Anbernic RG556 - Full Review - Best Upper Mid-Range Handheld
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
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This is a review of the Anbernic RG556 retro gaming handheld. It has quickly become my new favorite medium-sized device. I go over the box opening, its controls, major features, and performance.
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Tools/Items used in the video:
*Anbernic Sale coming soon from 6/16 - 6/23*
Site wide 10% off + Code "618SALE" = $161.50 for RG556 which is a great deal
Anbernic Store :
anbernic.com/products/rg556?s...
Amazon Store: amzn.to/3VCBSXo
RG556 Compatibility Sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:41 Price and Stores
02:37 Box Opening / Specs
03:16 Device Overview
05:56 OLED Screen
07:12 Controls
12:34 Bluetooth/WiFi/Storage/HDMI
14:52 Android / Linux
15:42 Usage and Settings
18:09 Launching Games / Anbernic Frontend
20:23 Full Potential
21:22 Emulation Performance
24:19 Moonlight/Gamepass
25:02 Android Apps
26:30 Conclusion
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#anbernic #RG556 #retrohandheld - Ігри
The Anbernic store's 6.18 Sale is coming up and will be from 6/16 - 6/23.
Site-wide 10% off + Code "618SALE" = $161.50 for the RG556 which is a great deal
anbernic.com/products/rg556?sca_ref=4642154.1EBR1Xvwcb
Thanks to @CellPhish for bringing this to my attention.
I've watched like 10 reviews of this thing but this is by far the best review. Keep it going mate
Wow, thanks! That is high praise.
Wow what an extremely helpful video, thank you! I found my PS2 capable retro hand held soul mate with the RG556. I freaking love this device, its control layout, its perfect size and how comfortable it is to hold. I actually look forward to playing it the way I looked forward to getting home from school to play SNES. I curl up with this thing the way people curl up with a good book, it really is that enjoyable to play, especially with the massive number of GooglePlay, retro console and arcade classic games it can play and store. The bang for the buck is insane. I'm not a fan of see through so I got the black version. it looks so much better to me and there's no light bleed which really makes both the thumb stick light rings and drop dead gorgeous AMOLED screen pop even more. I don't know squat about setting these up, so I went with the variant pre loaded with over 4400 games. The factory loaded front end is easy to navigate and works perfectly fine, and the game library is very deep and well rounded.Then I picked up a 480 PS2 game library SD card that never leaves the slot. The RG556 runs them beautifully and perfectly auto mapped all the controls. The PS2 emulation is way better than I was expecting. Such an all around fantastic hand held, and in my opinion your best choice if the best in class Odin 2 is a bit outside what you want to spend.
A well-done review! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
i genuinely bought that just to play psp and ps2 games with custom texture
I've also had that squeaking with the dpad, comes and goes. I've also swapped the sticks. But I didn't really notice a difference, just that they are a little bigger. This device is really awesome though.
Yeah, I have really enjoyed it. What sticks did you use when you replaced them? GuliKit?
sick ass one i have this with a see threw blue sp anbernic
i agree,, i really like mine but like you said -not perfect-,,,,ty for this review
Thanks for checking it out!
I ordered the 556 from the ambernic website and it was delivered in under a week, since it come from china i was shocked on shipping because i got lucky.
Yeah, that is quite fast!
The AMOLED is making my finger twitch
i saw on reddit ppl saying that replacing gulikit sticks dont completely fix the problem, but makes more subtle movement easier.
Yeah, I think I'm going to have to try it myself.
I didn’t notice any difference after installing the GuliKit
@@PhyrexTechslooking forward to it!
You mention updating the emulators, how easy is that process? Would that process be part of your next video?
For some of the emulators it's as easy as just looking them up on the app store and running update when needed. The ones not on the app store (PS2) can be a little more involved. I will be putting out a video in the next couple weeks that will over how to update those.
Can you add games on there and google playstore as well? Or no
Where did you get your wallpaper on the anbernic?
That one is the default Anbernic one. I'm not sure where they got it.
Did you buy it from alli express? do you think the sd of their website good or is better to buy one and make your own emulation system?
This one was sent to me from a seller on Amazon. Most of the time the SD cards that come with the devices are not great and it usually a better idea to get a name brand SD card and use your own roms.
can u install android game in sd card?
since hoyoverse's game will eat all of internal storage.
When will you make the setup guide video?
I'm going to split it up into different parts. One for how to setup and use the stock OS front end. One for best android settings. Then also some for different front ends like daigisho and Emulation station. I should start releasing them by next week if nothing crazy happens.
Regarding the USB-C to HDMI and the fact that you can't charge it, can you use a USB-C Hub with USB-powered instead? Just asking because I am close to buy this but want to know this first.
If the USB-C hub is just for charging you should not have an issue. If it is being used like a dock for charging and for HDMI output, I have not tried this myself but I don't think it will work. I have recently learned that for the USB-C to HDMI to work it needs to be a non powered cable.
I would say the SD card is a must given that Nintendo has pulled their roms from most sites
Yeah, they need to chill out... but that will never happen.
if i play GBA games do they look good or bad? for the screen
for example pokemon GBA games
I think it's great for the GBA. You can take a look at 10:15, where I show off Apotris. That is a GBA game, and even though it does not take up the full screen, it uses most of it. With the OLED screen, you don't notice the black bars on the side as much as they are completely black.
I'm team Retroid 4 Pro with the grip. I do have to admit I like the OLED screen on the RG556 but the plastics used and the analog sticks are just a bit of a show stopper for me young lad. Great content lad.
Thanks for sharing! Yeah, I can totally understand your view point.
Why so expensive? Anbernic has the 556 for $161 on their site right now?
When I recorded the video that sale had not been posted. Also I don't think that sale starts until 6/16. But yeah when it does that will be a great price. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'll add it to the description.
my 8bitdo BT lag on it. not sure how to fix it
Yeah there is some latency with BT for sure.
If you are playing games in Retroarch you can enable "Run Preementive Frames" and this will reduce latency greatly
To do this:
While running a game open the Retroarch Menu
Go to Settings > Latency Enable "Run Preementive Frames"
Increase the "Number of Preemptive Frames" option until you do not notice the lag anymore.
This number may change with different systems and games.
I'll keep my eye out for other ways to reduce the latency for things that are not in Retroarch.
so how does it handle the other android games, mainly honkai star rail.
I was able to play Honkai Star Rail and it was running pretty good at medium settings as long as you turn off "TAA" anti aliasing. FXAA was working fine. At low settings I was able to run it in 60 fps mode and it still looks pretty good.
Something to note is that because combat and overworld movement has buttons in different locations if you are wanting to be able to use the controls you will want to invest into an app like Mantis Controller Pro. It costs like 10$ but it has ways of setting multiple controller layouts and swamping between them with a hotkey.
@@PhyrexTechs honkai star rail has native control support anyway.
so wouldn't it auto pickup on it thus not having to remap them.
I know it does on PC and I think it might on iPhones but I don't think it has that on android yet.
@@PhyrexTechs tossing up between that or the steam deck, cos i want my emulation and steam stuff in a single form factor, but also need something that can replace my phone.
but can't really afford anything above the price point of a steam deck.
I am going to end up divorced over these handhelds. I have searched for an OLED handheld for months, but for some reason, very few manufacturers are releasing OLED models.
Yeah, I know what you mean. OLED is just so great.
This is a great handheld, I own one and it's definitely the best around it's price unless you're going to pay a lot more money I'd stick with this one.
I want one but only if i can play old dragon ball games
It can play many of them. Any ones in particular you would want me to test or check out?
@@PhyrexTechs DBZ Tenkaichi Tag Team (psp game), dbz shin Budokai 1 and 2 (psp game) also if it plays 3DS games? There was dragon ball fusions. Also thanks! Dude😁
They all ran with no issues even at 4x resolution for psp games and 2x on 3DS games.
I only recorded a short clip of Tag Team
streamable.com/nzowj0
I was thinking of getting this, but the screen size doomed it for me. I ended up going with a second hand Samsung Tab A9 (128gb 8gb ram) for £120 and buying a telescopic controller for £16 with the aim of emulating games from N64 to GameCube, as well as playing native Android games. Unfortunately, my internet speed sucks, so game streaming is out of the question, for now.
Yeah, I can see that. I also have one of the Tab A tablets and could see that being a pretty good setup.