'LDK Game' Console - Better Than The Rest?
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
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I like how the Nokia clone batteries have become a kind of standard for all sorts of gadgets.
Nokia batteries lose 1% every 5000 years it only makes sense.
All sorts of N-gadgets
AG K I don't have any.
I have like 3 of those BL-5J in mint condition, never used
Same
Elliot: I'm not gonna mention Pocket Go again in this bloody video.
Also Elliot: Pocket Go, Pocket Go, Pocket Go, Pocket Go.
Oopsie.
Lol😄
@@magicvampirelver1321 30Hz screen makes the PocketGo worthless for me.
😂😂😂😂😂
PocketGo shipment has been delayed until after July 10th :( No announcement on their website about it. Didn't know till after I ordered. Oh well. Will have to be patient I suppose. Hopefully it ships. If not, I'll be buying this LDK.
Ended up being a very good unintended review / comparison of both devices! Will have an eye on both since firmware updates hopefully can fix some of those undesired issues with screen tearing or another hardware revision. Great video as always Elliot!
Custom firmware is easily downloadable. ETA PRIME has a video on downloading and installing the custom firmware on another SD card. Apparently runs games slightly better? I'd check it out if you're interested.
@@thev1010 Sounds great! I'll look for the vídeo and save the link in case I get it!
My PocketGo lasted about 2hrs before the screen died and never turned on again. Screen tearing was terrible. Kept my LDK and threw away the PocketGo.
GBA Emulation frameskip on the pocketGo was set to 4 frames out of the box cause it's too weak to do anything well.
PocketGo looks great but it's really not good enough to play the games well. The LDK struggles in some games too but it's much better than the pocketGo. I keep my LDK in my Switch bag and it's really sweet.
It’s Chinese crap
Ryan, The Pocket Go is much better with V1.3 firmware and Miyoo firmware. That is a must for the pocket go and Powkiddy v90 and Q80. These upgrades solves the screen tearing issue. Sometimes, the pocketgo does break down and doesn't want to load. Try to reflash the memory card or replace the memory card before you toss a pocket go in the future.
@@Artisticexpression unfortunately the screen tearing the PocketGo Is a hardware issue and One of the developer actually confirmed that Is a HW issue.
These emulation consoles are getting so advanced in 10 to 20 years from now people are gonna be looking for them as collector items.
Haha so true! Whats next?
@@TheRetroFuture smartphone emulators for neurolink
What will they have then?
They won't because they're not popular enough. They'll never be part of pop culture. So don't going buying loads in hope.
@@andyweb7779that comment didn’t age well at all haha
We need one with the IPS screen of the PocketGo and the 60Hz of the LDK
Ikr!
So basically you want the..... ruclips.net/video/cxRzuTIhS48/видео.html
@@DJDanceClassic lol
@@DJDanceClassic rofl +1
It's called the RG 350
The reason why the LDK Game looks worse at 7:17 is because you're not using Integer scaling in the settings, use no scaling at all if possible
There will be an emu handheld one day, that you can play skate 3 on
there is some but too expansive..
And Yoshi's Island too
Wait till 2030
You got your wish.
Ldk pixel arrangement is called pentile matrix i think. Pixels arranged in a diamond pattern.
I thought pentile is only for OLED
@@Angultra **AMOLED**
Thanks for the info mate! Which one is "better" then for retro games which are made for square pixels?
@@Angultra might be an amoled screen then but i hate that pixel arrangement, on low res it makes lines fuzzy and zigzaggy. On hi res mobile phone screens its okay.
@@TheRetroFuture i personally would prefer square pixels above anything in any display.
Looks amazing, I can already feel the arthritis growing in my hands
16:16 did Tail's just turn into Sonic? that's quite the bug.
Dude, that's weird.
That analog stick looks like it's in a really uncomfortable position!
Yeah if you have big hands you'd probably be better off using the d-pad if you don't want arthritis at a young age.
lets be honest. The vast majority of us want this for the GB-GBA games and maybe Genesis, NES, and SNES. So for folks like that we wont even bother with the joystick. It's just a nice little addition they didnt even have to add.
Noticed he rarely touched the analog stick, mostly played with the D-pad
It's honestly so much better for any sort of 2D game XD
@Chris_Gullett What controller features multiple dpads?
@@coxxycabee: The Virtual Boy and the WonderSwan as well as WonderSwan Color had two dpads.
Bye Bye so? Any issue?
I have a pocket go and I LOVE it
Been playing the PocketGo for a week, and haven't noticed screen tearing at all. I usually play RPG's and stuff like that, not high speed run and gun stuff.
Yeah! Good to hear.
I'm going to return mine, the screen tearing and slow performance is horrific. Anything on SNES is terrible if you enable transparency, which most games need. I even get screen tearing in game boy games.
@@stuartcollins82 makes sense. I don't use mine for SNES. I have a Freeplay CM3 for that, if I was relying on the Pocketgo for SNES, I'd probably return it too.
Pocketgo Screen Tearing is atrocious and screen is just a tad too small - LDK is way better
Fair opinion!
@@TheRetroFuture I really was excited to see the pocket go and I want to like it - It's just small - I honestly feel the ORIGINAL Bittboy with the Miyoo emulators did a better job than v2, v3 and pocketgo with their opendingux - But it's really the 30hz screen and tear that kills it - I still am awaiting my LDK to see with my own eyes - but your demo as well as others shows it as butter smooth and looking great.
Only horizontal design, the new RS-97 Plus (60Hz screen) has better cpu than LDK.
Ldk screen is plastic , really plasctic?
i agree with you Game Galaxy i tend to play LDK more because of a bigger screen and sound is louder and is more smoother then the pocket go. if i were to get one for the first time i go with the LDK not the pocket go.
I've been waiting for this one! Thanks for the info
I really think you should do a head to head. All these consoles against each other.
i've bought both lol... best solution under $100, and both my kids can use them :) still waiting on my LDK to be shipped though
Yeah mine took so long to ship that I began trying to get a refund, then it shipped... idk if it shipped faster cause I complained or what but you may try that hahaha
Yeah. It’s been two weeks since I ordered mine and they keep telling me they ran out of stock. Yet reviewers keep getting them from the same place. I’m gonna give it another week. If I don’t receive mine, I’m calling my credit card company
Hm, my wife was just asking me what I wanted for our wedding anniversary. She wanted an expensive perfume, I think I want this.
Ps vita with cfw and adrenaline is better :)
@@mikkaheintz9173 She can't afford that. She can afford the LDK thing.
Get her a set of car ramps.
@@afistfulofpimples1745 lol
8:19 says that he is not gonna mention the pocket go again, mentions it 20 secs later.
Literally
PocketGo vs LDK:
PocketGo:
+ better build quality
+ better LR buttons
+ awesome static screen quality
+ tempered glass screen
+ price
- screen tearing
- it's not easy to replace battery
- mono sound
LDK Landscape:
+ bigger screen with no tearing
+ stereo sound
+ better dpad and abxy buttons
+ analog stick (mapped to dpad)
+ nice access to battery and internal memory card
- a bit darker screen than pocketgo
- price at this moment
- plastic screen (need screen protector)
- not working TV Out at this moment
If I remember correctly PocketGo has single-core 900mhz CPU and 32MB RAM while LDK has dual-core up to 740mhz dual-core CPU with 128MB RAM
Both consoles can run about 4 hours on battery but it's easy to get and replace spare batteries on LDK
You know I was kind of waiting to see if you were going to talk about this one after talking about the Pocket Go.
Finally. I've been waiting for you to cover this for weeks.
16:26 Is it just me, or is it running SMB3 a little too fast? I mean, I can't tell by looking, but the background music definitely sounds too fast.
can anyone imagine, in 20-30 years we will possibly get ps4 and xbox one games on a handheld...
Coldern Ice what a time to be alive
I'll be that guy... The Switch shares games with Xbox One and PS4 so to a degree, it's already happened.
@@rossb812 actually i meant emulators for those, used on a handheld. If ports were made then that's not exactly counted right? Like saying xbox one s games is now possible on pc because halo is coming to pc, there are still games on those consoles that cannot be played on PC because no ports were made so nahhh hasnt really happened
"Thumbs Up to Dingoo"
who remembered that one?
God that took me back. ⚰️
Stay fresh, cheese bags.
Still have mine.
Please do a video on the Retrogame RG-300 when you can, looks to be more powerful than the LDK and Bittboy :)
Nice video El, glad it got to ya in one piece!
Thanks man!
I thought maybe I missed the boat, the LDK Horizontal came out a couple days after I ordered the Pocketgo. As it turns out, you can't go wrong with either of these devices.
Exactly! Both good for their own reasons. The ultimate one is yet to come!
@@TheRetroFuture Gotcha. I'll leave that right there.
The RS-97 Plus has the same specs as this (with the exception of stereo audio) for about $10 cheaper. It even has a bigger battery.
@@streetsampras Well, the RS-97 Plus screen is better to compare it against, at least that is 60hz and not 30hz (on the newest revision).
@@segaprophet I got an original RS97 and an LDK and the build is garbage comped to LDK and its much bigger and worse to carry
@@corsinivideos well yes, the original RS97 has a lot of problems, hard to access SD card, tiny battery, which are resolved in the RS97 Plus
@@segaprophet Build and size are the same though. Overall I prefer LDK, smaller form factor and better build with same cpu etc.
Mini USB port kinda sucks tbh.
i think i'm gonna buy the LDK at some point. Looks awesome and plays games fairly well. Thanks for reviewing this particular handheld! :)
You're welcome!
Imagine these consoles existed back in the day man that would've been so fucking coool.
I own the Pocket Go and I'm pretty disapointed from screen tearing, slow emulation of almost all 16 bits games and moslty about horrible sound emulation. Would you consider making a video comparing multiple devices with details on edge cases like yoshi's island, F-zero, and starwing. You haven't really showed sound rendering issues in this video, you should also take that into account in your future videos. I liked that you constantly compared the two systems. It better illustrates the limitations of each one than a simple review. Good job.
I dunno where you shop, but this thing definitely isn't double the cost of the PocketGo, not even close. The PocketGo is $40 shipped while the LDK is between $50 and $55 shipped depending on where you get it.
Great video as usual, Elliott.
I know it will cost a bit more, but I do wish these companies like BitBoy would push the specs a little bit more (screen and processing) or invest in updated emulators to better take advantage of their hardware. So many are making basically the same thing with only a difference in shell.
Does this come with games built in, or if not how do you get the games?
60 quid? You paid way too much. I paid £42 for mine
Elliot just wanna say you do a great job on these and its nice that you take so much feedback from fans. Just a suggestion, but you could do a sort of "playability guide" for these consoles. I think most of us who watch these videos wanna know exactly what these consoles can and can't do, so showing off a catalogue of games with easy and hard to emulate games would be super helpful. Like maybe show 5-6 games for the main consoles (NES, SNES, megadrive, gbc, gba, PS1, mame, neogeo).
Eliot, I've watched you play Super Circuit on like 15 different devices at this point. You've GOT to let go of the gas going around those turns. It's driving me nuts. You will do much better if you keep from sliding when you turn. Much love from America.
i was about to say if it had a joystick / analogue stick it would be so good, but then i see that it does
Jz4760 is a mips processor made by ingenic semiconductor out of china. It’s not a terrible cpu but it does the job. It will only do 2d graphics though since the graphics core is gc200. It’s 32 bit. It supports upto 128mb ram. It supports only one kernel of linux because the kernel needs a patch to enable the fpu. Pretty much perfect for this device. It isn’t new though. It came out in 2010.
make sure it wasnt referring to cps1 (capcom system 1) its a arcade emu for capcom arcade cabinets
Twice the cost of the pocketgo but...
Pros Vs pocketgo
+ Analog stick
+ Stereo sound
+ Replaceable Battery
+ Dual micro SD card slots
+ Less screen tearing
Cons Vs pocketgo
- microswitches on L1/R1 are a little clicky.
- still image is rough due to pixel shape.
- plastic Vs glass screen lens
Yes the pocketgo is okay for £35 but for £25 more you get a much more capable device.
Looks like LDK gets the perfect mix between cost and features.
The shipping is brutal. I'm at two weeks and it hasn't left China yet.
Thank you for going into detail about the low refresh rate of the pocketgo and the odd sub pixel layout of the LDK. It is very appreciated as I would have regretted my purchase for either of these based on those flaws.
Most of these low end players are going to have some flaws unless people want to spend 100 dollars and up. I ordered this unit for 55bucks on amazon.
There is a big difference : the ldk console does not suffer from screen tearing. And that alone is a big advantage for the ldk handheld. I have the square one and I ordered the other one one week ago. For me this is one of the best emulation handhelds on the market.
I love the idea of these handhelds but i'm gonna hold off until there's one that can run SNES at 60fps consistently. Hopefully quad core chips will get cheaper in the next couple years. The SNES classic uses an allwinner r16 and it runs a bunch of roms without any issues
I was going to buy one of these but then today I decided to try and install custom firm ware on my 3ds that I haven’t used in ages. It emulates nes, SNES, gba, gbc, gb, sega handhelds, ps1, and Atari. I am happy with it but I still need to use it more. It is my first emulation device as I just go with normal carts and dislike emulation for the most part. Also no save states
Indeed, I adore these!
Same they look really nice
Elliot: The LDK screen is not bad in comparison to Pocket Go BUT it HAS murdered my family
Man, seeing this right now, feeling weird, bought retroid pocket 2+. i wish it has a similar case like that
I bought the LDK. Don't regret it. SNES is hit and miss, Genesis is DEAD ON, GB, GBC and GBA are dead on. Only complaint : Screen scratches with just touch.
Genesis looks AMAZING on the LDK, looks HD
They come with a tempered glass protector now, should be fairly resistant
Ah good stuff! Need to get some Genesis going.
@@TheRetroFuture You will be amazed, I am blown away but how good it does
@@Angultra Sadly mine didn't as I got it from Ali. The screen really should be glass. If they make a glass replacement, I will swap them out
@@goclunker I prefer very soft plastic.
For me the Pocket Go is the winner
I emulate my Dreamcast and OG Xbox games on my Galaxy S9 with the Bluetooth controller add on, which gives your phone physical buttons
Same, but I'm not carrying a Bluetooth controller as easily. And personally I just want to emulate GBA and below in an actual portable factor. And for stronger stuff I just emulate it at home.
What eumater you use 4 the xbox??? Please
Lol only 800 bucks for a S9 and that emulation can be yours.
this transparent case looks epic！
16:16 Why does tails turn into yellow sonic for a second?
I think its a hack or cheat in the emulator. I pressed one of the Y or X buttons which are mapped to L and R.
Good review! Might just get it!
Reminiscent of the GP2X Wiz
After a week with the pocket go, I put it down and picked up my white psp go again again. Which cost £50. The performance is excellent, and it plays PS1 games natively AND psp games. I've got classic used psp 1000's for less than £20 before. That would be my advice to anyone looking for a handheld emulation machine.
Which one is the best:Retrogame RS-97 or this LDK Horizontal?
Anyone else catch that "Tails turning into Sonic glitch at 16:15?
My main question is will it save in game? Or just save states?
maybe both
Also a Nintendo DS with/ without top screen is a competitor. Without a top screen a fresh battery will get you 5+ more hours.
I have the LDK Game. I wish they were strong enough for PSx and some other games. Meh not bad though play some of my fave games still.
Same. I tried NFS III Hot pursuit, looks great, completely unplayable. Pepsi man is playable tho LOL
Yeah they are not really made for it!
Here’s a list of compatible PS1 games and what settings to use to get best emulation:
docs.google.com/document/d/1rvSpWLVAjpu-ieY41yXe6u5pa6cMn-vPAWyxD989GjM/mobilebasic
My Wife’s Son loves playing mine.
Toxteth O’Grady I guess there’s a reason not to say “my son”
8:19 Ouch
I like this one better. Bigger screen
Does this come already preloaded and if not where do you go to add games on it
Pirate Roms from web sites.
Like always a geat video. Does anyone know how well Symphony of the Night is running on the LDK Game ?
Runs ok with graphical issues. I wouldn't play and PS1 games on any of these emulators though. They are just too underpowered.
@@renn6699 thx for the answer. so a retrostone would be a better choice to play ps1 or even gamecube games on the go ?
Please could you make tutorial on how to put games onto the lake game.
Love the vids, keep up the great work.
Thanks!
the gpi is easy to set up.it may be a £100 but its money well spent,well it will be when i can buy one in the uk
I’m a huge fan of bittboy consoles but we must admit this ldk is much better or near perfect. Picture looks better on pocket go
Side note, I think the pricing isnt as drastic as the PG being half the price. As of right now the PG’s go for £32/£33 delivered and the LDK horizontal’s are between £38/£40 delivered.
devilishmode where are you seeing those prices buddy? Struggling to find UK suppliers
@@dheaddy these are direct from china, Ali express.
I might have to go with LDK. Solely for the fact that NES emulation wasn't botched and SNES emulation is a tad better.
Given, I still have my hacked psp 3000, but I've been meaning to retire that for a while now since SNES and GBA emulation on the psp are a hit and miss. Especially the GBA since the sound emulation tends to either sound weird, desync (very noticeable in pokemon) or both.
The retro flag really isn’t difficult, so I hope that doesn’t discourage anyone. The super retropie page on Facebook has an image on there with all the necessary scripts for the GPi. All you have to do is add in your network and on the allotted ssh file and flash the image to an sd. Everything from then on is just drag and drop. I personally think it’s better to spend a little more on the GPi if you can get your hands on it. No screen tearing and the build quality is far better.
now I'm torn, just bought the pocket go. I'll wait until the price drops on the LDK
Same here. Just got it in yesterday. We'll see.
But is better than a PSP for emulation purposes?
That LDK landscape is worse than the previous LDK because it has a slower CPU. It takes a CPU JZ4760 that goes to 528mhz, the maximum that reaches are the 620mhz with overclocking. The previous LDK has a JZ4760B CPU that reaches a maximum speed of 720mhz. Mine has reached 704mhz.
It is more comfortable but it is slower.
Should I buy the first version?
@@MarcoPolo82 yes.
What emulators does it come pre loaded with? Also, can you add emulators and if so which ones? Sorry, alot of questions but mines in transit lol, I'm excited!
@Hazards De ahhh yeah. Good point.
16:15, is that an emulator glitch or just a known game bug?
These mini handhelds are great (got an original bittboy myself) but the PSP is still unsurpassed for a cheap emulation handheld imo.
Plays all the big classic consoles and handhelds and also some PS1 titles and obviously PSP games too. Still cheap to buy them too.
Please compare ps1 same games on pok go an LDK. You are the best😉🙏👋👏
I need the same with USB C, and without those large bezels
Just get an android emulator
The layout of SNES button colours is inaccurate... On the SNES it's A = Red, B = Yellow, X = Blue and Y = Green, but only the A button matches it in the LDK Game, they've put the Blue button on B, the Green on X and the Yellow on Y... I mean, you can probably fix it if you open it up and change the buttons around but still...
This and the vertical LDK are not exactly the same in terms of specs, the horizontal gets worse overclocks by a long shot because it's a non-B version of the JZ4760 chip. You're going to get much worse performance on PS1 and SNES games by comparison because it'll clock at around 630Mhz on average vs the vertical's 700-750Mhz.
Awesome vid!
Thx for the Review Elliot. I have Buy one.
GBA is actually easier to emulate than SNES; surprisingly. Take the PSP for example, GBA overall runs perfect but SNES still struggles even with basic games that don't use any special chips. It might be thanks to having such a fast GBA emulator (gpSP) and there just isn't anything as fast for SNES emulation.
It's actually kind of a shame that the screen isn't a bit bigger. They could have easily fit a 3" screen in this thing with all that Bezel space. Gotta say that the screen also has the strangest pixel layout I've ever seen. It's almost like a zigzag pattern. Very strange.
Thank you
Looking at your store links the difference in price is only 8 pounds, £47 vs £55.
Do these have all the games preloaded when you buy them?
they sound like a similar level of performance to the retrogame on the newer firmware. I got mine to run ps1 games, I was even playing tony hawk for a bit, but they don't run *well*. Think the psp is still best for that.
My dude just threw his phone XD
Thanks for the video! Do you have to download games onto the console or does it come with games already? Thanks in advance for the info.
Good review, thank you ;-)
seen a lot of reviews saying it has a ton of slow down on snes games
hey ldk, in the opening shot you have 3 gameboy copies, what is the name of the middle one? it's design is awesome
Odroid go
Thats the one!
Love ur videos