Compared with whales, they are called micro whales because they are very small; Compared with whales, they are more intelligent, so they are called micro whales. As an Internet company focusing on family entertainment, Microwhale Technology has always been adhering to the concept of making a difference for the new generation and providing immersive entertainment experience for Chinese families. This is the only Internet TV designated by China's new song in 2016, which is quite different from others! 　　

[Appearance packaging]

The front of the package is printed with the logo of "Whale" and the word "WHALEY", and the top side is printed with the word "Micro Whale 43" smart TV, that is, today's micro whale is 43 inches.

There is a black label on its sealing position, and the functions, parameters and manufacturer of this micro whale TV are pasted on the side of the entire package. From the list of these parameters, we can see that the 43 inch TV model is the gray W43F, and the diagonal of the visual image is about 108cm. From the appearance packaging alone, we can preliminarily understand this "micro whale".

[Features of Microwhale]

1. It is the only Internet TV designated by China New Songsheng in 2016. China's New Songs is a large-scale original and inspirational professional music review program produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV and Canxing, a subsidiary of Star Media. It can be seen from it that this time, Micro Whale joined hands with China's New Songs to reconstruct the new pattern of TV, enjoy massive resources, and live playback is at will.

2. It has HiFi level audio quality and supports DOLBY/DTS audio double decoding, which makes the sound effect more vivid than Dolby's surround sound, and has a stronger sense of space, as if you are in the scene.

3. Support the voice search function. If the Microwhale Bluetooth remote control is selected, you can put aside the tedious key operations and achieve the goal in time through "voice command".

4. WUI adopts a flat waterfall design, which makes the operation easier and more personalized.

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This 43 inch micro whale adopts the embedded lightweight body design, with a size of 961mm * 556mm, and adopts the side entry LED backlight technology, which is also independently developed by the micro whale. Its net weight (including the base) is about 10.8kg, and it is a "portable" smart TV.

Its resolution can reach 1080p (1920 * 1080 full HD), which is impossible for the 43 inch micro whale to distinguish pixels with the naked eye. At the same time, the RGB VA screen is also used. The screen ratio is 16:9, the contrast is 4000:1, the brightness is 330cd/m2, the number of colors can reach 10bit, and it supports H.265 decoding. In the actual test, the brightness can reach 250 nits. It can be said that the program is not only clear, but also more colorful. In addition, it also has a 178 degree ultra wide viewing angle and an ultra fast response speed of 8ms. In the actual viewing process, it has a sense of reality, as if you were in the scene.

On this screen, Micro Whale has done enough work. It has built a new generation of ultra-high definition image quality engine. Through up to 22 enhancement technologies, such as brightness sharpening, color sharpening, light color separation, blue level expansion, and overdue resolution scaling, it can make the details of the entire TV screen clear and sharp, and the edges smoother. Of course, the color is also close to nature.

When it comes to 178 degree ultra wide viewing angle, it can also be regarded as an extreme angle. In real life, it is difficult for us to watch TV from this angle, and most people will still choose a more comfortable angle. In order to have an intuitive feeling, I specially shot from different angles of the side. It can be seen from the picture below that even though the angle is larger, the whole screen can still be seen clearly. It can be said that what Microwhale has done on the screen is still worth affirming.

Its idea is that music can be played in screensaver mode.

[Micro whale accessories]

There are not many accessories, but they are full of humanization. There are mainly two brackets, audio adapter cable, TV power cable, infrared remote control, product manual, five hexagonal black screws and wrenches, and two No. 7 batteries. This may seem like a humble wrench and battery, but it can let users use it at the first time.

The remote control is infrared design, its appearance is black, and it has a certain frosted touch. It uses 12 buttons, and the bottom is printed with the icon of "Micro Whale" and English letters. The overall design is standard and ergonomic, and blind operation can be realized after using habits. Since the TV uses 802.11n 2 * 2 dual band dual antenna and Bluetooth 4.0 low-power module, and supports voice search and voice control functions, in actual use, in addition to receiving stronger signals, you can also choose a Bluetooth voice remote control to achieve "call from the air", leaving aside the traditional manual operation mode.

Although five screws are included in the accessories, in fact, only two screws are needed for each bracket, and the remaining one can be used as a spare screw. The whole stent is only 0.2kg. It is made of medical grade high standard materials, combined with the secondary molding technology, which makes the whole stent not only strong, but also light. Therefore, in actual use, the support capacity of the stent is not necessary to worry about.

As shown in the figure below, L (left) and R (right) letters are printed on one side of the bracket, which is in herringbone shape. When using, it can be connected to the TV according to prompts. In the actual installation process, the most convenient method is to put the corresponding socket in. If the bracket cannot be installed upside down, the whole bracket length is about 19cm.

After inserting the bracket into the TV socket, fix it with screws from the back of the TV. You can use the Allen wrench in the accessory to tighten it.

There are black anti-skid silicone pads at the support feet on both sides of the bottom of the support. One of the characteristics of this TV is that it is more convenient in actual use, mainly because all its function keys and interfaces are concentrated on one side of the TV. It is easy to see from the figure below that the five entity keys and TV switches are concentrated, and there is an LED power switch indicator on the other side of the bracket.

Actual rendering of the support.

Comparison of front and back sides of the support.

The difference from the super narrow plastic frame on the front is that the frame on the bottom is made of metal, and it is also the only area with different colors on the front of the whole TV (excluding the bracket). Through embellishment, the dark and stable screen is immediately enlivened. The word WHALEY is printed in the middle of the metal frame. As for the words, I personally feel that the whale pattern carved from radium may express the meaning to users more quickly.

The surface of the frame adopts the embedded design of highlight effect, and uses highlight and fine wire drawing texture technology, which makes the overall appearance not only more bright, but also has a strong texture. Most importantly, in the case of a black screen, it is more like a screen without a frame as a whole. Compared with the previous 40 inch screen, the 43 inch screen area has only increased by less than 5%, but because the W43F uses a narrower frame, the actual screen display can increase by 15.6%, that is, the same 43 inch TV, Microwhale's screen display can be larger.

The thickness of the frame on the top of the whole screen is less than the diameter of a dime. The process is different from the front frame. The overall effect of wire drawing is very metallic, and the touch is frosty. It can be considered that the micro whale has done a very good job in details.

At the bottom of the TV and in the middle of the brackets on both sides, there are two rows of fence type heat dissipation holes, which can effectively ensure that the body can dissipate heat in time during actual operation.

The overall effect display on the back of "Micro Whale". Compared with the thin top, the bottom is more thick and plump. The main reason is that it has built-in stereo box speakers, HiFi quality, two patented full frequency speakers with passive compression bass enhancement technology and two tweeters with the second generation Yuanbao tweeter technology. It can be said that with such a TV, there is no need to purchase additional external sound, You can also enjoy outstanding music quality at home. In the actual test, it is found that the sound effect is more loud than that of ordinary TV, and the volume is normally turned to 4-5, which is also large enough. At the same time, the sound quality is more powerful, and the stereo sense is strong. In the case of high volume, there is no sound breaking phenomenon.

It is not difficult to find from the back that this TV can not only be located through a bracket, but also be fixed on the wall for use. In the middle of the fuselage, a sign of "Whale" is engraved with radium, and screws are arranged around it for easy hanging on the wall. Through dust-free nano spraying, although the backboard is made of plastic, it also has a metallic texture. In addition to the cooling holes at the bottom of the TV mentioned earlier, the upper part of the back is also covered with a large number of fence type cooling holes.

Close up photo of panel and heat dissipation hole (integrated injection molding process of arc trimming is adopted).

The function and interface design of this W43F is relatively centralized, and it is more convenient in actual operation. From the back, all function keys and connectors are located on the lower right side, and the only invisible power button is located on the bottom of the TV near the bottom of the power connector. In terms of configuration, Cortex A53 dual core 1.4GHz CPU and ARM Mali-450 MP2 (2+2 cores) GPU are also used; 1G DDR3 dual channel memory and 8G eMMC 5.0 storage space.

The position of the power interface of different televisions is also very different. Microwhale places the interface at the lower right corner of the back, which is very convenient for the connection of the TV when it is installed for the first time. The standby power of the entire TV is only 0.5W.

There is a label with white characters on a black background right below the whale pattern in the middle of the backplane, which indicates the model, power supply, manufacturer and other relevant information of this TV.

The interface is not compressed due to the small size of the TV. It includes USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI 1.4 interface, HDMI 2.0 interface, WAN cable interface, SPDIF interface, TV/AV input, and audio interface. From the interface point of view, it is also very rich.

In terms of physical keys, Microwhale replaces the ordinary keys of traditional TV with five direction physical keys, and can also realize busy operation with one hand, so it is relatively faster and simpler to use.

The power supply supports the voltage of 220V/50Hz. In terms of plug design, it is also one of the more personalized designs of Microwhale. The 90 degree angle design between the power supply connector and the power line can reasonably solve the aesthetic problem of the connection with the wall switch. When hanging on the wall, it can also avoid the embarrassment of forced bending contact between the power line and the wall. At the same time, there is a snap at the power line of the TV backplane interface, which can store the redundant lines for hidden line processing.

The power switch is not placed on the back, but on the bottom of the TV. Its main advantage is that the TV can be turned on/off from the front. The switch is pressed left and right, and a white dot is used to indicate whether the TV is on.

In order to further present the screen color restoring power of Microwhale, I used two pictures of silk and wool ball for testing. From the picture, we can see that the color of this W43F is relatively soft, especially for colors of different depths in the same color system, which can be well distinguished, and the lines on the spool are also clearly visible; There is no color deviation in the bonding area between the wool ball and the silk, and there is no serious color deviation. On the whole, it is very good for the color restoration ability.

In the picture performance of the characters, especially the girl's hair tip and the transition of the character's collar, the color of the character's skin is also very real, which can be seen in the picture portrayal is very delicate, and the saturation is high, especially for the more complex parts of the picture can also show the details, Among smart TVs at the same price, it is above the average level, not only because of its appearance.

In the color detection of the screen, at least no light leakage has been found, and the overall color is very uniform, and the color transition is smooth and delicate; However, in terms of the performance of the gray scale, the boundary of the number 1-2 is still slightly blurred, but the other parts are still clear. In the actual test, the effect is relatively consistent with the official information.

In terms of high-speed dynamic picture and definition performance, there is no smear and blurring of the picture when the vehicle is driving at high speed. It should be said that the dynamic performance of the W43F is a high level among the peer products, and the overall performance is relatively good.

Compared with H.264 decoding mode, it supports H.265 decoding capability, and can almost cover AVI More than 20 popular formats, such as FLV/F4V, ASF, MP4, MKV, MOV, are also inseparable from the software and hardware configuration and system carrying of Microwhale. At the same time, in actual use, it can save nearly 50% of the bandwidth, and can do more under limited network conditions.

[Unique System]

WeWhale uses the Whaley UI system, which is deeply customized based on Android L, and the only Internet TV designated by China Haogesheng in 2016, so its content is more abundant and perfect than before. The whole interface adopts a flat waterfall design, which is more simple and intuitive to use. It is divided into six aspects: signal source, My TV, wonderful recommendation, classification, application and settings.

As mentioned in the characteristics listed above, WUI is user-friendly. Its main performance is not only that it can install third-party software at will, but also that it can set up a shortcut in my TV list. You can place your most commonly used software or programs in it. It can quickly achieve the function of one button direct access, which can be said to be a UI that understands you.

For smart TV, hardware is not the whole of TV. Rich and high-quality resources are the life of Internet TV. In the film source, Microwhale not only includes a large number of high-quality content, but also includes the blockbuster cinemas that exceeded 1 billion yuan in 2015. At the same time, it also has the ability of content production platform. While it has more than 8500 movie resources, it also has the ability to update more than 1000 movies every year. Top 10 popular variety shows, Chinese Super League, Champions League exciting events are synchronized, and there are online concerts every week. It is amazing that Microwhale has taken the lead in content.

In addition to the higher hardware configuration, Microwhale also gave away an additional year of membership in software. In the current era of creating Internet TV resources and membership services, we can say that Wewhal, a member worth 199, is quite sincere. It is worth mentioning that the children's channel of WUI is also very distinctive. It also classifies the content according to age to provide more suitable content for babies at different stages. Moreover, this 43 inch TV set, which is placed in the bedroom, can provide a wealth of bedtime events and bedtime animations for babies. It is reported that there will be more discount activities in a cat shop on the happy day of Microwhale on August 8, so it seems that Microwhale's great power will continue.

The reason is to understand your UI. You can find some programs that everyone is watching at random in the wonderful recommendation. If you are not satisfied with the programs, you can change another batch randomly. At the same time, you can also find your favorite movie sources quickly and randomly through the latest list, hit list, star list and other columns. Of course, you can also include your favorite programs into the collection list for the first time to watch.

In the application section, WeWhale has added an application store, which has a wealth of audio and video software, daily life software and game software, which can be said to be quite rich. It is also very convenient to download third-party software through third-party storage media such as USB flash disk.

In the About this machine, you can see the remaining disk space, product model, and other related information.

In the setting, you can set the TV according to your own usage habits. There are seven modes to choose from in terms of picture quality: standard mode, movie mode, gorgeous mode and custom mode. In the sound mode, you can set it to standard, living room, cinema, music and gym modes, and you can also zoom in and out of the picture mode Set color temperature and other functions.

On the main interface of the TV, you can also conveniently switch to different function options such as brightness, audio output, screen saver, and switching signal source.

In addition to the fresh interface and convenient use on the UI of Microwhale, personalization can be said to be a very user-friendly setting. For users with babies at home, it can also be set to eye protection mode to care for the baby's eyesight; In addition, you can also set the night volume control. The advantage of this function is that you can selfishly put aside the high volume to affect others' rest. For family members, once the control button is turned on, once the volume is too high, it can automatically adjust, so as not to affect other family members who have taken a rest. At the same time, it also has the functions of automatically switching the signal source, powering on again after the power is cut off in standby mode, and maintaining the secondary standby mode.

This micro whale W43F supports the expansion function in the form of USB flash disk, supports the encoding format of mainstream multimedia such as MPEG2/4, H263/H264/H265, and can also realize the installation of USB flash disk and remote installation of third-party software. Because of its customization based on Android system, it also supports the multi screen interaction function of Miracast/AirPlay, and also supports the home storage interconnection of DLNA/Samba.

It should be said that this micro whale W43F smart TV with HiFi quality, as the only Internet TV designated by China's Haogesheng in 2016, is no longer just a smart TV that can watch online blockbusters in actual use, but also has the essence of entertainment. Although MicroWhale started late, it is relatively mature in technology, simple and fashionable in appearance, powerful in configuration, rich in film sources, and waterfall UI. It should be said that it is a smart TV with high cost performance, especially the upcoming "Whale Happy Day" on a cat, which is also worth looking forward to.