Anbernic RG40XXH

[weak bolt]

Not that worried about it honestly either way.

[tropic edge]

Worried? I meant it as a plus

[pure fractal]

I kinda wish they could add back the external gamepad function from RG353, bluetooth will be even better

Like, using the unit itself as external gamepad

The 40XXH will actually be a good comfort option

[hollow sentinel]

You’re wanting the rumoured 406. Not this. This is all us folks which are fine with the XX performance but want a bigger screen

[placid pecan]

lol no. not the performance im talking about. i hate the chin on this device. i want it "shorter" like the RG405m

[hollow sentinel]

3D printing

[placid pecan]

what that

[pure fractal]

RGWin280, anyone down with that?

With a portable CRT

Beam index CRT that's much more compact than regular color CRT

[calm lantern]

Are 3D printed shells really ever a thing for these devices

[pure fractal]

They need to be popular first

[vital thicket]

Any1 else is excited to try some ports and dos games on 4" screen?

[slim badger]

I'm super excited with the idea of playing ports like Stardew Valley and Celeste on this thing

[slate grove]

Would a Doom 3 port work on this device?

[calm lantern]

The XXs run Doom 3, yeaH

[lucid hornet]

How well does it run them? Locked framerate?

I kinda like the idea of doom 2 mods on this tbh

[weak bolt]

The new firmware update they are saying this has is upped to 64bit correct? I assume that means the firmware available before was limited to 32bit but I am unsure what that would mean for the performance of the device.

[lucid hornet]

I think 64 helps for portmaster compat and maybe n64 performance

[placid pecan]

@lucid hornet will this be the device for me given i wanted the arc for the screen, good dpad, and have a stick...........?

[astral axle]

I mean, a couple years ago I got the 351MP specifically to have two sticks for Portmaster, and I'd honestly say Doom/Quake sucked on it

Maybe it was the way the ports were configured

Maybe it was the layout of the device (asymmetric sticks are kinda better for FPS games)

Maybe it was that cardinal snapping before we had tools to see that issue

Maybe all of the above, but it was really uncomfortable to play

And so the best handheld version of Doom for me would be Doom 32X Resurrected that just works well with a dpad

I think my MM+ handled 32X Doom pretty well, so H700 should be more than enough

[slate grove]

Please, @astral axle, where could I get that Doom version?

[astral axle]

https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6269/

[lucid hornet]

we'll see how the dpad is on this one, but for me the point of the arc is that sega disc style one

[placid pecan]

DONT REMIND ME

i have to compromise

as i will never get the device i want

[wheat goblet]

What do you guys think about the fact that the battery's gon' be smaller than the one in the RG35XX-H? I really hate it, that sucks!
ANBERNIC always seems to mess something up! Otherwise it would've been the perfect PS1 emulation device for me.

[pure fractal]

They want us dead of frustration and thirst I'm sure of it
FIRST DEGREE MASSACRE!!!!

We can't stand any of it! We must blow up Yangliming factory and claim Anbernick for the peeple right now!!

[wheat goblet]

Whoa man, wait a minute - it's not that bad!

[pure fractal]

They shall realize - this, means, war.

[calm lantern]

The smaller devices lose some battery life because of how close the battery is to heat sources. In a larger device, that's less of an issue. Enough to compensate for a smaller battery? No idea. But I think the larger screen is going to be more of a factor regardless.

[astral axle]

The Arc is 4 inches, and the battery is not used as a heatsink there — it's on the opposite side of the mainboard

RGB30 does put the battery next to the SoC though IIRC. So that could be a bigger factor

But also after RGB20SX I feel slight disappointment every time I see a device that doesn't have a 5000 mAh battery

If these devices aren't getting faster, they could at least start growing in battery life

I don't think that battery was even that big — at least not for a device with a 4 inch screen anyway

[tough shore]

weight is expensive, batteries are also one of the more pricey parts in those handhelds

[astral axle]

Well, yeah, but like I said, that battery doesn't seem to be that much bigger. And weight difference between RGB30 and RGB20SX is like 7 grams (RGB30 being the heavier one)

The price difference between the two is just 10 bucks for 20% more battery, I'd gladly pay that

[tough shore]

you, me, probably most people here, but not the majority who just wants to game 1-2 hours on the go and is plenty satisfied with some tiny tiny battery that can do 5hours in one charge

[astral axle]

Well, I'm talking about myself, of course

[wheat goblet]

Yeah, but the RG35XX-H is smaller and has bigger battery. So it means the battery is closer to heat sources? The RG40XX-H should be a bit bigger in general, shouldn't it?

[tropic edge]

I wouldn't be comfortable gauging the final battery numbers til we see the actual product posting tbh

[wheat goblet]

Well, let's wait and see...

[elder condor]

Will this have a cheap placsticy "3d printed" feel, and have a crappy d-pad?

[frozen orchid]

I wouldn’t think so. Anbernic makes pretty solid hardware IMO

[astral axle]

Depends on how you feel about their previous devices, I guess

[weak bolt]

Wonder if the battery could be replaced with a bigger one aftermarket?

[slate grove]

Why not? I think it would merely be a matter of finding and installing a replacement part, as long as it fits the device plastic case and it's power requirements 🤔

I mean to say: it's electronics, not sub atomic assembly...

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