Lynx Box M13 Review: Rectification effect is obviously suitable for new users
Almost every year in the double eleventh, Tmall's magic box will iterate a new product, this year is no exception, Lynx Box M13 is Ali's newly released TV box, priced at 199 yuan. Compared with the previous generation M12, the new Tmall Box is not only just a simple +1 in terms of its name, but also has little change in appearance, which makes one wonder why Ali is sincere.
It should be noted that since the TV box products currently available on the market can be easily installed with third-party applications, the functions can be basically similar, gradually becoming more homogeneous, and many people are almost always looking at the appearance of the box products. Even the only standard... Tmallbox you play this way, how can you attract more users?
However, this homogeneous situation is still being broken: In recent days, the SARFT began to block third-party applications, announced the introduction of the first line of regulations to shield 81 illegal applications, and asked seven licensees to compare including "The TV and the box can not pass The four-point USB port installation application requires self-check and self-correction. Regardless of whether the SARFT's starting point lies in the protection of genuine video resources or the promotion of its own TVOS system or IPTV for the sake of interest, its tremendous impact on the entire TV box industry has been unavoidable.
In the rectification, the Tmall Box is the first to suffer due to its huge inventory. The newly released Lynx Box M13 is no exception. Then what is the experience of this TV box, which was born at a time of “better life expectancyâ€, and how competitive is the price of 199 yuan? And look at our detailed evaluation next.
Appearance: Modeling the remote control to increase the one-touch direct function
The Lynx Box M13 is almost identical to the previous generation in the appearance of the host. Still using the classic black and red color scheme, frosted material body combined with piano paint Tmall logo makes the machine look lively and young fashion. The whole workmanship is fine, the volume is close to the size of the palm and it is easy to hold.
In addition, the interface part is consistent with the previous generation products, but the arrangement position has changed slightly. In the rear view of the fuselage, from left to right are the power interface, HDMI 2.0 interface, network cable interface, USB 2.0 interface, restart button, and 3.5mmAV line interface.
In the remote control part, the shape has not changed, and the black matte material is still used. The grip is comfortable and the key feedback is also very good. The overall use of the 12-key simplified design, previously used only for spike M button replaced by orange, but also has been given a new feature: one-touch direct access to custom shortcuts.
System: Magic Box 3.0 System Smooth and Interactive
On the system side, the new version of the Magic Box 3.0 system is currently YunOS 3.0.2. With a new UI design, Ali calls it a suspended desktop. As a whole, compared with the original version, there is indeed an improvement in terms of cleanliness and aesthetics.
The main interface is divided into upper and lower modules, and the upper layer is mainly a function menu, corresponding to commonly used movies, applications, Taobao shopping, game functions, and recently used applications. The lower level is a popular recommendation, including recommendations for movies, games, applications, and more.
Speaking of system fluency can not be separated from the hardware support, Lynx Box M13 equipped with amlogic crystal Chen solution, using the latest 64-bit Cortex-A53 architecture quad-core processor clocked at 2GHz, while adding the 4K (384X2160) and H.265 hard solution support.
Perhaps thanks to hardware upgrades, the Tmall Box M13 is very smooth during the entire operation and switching without any staging. When the network is stable, whether you open the application or watch the video is satisfactory. However, in fact, for the old users of TV boxes, the mainstream of the current configuration of the product can actually hold the user's needs in terms of fluency, and this hardware's biggest improvement actually has little effect on fluency, mainly due to 4K support. .
4K video playback test
In the conventional 4K playback test, the Lynx Box M13 can decode and play movies very quickly, and it is also very smooth when fast-forwarding, and the overall picture restoration is also very real.
However, at present, 4K resources are still scarce, and the main video resources are still other built-in video resources. Lynx Box still chooses to cooperate with China TV, Youku Tudou and others. After entering the film and television interface, we will see many channels such as search, TV drama, movies, and sports. The most distinctive feature is Ali's self-built TBO Tmall.
Features: Rich video resource shopping experience
The resources of the TBO Tmall Theater are still rich, and the quality of the film source is also available. It is very smooth when playing online and fast forward. However, most of the contents need to be unlocked by members. At this point, the mainstream TV box is no exception.
Online video on demand
At the same time, in terms of applications and games, due to the compatibility of YunOS with Android, there are many similarities, but most of them tend to be simple entertainment and early childhood education, which is also related to the positioning of home entertainment products. But we don't have to worry about it. After all, users with a USB interface are willing to toss or have fun.
Since it is a TV box produced by Ali, it is certainly not enough for television shopping. The M13 of Lynx Box also has built-in features of “TV Taobaoâ€. After entering this function, we found that the update was still very timely and the recommendation also met the current needs.
The whole shopping process is experienced. In addition to the limitations of the remote control when entering the search, it is very tedious. It is very smooth when browsing, selecting products, previewing products, and paying, and the experience is good. It's just that this basic copy page's product details page can be optimized for TV, and it's even better.
Summarize: The new box is suitable for new users
The blockade of third-party applications by SARFT will greatly weaken the attractiveness of TV boxes to users. After all, for many users, the free live streaming and video resources provided by third-party applications are the main reasons for their purchase of TV boxes. purpose. But in a sense, this might be good news for giants who have a lot of content resources themselves. TV boxes cannot install third-party applications as they wish. More competition is the accumulation of broadcast control platforms and their own content. The entire TV box industry will be reshuffled, and a large number of copycat manufacturers will face the situation after losing their third-party applications.
Besides, Tmall's magic box, because it is Ali's pro son, has the inherent advantages of complete system, license, content, hardware and channels. Although the entire TV box industry has weakened its competitiveness due to policy reasons, it has a relatively small impact on the Tmall Box. With these congenital advantages in terms of content, it still has a certain degree of competitiveness in the current TV box, and at the same time, it is a Has a mainstream hardware configuration of the 4K TV box, priced at 199 yuan Lynx Box M13 good value for money, for new customers want to buy a TV box early adopters choice; old users, it is not recommended to specifically upgrade, after all, appearance Unchanged, 4K additions and hardware upgrades do not present any significant improvement in experience.