Dingoo A320 - Handheld Retro Gaming

[Bingo83]

Just browsing another forum and came across a small thread on the Dingoo A320.




Official Site

Looks pretty decent for a handheld Retro gaming machine without breaking the bank, the videos I have seen of it seem to run the games at a next to full speed.

Looks like it supports Snes/Megadrive/NES/CPS1/CPS2/NeoGeo/GameboyAdvance games out the box and also plays back various video formats.

Comes with 4GB memory expandable upto 12Gig

Youtube Video 1
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I found it for under £60 delivered at Dealextreme

Specifications :
* English language (Control Panel & instructions)

Dingoo A320
* Product Description

* Outlook: premium design fashionable, slim and portable size with comfortable hand grip.

* Display: 16,000,000 color 2.8-inch LTPS-TFT true color high-definition screen , broadcast effect 320 * 240, the true and clear picture quality, unique DVD Optimization technology .

* Games: play games in (8 bit/16bit/32bit) GBA/3D formats and play more by upgrading the software

* AV-out:AV-out technology gives DVD output quality, can be a portable DVD player and game console.

* Video player: Video function supports in various format such as RMVB, RM, AVI, WMV, FLV, MPEG, DAT, MP4, ASF and help users encold video files in an easy and convenient way.

* MP3 player: Audio function supports MP3,WMA APE, FLAC audio format, synchronous lyrics display function, multiple EQ options,3D virtual sound field, surround sound effect and play mode options. Music can keep playing while using other application.

* FM radio: Wide channel rang from 76.0MHz~108.0MHz, support manual/auto channel scanning, FM recording and can keep playing while using other application. User can save up to 40 channels.

* Digital recorder:Voice recording and supports MP3/WAV formats.

* Image Browser: Image browsing format includes JPG, BMP GIF, PNG, with zoom, rotate and image slide show function.

* E-book: Feather function includes bookmark, auto browsing, font sizing, TTS oral reading and can open with music player application.

* U-disk virus protection: Build in anti-virus software protect and keep the system at its best performance.

* USB2.0 Transmission Interface: Support WIN2000/XP/VISTA/MAC Operation System.

* Capacity: 4GB memory, supports inserted MINI SD card to expand capacity.

Package Include :

* Dingoo A320 x 1

* English Manual x 1

* USB Cahrger x 1

* EarPhone x 1

* AV Out Cable x 1

I think I will be getting one ordered over the next few days, anyone else interested in this?

[thechop]

Looks pretty cool, not too bad price-wise either could be tempted

[Soundwave]

My one is on ruote from Deal Xtreme as I speak (Posted on Saturday 14th)

Looking forward to getting my hands on it, some Progear at last for me not to mention AvP & Cadillacs & Dinosaurs

Hopefully MAME will be due on it soon too

TV out will be a plus as well for my Anime...means no more streaming to the Xbox for watching it.

Only downside for me is no .mkv file support but then I've got Tversity for that anyway.

Will let you know impressions once it's here peeps

Neil

[gargoyle67]

Screen's a bit small plus is the battery internal ? If so you've goto take the thing apart when it goes

[Soundwave]

Screen's a bit small plus is the battery internal ? If so you've goto take the thing apart when it goes

Screens only just smaller than the DS Lite's one (3") & that seems to do pretty well really

Not sure on the battery I expect it is enclosed as it comes with a USB charger.

[MahakGTR34]

So far only the Asian version is being shipped, CE approved version for Europe/US is still to be released.
I'm happy to announce that our shop www.dino-games.com will be official distributor for the English version, will post updates on this later.

Most games run at full speed, even CPS2 and MVS games, even games which don't run at full speed are still very playable and with sound. D-pad is really good, not up to par with a Gameboy, but still good to very good, buttons are also very responsive and good (shoulder buttons a bit small and the pressure point is not as good as the buttons on front).
It even has a built in FM receiver... lots of fun in a nice package.

[Devil Soundwave]

Soundwave - looking forward to a shirt view on this. I'm not buying SF4 now as my bro is giving me a promo so I have spare cash an this may well be the thing to spend it on...

[gargoyle67]

£60 squid is a good price for it though, Although if I was going to buy another handheld I'd put the £60 towards the pandora

[mastercello]

So far only the Asian version is being shipped, CE approved version for Europe/US is still to be released.
I'm happy to announce that our shop http://www.dino-games.com will be official distributor for the English version, will post updates on this later.

The Asian version also seems to be available in englisch, why also wait for the other version?

- Langauges: English, Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional

[MahakGTR34]

The Asian version also seems to be available in englisch, why also wait for the other version?

True, you can download and get hands on English firmware for it. Just wanted to point out that we will be distributing the official English version which is CE approved. I know from first hand experience and reports from buyers that some customs offices are banning electronic items imported to the EU without CE certificate, so for some that might be a thing to consider.

But of course true Otakus don't hold back because of this, I wouldn't either if I'd want one fast.
We'll also have some stock of the Asian version in the coming week (hopefully since supply is low now).

[mastercello]

I see, thx mate :!:

[Soundwave]

Picked my Dingoo up from the post office this morning

At work now so cant do pics or anything till I'm home tonight I'm afraid but it looks like a good sturdy unit.

Box is full English as well which did suprise me slightly.

Typical great service from Deal Xtreme arrived within a week recorded delivery & didnt get hit with customs thankfully

Gonna have a good play about with it tonight & will get some impressions up then

Neil

[Xenepp]

Make sure you let us know what the retro stuff runs like and how it looks on a TV. Considering getting one of these but I don't want another gp2x, that thing was kinda crappy.

-Joel

[Soundwave]

Make sure you let us know what the retro stuff runs like and how it looks on a TV. Considering getting one of these but I don't want another gp2x, that thing was kinda crappy.

-Joel

No worries Joel will do what I can for you.

Of course seeing as your only down the road if you fancy a hands on before you part with the cash you're welcome to pop round & have a go yourself

Neil

[Devil Soundwave]

Wonder if you can hook up a PC usb arcade stick! That'd be, well pointless, but fun all the same.

[Bingo83]

Picked my Dingoo up from the post office this morning

At work now so cant do pics or anything till I'm home tonight I'm afraid but it looks like a good sturdy unit.

Box is full English as well which did suprise me slightly.

Typical great service from Deal Xtreme arrived within a week recorded delivery & didnt get hit with customs thankfully

Gonna have a good play about with it tonight & will get some impressions up then

Neil

Cool, would love your impressions on this. Still undecided on if I want to place an order for one. Sway me I have money to burn

[Soundwave]

Well it's currently on charge & has been for the last 3 hours

But I've got some pics for you all anyway...

The unit on charge



Piccies of the box & accessories







It did have a little charge when I cracked it out the box & I fired it up very quickly & played about with changing the language to English & had a quick browse of the settings.
It looks like it already comes pre-installed with GBA & Neo Geo Emulators.
The lay out is exactly the same as a PSP menu.
It's quite weighty & has a very sturdy feel, buttons are nice & tight & well laid out.
Screen is nice & bright & very clear...doesnt seem too small which is something I was worried about, will be interested to see how it fares on games like Axelay though when a bigger screen would make it easier to see the bullets etc.

Only downside I've found so far is it takes Mini SD cards which I dont have any of
I thought the Mini bit was maybe a mis-print & it meant Micro SD but alas no so I have to go buy a Mini SD adaptor now for my 4GB Micro card

Hopefully it'll be finfished charging soon & I'll be able to start playing about properly & give you some better impressions but so far I'm impressed.

Neil

[Bingo83]

Thanks for the pics. Would be interested to know how the screen holds up to fast moving scenes on both games and movies. One of the things I hate about the PSP is the blur effect you get when it moves fast.

I dont know why your worrying about SD cards it has 4 gig builtin which should be enough to sample a bit of everything it has to offer

[cools]

Can't you use it while it's charging?

[Soundwave]

Can't you use it while it's charging?

Probably
I've never been one for playing/using things too much on their first charge.

Anywho it's just flashed up a nice big full battery so it's time to play me thinks

Neil