Duddyroar
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For some reason I can't post links on this forum anymore but my review of the Dingoo is now live at www.pocketgamer.co.uk
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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Dingoo Review At Pocket Gamer
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craigix
Mega GP Mania
It's a good and balanced review, it's the first Chinese PMP which deserves some attention imo.
pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Dingoo+A-320/hardware_review.asp?c=12910 is the review url.
pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Dingoo+A-320/hardware_review.asp?c=12910 is the review url.
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darkman
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Just read your review. It was well written and a very good read. I'm looking forward to having my dingoo.
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dwarf shortage
Great review, nice read.
Thanks!
Thanks!
gruso
thunderbox
Always enjoy your write ups Duddyroar. 
I don't know about this calling Pandora a PMP though.
Easy link for Greasemonkey users:
http://pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Dingoo+...iew.asp?c=12910
(Duddy, check the threads in my sig for forum bug workarounds that will make links work)
I don't know about this calling Pandora a PMP though. Easy link for Greasemonkey users:
http://pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Various/Dingoo+...iew.asp?c=12910
(Duddy, check the threads in my sig for forum bug workarounds that will make links work)
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Prophet
God I'm old.
Good review.
Personally I'm more interested in the Wiz right now. But I think Dingoo could easily eclipse it if they make a "Mark II" version with the following:
- OLED screen (it's the next big thing for handheld screens)
- fix that button combo problem (I forget the buttons, but you know what I mean)
- raise the dpad slightly to enable better diagonals
- add more RAM (at least 64MB)
- do whatever it takes to get the homebrew community interested (I think the above would help) since the built-in emus are clearly not representative of what the Dingoo can probably do in the right hands
Do those things, keep the price under $150, and I think a huge portion of this community would jump onboard.
Then you'd have a killer little device that could potentially beat the Wiz. I don't compare it to Pandora because I consider Pandora to be totally unique.
Personally I'm more interested in the Wiz right now. But I think Dingoo could easily eclipse it if they make a "Mark II" version with the following:
- OLED screen (it's the next big thing for handheld screens)
- fix that button combo problem (I forget the buttons, but you know what I mean)
- raise the dpad slightly to enable better diagonals
- add more RAM (at least 64MB)
- do whatever it takes to get the homebrew community interested (I think the above would help) since the built-in emus are clearly not representative of what the Dingoo can probably do in the right hands
Do those things, keep the price under $150, and I think a huge portion of this community would jump onboard.
Then you'd have a killer little device that could potentially beat the Wiz. I don't compare it to Pandora because I consider Pandora to be totally unique.
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I wrote a review at 04.13.2009 in russian language here:
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http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/gadgets/57113/
Hope, you like it!
For non-russians here's the google translated page into english:
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http://habrahabr.ru/blogs/gadgets/57113/
Hope, you like it!
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klikklak
Oh neat, it's a ... field.
Prophet's got some good points. I especially like that fact that you acknowledge (sp?) that OLED's are the next big thing. This is one reason why I think Wiz is MORE futureproof than many others. I mean, if you bought a computer with a bad CRT back in 2000 or so (whenever it was that people switched) and someone paid a bit more for a TFT one, who was more futureproof in this case?
Orkie
Super Duper Mega GP Mania
The CRT would probably run at what is still considered a reasonable resolution today and have better colours, so...
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klikklak
Oh neat, it's a ... field.
Slightly faulty comparison. Maybe HD to SD tv would be to your liking then? .. even that is faulty as the pandora has a higher resolution. But maybe you get my point, tech moves on, to thinner and bigger displays and to better color etc.
Now I'm hoping a lot, maybe OLED's aren't that big of a deal, but we'll see.
Now I'm hoping a lot, maybe OLED's aren't that big of a deal, but we'll see.
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Dang.Titcher posted on May 16 2009 at 01:58 PM said:
I thought my 1920x1440 was impressive :/
FW900?
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bacteria
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Doesn't sound like the Dingoo is worth getting, if it isn't able to play its own emulation platform games at full speed with sound and no frame skipping. May as well stay with the GP2x!
Goity
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Better colours is debatable; every CRT I've ever owned has gone a bit dark after a while.Orkie posted on May 15 2009 at 03:03 PM said:
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Duddyroar
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Bacteria: Have you even bothered to read the review? The emulators installed at the moment are badly coded. Linux has now been ported and you can expect the dedicated emulators to be far better.
The Dingoo has the best gaming interface of any of the currently available 'far-east' portables (including the Wiz) so once the emulators are up to speed it will be a much better option than the GP2X, IMO.
The Dingoo has the best gaming interface of any of the currently available 'far-east' portables (including the Wiz) so once the emulators are up to speed it will be a much better option than the GP2X, IMO.
Orkie
Super Duper Mega GP Mania
Then get out your discharging tool, whip the back off and turn up the brightness (or maybe not if you don't know how to do it)!Goity posted on May 18 2009 at 12:59 PM said:
Having Linux on it does not mean more 'dedicated emulators' will be written, what it means is more quick builds.Duddyroar posted on May 18 2009 at 01:12 PM said:
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What is a dedicated, or non-dedicated emulator for that matter?
Orkie
Super Duper Mega GP Mania
Presumably 'dedicated' meaning one designed specifically for the Dingoo? I can't see there being too many emulators not dedicated to a particular machine.
klikklak
Oh neat, it's a ... field.
How easy is installing linux on a dingoo, exactly? I mean it might get a lot of users for the preinstalled stuff, but I doubt installing linux will be done by everyone. And since I'm asking, how easy is installing emulators without the linux install? can you even do it? or is it gp2x easy?
