Big friends VR machine M2 evaluation: rich content and good playability

The big friend VR one that had already been released in March of this year, finally got the evaluation room of VR evolution theory today. It has been nearly half a year before this time, Da Peng's M2 machine has only officially started shipping. It can be seen that there are still some problems in the industrial chain of the mobile VR-one, including components such as screens, processors, and batteries. The shortage may be the biggest constraint.

Closer to home, today we will evaluate this VR all-in-one from the aspects of design, operation experience, content and function.

Appearance design: design a simple interface with a little sci-fi sense

Dafen VR One Machine M2's bag turn box looks more refined, opened the package and saw the big silver friend M2. After removing all the accessories, you can see that in addition to the host, M2 is also equipped with two head straps, a data cable and a power cord, a replaceable face foam, a pair of headphones, lens cleaners and a Glasses cloth, instructions, accessories are comprehensive.

Dafen VR one machine uses a one-piece body design, the body is silver, there is no open front. On the whole, the appearance of Da Peng M2 is quite futuristic. Especially after starting up, there is a light appearing in the middle of the front of the helmet. When it is running, it is a blue light. When the power is low, the light is red, the charging status is yellow, and the charging is done in green. It feels like a sci-fi machine.

On the left side are the power button, heat sink area, and indicator lights. On the right is the assembly back button, volume plus/minus button, and integrated touchpad. The overall touch and button design is similar to the Samsung Gear VR logic. There is an object adjustment wheel on the top body that supports 0-600 degree myopia adjustment. The bottom is the power connector, headphone connector, Mirco USB connector, and TF expansion card slot. The interface is very comprehensive.

Wear and operating experience: helmet too heavy touchpad operation too long

Da Peng M2 has a top headband and main headbands on both sides, because it supports 0-600 degree myopia adjustment, so it supports most people wearing the naked eye. The back of the black mask uses a double layer design of protein cotton and elastic sponge, and the fit with the face is good, and the attached mask can also be adapted to different face types.

Just worn, Da Peng M2's comfort is good. But the disadvantage is that the body is slightly heavier. After measuring bare metal, the weight is 435g. It will feel tired when worn for a little longer time. There is also a need to Tucao, because there is no handle, so long time raising the hand control touchpad, it feels very tired.

On the look and feel, Da Peng M2 equipped with a 2.5K resolution AMOLED screen, refresh rate of 60-70Hz, viewing angle of 96 degrees, the use of shaped aspherical PMMA lens, the overall look and feel effect is good. But there are two shortcomings, first, the screen grainy feeling is also more serious, which is the common problem of all current VR head display screen resolution is not high enough, and second, when playing some games, there will be refreshing Caton situation, ie The eyes go to the corresponding screen position, from the black screen to the rendering, there will be a second waiting rendering time.

There is also a little bit of Tucao, the fan on the left side of the Big Brother M2 will often automatically rotate the heat, but the use of excessive noise for a long time.

In short, Da Peng M2 in the wear and use of a mainstream VR machine to use the standard, immersion is still good, but in the weight, operating experience, heat and other details, big friends M2 there are many need to be further optimized local.

Content Experiences and Features: Game and Video Content Rich Panorama Video to be Rich

Da Peng M2 uses Android-based deep customization VR OS, equipped with Samsung Exynos 7420 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB storage space, maximum support 128GB Micro SD card, from the overall point of view and mainstream mobile phone configuration. Therefore, DaPin M2 can run mainstream mobile VR games as well as mainstream video content.

The M2 is equipped with a VR browser and VR desktop designed for VR by Da Peng. The interface style is very simple and the operation is very simple. Just slide the page or click to enter the corresponding program. After entering the desktop, the first screen is basically a hot movie and some panoramic videos, as well as my dynamic, my application. My dynamics can view recently opened applications, similar to multitasking on Android phones; my apps can play with apps like VR games already installed, similar to the list of apps on Android phones. Sliding to the right interface, you will enter panoramic video, 3D video, and application market. Once connected to the wireless network, you can download any content you want to see. The resources are still quite rich. Swipe to the left interface to enter the personal center, system settings, local files, where users can view personal information, set WiFi, Bluetooth, view local files and so on. In short, the operating logic of the Big Brother VR desktop is still very clear.

The content of the game is a part of the big force recently. DaPeng VR just held the China-Europe VR game design contest at last month's CJ show. It also cooperated with many Chinese game developers and added more VR games. Brought to the big friend M2. The game application market is divided into four categories: shooting, adventure, strategy, and leisure. The total number of games has reached hundreds, and most of the games are highly playable. However, some games may be due to the problem of transplantation, there will be some embarrassment in the experience, but the overall quality of the game is still good.

On the video content, DaPin M2 relied on the content of 3D broadcast resources, the official claimed that the video content resources reached more than 10,000 models, while compatible with 2D, 3D, panoramic and other formats, hard and soft decoding automatically switch. In the actual experience, 2D and 3D video resources are relatively rich, this is because the current video resources on the network can be seamlessly compatible with this model. However, there is a lack of panoramic content, and the quality is not very high. The 3D broadcast broadcast through two panoramic contests has already accumulated some high-quality panoramic content, but most of them are short films such as tourism and sightseeing, action and dance, and most of them are within 10 minutes, and there is basically no panoramic video content.

From the content experience, compared to other VR headline content, DaPin M2's games and video resources have been more abundant, at least can bring people a real VR content experience. However, the VR market is still at an early stage. If it is better adapted to VR operations and creates better quality or even explosive VR game content, there is still a long way to go.

Endurance and summary: high playability VR enthusiasts are worth starting

Da Peng M2 equipped with a 3000mAh battery, the official said the battery life is about 3 hours. In our actual experience, Da Peng M2 can basically adhere to 2-3 hours of battery life. For VR devices, this life time is not too short and you can watch a movie. At the same time, because of the weight, operation and other issues of the Big Brother M2, the current big friend VR cannot allow most users to wear more than 2 hours comfortably, so the battery life is temporarily irrelevant.

Although there are still a variety of issues that need to be optimized, the DaPeng M2, as the first domestic mobile VR machine to be launched, is already quite good at adapting VR content. With more than 100 games and more than 10,000 matching videos, its playability is already quite good and worth a try.

In terms of price, the official price of Da Peng M2 is 2999 yuan, and it needs to be purchased every day. Friends who like VR experience and early adopters can choose to buy; but if you don’t have any support for VR, it is recommended to go to the VR experience shop to experience the next VR and then make a decision; if you just want to use VR devices to watch the video, it is recommended to buy a few hundred Around the yuan VR box early adopters.