JXD S7800b Android Gaming Tablet - System Review
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2014
- A full and fairly thorough review and demonstration of the JXD S7800b gaming and emulation Android tablet.
My thanks go to Funstock funstock.co.uk for providing me with this system to review, and big thanks to Alan Boiston of Team VVV www.teamvvv.com who arranged this.
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Great video. I been wanting one for a while. You just made up my mind. Thank Steve.
Thanks for the review, Steve. ^_^ Been seeing folks mention various Android handheld gaming devices for a little bit now, and it's making me more and more tempted to grab one myself. The racing games that you showed looked really nice on the JXD!
Great and thorough review - thanks. Have just ordered one (thanks for the discount) and have subscribed to your channel too ... great stuff, cheers.
WOW ICQ now that's a blast from the past, i haven't used that since 1999 :O and as for this android tablet this looks like a really impressive piece of kit, good looking also.
Thanks Steve, always a great fan of your content and that solid no nonsense approach. Good man!
***** You'll find frequent silliness, but never any nonsense. Thanks again Alan :)
Great job, mate. Easily the most comprehensive review of this baby I've found.
Great review, I so want one of these now
Nice review Steve!
This video convinced me to buy! Lol can't wait for it to arrive!!
Thanks Steve. Detailed review as always.
Great review Steve looks a very capable machine and for a sensible price .
Really an exellent report..good english for everyone to understand and what you show us and how you made tis video...great work
Great review, thanks v.helpful, going to buy one now!
Very tight review Steve. Love it mate. I love seeing how other people react to this awesome product :)
I've not had a problem with the buttons feeling unsteady but its nice to hear your thoughts on that :)
Good video. I really enjoyed it.
TheGebs24 Thanks Gemma :)
I wouldn't call the buttons unsteady. It's that the travel on them is a little too long, from top to bottom. It takes just a few milliseconds too long to press them down. Sounds silly, but it makes them feel a little off.
Apologies, that's what I was referring too. That's odd. I haven't found that on mine. Maybe yours is a special limited edition JXD lol
great review, looks like a nice piece of kit, I may have to look into getting one but ill have to get christmas out the way first lol
Love the tablet, love the review. Thanks Steve.
Very nice indeed. I LOVE how it maps the screen to the controls, this has got to be standard for any device with built in controls. I want a 10 inch model however, going to google search now see if they make a 10 inch model.
Looks like a nice piece of kit!!
nice review I plan to buy one now for emulator games I want to play. thanks for making a detailed video about this type of handheld
Great review! I'd definitely buy this if not already planning to get a 3DS first.
Cheers for the review mate i have Subed i can't wait to get one been looking for something like this. It's going to be 2-3 months before i can get one though :-(
Amazing review!! I've been looking for an indepth review of this for a few hours and clicked on this video half expecting a user who "Ummm" or "errrms" his way through a curse filled, unfunny video review. I'm so glad I was wrong! Loved the way you managed to get across the facts about the console as well as your passion for gaming. You have a new subscriber! :D
Adam Warren Thanks, I'm glad you liked it :D
The attitude and humour is pretty consistent throughout most of my videos, but the subject matter... it's mostly retro gameplays at the moment, with the odd review of retro hardware. Hope it's still your cup of tea :)
*****
I just came back to rewatch this video and noticed you replied. Sorry for the late reply!
Well, after watching this video the first time i headed to your uploads and
watched quite a few. Spent most of that night working my way through your older console reviews like the amstrad, commodore and Sinclair lol bought back a lot of memories! As i said in my first comment it was nice to find a reviewer/youtuber who got across the facts clearly while still making the videos enjoyable and funny and was glad to see the rest of your videos had the same feel to them!
I'm still on the wall about this and have a quick question (if you dont mind).
Currently looking for somthing to fill up 4 hour coach journeys. Im after a
tablet that can play videos flawlessly and of course Mega drive and Arcade
(MAME) roms. While i'm more than convinced about this tablets ability to
emulate the games I am worried about the video playback side of things. You say in the video the quality of the video playback is silky smooth. Did you notice any stuttering/jerkiness at all? I recently bought and sent back a Galaxy s4 due to the laggy U.I and the slightly laggy video playback.
Sorry for typos. im typing from a touch phone at work. :)
I'm glad you're enjoying my other vids. Thanks!
Regarding videos - I've only watched the demo video that came bundled with the device (an mp4), and I noticed no stuttering on that. I can't say how good it would be playing other videos in other formats.
If I have a concern about this thing for your intended purpose, it's the battery life. After further use, I've found the life varies wildly, depending on what it's used for. So while simple 8 bit emulators could probably be played for several hours, the Dreamcast or PSP emulators will drain it in about 2 hours flat.
I don't know about video.... I guess it would depend on the format and resolution.
Excellent review Steve!
I do think this device represents the 1st one that ticks pretty much most of the boxes of what you want with a portable gaming device. I have tried a few of the different tablets both Android and iOS and have never really been comfortable with playing the arcade style games I want to play on them.
I have used the GCW Zero a fair bit since I got it, so that will probably fill the void for me for the moment, but the much larger screen and higher processing capacity of a device such as this I can see being an attractive upgrade at some stage in the future.
I see things like the JXD, WikiPad and NVidia Shield as opening up a whole new sector of the market. It's something that's seemed fairly obvious to many of us for quite a time, so to my mind, they've been quite slow off the mark, but I do think this is the beginning of something. Sony, MS and Nintendo should pay close attention.
Love the Speccy t-shirt too :)
Great review Steve, ICQ gave me a chuckle too, i think it was the 90's the last time i used it lol.
05Rudey It was the very early 2000s when I stopped using it, when AOL took it over and ruined it.
***** Strangely when you mentioned ICQ my old number came back to me, even though I hadn't used it since 1999/2000 either. Funny how that works.
I used to be able to remember mine more easily than my phone number, but those days are long gone. No idea what it is these days. I wonder if I still have it and my password written anywhere.
love the intro :)
We use ICQ at work (remote chat) for exactly the reason that barely anyone uses it, so no interruptions as you may find elsewhere.
Steve "QVC" Benway good work matey
That key mapping system is brilliant! i was just thinking about how good it would be to just tell it what control you wanted to use to replace the onscreen controls, what a fantastic idea.
All in all this thing seems great, i'm not really sold on tablets or all in one emulation jobbies to be honest but this thing seems genuinely solid i can't really fault it from what you've shown.
Basically it comes down to what you want, if you want a portable emulation device then this thing seems to finally do the job properly in a sea of devices that just aren't quite right in one way or another, however i just can't justify £130 for it personally, thanks for the review though Steve, good to see your thoughts on it and an honest straight forward review
ReplayRetro As a dedicated gaming device, this thing is to the 3DS and Vita what an Amiga was to the Mega Drive and SNES. It's rough around the edges and lacks the triple A games, but it's an open system with massive potential to just mess around with unusual or unexpected "things"... and the ability to do much more than play games. Certainly not everyone's cup of tea, but to me... it's a breath of fresh air :)
Great video! Intersting that yours didn't have any softkeys. Mine came with softkeys, that could be hidden at any time, by swiping up or down on that black bar at the bottom. Love my device though. Very awesome. :D
Nice to hear you enjoying yourself with this tablet, unlike some of its cheaper wannabe knock-offs. I got one myself about a month ago 2nd-hand, but haven't done anything with it so far apart from testing. Like you, I was impressed from the off, by the quality box. Heavy card, rather than a flimsy cereal box! And nice foam inner packaging too. I'd heard that Android wasn't the ideal platform for emulating systems; if it's true, then this is the exception to the rule.
I love this stuff, i'm sure I have some kind of emulation addiction! one key thing for me about this system is the price, its so dam cheap imo. Now if it ran the Amiga flawlessly I might have to get one :) only just watching the vid so you might have covered it.
just got mine some days ago (thanks to your review, among the other opinions around the net). Amazingly, i didn't have any relevant complain, this thing is amazing. good looking and solid, never have a crash or lag, play everything and the controls are good. ok. the d-pad can give some difficult on diagonals movement but is just matter of habit (in fact even if i heard about some problems for special moves in the fighting games my success rate of a basic hadoken is the same as my PS3 pad).
I believe some people badmouthing this thing just for their personal ego and support over famous brand, because i didn't have a SHIELD but for the emulation stuffs i think is pretty much the same. For 130-146$ with free deliever (depending from where you buy it) is an absolute bargain.
the only thing annoy me a bit, is the battery display. The console never charge over 99% and the indicator can first show 76%, then i turn it off and reboot and then the battery jumps to 81% . Anyway the duration of the battery seems alwais right, if you don't mind the indicator :) Maybe could try to update the firmware.
In the end, great review, great console and ones of the best 146$ i spent ever :)
saw the reviews on amazon and they gave it one star for faulty equipment broken joysticks.
I don't know if those people were unlucky, or if I've been lucky, but I've had no problem with mine. Having said that, the battery turns out to not last as long as I initially thought, and it does get quite hot when the cpu is under heavy load.
This looks bloody brilliant. Ive been using emulators that allow me to use wii motes to control the games on my tablet. I too prefer emulators that allow you to make them look like they're running through an RF lead. I think this thing could be something I purchase after Christmas.
Hi, I have just discovered your channel. This device is great, other than battery-wise and once you get a decent rom running on it, that is. I have plenty of android consoles, and I think you would like to try the JXD s5800. It is probably the best android console out there. Basically a 5" version of this, slightly less powerful but with much better firmware and battery life, plus is technically a phone and features bluetooth.
Funny note STEVE, I spliced the charger, power tip to unit and other end to regular USB connection, works great, So it plugs the same into the units power input and other end into USB hub.
Can confirm that this is a good buy. Got it a few months ago, will play everything up to PSP (can play PSP but have to mess with settings) depending on good emulators. It doesn't play Gamecube and PS2 games very well. If you do have problems change the emulator your using, and where you get your roms from. 99% of problems I have with emulators always comes from the software of the emulator itself. The screen is good with good quality, and the DS emulator that comes with the unit is the best I've come across on Android.
+MrRick1719 but no device can play ps2 and gamecube really, not even the top gamma android. Emulators are in alpha stage.
Funny I have come back to mine recently, I had put an alternate ROM Android ROM on it ( KitKat custom firmware by Lujji ) which was good but the Dpad and in built controls was not functioning the same so I went back to the alternate firmware I ran previously (KitKat Stock ROM by Pogodancer) which I am really enjoying. I also downloaded a video that demonstrates clearly how to dismantle the unit as I hope to replace the battery someday should it ever be required, I want to keep it going.
The way you do reviews and gameplay videos, i would pay real money to see you do a review for a pair of headphones and then post it in a forum for audiophiles. You would make pretentious members there explode, or implode, or both lol.
Sweet machine, thanks for the review.
Have you by any chance tried any Atari ST emulators since the review?
If not, for the Amiga games that require mouse, can you map the mouse to one of the sticks?
For me, personally, this is Steve Benway at his absolute best, reviews by actual hardcore game fans like Steve cannot be beaten in the field for like-minded fans, at least to my mind.
Thank you. That put quite a smile on my face :)
For Friday
Hi Steve, last week you told a few stories of rough experiences you had in the pub and it reminded me that back in the 80’s quite a few video arcades were pretty sketchy places, at least where I lived in Canada. Do you have any bad stories of experiences or people you encountered in an arcade?
I reminisce about the arcades back in the day assuming they were clean, kid-friendly places but in reality the ones I went to were often full of drug dealers and punks more interested in taking your spare cash than playing any of the machines.
It’s ironic how we view our gaming past through rose tinted spectacles.
Nice video! I want to get me one of these to browse through all the flowers on my SD card :D 16:18
Would have been good to see how you set up the button mapping at 17:30 on the various emulators though. Like is it possible to save configurations? For N64 you might want to move the mappings around for different games
i'm getting one of these, looks so good, i'm guessing it saves your games, i wanted the neo geo x but that doesn't save so never bothered getting it. I mainly want to just play snes, mega drive, neo geo, amiga and spectrum so this sounds perfect for me.
+ScratchMasterWebbe Yeah, it performs flawlessly with 8 and 16 bit games running! 64 bit, a few issues with games like Goldeneye, but Ocarina of Time, Mario 64, etc are fine!
Love my 7800b! I use the *.emu emulators, Drastic and PPSSPP (plus several others) My other handhelds rarely get a look in nowadays.
Nice review. Very helpful. Ordered the S7800b last week. I'm not a big gamer and could have gone cheaper but wanted the 2 gig RAM. Looking forward to playing the old PS Tomb Raider series. Figured all the hours playing those should already make well worth buying. You didn't mention if the tablet heats up whilst playing. Am reading a lot about nvidia shield nearly melting.
It does get warm if you play some of the higher end emulators for an extended period, though the most noticeable aspect of that is not how it feels, but the smell of hot plastic. It never misbehaved on me though, so while it initially surprised me, it's caused no problems.
***** Haha! I will keep it in mind so I wont get alarmed if it starts smelling. Yes a little heating is to be expected, especially with HD graphics and or demanding apps. Hadn't read anything about overheating issues either but just liked to hear your experience. Thanks!
Funky Intro.
Funstock are great.
But can it run Crysis? :-P
Seriously, though... it looks like it does an awesome job at emulating many different systems. But two things I'd be annoyed by are 4:3 aspect ratio games being stretched out to fill the 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio (on some games that's completely acceptable, but on others it distorts the image too much), and the on-screen touch controls remaining visible even when you're not using them.
Love my JXD7800b, much improved with Maetel's Leopard Custom Firmware Jellybean 4.4.4 custom Android ROM in my opinion! JXD's stock formwares always leave something to be desired.
MaximumRD I've not had any issues with this firmware so far, though I know Gemma TheGebs24 had some bother with hers. I might look at custom firmware if what's on it now falls over.
***** oh it does the job for sure and most should be perfectly happy with it, I am just one who loves to tinker, JXD and other Chinese ANDROID device makers tend to offer a bare minimum stock standard ROM, thankfully a few good guys (you can find them on the Dingoo website) take interest in these devices and do a great job making available optimized versions that tend to strip the useless stuff, pre-rooted with better choices of stock apps. I have tried about 3, all better then stock but the one I mentioned in last comment I have stuck with to this day. If you feel adventurous and / or have any issue in future be sure to consider it, IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING / FIDDLY getting the alternate ROM on there, not for everyone for sure, just depends what you are into. as for the hardware, I've no complaint for the price, great resolution screen, decent enough camera and GREAT emulator response, PS1 ones GREAT, Dreamcast can run pretty good even. Also I agree, ANDROID is my mobile Os of choice.
***** My last couple videos were me playing with GBA and Dreamcast emulation should you have a moment to check it out Steve.
MaximumRD
hey there im thinking of buying this after the video. can you link me where the custom firmware is located please?
shin lee Sure. Make sure to read all details and understand the risks. I also suggest you try out and get to know the system well before flashing and be firm in your decision should you chose to go this root as I offer no help or guidance beyond that point (you will find it at the forums anyways ;) ) boards.dingoonity.org/jxd-devices/(s7800b)-prometheum-custom-firmware-(tweaked1-56mhzthumbstick-fix5-6gb-nand)/ There might be a custom that you prefer over this, peruse the boards, ask questions etc. boards.dingoonity.org/jxd-devices/
I had two from Funstock and they were both faulty, does anybody know
which is the best place to get them from rather than Funstock?
thanks steve, looks like a nice gaming machine. I have always hated them on screen buttons half way though playing a game and you touch them slightly and it exits the game this is the reason I stopped playing games on android.
Fantastic review would it be possible to see some Dreamcast use on the following games Virtua striker 2, virtua tennis
I guess we shall be looking forward to some all new playing Android badly?!!!!? I wonder what Mr. Droid and Mr. Battle Tank has in store for us now on there?
Nice one Steve. I've just bought a Tab S as I love Android. I'm not annoyed that I bought it instead of the JXD as I think you are spot on by saying it should be used for gaming primarily and perhaps if you HAVE to use the apps or Web, it's there as a handy feature. Do you have to pop the roms on yourself BTW?
Arcadiality A few roms seem to be included if you choose to run the Happy Chick installer, and from that, you can add more roms from within the app. None are included straight out of the box, that I'm aware of.
Hey man thanks for your honest video. How did you get the controls working properly? I mean I got it working for most of my games but not for Modern Combat 4.
4 some reason or any other my right anolog stick doesn't function, everything else is fine. I done everting on the settings modes and still no luck
Please help.
Can the newer JXD S192 or JXD 7800b use NVidia's Online Streaming service?
Very Good review, pretty much spot on, only thing I think is that you talked up the battery life a bit much. I would say, if using emulators, make sure you have the charger with you, as it will only last 2-3 hours, the battery meter is also erratic IMO. Still enjoyed the vid and have subscribed.
wearecity1970 I agree with you about the battery life. I'd not had the thing as long as I'd have liked when I made the video, but had a deadline to keep. The battery life seems to vary wildly, depending on what you're running, so while some emulators will last ages, the PSP or Deamcast will kill it on no time.
***** Yes agree, it does vary and it's always difficult to review such items, within a strict time limit. Devices like this, need a good few weeks and months of playing, to get the best out of it and to see any issues. It's always nice to see an update to reviews like this and I see in the comments you have giving your thoughts after a few months usage and I agree about the internal storage set up, which is my other annoyance with the device, although again not a deal breaker.
I finally got one for £30 and watching in 2019. HNY 😀
30 pounds? How? Where? Got mine for around 120€ a couple of years ago and back then, 120 bucks was a bargain for that.
Blister Monde on eBay, its mint condition and was on 0 bids prior to closing, such a great device 😀👍
nice vid....and there's me thinking I was the only person in the universe with that shirt. Not THAT shirt, obviously....that's you're shirt.
I remember that 32x game, i had it for genesis. Used to play it alot.
***** Yup... Virtua Racing. It's a great game.
***** Yes that's the name of it, Virtua Racing. Then I got a sega saturn, which sadly died a few months later.
Very good review though
nice review mate, was tempted to get a ps vita but may get one of these. can you play ps2 games though? playing pro evo 4 on the go would be awesome.
+chchedda I'm unaware of a working PS2 emulator for Android, so sadly no. Pity, coz that would be cool.
How exciting being asked to review! Brilliant little system, and gaming too. So much around that doesn't get mentioned around the usual traps. There's so much more "out there". Annoys me actually that the usual stuff gets bandied about instead of alternatives.
Steve, when it says it'll play PS1 games, how does that work? Downloadable? I have a lot here but they're disks. Are the games you've shown here already on the tablet? Little steep in price though: $AUD263.76 + $AUD56.42 shipping.
None of the games I showed were on it out of the box, nor any of the emulators... though there are one click icons to install lots of them if you don't care to pick your own. PS1 games... it plays ISOs, downloaded from the interwebs. You can either find them yourself, or get them from that "Happy Chick" app that I mentioned.
***** Thanks Steve.
If you haven't tried it, you should check out the GPD XD. It's pretty similar in specs, but jammed into a New 3DS XL form factor. Nicely portable, great battery life (6000mah), fantastic screen that looks great from any angle, and pretty decent controls. The d-pad is middle of the road in feel, but in practice works just fine. It feels a bit like a DS Lite d-pad, but is far more responsive. Sticks are slightly touchy, but you get used to it. The shoulder buttons are microswitches, and are responsive and nicely clicky.
It won't stop me from collecting systems, though. NGPC on the way, and then probably a Wonderswan Color. I'd love a Turbo Express (PC Engine GT for many parts of the world), but it's out of my price range at the moment.
anyone know if you can hook up USB controllers to this via the USB OTG cable and use it with the emulators??
Steve, in America here the chatter is that you can "upgrade" the firmware, I had a horrid experience with the Linux based A1000 series from JXD which is fantastic by the way, which involved an update that should have been better but I believe it took the firmware back a year or so instead. I had to send it back after asking JXD personally if they would just send me a copy of the 10.xx.xx firmware that was originally packaged, they denied because I ordered from Amazon and not their website... "Weird concept for supporting your own product". I've ordered the s7800b and the s5110b for my lady since we're both hardcore retro gamers and I myself am a huge collective type like you I have systems galore, and as we choose to protect what we own we use emulation over using the disc or cartridge. JXD's s7800b interface is amazing, pretty much puts all my other "gophers" in the drawer, and I'd like to know if you would even consider doing a so called "upgrade" in the first place. I'm traditionally an apple user, I can and do "upgrade" but with such devices like this I see no reason to go that far, (why fix something that's not broken, that's what I've been told) the only feedback I've seen that bothers me are these so called compatibility issues with the Google play store, any feedback you can provide concerning this?
I've no plans to upgrade the firmware. I know there are alternatives available, which are supposed to be an improvement on standard, but as I find this original firmware just fine, I see no reason to do it.
Also, on the occasions that I've upgraded Android devices in the past, even with official upgrades, I've always felt the device was slower and more clunky afterwards.
I have the JXD 7300 it is good for what it is and the cost is good for what you get out of it
Hello hope you can help..do you know how to get the shadow of a and b off the screen while trying to play the game? It appeared somehow after I hit the little controller button on the bottom left of the s7800. Please help. Thanks
I don't know. There are many games, and I haven't played most of them. Pressing the little controller button should just bring up the keymapping config graphics, and pressing it again should make it go away. If you have brought up a control graphic that is specific to a game, you will probably need to go into the settings of that game, and look for an option to hide on-screen controls. I can't be more specific than that I'm afraid.
This may sound like a silly question but I'll ask anyway, Can you charge battery and use the device via HDMI at the same time?
Beerlover2007 I imagine so. The HDMI and power sockets are completely separate. Like all such devices though, charging is always slower when it's being used, as opposed to turned off, or sitting idle.
nice video ! I want one of those for quite a while. Could you test virtua striker 2, shenmue and 18th wheeler on that dc emulator? Mainly vs2, i so much want this to be perfectly emulated on this.
Yeah, i've got the original hardware, and the games too. Hooked with a vga box on a crt vga monitor. Try taking this setup in the toilet !
Alex Reality I won't be testing those any time soon, but there's a compatibility list here wiki.reicast.com/index.php/Reicast_Compatibility_List?wap2
Thanks steve, unfortunately no one seems to have tested vs2 though !
Just for a bit of amusing knowledge, you can play psp compatible emulators inside of the ppsspp psp emulator. I use it because I fell in love with racepsp for neogeo pocket emulation and even Robert's pocket emulator does not quite do it for me.
Hi Steve I love your videos, and Iove retro games and want to buy a retro Android device like this but seen the Blaze Tab Plus meant to be the successor to this, would you recommend?
I like racing games e.g like your like of Virtua Racing Deluxe on 32x and I loved Powerdrive on the megadrive perhaps a hidden gem.
+Mark Rodin Personally, I'd recommend the GPD XD
Do the controls lag? I can't stand it when there is a timing gap between hitting the button and seeing a response.
I can't say I've noticed any lag, but I'm not overly sensitive to such things
For the past year and a half, I still have my Hisense Sero 7 Pro I bought from a Walmart in town. Didn't know a Dreamcast emulator played that Sonic game good enough. Though I am looking more for an Android phone myself.
I tried a Sero 7 last year and was shocked at how good the quality/performance was, considering the price. The only downside was it didn't have an IPS screen.
Zabeus That's odd. Mine does (unless you had the standard version which has a lower resolution count). I will say the internal 8GB storage doesn't cut it.
Ah yes I didn't have the "Pro", and that seems like the major difference between them. The screen resolution seemed good enough to me.
Zabeus I suppose. All I know is that I don't get that problem with watching the screen from the side given it being an IPS screen. hisense-usa.com/tablets/sero7pro
Steve, if you can get your hands on one i'd love to hear your views on the Wikipad? The poor old Wikipad has had something of a rough ride since it's lauch but i honestly think it's fine. I have the 7800B and find that i'm using the Wiki more. Probably just down to personal preference but you should check it out.
Unfortunately, it's not something I can get my hands on in the same was as this thing, and not something I can afford to buy, just for the sake of reviewing.
surprised these are so dear only paid 80 quid 10 month ago for mine, also own the jxd7100 which is good for snes,amiga,gba,mega
Mine stopped working only after a few months after use... :( I tried resetting and reflashing but to no avail....
I saw on your app screen that you had the MAME emulator installed (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) and was wondering how well it plays - Specifically games from the "golden age" of arcade gaming, the 80's (Pacman, Donkey Kong, Defender, Robotron, Ms. Pacman, etc). How well does it work?
Thanks for the review!
LC
There are two versions of mame for Android... mame4all and mame4droid. The first plays older games, and the 2nd, slightly newer games. Neither play the latest romsets, so finding roms that run on them is tricky, to say the least. When you do find games that'll run on them though, they play very well. Out Run on mame4droid is impressive.
I plan on doing a video showing all of the emulators I have installed on this thing, with some gameplay footage from each one.
You should check out the iPega 9023 which is a bluetooth controller for $30. that wraps around your existing tablet or phone up to 10 inches. It also has great compatibility and full console controls with clickable thumbsticks. that's a good option if you have a good tablet and don't want to buy another. I use it with my shield tablet. I used to have the device in this video but i mistreated it while drunk.
I reviewed an iPega pad for my phone a couple of months back ua-cam.com/video/AsLF26w-D08/v-deo.html
***** Cool! Apparently most of them aren't really good.
Hi Steve, great review of the tablet, however I have a problem, when I connect the HDMI lead from device to telly, it's not doing anything, any ideas as to why this is happening? Kind Regards
My first suggestion is to go into android settings and turn on HDMI output. This is just a simple tick box. If that doesn't work, try some different screen resolutions. If you still have no joy, I'd try using a different HDMI cable, and then a different TV, each with different screen resolutions.
Thanks for the advice, I will give it a go, cheers.
The thing that puts me off these kind of things is I hate having to do lots of setting up before playing a game.
OwtDaftUK I can understand that. It certainly isn't a "pick up and play" handheld like those from Nintendo or Sony. I guess it is to handhelds what PCs are to consoles.
Awesome for emulator gaming. A cheap alternative to Nvidia Shield or PS Vita. I already have a PSP for emulation but PSP is quite old now and cannot do later than 16-bit very well.
Do they all come with the stuff installed on out of the box as standard? or was it put on for you so you could get straight on with the review saving you the time? Looks like a nice bit of kit overall, & I 100% agree with you RE Mario Kart,Super Circuit ..thanks...Oh & result btw good for you..;-)
paulspydar I think they all come with the same stuff as standard. It certainly seemed to be the same stuff on the one reviewed yesterday by Gemma, TheGebs24. None of the emulators or games that I played in this video were pre-installed... I put them all on there myself to demonstrate its capabilities.
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oh ok...thanks for the replay,, was it pretty straight forward installing the emu`s? (srry if you already answered that in the video btw)
Most were pretty simple, and none were any harder than anything you might come across on a PC.
Hoping I can talk you guys out of this purchase, mine just showed up and now I find that they have notoriously bad soldering. The A and B button trigger each other (yes I've confirmed it's hardware not software) so now I'm going to have to take this damn thing apart and do the job that "QC #12" didn't do.
What's the device's wifi linkspeed?
i think JXD must add a back-light feature on the buttons
cool game
what is the white console with white joystick on the shelf behind you in this video?
+Zack Puterbaugh It's a Commodore C64GS. A games console based on the C64. Quite rare and utterly rubbish :)
+Steve Benway (Retro Gaming Collector) thanks for the reply. I find these obscure consoles very interesting.
I ALWAYS PUT SCAN LINES AND CRT on Retro games. Good to see someone else agree. I HATE the clean look of emulators showing pixels. I love scanlines.
Does this thing have an actual name? It just goes by the model number?
thinkbolt Just the model number, it seems.
can you remote play on the ps4 and do the and analog stick makes that click-in thing when you hold it i might ge one soon
No idea about remote play on PS4, as I don't have a PS4. If Android (Jellybean) can be used for that as standard, then it should, otherwise... probably not. The sticks don't click in. I don't think this would stand up well as a cheap (and flexible) alternative to a Vita, if that's what you're looking for.
You read the specs of the adaptor but for some reason didnt feel like sharing the info with us? Yeah it's 5v but what amperage? I'm guessing 2 or 3a but makes a big difference... Please indulge me...
RJ Nash It's 2 amps
i still figuring out, should i buy this device?
Have you tried the Blaze tab Steve? I'd be interested in how it compares to this one.
+RetroGamerAddict I don't have one, so sadly not.
+Steve Benway (Retro Gaming Collector) No problem. it does look really cool though, think the only difference with the blaze is it has one less gb of ram. Do you think that would make much difference?
Possibly, on more demanding games/emulators, but without having tried one, I can't say for sure.
I cant turn it on, help me, i push the biton and then jxd on the screen but nothing more, all in black
Great watch Steve. I've been eyeing up a JXD and this one seems to tick all the boxes. Could you comment on weight and battery life? I assume they are fine as you probably would have said something.
P.s. I can't help having the amusing thought of playing emulators inside the psp emulator but could it create a universe imploding paradox?
ModernRelik Weight is 500g. I can't be specific as to battery life, as it depends on what you do with it. Anywhere between 4 and 24 hours.
Thanks mate much appreciated. 4 hours for heavy usage is reasonable I'd say.
ModernRelik As I play it more, 4 hours for hard use may have been optimistic. Some of these emulators really hammer it.
Is there a device out there that allows multiplayer and is portable? Either connecting via wire or by Bluetooth - eg playing Mario kart or goldeneye multiplayer is awesome with others.
+Adrian Slattery That would be less down to the device, and more down to the emulator. You'd need to emulator to translate the linkup lead data into something that works across bluetooth, wifi or whatever. Most handhelds should be capable.
Curious after how it performs compared to the GameMID device I reviewed earlier. The thumb-pad and face buttons not feeling 'exactly' right but not bad is something that happens a lot with these types of devices. I reckon the d-pad is similar to the JXD 7300's.
This video is on the GameMID, I think it has similar specs. Curious after the 7800B
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lactobacillusprime That does look like a very similar device. I'm surprised devices like this aren't more common, to be honest, as they make a lot of sense for gaming.
For the most part, RetroArch is all you need as far as android emulators goes. Maybe a handful of things may call for something oddball.
Another thing to try out as an alternative to the built in remapper is tincore remapper.