RupeeClock
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Okay, so first impressions.
First off the system feels very nice in my hands, the face buttons are quite responsive, the should buttons may take some getting used to since they click inwards, rather than right down like on a DS lite or GBA.
The analogue stick seems to work pretty well, but I haven't had a good opportunity to really tested it out yet. What worries me is that there's a lack of resistance in pushing it, but with so little software available on the archive so far, and FunGP apparently not working, I've yet to see if it's really good or bad. My first impression of the analogue stick though is that it'll probably be better than the F100's blasted joystick.
The screen on the system is pretty good, it's a standard LCD screen, but not as spectacular as what I'd expect from a DS Lite maybe. The viewing angle is not terribly great, and the colours in the photo app seem a little off, but when viewing a video it seems to be just fine. (It could just be the photo viewer doesn't manage colours well)
I'll get a much better idea of the colours once I get an emulator or familiar game running, but the screen is pretty vibrant, and the resolution on the 3.5inch screen looks very sharp.
One of the concerns about the screen is the bezel, it does appear to cover a few pixels when viewed directly, but this is pretty minor.
The touchscreen as far as I can tell, from using the homebrew game EEEEK! EEEEEK! HOOOOOOK!!!, is pretty good and responsive, but I have to complain that the Caanoo stylus feels absolutely terrible. The nib feels like it will damage the screen if I continue using it, and feels rough on the screen. If you try using a DS stylus instead you'll find it to be miles better.
The speakers on the reverse of the system is a bit of a letdown sadly, since they face away from you, you aren't really hearing the sound at the best quality. Using headphones works just great though. The volume meter works just fine, it does have that reported delay but it's no issue at all really, if anything it's a little charming.
The USB host works quite well, I inserted my 8gb Xporter XT USB stick, and right away I could browse the files on there. I was able to play videos, read text and view pictures stored on there flawlessly.
As a laugh I tried other things by USB, I connected my iPod touch, and it began charging it whilst draining the Caanoo mercilessly, I also connected my 5th gen iPod, complete with disk access, and a USB charge cable for my DS Lite, which worked.
I don't have a compatible wifi stick at the moment.
I suppose one complaint is that the system is a bit hard to use when you're charging by USB cable. The thick propriety cable port GPH use, makes it a little difficult to secure insert the male end into the female port, just because of the cover.
At least it does at first, you soon figure out you can twist, then pull the cover off about 5mm, giving the port easy access.
All in all so far am I very pleased with the system, but I'll have to reserve judgement until I can play some good old emulation on there.
First off the system feels very nice in my hands, the face buttons are quite responsive, the should buttons may take some getting used to since they click inwards, rather than right down like on a DS lite or GBA.
The analogue stick seems to work pretty well, but I haven't had a good opportunity to really tested it out yet. What worries me is that there's a lack of resistance in pushing it, but with so little software available on the archive so far, and FunGP apparently not working, I've yet to see if it's really good or bad. My first impression of the analogue stick though is that it'll probably be better than the F100's blasted joystick.
The screen on the system is pretty good, it's a standard LCD screen, but not as spectacular as what I'd expect from a DS Lite maybe. The viewing angle is not terribly great, and the colours in the photo app seem a little off, but when viewing a video it seems to be just fine. (It could just be the photo viewer doesn't manage colours well)
I'll get a much better idea of the colours once I get an emulator or familiar game running, but the screen is pretty vibrant, and the resolution on the 3.5inch screen looks very sharp.
One of the concerns about the screen is the bezel, it does appear to cover a few pixels when viewed directly, but this is pretty minor.
The touchscreen as far as I can tell, from using the homebrew game EEEEK! EEEEEK! HOOOOOOK!!!, is pretty good and responsive, but I have to complain that the Caanoo stylus feels absolutely terrible. The nib feels like it will damage the screen if I continue using it, and feels rough on the screen. If you try using a DS stylus instead you'll find it to be miles better.
The speakers on the reverse of the system is a bit of a letdown sadly, since they face away from you, you aren't really hearing the sound at the best quality. Using headphones works just great though. The volume meter works just fine, it does have that reported delay but it's no issue at all really, if anything it's a little charming.
The USB host works quite well, I inserted my 8gb Xporter XT USB stick, and right away I could browse the files on there. I was able to play videos, read text and view pictures stored on there flawlessly.
As a laugh I tried other things by USB, I connected my iPod touch, and it began charging it whilst draining the Caanoo mercilessly, I also connected my 5th gen iPod, complete with disk access, and a USB charge cable for my DS Lite, which worked.
I don't have a compatible wifi stick at the moment.
I suppose one complaint is that the system is a bit hard to use when you're charging by USB cable. The thick propriety cable port GPH use, makes it a little difficult to secure insert the male end into the female port, just because of the cover.
At least it does at first, you soon figure out you can twist, then pull the cover off about 5mm, giving the port easy access.
All in all so far am I very pleased with the system, but I'll have to reserve judgement until I can play some good old emulation on there.
