Zero, Preface
A few years ago, in the development of high-definition television, hardware devices have already surpassed software content, and prices for 1080p, 2K, and 4K TVs have rapidly dipped. The purchase of ultra-high-definition TVs by ordinary families has become the norm. But looking at the 480p TV signal, and the poor number of high-definition stations (looking to pay more for high-definition stations), you still have the mood for big screen, ultra-high-definition TV? Fortunately, we have another choice: TV box.
I may be the first user to use TV box products? In 2012, she spent more than 800 yuan to buy an Apple TV2, watch high-definition movies with the NAS, and hijack DNS to watch live broadcasts. However, due to weaker hardware performance, more than 720p video can not be played, and because the DNS hijacking method is sometimes not working, so into a box of millet 2, ATV2 has been eating gray.
The test project for this application is Huawei Glory Box Pro, and I mainly want to see if the performance of the TV box meets expectations after several years of development. First of all thank Zhang Aunt for the opportunity to win for us, thank you! The following are black and white impermanent together.
Make a comparison table, first understand the mainstream TV box at the current 400 yuan price. Basically, this price TV box has 4K output performance. Some products will feature some features.
One, out of the box
Glory Box Pro's outer packaging, blue design, get plenty of hands, should be able to stand alone?
The back of the product features introduced, see the DTS standard, rest assured, it is said that before the glory box Pro DTS authorization, it is not a disability?
The side of the label indicates the 4K ultra clear network set-top box. Main 4K video playback, it seems that performance should be good.
Open the box, the first thing to see is the host of the box, still quite heavy, will see how the structure.
Accessories for the host, remote control, power adapter, and HDMI cable.
Family portrait.
In the interface part of the host, the AV output is used for old-fashioned TVs, but the cable is not a standard one, and it needs to be purchased separately. Like most TV boxes, Glory Box Pro is also equipped with a USB interface for playing mobile stored content. Wired network interface, this is great! Faster wireless is no faster!
The only difference between the remote controller and the previous glory box Pro remote controller is that there is a blue standard voice key in the middle.
The remote controller and the host are connected via Bluetooth, and getting rid of the infrared remote control must be aligned with the host's limitations.
The remote controller uses two 7-cell batteries. Two batteries are included in the package.
Power Adapter.
The voltage is 180-240V. This is a bit weird. Why doesn't we create a global wide voltage? The output is 5.1V/2.1A, which is also somewhat different.
There are anti-skid pads on both sides of the back of the main unit. In order to let everyone know more about the box, open!
Second, dismantling
The box is secured with three hexagon socket screws. The back of a piece of iron to enhance heat dissipation, the main control chip part is covered with a metal shield.
Front view of the main board, shield is open.
The main control is HiSilicon Hi3798, Samsung memory chips, a single 512M, four composed of 2G.
The wireless part adopts RTL8192EU module, the maximum speed supports up to 300MB, 2x2MIMO, that is to say, two antennas are used at the receiving end and the receiving end respectively to improve the signal transmission quality. Bluetooth part uses Realtek 8761 module, supports Bluetooth 4.0.
The antenna section uses contacts to extend from the main board to the antenna group to ensure more stable signal quality.
On the back of the motherboard, there is also a metal shield, look after opening.
This does not know what chip, USB control or flash memory? Because there is still a metal cover on the front of the motherboard that is welded, no further investigation is required.
The SGM89000 audio driver chip is said to be commonly used in high-end HD set-top boxes.
Power control chip on the motherboard.
Other details.
Third, trial
The box is turned on for the first time and requires a pair of Bluetooth remote controls. Pairing is as simple as pressing the confirmation key on the remote control.
Connected to the home wireless network, only 2.4G SSID list does not support 5G. There is new firmware. This is the first boot video, with Xbox One Streaming. The strange thing is that Xbox One doesn't give TV streaming after the upgrade. It's so depressing.
Change method screenshots and screen recordings. Open the developer mode (method: in the settings - system, bang a few times the system version number), allow USB debugging, and then use ADB commands to take screenshots and screens. This is the situation of the homepage and some sub-items. The fluency is still good.
The home application icon, the front four are not installed, can be installed or deleted as needed. The four non-systems that started with the sofa butlers were installed by me later.
With its own application market, the content is quite numerous, but it is a well-known reason. There is no live TV broadcast software.
Game center, some small games, you can play during leisure time. However, it is best to buy a Bluetooth controller, otherwise. . . .
The media center, this should be the place where you need to use the box. Support DLNA, Samba file sharing. However, video playback only supports embedded and local loading of subtitles. It does not provide automatic online matching. This is not as good as Xiaomi. The blue light source disk cannot be played in the media center. You need to open it in the file manager.
Setting up the page feels weird.
The wireless connection speed is only 144Mbps. Say good 300M, router and box are not far away. Well, 144M is also OK, in fact, I definitely want to use a network cable, how fast wireless control it.
The network speed reached full speed, home broadband bandwidth 38M (a bit weird right? Telecom activities upgraded from 20M).
The main content of the display settings:
Play settings, mainly to set whether HDMI audio source output or decoding output, dynamic compression and video quality enhancement, if the output to the amplifier, select source output, if directly to the TV, select the decoding output. The enhancement of video quality is probably to enhance contrast and color saturation, but Huawei calls it ImprexTM quality enhancement technology. This technology includes coded noise elimination, sharpening enhancement, edge interpolation, dynamic contrast enhancement, color enhancement, intelligent over-separation technology, etc., to achieve clear and beautiful picture quality.
The main content of the advanced settings, this feeling is a little rough, the basic one is only a control button, so it looks a bit embarrassing.
The video playback test was basically all passed and only 3 items were stuck. Ann Bunny video runs 845 points.
Selected partial 4K and H.265 coded video for testing, the results are as follows. 4K H.265 encoding can be played smoothly, and the large code rate is still stuck, 10bit is not a play. If you download 4K video, pay attention to the 10bit problem. At present, many of the videos provided for download are 10bit.
Cold boot for 31 seconds, this speed is not really fast.
Fourth, power consumption and heat
The normal playback power consumption is about 4W, which is higher in the TV box.
Standby power consumption of 2.8W or so, this standby power consumption is not low, need to be so high? Have to optimize!
The temperature at the top of the box is 41 degrees Celsius.
The temperature at the bottom of the box is slightly higher, with the highest point exceeding 47 degrees Celsius.
Fifth, advanced gameplay
Only look at the genuine contents provided by the box, then OUT. You must play around with the box. Here's how to play more stuff on the Glory Box Pro. First of all, WeChat focuses on the public number of the Glory Box so that the box can be remotely controlled using WeChat. But this is not the goal, what you want is to install the software on the sofa butler.
With the sofa butler, you can easily install a variety of TV box software, including the TV live software we are most interested in.
But what about the WeChat pusher, how can I not push it to the TV?
Voice control is another feature of Glory Box Pro. Through testing, it has found that its voice recognition capability is good. Some key hot words can be identified and combined with playback functions. However, voice control is limited to system built-in software and is not valid for third-party software. Using the sofa butler to check the background program, found that there is a background behind the news of the HKUST, and the flight of the University of Science and Technology is really leading in the field of speech recognition. The recognition rate is not to mention. It is said that they also support Cantonese and Sichuan dialects. Unfortunately, I only speak Yangzhou, haha.
Like most TV boxes, Glory Box Pro also supports wireless display. If Huawei's mobile phone is used, simply pull down the menu and select multi-screen interaction, and then select Glory Box Pro. At this time, the mobile phone screen display will be displayed on the TV at the same time. It's convenient to have friends watch photos or videos on your phone together.
Sixth, summary
advantage:
Support voice remote control, high speech recognition rate, convenient for the elderly and children;
No need to root to install third-party software, unlimited expansion of the box function;
2G memory guarantees a smooth system, cooling measures ensure system stability, and no crashes are found.
Access to the "Guangzhou-Guangzhou Galaxy Broadcasting and Control Platform" authorized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and the availability of genuine film and television resources. Some non-member films and television also provide free 1080p high-quality images.
Local play function is quite satisfactory, supports Dolby 5.1 and DTS 2.0, hard decoding capability is in line with expectations, and the picture quality is good;
Support for connecting Bluetooth headsets, you can watch TV without affecting your family.
insufficient:
Standby power consumption, need to be further optimized;
Software parts need to be polished, such as setting the interface, video subtitles, etc.
There is a problem with the voice key position and volume key position of the remote control. When blindly pressing, often mistakenly press, it is recommended to change place or mode;
Wireless Wifi only supports 2.4G, speed is affected, it is recommended to dual-band.
As a TV box priced at 399 yuan, Glory Box Pro provides a better hardware platform and expandable space. Although the system software is not mature enough, it is not a big deal. At this price, it is an object worth considering. Huawei's business is booming. We hope that Huawei will increase its efforts to further improve the system and bring us a more perfect product.