After nearly two years of development, the smart TV box market has experienced serious homogenization and vicious price competition. However, some manufacturers are still trying to develop differently, and have made some "harmonious but different" products. The ZIVOO Smart Box Mango Ice TV Box evaluated this time is a product whose selling points are appearance, system UI design and somatosensory operation.
Appearance and workmanship
The package design of mango ice is very careful. The express box is sealed with a book seal, and there is a very aggressive slogan on the back.
In addition to the machine box, there is an envelope containing a mango VIP membership card in the express box.
Packed in a white paper box, the upper left corner is a bright mango TV license description, and the back is a simple product feature.
There is also a glossy paper printed with app QR code in the box, and a poem is also printed on it artistically. There is a special bracket under the remote control.
In addition to the instruction manual, HDMI cable, power plug and power cord, there is also a rare Micro USB cable in the TV box.
The power cable is a prototype connector, while the HDMI cable and Mirco USB cable are both noodles. This is good, but the length of the HDMI cable is obviously short.
The amount of power adapter is sufficient, the size is too large, and the output is 5V/2A.
The fuselage is square, the main body is frosted white, and there is only one brand logo on the top.
The bottom is a double-layer design, and the side of the V-shaped bottom layer is provided with dense heat dissipation holes, so the dust-proof performance should be good.
The front of the fuselage is a translucent black cover plate, and the inside is a bar shaped status indicator light.
The back interface is extremely rich. From left to right, there are power supply, AV, HDMI IN, HDMI OUT, S/P DIF optical fiber audio output interface, RJ45 network cable interface, dual USB interface with 0.5A and 1A output respectively, and independent power switch. The interface stacking is fierce.
The role of the rare HDMI IN/OUT dual interface is as above. When a TV is connected to a set-top box to watch TV or a game console, these two interfaces can save several times of plugging and unplugging of the HDMI cable.
Although there are many interfaces, the body shape control is good.
The remote control of the machine is probably the most like a mobile phone on the market.
The front of the remote control is a touch glass, full touch design, and only the top has a physical power button.
On both sides of the touch control panel are volume and page scroll areas. On the bottom are the three Android King Kong keys. On the top are the power switch, Micro USB charging interface and microphone.
The remote control back cover and the side have radians. In addition, the metal material, hand feel and shape design have turned the peers into slag.
The remote control uses a 2.4GHz wireless signal. Although it doesn't need to operate on the TV box, the manufacturer has added a power button for it because of its high power consumption. It's a bit strange to have to light up the remote control before using it.
Operation and use
If the appearance of mango ice is very special in the TV box, its system UI must be called special. In terms of interface UI logic and shortcut operation, it is absolutely the richest TV box system on the earth.
For the first time, there is a detailed wizard. "Network connection method - mobile app QR code - account registration" has been coming all the way. The most special one is the keyboard input method.
The native only provides a 9-grid keyboard, and the extra space on both sides of the screen allows voice input and use tips. Voice input is very useful when searching, but the 9 grid keyboard is more sad when entering numbers/English passwords.
The homepage is a very cool 3D card, and it also has five pages of "video, karaoke, somatosensory games, game hall, and applications", in which karaoke and somatosensory games are the only ones in the TV box Features of this family. However, because there are too many pages, it is necessary to adapt to searching and switching.
The system setting interface has the science fiction flavor of PlayStation. All interfaces have been recreated, and no traces of Android can be seen.
The setting interface can also manage the microphone (used in the karaoke function), game handle, somatosensory handle, somatosensory camera and other hardware connected to the machine. However, they are not randomly attached and need to be purchased separately.
Mango TV Licensing
The 3D layout is very fresh. The local play and use tips are on the cards on both sides, and the search, collection and play records are below.
Because it is authorized by Mango TV, the machine uses the original video source of Mango TV. The VIP membership card that has been attached for one month can be used to view the paid content.
Mango TV itself also has a good UI interface, and the video content is updated in a timely manner. Film resources are not its strong point, but it is authorized by Hunan Satellite TV's exclusive trump card program, which may be liked by Hunan Satellite TV's loyal audience.
It is worth mentioning that the official may not be able to take screenshots in the video player in order to protect the copyright, so the following video images are taken live.
Family karaoke
The karaoke page has moved the karaoke machine in K Room to the TV box. In addition to the regular search methods such as keywords, regions and languages, there are also online karaoke competitions, rankings and other interactive ways.
KTV MV can be downloaded independently in the interface, with an average volume of 60-80m. The MV has functions such as song cutting, microphone and accompaniment volume adjustment, original singing and recording switch, and even the sound effect can be adjusted by yourself.
Somatosensory Game Hall
Entertainment Shun The body-building somatosensory game has always been favored by parents and healthy people. Mango ice is one of the few TV boxes that provide somatosensory games.
The official provides a dedicated somatosensory game controller. If there is no somatosensory controller, it can also be replaced by a mobile app, which is more conscientious.
The somatosensory game hall needs to input data such as height and weight to establish a virtual character account. There are sports games such as "running, bowling, tennis, baseball, badminton, and tightrope walking".
The basic operation is just like the Nintendo Wii - skillfully swing the body feeling handle.
The game hall page is a game market, which classifies games according to control devices such as handles and remote controls. The precision of the touch control mode of the official handle itself will not be too high, but it is still possible to play a small game such as poker and mahjong.
The application page is a regular application market. You can directly manage installed applications by clicking under the card interface.
The official application market displays TV applications by topic, which can easily find daily applications, but there are not many resources.
Users who like to struggle can download the file manager in the official application market first, and then install the third-party app in the USB device. Common TV applications such as rabbit video, Fengyun live broadcast and sofa butler can also be installed and used directly.
Advanced&Shortcuts
Remote control is an important selling point of mango ice. In addition to full touch control and 2.4G wireless transmission, it also has a microphone and vibration feedback. Its touchpad can judge the stroke distance according to the stroke range. Although there is a certain learning cost, it is really convenient to jump the page.
The left side of the touch panel is the volume touch control area. Sliding up and down can quickly adjust the volume. There will be a volume prompt on the left side of the screen.
After clicking the home button twice, a unified notification center can be called up, and the push of systems, games, and applications can be viewed in a unified way. Although it doesn't mean much to the TV box, the interface is really handsome.
In addition, the remote integrated microphone can be called out by long pressing the setting key, and simple voice commands such as "turn up the volume, turn on wifi, and watch the video" can be used (lower left corner of the figure above ）, you can change system settings or open applications, and regular voice assistant Q&A can also support.
Most conscientiously, the task manager that is usually castrated from the TV box has been retained. Press and hold the home key of the remote control to call up, and close the task through the setting key.
Full blooded mobile phone client
As long as the mobile phone and TV box are connected to the same route, the app can automatically identify them, and also supports QR code scanning connection. Mobile client It is designed as a sidebar, and the five functions of "video, karaoke, sports, applications, and games" on the TV end are all in it.
Because mobile phone input is convenient, search and management will be more convenient.
performance
The third-party system detection application shows that the four core A9 2GHz CPU used by the machine is from Amlogic, and the estimated model should be M802. The GPU is ARM Mali-450, with 2GB memory and 8GB flash memory. The system is based on Android 4.4.2 and supports 2.4/5G dual band wifi.
The running score of Anthare is about 30000. Its performance has ranked first in the TV box, and its use process is relatively smooth.
summary
Smart Box Mango Ice has many innovations: exquisite appearance, gorgeous interface and interaction, strong enough performance. In addition to regular video and games, it also supports voice operation, including karaoke and somatosensory games, and even its own microphone, games, somatosensory handles and other accessories, which are highly expandable.
However, there is a price for its special, expandability and strong performance. Its price is 498 yuan Not surprisingly, it should also be one of the most expensive TV boxes in China. But whether it is worth the price depends on individual demand.
