On November 11, another national carnival shopping festival will be held. After Tmall Magic Box was presented at the National Day of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, almost every year a new product will be released on the National Day of the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. This year is no exception. Another new Tmall Magic Box will be released soon - Tmall Magic Box M13. It's a great honor to get this product in advance. Now, LEO will unveil the mystery of M13 for everyone.

[Unpacking]

Tmall Magic Box is very careful in product packaging, and a layer of lining is added inside the outer box. The packaging box inside is almost the same as that of previous generations, with little change. There is a big Tmall logo in the middle, simple and generous. Behind it is the information label and manufacturer of the product. The biggest highlight of this product is that it supports 4K HD, which is very promising.

Open the box and find that the appearance of the M13 has not changed much. Except for the appearance of Tmall Magic Box 2 at that time, almost every generation has this design. Think about other brands of TV boxes, the most important thing in the new generation of products is the appearance. However, Tmall Magic Box has always emphasized the cost performance ratio, and I believe that consumers will not bother with this appearance too much.

Then look at the "family portrait" of Tmall Magic Box M13. Tmall Magic Box M13, remote control, power supply, HDMI cable, instructions and batteries. What's more, on the package of HDMI cable, we can see that it is a gift. So if you don't use a very old TV (only AV interface) at home, you can use it after connecting it. Of course, if your TV is still relatively old, don't worry, but you need to buy your own AV cable.

Although I was confused about the appearance of the magic box in the front, I still felt very durable when I took the box out and put it on the table. Moreover, the design of the kitten shape reflects the flexibility and loveliness of the product. The red part of the frosted surface will not easily leave fingerprints. The triangle of the middle nose is actually the indicator light of the box. There is a ring of bulges in the middle of the bottom, which makes the product more stable in square hours. The black bright shell is used around. In the middle is the product barcode, product name, power supply information, certification mark and environmental protection recycling mark.

It is also very important for a TV box to have complete interfaces. M13 interfaces from left to right are DC power supply, HDMI HD interface, network interface, USB2.0， System initialization button, 3.5mm AV cable interface. In normal use, it can already meet the needs of users. It can be said that there is no more or no less, and it is evenly distributed and convenient to plug and unplug.

I remember that the remote control of the generation of Tmall Magic Box was something I complained about at that time. It didn't have a sense of grip, the buttons were very loud, and so on. But after several generations of improvement, it is now a qualitative leap. Other key arrangements are not very different from the regular TV box, but the bright red "M" in the middle Keys, also known as magic keys, can help you if you like shopping methods such as second killing, snap shooting, etc. However, I also hope that the magic key can support more customization functions in the future.

Compared with a generation of magic box, in addition to becoming more rounded from a square, the size is also much smaller. On the interface, the new SD card slot is less. However, if there is less software or games installed, the SD card slot is not very useful. However, the key point is that Tmall Magic Box is the internal improvement.

Software

Tmall Magic Box M13 is equipped with a new Alibaba Cloud YunOS system, which is deeply customized for Alibaba products, and also makes Tmall Magic Box qualitatively different from other brands' boxes. In addition to watching movies, playing games and listening to music, you can also experience different TV shopping. The UI design on the main interface is also very clear. Notice information, system settings, and my applications are also put in front. Recently, you can see the recently opened software, Tmall Cinema, movies, games, children, and so on. The following recommended movies.

The system setting interface adopts horizontal layout design, which is more convenient for selection. If there are users who have played with other brand boxes or even Android phones, the content of this setting interface is basically the same. Of course, remember that if you want to install third-party applications, remember the developer mode in the general settings of clocking in.

Tmall Cinema is a feature film column, which is also very consistent with the future development trend. Many users may not be very impressed with the current paid programs, but the policy on copyright protection will certainly become more and more tight. In the near future, it will be difficult to see high-definition free programs. Therefore, Tmall Cinema has made great efforts to purchase movie copyrights, and hopes that as a user of Tmall, it can also contribute to supporting legitimate copies and combating piracy.

Of course, it doesn't mean that all the films in Tmall Magic Box are paid. In fact, 90% of the films are free to watch. Tmall and Huashu Media currently have 2000 high-quality films, 160000 hours of TV series, 1200 variety shows, 2800 hours of exclusive documentaries licensed by six major Hollywood film companies, and they are still being updated.

The Double 11 is coming soon, which means that the shopping carnival is coming. If you are tired of finding your favorite baby on the computer one by one, or hate the small screen of your mobile phone, then TV shopping is also a new choice. High quality merchants combining Taobao and Tmall can buy more safely and safely.

If you like to play games, you can enter the game hall of the Magic Box, where you can choose various types of games. If you just have a game controller in hand, the high performance of Tmall Magic Box M13 will definitely make you play well.

In my app, I can see some TV software built in Tmall Magic Box M13. If you don't feel satisfied, you can also download it from the app store. (However, due to policy restrictions, video and audio apps are not very rich in their own app stores. Of course, it is not difficult to enrich them.)

The Tmall Magic Box also has an AliTV assistant on the corresponding mobile phone. After installing the AliTV assistant, the app in the same WIFI environment can automatically search the Tmall Magic Box, and the mobile phone can be changed into a remote control immediately. If you are not satisfied, you can also find the corresponding TV application on the mobile phone and install it in the box.

The corresponding software in the built-in application market is not rich enough, and the box does not have its own TV live broadcast software, so there is no need to rush. It can be done in three steps. First, install the "TV application manager", which can be installed from the AliTV assistant with one click. Of course, this is not the TV app market, but a management system. You can uninstall applications, install USB flash drives, install remotely, and move applications. If you want to install a new APP, you can choose remote and USB flash drive. However, either way, remind you to open the developer mode.

However, the installation of the USB flash disk is conditional. You have to have a USB flash disk and download the corresponding APP from the computer to the USB flash disk. In fact, it is still troublesome.

Select the remote installation step. First, download the TV box APP on the mobile phone. (Generally, download a box application market, and you can choose the TV APP at will.) I downloaded the sofa butler. Then open the remote installation in the TV interface, and a web address will appear. Enter the web address in the mobile browser as prompted, and an interface will appear, prompting to upload the APK file. Click to find the corresponding file on the mobile phone (the same operation if it is a computer operation). After the upload is completed, whether to install will pop up on the TV screen, and click to complete the installation.

If you want to watch live interfaces or more movies later, you can find movie applications in the installed sofa butler. Generally, the first two VST full aggregation and Taijie videos can basically meet your movie watching needs.

The live broadcast of the high-definition screen, and the screenshot of the movie "The Thief Daddy 2", look at it yourself, I don't talk. Unfortunately, though the box supports 4K, there are still few 4K movie sources. Generally, the high-definition version is 1080P, but the visual effect is still very good.

[Summary Comments]

Tmall Magic Box M13 is commendable in terms of configuration, YunOS system, support for 4K, 64 bit processors, hardware and software, which also enables Tmall Magic Box M13 to enter the high-end box market, but the key key point is that the price of the Double 11 is only 199 yuan, which is a cost performance ratio that absolutely kills a large number of TV boxes. At present, it is in pre-sale, and several red packets will be scraped in the past two days, The price can still be lower. I will order another one.