Yesterday, Storm TV officially released its first new product - Storm Super TV. The main product of this product can be divided into scalable and all-metal design, covering three versions of 55/50/42 inches, priced at 4,398 yuan, 3598 yuan, 2498 yuan (including the host price of 599). At the same time, this is also one of the few TV products that has been blindly funded. So what exactly is its experience and whether it is worthy of supporting his audience? And look at Tencent home appliances for you to bring a quick review.
Similar to the previous exposure, the Storm Super TV uses a large area of ​​rose gold color, it looks stylish and has a sense of science and technology. At the same time, the soundbar integrated into the lower part of the fuselage, together with the small logo in the lower left corner storm technology, makes the whole machine even more exquisite.
In the bracket part, the Superstorm TV is equipped with a pair of mainstream herringbone brackets, which are very stable. However, the difference is that it is located at the left and right borders of the TV, and it is not a common place that is slightly on the inside. This process should also be related to the integrated Soundbar audio located in its lower part.
The back panel part can be said to be the biggest highlight of this product. The all-metal integrated design has no momentary screws; the heat dissipation hole part has also undergone certain treatment, and three similar eye-dissipation heat dissipation parts are designed on the part that needs heat dissipation most. hole.
Interface part, the body itself has a network cable, optical fiber, AV input and two USB 2.0 interfaces, the hot-swappable host part is equipped with a USB 3.0 and three HDMI interfaces.
Storm Super TV is called Super TV because of its scalable design. But overall, Shantou is bigger than innovation, and this split TV host is indeed different from the related products launched by Xiaomi, Samsung, and Haier; Xiaomi's is combining the host with the audio, and Samsung's is directly outside. The host, Haier's modular design. The Storm TV is a combination of host and modular, as shown in the figure, the host can be split into two parts.
When combined together, it can be powered independently via the DC IN connector on the housing, supporting HDMI and AV-OUT output signals. According to field staff, the mainframe at this time can be regarded as an independent television box-like product that can be used independently on other TVs in the home.
Inside, it is the core part of the mainframe, and it is also the core of Stormwind TV. Covering the main chip of the TV, hot-swappable and updateable, is somewhat analogous to modularity.
The current "modular" host is equipped with a quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, a Mali-450 eight-core GPU, 16GB of flash memory, and 2G of memory. It is equipped with a USB 3.0 and three HDMI interfaces.
The remote control of the Storm Super TV uses the current mainstream 12-key design, feel good, button feedback is acceptable. The logo marked with a storm logo in the middle is a custom button that allows you to freely set related functions. However, it is not equipped with voice and body functions.
In the interface UI, Storm Super Body TV uses a wind UI based on the Android system. The three-dimensional hierarchical structure is very simple, switching is very smooth, and the color is very natural.
In the secondary menu interface, it is similar to the Metro style design, bright colors. Licensing partners are the GITV broadcasting and control platform, and the iKiki arts of video cooperation form a basic collection of the latest movies, TV dramas, variety shows and documentaries.
The three-level menu interface uses the mainstream poster style display. Throughout the browsing, it basically contains the latest movies, TV dramas, variety shows, documentaries and other content resources. However, most of them are VIP sources. You can only look for 6 minutes. On-demand requires about 5 yuan. (The first batch of users will be given a month of storm TV membership, the specific price is unknown.)
The three-level menu interface uses the mainstream poster style display. Throughout the browsing, it basically contains the latest movies, TV dramas, variety shows, documentaries and other content resources.
The three-level menu interface uses the mainstream poster style display. Throughout the browsing, it basically contains the latest movies, TV dramas, variety shows, documentaries and other content resources.
When you watch online video specifically, you can choose different resolutions. The author in the choice of high-definition mode, the overall playback is very smooth, clear picture, clear color. Fast forward will buffer for about 2 seconds, the overall experience is pretty good, of course, this is also related to personal network conditions.
The special section of Stormwind TV is also featured, including 4K Extreme, Dolby Extreme, Allianz (Anime), and Extreme MV.
In the 4K area, the number of resources is small, but it is also mainstream. When selecting a film source, the background will automatically play the preview of the movie for the user to preview, which is very intuitive, at a glance, and the experience is good.
In the on-demand 4K video test, when playing and fast-forwarding, the buffer is slightly slower than the normal movie, but it is also smooth and clear enough.
In the Superstorm TV, there are also carousel channels that are similar to live broadcasts. There are currently 10 categories, including movies. TV dramas, documentaries, sports. Education, military, tourism and other columns.
As an Internet TV, application resources must not be less. Storm Super TV also has a wealth of applications, the main interface to recommend a variety of video, games, parent-child education and music applications.
The game part is characterized by its application, with clear classification and numerous resources. In addition to the ordinary games controlled by the TV remote control, there are numerous game resources that can be controlled by a handle, a mouse, and the like.
In the actual experience, the images of some games are exquisite on the big screen, apparently through special adaptations, and the playability and interaction are very strong and the experience is good.
In the image quality test, through live 4K samples, we can see that Superstorm TV performed very well on the black field, and there was almost no light leakage. At the same time, the clouds on the left side of the screen were clearly detailed and showed real performance.
It is also very natural in the white processing, the transition is clear, the character skin color is very delicate, which reflects the high contrast and detailed performance of Storm Super TV.
In general, the biggest highlight of Stormwind is its all-metal, all-in-one rose gold look. There is not much innovation in split design, but the idea of ​​upgradeability is still worthy of recognition. At the same time, it has reached the mainstream level in content resources and image quality. Looking at the price of 4398 yuan (55 inches), 3598 yuan (50 inches), and 2498 yuan (42 inches), it is a product worth considering. For those who participated in the blind-sale program before, it was good value for money, but there was not enough surprise.