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That second video, does it not come with those transparent buttons?
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That second video, does it not come with those transparent buttons?
Its not my vid - my unit canecwith 3 sets of buttons, all the same colour (sort of grey)
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edit - went for a white one. sod it! lol
It will be my project to set it up over Christmas.
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There was one left on an Aliexpress store in white at a good price so went for it. Black or white wasnt available at the time on UK stores e.g. whatgeek
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I got it from Aliexpress, £53.59. The SP was £40 and the 40xxV was £61, the Miyoo Mini Plus was £62 last year.
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Yes, had to the pay the charge.
DHL have just delivered the PR5
It's a Christmas present though, so likely just make sure it works and pass it back to be wrapped
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Yes, had to the pay the charge.
DHL have just delivered the PR5
It's a Christmas present though, so likely just make sure it works and pass it back to be wrapped
How much was the charge in the end? like £60?
40 something IIRC. The Mrs dealt with it.
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That's not too bad, I was expecting 20% (£40) + a £25 surcharge.
Cheers.Yes, had to the pay the charge.
DHL have just delivered the PR5
It's a Christmas present though, so likely just make sure it works and pass it back to be wrapped
Contacted DHL and they had no record of the shipping number. Retroid confirmed they hadn’t shipped the item yet but it go this week.
Just had a notification off DHL and retroid that it has now shipped…… using the same shipping number as was in the initial voicemail….
Trust me, it's not unlike DHL to be utterly useless with communication, even on a commercial level.
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Are man, you got ripped off
I paid £47.87 delivered for the Brick. MM+ with a 64GB games card came to £27.31 delivered.I sold the MM+ and might also sell my RP Mini. RP5 is in the post and still undecided on what I do with that. It's so refreshing running MinUI on the Brick as it means I just play games instead of installing and configuring the device (well, not as much as I would others)
Might just get a Modretro Chromatic bundled with Tetris - Then I can only play that!
Chromatic + Tetris Bundle
Relive your childhood with Chromatic, the ultimate retro cartridge gaming console. To celebrate our launch, we're including our new Tetris® for Chromatic, free of charge. Tetris Ⓡ and © 1985-2024 Tetris Holding.
modretro.com
Brick is going well for now. I would say its a slightly smaller, lighter and more powerful RG35XX+ with a much better screen and better made. Feels solid, no rogue inputs on the dpad and face buttons are nice, if slightly clicky for my liking.
Great site to compare handhelds - https://retrocatalog.com/compare/trimui-smart-brick/rg-35xx-plus
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Are man, you got ripped off
I sold the MM+ and might also sell my RP Mini. RP5 is in the post and still undecided on what I do with that. It's so refreshing running MinUI on the Brick as it means I just play games instead of installing and configuring the device (well, not as much as I would others)
Might just get a Modretro Chromatic bundled with Tetris - Then I can only play that!
Chromatic + Tetris Bundle
Relive your childhood with Chromatic, the ultimate retro cartridge gaming console. To celebrate our launch, we're including our new Tetris® for Chromatic, free of charge. Tetris Ⓡ and © 1985-2024 Tetris Holding.
Not sure why that 1st Miyoo Mini + cost £60! lol ah well. That was off Aliexpress as well. But then at least it is still working, unliky the RG35xxH which just stopped booting for no reason. The same SD card works for a different RGxx console but not the H.
My Brick has been shipped!
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Not sure about next gen, but I believe the 'best' handheld is the Asus ROG Ally X - https://uk.store.asus.com/rog-ally-x-264368466-90nv00f1-m001b0.html
Depends what people mean by best though, I like portability and recently love MinUI the RG Brick. I have more powerful handhelds but it just become an endless configuration and curation cycle
For latest, check here - https://retrocatalog.com/retro-handhelds?sorting=latest
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Some reviewers have state its a 'Miyoo mini plus killer' quite a big statement as that is (or was) the go to low end device running onion os for many people.
I've tried a Miyoo mini plus and in comparison the Brick is leagues ahead.
The screen is a bit smaller but everything is is better. Screen quality, build quality, performance, lighter, has bluetooth, internal storage, extra OTG port. The main thing though is the price is about the same as a MM+ latest version.
Overall, it just feels more premium with a screen that's 1024 x 768 instead of 640 x 480.
Just waiting on OS options being fleshed out (official Crossmix, maybe MuOS and improvements to MinUI) Im personally running MinUI.
Handhelds
This is my goto doc for all retro handhelds in terms of performance, features etc. The brick device is row 18 atm. So it will play PS1 perfectly and anything above that will struggle.
I reckon its more or less the same as the Anbernic devices released this year that are talked about in this thread a lot, RGCube, RG35XX, RG40XX and the countless variants I can't recall!
rp2000
Thank you for this link rp2000 (and Guest2) they are very useful to understand the capabilities of these handhelds, there are so many being released recently that I have lost track.
I have an ROG Ally. I skipped the X because I didnt see any great value to get one. Im considering the Claw 8+ but its not much of a jump in performance compared to the ROG Ally, but I do love the bigger screen.
I also have a Miyoo Mini+, but I always wanted to use wireless headphones with it. But does the Brick have this capability with its bluetooth function?
I have an ROG Ally. I skipped the X because I didnt see any great value to get one. Im considering the Claw 8+ but its not much of a jump in performance compared to the ROG Ally, but I do love the bigger screen.
I also have a Miyoo Mini+, but I always wanted to use wireless headphones with it. But does the Brick have this capability with its bluetooth function?