Micro whale TV 43 吋 evaluation Small Cannon advantages and disadvantages

Television, a large item that has always played an important role in every company, can now be described as the price of cabbage. It can easily take back two or three thousand yuan for a TV with four or fifty inches. But if you want to choose a TV that truly makes the whole family happy, it really takes a lot of thought. Television has always played an important role in the family entertainment center. The core problem of watching TV is to watch video resources. Our viewing habits have evolved from the early wireless and wired passive waiting programmes to the initiative of the Internet era. Not only did the TV become larger, it brought a better viewing experience, but the clarity of the video also evolved to the level of 4K UHD, which is now at a fraction of what it is today. At this time, like LeTV as a platform to grasp rich video resources, began to integrate with traditional TV products to create a more attractive ecological atmosphere, driven by this model began to have more video resources platform involved in the field of smart TV . Microwhale TV is a dark horse in this field. With the first product WTV55K1, it quickly won wide recognition and successfully won the Tmall 55-inch single product sales championship. Today, the micro-whale brought the second 4K Cannon Micro-Whale TV set for young people. What kind of product would it be? Please listen to me!

The name of the micro-whale is very interesting. In my opinion, the manufacturer's implication is that it is small and medium-sized. A small whale will soon grow into a powerful body in the world. Although micro-whales are a newcomer in the TV field, they have a strong backing. They integrate Chinese culture, Tencent, and Ali's mainstream resources into the content ecology. There are also many well-known brands participating in third-party content cooperation. Moreover, Chinese culture's flagship film industry, Oriental DreamWorks, IMAX China and other brother companies will also integrate with the micro-whale in the content aspect, trying to establish differentiated services to attract users. After the first product had achieved good results, the microwhal was not eager to quickly expand its product line to larger sizes and more models, but launched a very destructive 43 吋 in terms of price and performance. 4K "small steel gun" WTV43K1. With the "strongest hardware + most cattle content + high cost-effective" 4K Internet TV entry prices pulled down to 2098 yuan, which contains a hardware price of 1899 yuan and 199 yuan a year membership fees, ideal for small space living fashion Young people use.



The development of TV and many digital products has become very serious. Today, homogenization has become very serious. Various elements of popular products are rushing to use each other. It is a narrow border to see all the colors in the past, and it is unclear whether the brand Logo is really stupid or foolish. The micro-whale "small steel cannon" did not come out of this circle with a narrow frame and a thin body. No less, the design continued on the basis of the overall style of WTV55K1, and made new attempts in color matching. The golden bottom edge divides the TV up and down, presenting a more three-dimensional visual aesthetic. The upper black part matches the extremely narrow edges and brings out excellent screen-out aesthetics. The visual contrast between the lower golden frame and the tripod and the upper black part not only makes it highly recognizable, but also the versatile Champagne Gold blends well with different home styles.




The slim and stylish body and small size don't place too high requirements, and the weight is not too heavy. It can be easily moved in the home to change the use of the scene, the living room, bedroom, or business display can become its use Take a place.

As a main product with cost performance, it is subject to low product prices, and the use of high-end products does not favor the metal body. However, the micro-whale "cannon" was not neglected in terms of craftsmanship, and a large number of articles were also dealt with in detail. Through high-gloss steam and fine brushed textures, three different effects such as wire drawing, matte grain and high light are displayed on the ultra-narrow frame, so that the plastic can also exhibit a metal-like texture.




Micro whale TV 43 吋 the design of the back of the fuselage is relatively simple, but the overall functional area is still very clear. The above recessed heat dissipation hole is a carefully designed, larger area is conducive to the air flow to ensure the stability of the whole work, this recessed design can also avoid a lot of dust in the machine circuit accumulation. The interface is equipped with SPDIF fiber interface, wired network port, AV input, HDMI 2.0x 2 HD interface, USB 3.0 X 2 interface, analog signal input, and supports dual-band wireless network of 2.4/5 GH and AirPlay/DLNA multi-screen linkage function. . These rich interface functions can be connected with computers, speakers, mobile phones, game consoles and many other input and output devices, greatly expanding the application of television. The five-way button in the lower right corner of the back is also a design that I personally like. Compared to the array buttons on the traditional body, the five-way key has a better operating experience.




Sound performance is an important part of the viewing experience. The micro whale “small cannon” is equipped with Dolby and DTS audio processing technology in audio decoding. However, it should be noted that the final playback effect depends on the reasonable design of the speaker. Through the lower speaker grille, you can see the speaker of the micro whale "small steel gun" or after some design, the horn-shaped treble is not easily disturbed by other channels. However, the downward orientation of the speakers does not conform to the acoustic principle. The smaller diaphragm size and the simple design of the cabinet are not enough for full sound performance. These are the helplessness of today's ultra-thin televisions subject to the thickness of the fuselage. Act of. Therefore, the actual sense of hearing of the “micro cannon” is not outstanding, but fortunately, the vocal dialogue performance is still very good and is suitable for viewing needs of TV dramas. The overall situation belongs to the current mainstream level. If you want to get a better sense of hearing or choose a professional external speaker is a more appropriate approach, then Dolby, DTS sound processing technology can be fully utilized.


When choosing TV products, many friends are more concerned about the size of the screen, and businesses often will be the size and price as the focus of publicity, in fact, this is a misunderstanding, the big does not mean that there are many factors that affect the quality of the picture. A knowledgeable friend of the industry will be very concerned about the technical specifications and providers of the screen panel, because these are the impact of the actual perception is crucial. The micro whale "small cannon" was very kind and chose the very high-end LGD IPS 4K panel, which will leave the same price competitors far behind and lay a solid foundation for outstanding screen performance. The's 4K UHD ultra-high resolution, it is difficult to be affected by the distance of the pixel point when viewed from a closer distance, showing a more delicate picture effect and a richer picture layering.


For large-size TVs, the tuning of the backlight module is also a place to test the technical strengths of the manufacturers. The micro whale “small steel cannon” uses advanced PLGP technology. The light guide plate is 10% more luminous than the ordinary light guide plate, under pure black color. Light leakage is very slight, pure white has a high degree of purity. At the same time, in order to obtain a better picture effect, up to 24 items of image quality and color enhancement technology are used to make the details appear sharper and sharper, and the edges are smoother and smoother. The color reproduction of the “small cannon” of the micro-whale is more vivid and natural, and there is no deliberate pursuit of high saturation and contrast. It has a good sense of picture transparency, and it also has a very smooth performance for high-speed motion pictures. The viewing angle of the screen has reached 178°, but when the camera is viewed at a large angle, there will be some slight variations of the magenta in the black state. Overall, the overall picture quality has a higher degree of completion. There is a slight lack of support for mainstream 3D features, which is somewhat regrettable for a smart TV that focuses on fashion crowds with performance as its selling point.



The small whale TV 43 is known as the "small steel gun" is a powerful hardware configuration originally owned by the micro-whale WTV43K1, the core use of the industry star product Morningstar MStar6A828. This is a 64-bit quad-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz with an ARM V8 architecture, and integrates a Mali450MP4 (4+2) 6-core GPU with 1.5G DDR3 running memory and 8G body storage. High-demand games can also be better supported. The video supports H.264, VP9, ​​H.265 and other 4K format hardware decoding capabilities. The MStar MACE-Pro3 UC+ ultra-clear image engine can perfectly display 4K images. The number of small whale "small cannons" broken through the 5.3 Bunny rabbits has broken 30,000 points, which is at a high level in smart TV products and can meet the fast operation in different scenarios.



If the core hardware is the skeleton of the smart TV, then the system is its context, and the system's advantages will directly affect the user's experience. The micro whale "Sino Cannon" is based on the mature Android platform and deeply customized UI. It becomes the final WUI custom TV interface that we see. With the support of powerful hardware, it has a very smooth operation experience. The overall color style is relatively fresh, and the scene transition animation is also designed to be aesthetically pleasing. The "navigation bar" on the left side of the layout is responsible for the division of major functional areas, including: search, sources, my TV, wonderful recommendations, categories, applications, and settings. There are several categories. The other specific functions are on the right side in the form of waterfall flow from top to bottom, and each function card can be selected and operated by up and down and left and right operations. However, in my opinion, this full functionality is laid out in the layout of the waterfall desktop, making the homepage still somewhat verbose and often cluttered. If I can further streamline and refine my knowledge, I will personally think that it will be more ideal.


In order to bring about a better interactive experience, the Micro Whale “Shogun” uses a 12-button remote control that supports Bluetooth transmission and is easy to operate, and can achieve 360-degree blind angle control. At the same time, the most important feature of this remote controller is that it is equipped with a MIC, which can search for content by voice. It is only necessary to press the voice button on the top of the remote controller. You can easily search for the desired content by pointing to the remote controller. The overall recognition rate of speech is very high. With its help, it can bid farewell to inefficient key operations, which greatly facilitates the use of elderly and children who have input barriers. The feel of the remote control is very good, and the power supply uses two 7-cell batteries, which have more sustained endurance performance than some remote controllers adopting button batteries.



In addition to using the remote control to control the TV, the user can also install the “Mobile Assistant” APP to control the TV. The “Mobile Assistant” not only possesses the basic functions of the remote control, but also has been made on this basis. Certain function extensions. "Mobile Assistant" is divided into three categories: "Remote Control", "Apply" and "Screenshot". Using "Two-finger" on the "Remote Control" interface, the user can click on the screen to capture the TV screen and save it on the mobile phone. The application interface can push recommended applications to TVs for installation. In the "screen-casting" interface, pictures, videos, and music stored in mobile phones can be pushed to televisions for sharing and playback, making them ideal for users who have business display requirements.



Micro Whale TV's WUI also provides a lot of user-friendly function settings. For example, you can customize the settings of the function icons arranged in “My TV” to make it the most suitable for your own use habits. Press and hold the “home” key to bring up the background management program, clear the background in real time and keep the work smooth and efficient. Long press "Menu" button will pop up some in-depth settings, such as: backlight brightness, audio output switching, music screen saver, display and brightness adjustment and other functions, you can quickly achieve the relevant function settings.




In terms of image settings, WUI provides a wealth of adjustment features pre-set: standards, movies, colorful, sports, games, monitors, a variety of scenarios, almost covers the daily needs of various uses, but also in the Define the mode to adjust the saturation, color temperature, contrast and other information accordingly. The micro-whale "cannon" also provides an eye-protection mode, which can reduce the most eye-popping blue color in your eyes and protect your eyes. It is not easy to produce visual fatigue when you watch for a long time. The night screen mode is very suitable for watching TV after turning off the lights at night. At this time, the screen backlight will be automatically dimmed, and the soft look makes the eyes more comfortable.




The richness of the video content is an important part of the viewing experience. The micro whale has obvious advantages in terms of content resources, integrates many powerful media platforms, and builds a powerful ecosystem that provides a lot of fresh and popular cinema movies. Hollywood blockbusters, TV dramas, variety shows, anime, and other types of content, and search and classification is very clear. At the same time, it has set up some special functional areas, including children's section, music section, headline consultation, drama, and documentary resources, which can meet the viewing needs of different family members. However, as a 4K TV, there are some sections such as the 4K area or the Dolby area that are dedicated to high-definition players. For those who want to enjoy 4K videos, they have to select one by one.


As a 4K HDTV, the micro whale "Sinosteel Cannon" has very high requirements for the quality of the film source. In order to achieve a smoother viewing effect, the micro whale "cannon" uses new H.265 encoding technology, which allows the same quality video volume to be reduced to 50% of the H.264 encoding, as long as 10M bandwidth can be viewed online 4K content . Under the support of the powerful cloud-based service of the micro-whale, almost all video programs playing Blu-ray or below have no delay, and rapid drag and drop can quickly start playing. Occasionally, Blu-ray-level film sources will have a Caton phenomenon that can be played smoothly with a slight buffer. The system will also recommend some videos that you may like based on the user’s viewing preferences when exiting the watched video. This is very worthy of praise. Its internal powerful hardware can also meet the hardware decoding of 4K videos of different specifications of external devices.




Experience summary

Small whale TV 43 吋 lower price and powerful hardware configuration worthy of the title of 4K "small steel gun", although the price of 2098 yuan is not high but the price is not necessarily not good. WTV43K1 not only has a slim, stylish body and rigorous workmanship, but also uses high-end LGD IPS 4K screen panels that will also leave the same price competitors far behind, and it also shows a high level of tuning in the screen. The standard. Relying on a number of mainstream resource platforms such as Chinese culture, Tencent, and Ali, we have created a highly attractive ecological atmosphere. Although the design of WUI is still somewhat tedious in my opinion, its overall completion degree is very high, and it provides a lot of depth and user-friendly function settings. The interaction between the voice remote controller and smart app presents a very good interactive experience. The 43-inch screen can only be regarded as an entry-level size nowadays, so if you want to use the WTV43K1 as the main TV in the living room, it's still not quite a tune-up. It looks a bit small. As a bedroom TV, game platform, business display and other purposes it will certainly make you very satisfied, the smaller size is also very suitable for young people's temporary shelter to use. If you are a high-definition audio and video enthusiast, you may wish to try this tiny whale “small steel cannon”. Its thin-skinned stuffing features and rich functions can take you to enjoy the 4K era.