In our memory of the post-80s generation, TV can be said to occupy most of our childhood and childhood, from FC red and white machines with small black and white TVs to 29 inch color TVs that were shocked as gods, from video tapes to VCDs DVD， From Hong Kong films to Hollywood blockbusters, TV entertainment has deeply influenced our generation.

In terms of price, it has always been the embodiment of high-end household appliances. I believe all of you have experienced the grand purchase of TV like a house in the 1980s. In the 1990s, the price of imported large size color TV sets reached 10000 yuan. Until domestic brands such as Changhong and Venus caught up with the product line, the price of 21 inch color TV sets fell to about 3000 yuan, The high-end price of TV in those years has made people regard the purchase of TV as a more solemn consumption behavior at home.

In those years, Venus Changhong pulled down the price of big color TV sets and entered thousands of homes. To this day, Xiaomi, Weijing and others have reappeared the glory of domestic TV sets and redefined the price and experience of TV sets. This time, it was lucky to participate in Lei Feng's Weijing 43 inch small steel gun, WTV43K1, and feel the charm of 4K intelligence at a price of less than 2000.

[Packaging] Traditional TV packaging, energy consumption level 3, and the outer box can be recycled.

▲ The packaging surface of Micro Whale is similar to that of traditional LCD TV. In addition to the LOGO, the front and back sides of the TV box and the energy-saving signs are marked on the packaging.

▲ The energy efficiency is level 3. It seems that 4k and Android modules consume a lot of energy.

▲ Open the package, which is the product foot brace and accessory package. Remove the foam at the upper end, which is the main body of the micro whale small steel gun. The upper, lower, left and right sides of the micro whale TV are fixed by foam, and the front and rear are hollow to prevent the screen from crushing under pressure.

▲ Micro Whale TV is included in a dust-proof and anti-static bag, indicating the safety instructions.

▲ The cutting line is printed in the box, and the user can make handicrafts by cutting and assembling according to the line, and recycle the packaging waste. However, because of the three guarantees return policy, the outer box needs to be kept for one month before disposal.

[Attachment] The remote control abandons the traditional key function and layout and adopts the android key layout.

▲ The accessories of Microwhale are packed in cardboard boxes except for foot supports.

▲ Operating instructions, power cord, remote control, battery, aluminum alloy foot support, hexagonal wrench and hexagonal socket foot support mounting screws.

▲ The remote control of Micro Whale is different from the traditional TV remote control. It eliminates the digital buttons and repeated setting buttons. The buttons feel light and will not be tired when pressed. The convenience of TV station selection needs to be experienced later.

▲ The remote control is powered by two No. 7 dry batteries, and the upper end of the remote control is marked with a Bluetooth symbol, indicating that the remote control is not infrared and RF, but is controlled by Bluetooth, and has higher freedom of operation in a small range.

▲ The key layout of the remote control is the traditional Android function key and voice key.

[Shape and interface layout] Ultra narrow edge design, simplified interface layout, only two HDMI inputs, one AV input, low positioning but strong practicality, and fiber output support 5.1 multi-channel home theater.

▲ The front of the Micro Whale LCD TV needs to face up when carrying it, because the ultra narrow frame design makes it easy to touch the LCD panel.

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▲ The foot brace is marked left and right, matching with the fixing hole at the lower end of the TV, and a long heat sink is set at the lower end.

▲ Insert the foot support to fix the foot support through the hexagonal socket screw. The power switch is set under the (front) right foot support.

▲ (front) An indicator light is set beside the left foot support. The indicator light is led out from the machine by the high light guide material, and does not occupy the thickness of the frame. The back of the indicator light is a five dimensional function button, which can be operated and controlled in an emergency.

▲ A 7-shaped groove is set on the back of the left side, and the interface is arranged in the groove. This design is inconvenient for hard cable connection, and also has limitations on the size of the USB flash disk.

▲ Audio output, HDMI interface and two USB3.0 interfaces are set on the left side.

▲ The lower side is equipped with optical digital output, network interface, AV input, ARC (audio return) HDMI2 interface, UART interface and antenna input.

▲ Both ends of the power line of Microwhale are designed at 90 degrees, which will not occupy the space behind the LCD TV.

▲ The whole back is simple and distributed regularly,

▲ The upper left and right frames of the micro whale small steel gun are made of plastic materials. The average width of the frame is 8.5mm. The lower frame is made of aluminum and 15mm wide. It can be regarded as an ultra narrow edge.

[System] Android system customizes UI, which is user-friendly and focuses on network resources and local resources.

▲ After the startup screen, simply pair the remote controller, set the network, scan the QR code for registration and login, and then enter the main interface.

▲ The first function on the left side of the WeWhale UI is search, mainly for online resources.

      ▲ You can also use the voice search key on the remote control to directly recognize the program you want to watch. The recognition is very high. If you do not recognize it, you will also have a list of suspected programs for users to choose, which is more convenient and fast to find resources, While the online resources of Microwhale come from multiple cooperative resource platforms, Xiaoke has made a survey on the partners of Microwhale content resources:

Time Warner: owns Time Weekly CNN、HBO、 Media resources of Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Comics;

TVB： Has a large number of Hong Kong opera and Hong Kong film copyrights;

Oriental Dreamworks: its works include animation resources such as Kung Fu Panda, Master of Dragon Taming and Penguin in Madagascar;

Canxing Producers: Producers of Good Voice of China, Good Songs of China and Masked King of Songs, with a large number of variety show resources;

IMAX China: it has IMAX cinema business and film copyright business;

Caixin Media: has financial information and financial program resources;

Sports Olympic power: it owns the procurement of public signal production services for the football team of China, TV copyright in mainland China, new media copyright and overseas full media copyright;

Shengli Family: It has a grand ceremony of grace on ice, Beijing Running, professional boxing match, China Squash Open, motor sport and golf match;

Therefore, in terms of content, WeWhale has a strong cooperation team to ensure the supply and update of content. It is important to know that TVB's previous maintenance of the copyright of film sources has led to the suspension of updating of TVB film sources on some platforms. Users can only go to some Hong Kong Opera forums to download and still remember.

▲ The second function page of Microwhale is the signal source, including analog TV, digital TV HDMI1、HDMI2、AV， Although the input terminals are not complete, they are enough.

▲ Since the remote control of Microwhale abandons the traditional digital buttons, select the channel by the menu poster wall, open the channel list, and select five channels in a row through the direction button and the confirmation button. Even if more than 60 channels can be quickly selected, of course, the channels can be switched up and down in order through the direction button. In addition, the analog TV mode can be, The menu key can call out the setting menus such as picture proportion, profile, channel editing, etc.

▲ The second menu of Microwhale is My TV, that is, to open the default page of TV, where you can change the account of Microwhale, view the history of watching and the updates of the collected episodes. In addition, four shortcuts are supported, and you can choose your favorite program portal or the APP installed on the machine.

▲ The third function page is a wonderful recommendation, which is divided into three sections: today's recommendation, everyone is watching, and ranking, to push popular news and movie resources.

▲ The fourth function page is the classification page. All online resources are divided into films, variety shows, children, news, animation, TV dramas, music, documentary, and operas. The classification of resources is clear and the content is very persuasive. For example, the recently released Save Mr. Wu, the popular Legend of Mi Yue, the TVB series with relatively tight copyright attacks, and many popular American dramas, In addition, some resources support 4K resolution, but need huge bandwidth support. It is worth mentioning that the purchase of Micro Whale TV will give away 199 member services a year. In addition to the unlimited access to all online resources, there is no advertising intrusion from resource websites or software. The cost performance ratio of 199 is far better than that of cable TV.

▲ The application page supports local resource playback and the installation of some third-party resource platforms. The built-in app store is a popular ANDROID TV app. In addition to the fixed app store, My App, and local playback, it also supports 7 shortcuts.

▲ In addition, I can manage the installed APP through my application, and support two modes of remote installation and USB flash drive installation. It is worth mentioning that remote installation can be operated and installed on the screen as long as the same LAN passes through the website end of the operating system and belongs to the address on the screen, and the APK installation file of the APP is uploaded, which is very convenient.

▲ Finally, let's talk about the setting layout. WIFI settings and Bluetooth settings will not be introduced much, but will be touched before entering the system. General settings cover all relevant settings of the whole TV.

▲ The general settings include five areas: "network and Bluetooth", "usage settings", "account and security", "customer and help", and "system". The usage rate of network and Bluetooth is very high, so there is a setting entry on the superior page. The usage settings include "image and sound", "online play", "personalized settings", and "mobile assistant", It covers some better user experience settings of Microwhale.

▲ The "Image and Sound" setting is mainly used to make some personalized settings for the image mode and sound output of Microwhale. In addition to switching the picture style, Microwhale uses the Android system and has its own optical fiber digital output, so it can specify the external playback device, the output audio decoding format, and the most user-friendly is the night volume control, Control to lower the entire volume segment.

▲ It is worth mentioning that the boot up video will be played to identify the different effects brought to the screen by different modes when the scene mode of the screen is set. Of course, the customized mode is also supported for more professional adjustment, but the adjustable parameters are limited.

▲ There are also two more user-friendly settings for the personalized settings in the use settings. The first is to automatically switch the signal source, that is, connect to a new input source, and the system will automatically jump to the source. However, there is one thing that is not in place. The function will be activated when the non powered external equipment is connected to the micro whale, Therefore, Microwhale needs to correct the identification of whether the source has signal output.

Another function is the secondary standby function. Smart TV startup is a long process, so many people will choose standby to achieve the purpose of instant on and instant use, but it is inevitable to encounter power failure. The secondary standby function can maintain the standby state after power failure. In fact, the screen is closed after power transmission to complete the startup process.

▲ In addition, the mobile phone assistant function in the "use assistant" is more distinctive. After scanning the code, install the Microwhale assistant on the mobile terminal, and the same LAN can automatically connect and pair. In addition to using the APP to complete the same operation as the remote control of the Microwhale TV, you can even double-click screenshots, install applications, album picture projection and other practical functions, Just because there is no threshold setting for the pairing of micro whale assistant and mobile phone, it is easy to be used to make trouble in public places.

[Display/sound effect] RGB pixels are arranged, and the standard mode color is blue with low saturation, meeting the needs of entry-level users.

▲ Micro Whale 43 inch small steel gun uses LGD ips hard screen, so the visual angle is good. Although Micro Whale is not marked to use HDMI2.0 interface, Xiao Ke still uses an HDMI2.0 cable, because HDMI2.0 is downward compatible, but in the HDMI signal source, you can switch to HDMI2.0 mode through the menu, and you can successfully identify Micro Whale 4k. If you do not switch to HDMI2.0 in the menu, The recommended resolution of the micro whale TV that can only be identified is 1920 * 1080, and the maximum resolution is 2048 * 1152. In addition, the micro whale 4k can support a maximum of 3840 * 2160, 30HZ, and 1080p to achieve 60HZ. Therefore, the smoothness of 4k games and movies with high dynamic degree is not particularly ideal.

▲ It can be seen from the macro photos that the pixels of Microwhale are arranged in the way of RGB W, that is, red, green, blue and white, that is, the recently noisy pseudo 4k. The overall picture brightness is improved by adding white pixels. Although the total resolution is 3840 × 2160, the number of each sub-pixel of RGB is 8.3 million/4, while the number of each sub-pixel of the 4k screen arranged in RGB is 8.3 million/3, Therefore, the picture definition is slightly inferior to the 4k panel arranged in rgb.

▲ From the screen shot, the overall color of Microwhale is cold, the skin color is not natural enough, and the saturation is low.

▲ The purple part of the flower is blue, and the details are missing.

▲ In terms of green, the saturation is also low. Due to the pixel arrangement of RGBW, the texture of clothes is jagged and not very smooth.

In addition, the sound effect of the micro whale small steel gun as a selling point is really good, at least no better than that of the imported all-in-one machine with non leading sound effect within 10000 yuan. Of course, although the unit quality is quite high, the sound field and sound effect of 2.0 or 2.1 can only meet the simple audio-visual environment. It is also possible to purchase 5.1 multimedia speakers to obtain 5.1 channel information through the optical fiber digital output of the machine, Or 7.1 or even ATMOS cinema system.

[Conclusion]

Although the micro whale 4k steel gun WTV43K1 uses the rgbw 4k ips hard screen and has a low positioning, it has a much better visual perception than the 1080p full HD LCD TV. In addition to rich resources and content, it can taste the charm of 4k. It can be said that it is not a problem to break the price performance ratio and sweep the low-end market. However, it is hoped that micro whale can try high-end products, such as rgb pixel array, The 4k curved surface with a 60hz refresh rate subverts the high-end market again with an ultra-high cost performance ratio to achieve a more professional audio-visual experience. Finally, thanks again to Lei Feng's trial and the experience opportunities provided by Weijing.