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The RG405V Retro Handheld Game is a powerful gaming device featuring Android 12, a built-in 128G TF card with 3172 games, and a vibrant 4-inch IPS touch screen. With support for over 20 game formats, a robust 5500 mAh battery for extended playtime, and advanced connectivity options like 5G WiFi and Bluetooth 5.0, this handheld console is designed for gamers on the go. Enjoy seamless streaming and a variety of gaming experiences with its six-axis gyro sensor and user-friendly interface.
L**I
A device meant for tinkering, but loads of fun....
What can I say about this device, it is gloriously good and I can easily recommend it.However, if you are new to the emulation scene, and you're not exactly the type to tinker with things....then stay away, you're better off getting one of their previous handhelds as those are much more user friendly (HENCE that is Android for you).....However if you are willing to sit down one afternoon and patiently set it up, you will have a pretty solid and powerful device to play with and endless hours of fun....If you are expecting to play stronger titles from the likes of GameCube, PS2, Wii and 3DS....then you need to subvert your expectations, this is NOT the best device to run stronger systems, you're better off spending a little more money and something much more powerful to the likes of Ayin Odin or the Steam Deck as examples (needless to say, it can run those systems, but you need to tinker a whole lot to get them running in a playable state, and if you are sensitive to frame drops, then this device isn't for you, the hardware simply isn't powerful enough to handle stronger systems)......But if you love Retro gaming then this is definitely the device for you, this little thing can run everything from Atari 2600 all the way to PSP and PS1 systems mostly with a good flow of consistent 60FPS, however it does require some setting up to do, that is if you are willing to have the patience to sit down and start tinkering....(I suggest you look up a tutorial, YouTube is a good place to start, search for: ANBERNIC RG405M Ultimate Setup Guide)Now to be fair, this device is already ready to pick and play, booting up your device for the first time will introduce you to a collection of pre-installed apps (most are bloat though), these are necessary to run your majority of games, and if your device comes with an SD card pre-loaded with (cough) games....then you are pretty good to go, however I do suggest you back up that SD card as soon as you can, these provided, preloaded SD cards tend to fail, they are very cheap so spend a little extra money and get yourself a good brand SD card, SD cards are cheap to buy so do not be stingy, get a good one....IMO, you are better off building your own library of games (where you get your games is your problem, Google is your best friend, I cant give you suggestions on how to acquire them) and following a good tutorial, get a small storage SD card and focus on getting the games you KNOW you're going to play, lets be real, you're not gonna be playing thousands and thousands of games it will take you a lifetime, so just cherry pick the games you grew up with and love very much....In conclusion, if you are patient enough to set up your device just right, you will be greatly rewarded with a solid device and then-some, with a premium feel and quality :)
D**S
System great! TF card not
I bought this here because it included 3,000+ games on a TF card. This is not the case. The TF card isn't recognized by the system or my computer. Takes my computer hours to copy that amount on rom files to a card. I paid more to expedite the playing experience, think the SD cards included should atleast work.But, not to take away from Abernic at all. They make THE best emulation hardware. Hardware quality is superb. Sellers TF card is junk. Buy it straight from Abernic. Just expect to do the dirty work yourself. Plenty of youtube tutorials on how to get and play the games.
K**R
The best retro handheld I've used.
I. Frickin. Love. This. Thing. It's such a great handheld, it's the little Gameboy that could. Plays Gamecube which is crazy to me. Double dash was my favorite, it's great to play it again, only on a Gameboy. Wii is a bit iffy, but some games work well. Everything pre-wii works great, even some light ps2 stuff works! Also does 3DS! Battery life is amazing, and the buttons and sticks feel great. Since it's an Android based handheld, it's already familiar to me and is an absolute breeze to setup and use. Just download your emulators from the Play Store, download your roms, and you're off to the races. Absolutely my favorite retro handheld so far, can't wait to get my hands on the next one.
E**O
Solid device, but with a caveat
I've bought many similar devices over the years, and this one gets high marks for most things, but with one huge issue (for me anyway). Starting off with the good:* Quality build - the device itself is solid, has a surprising amount of heft to it, and just feels good.* Wide compatibility - unlike most similar devices, this actually had no issues at all playing things up to and including PSX. Supposedly, it does well with Dreamcast and even PS2, but for reasons I'll outline below, I never got a chance to try them.* Good controls - the controls themselves are responsive, feel good, and are mostly easy to reach - the select and start buttons are a tiny bit annoying, but they don't get pressed often so I'm okay with that. Despite the joystick positions being different from most of the competition, they work well and are low-profile enough that the right stick doesn't get "bumped" accidentally during play.* Amazing screen - this thing is the perfect size for pretty much everything I play on it and looks remarkably good. There's just a touch of light bleeding on the left edge of mine, but it's only noticeable when on a predominantly solid black screen.* Easy interface - the UI they've provided is both a pro and a con in my opinion. It's simple, easy to use (for the most part), and not entirely unattractive, but it's also very "what you see is what you get" - you can change accent colors and background images, but that's really about the extent of the real customization you get.There's more good than bad, but in my case, the bad was pretty significant, so definitely worth mentioning:* The shoulder buttons - while they work well, the positioning is a bit awkward. Thankfully, I don't need them often for the games I actually play on this, so not a huge issue for me, but could be problematic for others.* The UI - as mentioned above, the UI works well enough, but it's too inflexible for my tastes; I like tinkering and tweaking things and there's just not much opportunity to do that. If this was its biggest failing for me, I'd have no issues with it as a console, but read on!* The speakers - I'd love to be able to give them higher marks because they actually do sound really good for a device this size. Unfortunately, mine has a distinctive popping sound that is constantly in the background anytime a game is running but NOT playing audio (e.g.; during start, when a game is paused, during loading screens, etc).* The single biggest issue with mine - I'm willing to call this a manufacturing issue (possibly also for the speaker issue), but it's resulted in effectively a $200 paperweight that I can't figure out how to get rid of. When I received mine, I did the normal basic setup, copied over a few games for every platform I intended to use (GB, GBA, GBC, NES, Genesis, and PSX), and did some basic play testing. Zero problems beyond the speaker issue, which I opted to live with since it only happens when there's no other audio playing (not a common occurrence in the games I play). In the evening I actually sat down and did around two hours of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 and found it actually performed better than my computer did overall. The next morning, however, the problems started. When I booted the device to actually copy the rest of the games that I wanted to have on hand, the device went into a boot loop I couldn't break out of. I finally managed to get it to boot to the bootloader and decided to try installing Gamma OS to see if that would "unstick" whatever was going wrong with it. Installation seemed to go without a hitch, as did the initial setup, but after rebooting at the end of setup, the boot loop started again and this time I haven't even been able to get back into the bootloader.Now why this has turned into a nightmare: I'm not in the best of health - the whole reason I purchased this was so I'd have something to bring with me to the hospital on my all too frequent visits to keep me occupied for the long hours I'm stuck there. Since I can't even get it to fully boot, that's obviously not going to happen. Amazon wants me to print a return label and UPS it back to them for a refund. I don't own a printer, don't drive, and don't even have a print shop nearby I could take a taxi to - meaning I'd have to order a $200 printer just to print the label to get a refund on a $200 device that I really intend to buy again (because I'm still holding out hope it's a manufacturing defect). Not cool.
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