Nowadays, smart TVs have become quite popular, almost everyone has one. The most important thing about smart TV is the chip in addition to the panel, which is the guarantee for the smooth operation of the smart TV system and decoding various movies. However, the update iteration speed of the chip is also quite amazing, I believe that many people will encounter this situation, a few years ago bought 4K smart TV, the display effect is still excellent, but the system has been stuck to fly, and even can not decode some of the latest high-definition resources.
Obviously, just because the system is stuck, it is too extravagant and wasteful, and it is not practical at all. Therefore, many people will choose to install a TV box as a more cost-effective solution. Today we got a flagship TV box from Dangbei in the PConline evaluation room, Dangbei Super Box B3, let's see what kind of new vitality it can make the old TV rejuvenate!
Hardware configuration
As a TV box positioned as a flagship, the configuration of the flagship is of course indispensable. When the B3 uses a Amlogic S922X processor, which adopts the architecture of 4-core A73+2-core A53, the process adopts an advanced 12nm process, and the CPU main frequency can reach 1.8GHz. The GPU uses the ARM Mali-G52 MP6, which reaches a frequency of 800MHz.
Using the Amlogic S922X's Dangbei B3, Geekbench ran a score of 3489, slightly behind its own Dangbei B3 Pro. Compared with the Dangbei H2 and Dangbei B1S using Amlogic S912, compared with the most commonly used Amlogic S905 TV box on the market, the Dangbei B3 using Amlogic S922X has a nearly 40% improvement.
In terms of memory, when the B3 adopts a 4+32GB configuration, the memory uses DDR4 memory from Samsung, and the storage space uses high-speed eMMC memory, and the read and write speed can reach 400MB/s. Such memory and storage configuration in the general is still using 1GB, 2GB storage tv box, feel that it is a flagship, whether it is the operation of the software or the fluency of the system, do not have to worry about the appearance of Caton, 32GB storage space is enough to accommodate enough APP and movies.
In terms of network connection, Dangbei B3 adopts 2.4G/5G dual-band WiFi and uses a hidden high-gain antenna architecture, and the overall signal reception range and signal stability are excellent. In terms of wired network ports, when the Bei B3 was also upgraded to a Gigabit network port, the transmission rate was significantly improved.
Decoding experience
So such a strong configuration, how about the actual experience of the Bebe B3? Let's first look at image quality decoding.
Dangbei B3 can easily decode and output the highest 4K@60fps of high-definition screens, basically meeting the most popular 4K 60Hz smart TV on the market now. We measured that when we used Dangbei B3 to decode 4K high bitrate video, we can see that the overall picture is very smooth, no matter how you drag the progress bar, there is no frequent buffering.
At the same time, when the Bei B3 also supports HDR10 + high dynamic range hardware decoding, we measured that when the Bei B3 decoded the HDR film source, the restoration of highlights and dark details is excellent, and the overall picture perception is still very delicate and layered.
In addition, when the Bei B3 also supports Dolby/DTS dual decoding, when playing DTS resources, you can see that the system will appear with the DTS sound logo.
It is worth mentioning that Dangbei B3 has a powerful video playback system built-in, supports more than 300 video formats, and can directly open Baidu network disks and support online subtitles.
Of course, thanks to the powerful chip, Dangbei B3 also adopts a new color quality enhancement engine Pro, which can realize a series of functions such as color precision rendering, dynamic image-by-image precision imaging, intelligent noise reduction and anti-aliasing, presenting a clear and gorgeous picture. Let the old TV also use to show super color picture quality.
Gaming experience
Of course, such a good processor and configuration, not to play the game feels a bit wasteful! So we also measured the game experience of Dangbei B3.
The first is cloud gaming that doesn't eat more processors. We measured it, under the blessing of dual-band WiFi, the overall delay when Bei B3 played cloud games was still good, and the whole process was basically maintained at about single digits. The overall picture is also very clear and smooth, and it is indeed quite enjoyable to play.
However, after all, cloud games do not have high requirements for multi-hardware configuration, and cannot play the full strength of the Dangbei B3 S922X chip, so we try to use the Dangbei B3 to play local games.
We downloaded the console game emulator in the Dangbei App Marketplace and downloaded a classic 3D game masterpiece, GTA: Vice City. We measured that when Bei B3 played "GTA: Vice City" under the default settings of the system, it could basically stabilize at a 30-frame screen, and the overall situation was very smooth.
It can be said that this Dangbei B3 is not just a TV box, you can completely treat him as a portable console, take this home for the New Year, you can play cloud games, you can also download the simulator to play those classic old games, or quite happy.
System experience
Having said so much about hardware, let's take a look at the experience of Dangbei B3 in software. I have to say that when the first impression of Bei OS is refreshing, accustomed to seeing a variety of smart TV redundant system interfaces, such a concise and clear system interface for a while is really a bit "unaccustomed"? The most important thing is that there are no boot ads!
When the home page of Bei OS all adopts the form of waterfall, various resources are arranged in an orderly manner, at a glance, and the content of the home page will automatically recommend videos according to the user's preferences.
When the interface of Bei OS supports user customization, users can choose which features and resource tables appear on the home page to their liking, and everyone can define their own desktop.
Moreover, Dangbei OS also intimately customized the children's mode and the elderly mode for the elderly and children. In the children's mode, Dangbei OS provides a large number of children's animation resources, as well as rich educational content resources, to create a safe children's viewing space.
In the elder mode, Dangbei OS redesigns the entire UI to make the UI more concise as much as possible, and the font is larger and more conspicuous, which is convenient for the elders at home.
It is worth mentioning that on the remote control of the Dangbei B3, there is also a magic side button, just need to click the side button to quickly change the shortcut toolbar in any case, to achieve some shortcut operations.
At the same time, when The Bei B3 also supports intelligent AI voice function, holding down the voice button can summon the Yuying assistant, and the overall voice design rate is still quite accurate.
In general, in terms of software interaction, the Dangbei OS carried by The Dangbei B3 is indeed very good, giving people a feeling of "light, fast and free". Of course, in terms of resource content, Dangbei B3 also integrates massive film and television resources, and basically everything you want to see can be found on it.
Exterior design
Finally, let's take a brief look at the exterior design of the Dangbei B3. The Dangbei B3 uses the same looking technology as his big brother, the Dangbei B3 Pro.
The overall use of black and white color, the fuselage using a square shape, four sides of the rounded chamfer design, the overall look is still very high-grade.
In the upper left corner of the front of the machine, there is an S922X gold mark, showing the performance ability. The lower right of the machine has the logo of Dangbei.
The back of The Bebe B3 is a variety of interfaces, which have DC power interface, USB3.0 interface, Gigabit network port, HDMI interface and AV interface, which basically covers most of the display devices on the market, and also provides good scalability.
summary
After some experience, the excellent performance brought by the powerful hardware of the Beibei B3 and the brisk experience brought by the excellent software have left a deep impression on us. Overall, Dangbei B3 is a highly playable TV box, whether it is watching movies or games, it can provide you with a good experience, and there are many different features waiting for you to explore. Of course, in terms of price, Dangbei B3 is also quite cost-effective, only selling for 599 yuan.
To sum up, whether you are an ordinary consumer or a geek or enthusiast who likes to toss, Dangbei B3 will be a good choice.