for users is "this is indeed a game device." Below the main interface, there are types of games that can be directly downloaded and installed in the system. The number is currently at the level of dozens, so we predict that these are all games that can be tested to perfectly adapt to the device processor, such as NVIDIA's own Tegra Zone, so the number is not impressive enough at present. Of course, users can also download third-party game resources through TV game platforms such as "Grape Game Hall", but this requires users to enter the TV desktop to operate, and switching back and forth will affect the player's experience. NVIDIA leads TV games to true high-definition games as an important function of "Lunch Box", and we are also full of expectations for its game performance. In terms of processors, "Lunch Box" has won at the starting line. Among the many smart TV devices we have tested, "Lunch Box" is the only product that uses NVIDIA Tegra4, the strongest level chip of the mobile platform. Compared with the common MediaTek, Amlogic and Allwinner SoC chips in smart TVs, the NVIDIA Tegra4 in the "Lunch Box" has a powerful performance far exceeding its competitors with its quad-core Cortex-A15 core processor with up to 1.8Ghz and a 72-core graphics processor. It is a rare chip product on the market that can compete with Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. TV boxes based on the Android platform have the same game sources as other Android devices. The first thing that Tegra4 helps bring to the "Lunch Box" is a qualitative leap in game quality. Although the current mobile platform has long entered the era of full HD or even 2K resolution, and the game picture has also improved significantly, when the game is put on a large screen of dozens of inches through a TV box, the rough texture, lack of special effects and jagged edges of the model still fully magnify the disadvantages of mobile games that are not easy to detect on a small screen with high PPI. In the pre-installed games downloaded by the "Lunch Box", we clearly found that this situation has changed significantly, giving people the feeling that it is even not in the same era as other domestic Android game consoles of the same era. In the two Blizzard-style RPG games, Bloodthirsty Blade and Soul Conquest, the images presented by the "Fanbox" on TV are amazing, and can even be said to be no less than some professional game consoles, with complete light and shadow effects, and true high-resolution image quality, without the "jaggies" jagged phenomenon often seen in smart TV games. As for games from third-party platforms, the powerful Tegra K1 also brings excellent picture performance to the "Fanbox". As for the "Asphalt 8" downloaded from the "Grape Game Hall", the game runs without compatibility issues, and the highest special effects throughout the whole process, the dynamic blur and glare effects are extremely gorgeous, and the experience on the big screen of the TV is very shocking. Now more and more Android games natively support gamepad operation, and some console games such as "Grand Theft Auto" have also begun to be ported to the Android platform. With the "Fanbox" benefiting from the NVIDIA Tegra platform, NVIDIA's official game community Tegra Zone and the NVIDIA handheld Shield, which also uses the Tegra4 processor, will promote the popularization of gamepad compatibility. In the future, the games that "Fanbox" can play with gamepads will surely be massive. Summary: "Lunch Box" points out the right direction for domestic game consoles. With the spring breeze of "unbanning game consoles", domestic technology manufacturers have turned their attention to home game consoles, but the mediocre performance and lack of highlights in game content have made people focus on the two powers of the United States and Japan. Even with affordable pricing, it is difficult to create waves in the market like domestic mobile phones. After experiencing the "Lunch Box" experience, we seem to have seen a glimmer of new hope in domestic game console products. First of all, although the "Lunch Box" focuses on game features, it does not ignore the essence of TV boxes and expands the applicability of products. Secondly, it is undoubtedly a wise decision to join hands with NVIDIA. The performance and game quality are naturally beyond doubt, and the complete product planning of NVIDIA Tegra chips also provides a strong guarantee for the future upgrade and upgrading of the "Lunch Box". Therefore, with outstanding design and excellent hardware, from the inside out, the "Lunch Box" is the most indicative game TV box product in the domestic market so far. If domestic manufacturers are ready to fight in the game console market, then ZTE The9 has already gained the first wave of advantages with the "Lunch Box". 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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