The Yellow RGB30 is Beautiful (Quick Review)
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- There's a new color option for the PowKiddy RGB30, so in this video we'll take a look at the color, check it for any hardware changes, and talk a bit about what makes this device so great.
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00:00 introduction
01:10 unboxing and impressions
03:33 color comparisons
05:01 teardown and hardware mods
09:41 why the RGB30 is great
11:33 summary and conclusion
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#PowKiddy #RGB30 #emulation #retrohandheld - Hry
The RGB30 has to be the unexpected hit of the year. Would love to see more devices with 1:1 and 3:2 screens!
Bob Wulff/Wulff Den said in his X55 review that he thinks vertical screens designed for schmups is the next evolution of these handhelds. RGB30 seems like the first step towards that.
Same! I loved the RG351M for that 3:2 screen, but its 480x320 resolution was a bit of a letdown. An updated model with a higher resolution 3:2 screen to perfect-scale GBA games would be CHOICE.
This is the way.
@@tantoonie0OMG yes. Basically an updated 351mp with higher resolution and a more powerful chip (for PSP) but still plastic for that GBA feel would be tremendous.
R36s**
Don't know if anyone else ran into this issue on their RGB30 but if notice easy to run systems like NES and SNES having weird screen juttering turn V-Sync on in Retroarch to 1 and save the config for the whole directory. Helped me tremendously.
Love when Russ' "quick review" is 12 minutes
I got the yellow version too, and also thought it looked like Bumblebee color, like it could just transform into a robot. So far, I love it. Your RGB30 starter guide was awesome and helped me get set up in no time.
Russ, thanks for your coverage of the RGB30. I've owned several handheld retro devices ranging from the og Aya Neo, the anbernic devices, miyoo mini, deck, and ally, but the RGB30 price and the pico-8 1:1 compatibility sold me on it, and it's quickly become my favorite device for taking with me on my commute or playing in bed. How gorgeous the screen is cannot be stressed enough. Thanks again! I appreciate your hard work.
Did you notice any light bleed or dead pixel issue?
Nothing detrimental, no. Mine is pretty great. The Left shoulder button... I need to keep an eye on it, and there's something to Powkiddy's QA not being the best, I think. But overall a good experience so far.@@giftsonjac
Powkiddy is certainly the tinkerer and modder's friend. Would love to see them finally release a really well built and polished out of the box product. this looks like a step in the right direction.
Agree, this thing is a mess. It's cool when it charges and functions....come on powkiddy, try some quality control. Hope someone else makes a better 1:1. Not sure I'll trust another powkiddy device.
What do you think, should I wait for a better release or should I just buy the RGB30? (Don't own any retro handhelds)
I love my white RGB30 but the yellow is fantastic. It has a great colour pop and nicely balanced with the black controls. I think a teal or turquoise would work well too.
I'm 46 and just got into retro gaming and really enjoy your channel so I joined! I already have an Evercade EXP and based on your videos I just ordered the yellow RGB30 as well. I've got RetroBat setup on my living room PC as well.
How’s it holding up
Congrats on 400k!
My black RGB30 arrived this afternoon! Thanks Russ for your starter guide!
Everyday more and more i find myself watching your videos in the background while I work od so something else instead of watching Netflix or any other streaming service. There's just something so soothing about your videos. Thank you so much for your work, keep at it.
Already have my yellow RGB30 on order. The first yellow handheld I'll have owned since the LDK Game. Really looking forward to playing PC Engine, vertical screen classic arcade games, NGP/NGPC, GB/GBC, NES, SNES, Pico 8 and more on it!
Got my Yellow RGB30 yesterday also! Did all the hardware MODS including Joe Bleeps shoulder button MOD and the system is impressive. Just some backlight bleed on bottom of screen but other than that great system!
I got a white one a few weeks back and I love it. Been working through Shining Force 2 on it and am having a blast.
Cool vid!(also congrats on 400k!) 🎉
After watching this video, I’d love to see a comparison video of this vs the X55 and where they both shine. They seem to be similar price points but different offerings
I bought a used one through the Retro Handheld discord that is supposed to be arriving tomorrow and I’m hyped!
I am so tempted to get this for OG games. I may hold out for a flip version to fill the GBASP shaped void in my heart.
I’m waiting for mine! I just love the yellow:black contrast! And when you turn it on, boom! The screen seems amazing. Can’t waittttttt
Honestly powkiddy stepping up there quality has me kind of exited for there next handheld. They have very fair pricing to and I really respect that.
*their
Hope for Anbernic RG Arc concurent from powkiddy or retroid or other company but cheaper, more powerfull (full speed all dreamcast and saturn games) and good build quality
Outside of a couple of particularly flawed handhelds like the RGB20S and the wifi issues, most Powkiddy devices are around this same build quality which i would consider to be decent at best. The rgb30 scratches very easily on the plastic casing, the dpad is decent but definitely sensitive on the diagonals, and the battery is a bit finicky along with some black screens in basically all of the firmwares that may require a restart to get control within the front-end. The main standout upgrade for this handheld is just the 720p screen paired with a versatile aspect ratio. It's still my current retro go-to for Linux devices.
@@misterkeebler hasn't the issue in the past with powkiddy been more about the software, the hardware tends to be okay to decent, but is then let down on the software side.
I seem to remember one rereview Russ did for one of their devices due to the release of a CFW and it seemed like he spent a lot of that video making excuses for the device that was fairly unusable on stock (frequently resetting) and still flawed on the CFW.
@@KongMan8991thank for for preventing the collapse of society
Thanks for the review Russ❤. Powkiddy is my fav budget handheld brand
Woohoo! Bought my first ever device thanks to your reviews. Got this very device and in purple 👍🏻 also came 6 days earlier than expected from AliExpress 😂
Thank you very much for this excellent and very useful video which convinced me to buy a Powkiddy RGB30. We feel that you are passionate about these machines!
I was wondering if it would one day be possible to provide a video explaining how the different screen formats work in emulation. I always have a lot of trouble understanding the settings, screen resolution etc.
Thanks again for your fabulous work. I wish you a happy new year 2024 😀
1:1 screen, RockChip SoC which will actually get good GNU/Linux support, and under $100. I can see this being something a lot of people find cool uses for in the years to come.
The yellow looks really nice.
Looking forward to somebody besides Powkiddy using this screen. Possibly a metal Anbernic handheld. Anber would get the volume rocker installed “correctly.”
Thanks for the review. Your entire channel is great. I've subscribed. Is it possible to use shaders on such devices, and how do they look provided the screen resolution ?
Russ, another solid, quick to the point review. Can you just do reviews on everything for us? Kitchen appliances, cars, tools, etc. 😂 I got my RGB30 from Amazon, didnt want the wait. But seeing the yellow in your review has me intrigued on a second one. Q: if we dont have a second powkiddy handheld to steal hardware from, any recommendations? Thanks as always.
The screen on the RGB30 really pops to me. I’m def grabbing one after the holidays.
I ended up going with the miyoo mini plus for my first device (want something really pocketable). I will picking this up in the future but I think ill wait for the next model of this 1:1 aspect ratio. Looking forward to it.
Yeah, I was pretty bummed out because I had ordered mine like a week before this showed up online. I do really love the dark blue one though, but I definitely would’ve liked this yellow especially now knowing that it’s more on the orange side and not the green side.
Nice! I’m hoping you’ll do a ‘23 Holiday gift guides! Would love to find something cheaper, versatile and durable for some of the kids in my life
Not a fan of the yellow but really like my black RGB 30...used your setup guide to tweak some settings and am very happy with the device.
I love yellow color on any handheld.
I got this recently and am floored by the quality of the screen and the versatility that the 1:1 ratio offers...especially for playing vertical shmups, which have always been awkward to play on these devices. I also got a RP4 Pro in January and while I think that obviously works better for more recent gen games, I'm probably sticking with this for 8/16 bit era games.
I did some calculations on that screen scaling tool made by shauninman and if they ever made an updated version of this that had a screen with a 960x960 resolution (and maybe even a bit larger at 4.5" inches) that would be able to play most handheld systems or anything with a 320 horizontal resolution at a perfect integer scale without borders on the sides. GBA would be a perfect 4x, Gameboy/Game Gear would be 6x...and certain consoles such as Genesis, PSX and N64 could also be played at integer scale. It may seem like overkill to have such a hi-res display for a handheld but it would look absolutely amazing. However, I don't know if such a screen exists.
Yellow is what got me to pull the trigger on an RGB30-it’s my favorite color, and a stunning choice for electronics. Then, lo and behold, I see a RGC video in my feed, providing the necessary validation for my impulse buy! 🤣
Id love love your input and thoughts on the gpd egpu
The idea of this handheld didn't grab me at first, but the ongoing enthusiasm from various reviewers has more than won me over and I ordered one during the 11.11 sale.
let us know how it feels in the hands when you receive it
Glad I ordered Yellow.
Looks so cool .
No idea if going to do any mods to button or joystick.
If any just the tape over d pad
Just waiting for mine to arrive.
This will be my 3rd handheld after miyoo mini plus & RG35xx
Got my yellow version yesterday! Waiting on my new as cards
A Few people, myself included are experiencing a 'light bleed' effect, primarily along the bottom of this beautiful screen. There is a recent reddit post with an example. It looks to be due to pressure on the screen in this area, as the effect worsens by pressing on the front of the screen itself. Would be good to try and find a remedy or steps to mitigate this issue. The design is pretty tight in this area. My current suspicion is that the ribbon cable folds along with some components on the cable itself and on the main board are contributing
I cleared space around the ribbon fold, also loosen the screws a bit around the bottom of the screen, it didn't work, I have light bleed at thr bottom of the screen, but luckily only there, and no dead pixels.
I found if I turn brightness down to around 70% or lower, the light bleed is almost or entirely unnoticeable. Definitely have that same issue on the bottom of the screen with the yellow RGB30 though.
I have mine at 4 brightness max, lightbleed is noticeable even this low, so RIP
I should be getting my yellow one today!
I like the yellow color a lot. It stands out in such a nice way compared to the seas or greys, whites, and piano blacks.
Ordered the RGB30 after all the high praise it's got and especially that 1:1 screen. I wanted to give Arcade shmups / Neogeo Pocket Color / Pico 8 games and also Gameboy / Gameboy Color games a go so I'm really really excited. My first and only handheld I had so far was the LDK Game Landscape and it was pretty bad 🤣 so hope this one won't collect dust as much.
Is this close to the RP2 "Orange"? I ordered one since it was available for a good price during AliExpress's 11-11 sale. Excited to see it in person now!
It's got a sports car vibe to the hue. Pretty rad.
Please review the XU 10 handheld with tweaking possibilities. Taki was in the right direction but not far enough. Hope for your detailed review 😊
I have this and love it, but it still feels cheap (albeit it IS relatively inexpensive so that's fair). I'd love to buy a premium RGB30 with the same overall aesthetics and components, but a higher quality casing / feel.
I have the black version and now I'm going to have to buy the yellow version. This thing is like my perfect device and all I want is just a little more power, maybe like a pro model in this device.
Would be sick if they added a touchscreen for DS games >:) Also more rounded corners since ergonomics is quite hit or miss for people seems like.
Honestly for me, just like more premium feel for me and some more power. I would love to play gamecube on this thing. Touchscreen would be really cool. @@KrazyShark
Yellow isn't for me and I'll probably grab one of these one day but for now I'm just happy to see Powkiddy hit a homerun with this.
This is tempting! But like others, I already have too many of these things lol.
man I follow prime, noodles, and a few others on these things. Your the Goat at this. nice! 🐐🐐🐐
I love so much about this device except the controls, especially the D-pad. I haven't had a case of Nintendo Thumb this bad since the 90s when I first got NBA Jam.
The yellow design looks really nice. It has a sort of marigold look to it.
There's no mention of ArkOS at all. This is a far better optimised experience out of the box especially for newcomers. Less tinkering with emulators.
Okay I'll buy this
There are even more colors out there now, and green will go perfectly with my green phone, tablet, and earbuds :D
Love my RGB30 and that color looks better than my white one I hope they sell the shell
stoked to get mine. I got it for $58 shipped from aliexpress for 11.11 and couldn't not try it for that price. I'm generally a vertical guy but I want to see what this screen is all about.
That's a great price!
Got any links for the mods we can purchase ad-hoc? Like the sticks and membranes?
I love that yellow it looks my retroid pocket 2+ in yellow ❤ ughh I just bought an Odin 2 though I have to be a good boy 😅
I'm not crazy on the yellow but that's just a personal preference, I do like that they've added more colours. I have the white RGB30 and it's my favourite handheld! I've played it almost every day since I got it and my partner has stolen it from me a few times too
Blue one is still nicer to me. Would like to see them make some smokey see thru ones
The school bus edition!
Hi Russ, i think you made more videos for RGB30 than any other handheld
Did you get your hands on any of the Analogue Pocket Limited Editions?
이번 기기는 사지 않으려 했는데 RGC님 덕분에 (또다시) 구매하게 되어 기쁩니다. 😂😂😂
Hey Russ, thanks for all your work. I like the 1:1 screen, but would prefer it larger (4.5" or 5"). Do you think anything like that might be coming down the line?
Yes, I think we'll see more options in the future. I think the handheld manufacturers have caught on that we like larger screens and even better if they are not 16:9.
They sure switched that price up after your review, almost bought one
Hey, unrelated but I was wondering if you could do a video on the Return To Castle Wolfenstein port for these devices? I managed to get it running on my rg351v, but after 1 run the screen minimized and I don't know how to get it back to fullscreen. Same issue with the Hexen 2 port. For that matter, you should do some more videos on ports and DOS (just throwing suggestions)
Yellow/black is a great combo. Wouldn't mind seeing pink/black version.
They have a “salmon red” color coming out soon!
I like the yellow on this thing. Idk, it reminds me of the Playdate which I have
I like mine...Has a good ROM set 📐...No battery 🔋 issues yet...So far, i like it ...Cool screen too....
I just ordered an Odin 2 pro. But my Christmas list is the RGB30 and the Trimui smart pro.
i ordered my yellow three weeks ago and today arrived. gladly they changed the ABXY buttons. now the letters are painted.
Hi Russ! I have a request: can you make a video where you pick your favorite(s) handheld to pick up for each game system (snes, gba, ps3, pc, arcade, etc) ?
Just as an update, there's a Red, Purple, and Green variant now on their official store site. Haven't seen them anywhere else. Interested in the green, myself.
Ordered the red a few days ago! I'm stoked to see how it's going to look like.
If they released this thing in funtastic colors it would be an even bigger hit and would probably sell out quickly.
Neon colors 🎉
Q: I just got mine and the volume doesn't work in the games, it's stuck on max. The volume works in the screensaver videos (so it's a settings thing). Is there a setting in Retroarch I need to check?
I thought this was stupid when it first came out but now I am considering it
The yellow one looks wonderful! If you need help to get it off your hands I’ll be there for you!
What home screen app are you using @ 5:02
If I take my games/saves SD card out of my Retroid 2+ and put it into the second slot of this device, will it be able to read my save files for all my roms? Or do I need to rearrange folders on the card first?
cool device!
Definitely perfect for Pokémon Yellow ❤️
Dragon quest V on DS looks pretty good on this screen ratio. Just wish I could seperate the two screens some, since they were designed to have a blind space between them.
That yellow really is lovely. But I already own a white one. I don't need two. Darn you Russ!!!!
I got the black one. I used it a couple of times and I am experiencing some weird battery issues... First, it didn't charge and battery depleted to ~30%. then I could charge it (it charged, stopped etc so I had to plug/unplug multiple times to get to 100%). When it finally charged to 100% it took a veeeeery long time for a battery of this size.
Would you have bought this device had russ have mentioned the issues this device has with charging? He doesn't seem to think it's a big enough deal to include that fact in any of his videos about the device, yet is all over it on his written guide.
I love my RGB30 so much. That 720p resolution and the RK3566 chip is the perfect combination for everything up to PS1 with no hitches or slowdowns at all with ArkOS. Jelos on this thing has slowdown issues, but ArkOS makes it perfect.
arkos solves pretty much every problem this device has. it is a shame the jelos devs have no interest in implementing quickmode shutdown.
It's a shame you have no interest to contribute, rather. Something something feeling entitled about other's work...
@@fewtarius lol. or, perhaps arkos is just has better performance out of the box? even with the latest updates, jelos performance with many n64 and dreamcast titles lags well behind what you get out of the box with arkos.
@@pranze3484 i'm sorry, what? arkos has a feature that could be implemented in jelos. jelos dev stated he has no interest. not that there are no resources or need for volunteers to make it happen, simply that it isn't a feature they want to add. that's fine, i'm happy with arkos. no "entitlement" issues, that seems to be your thing. i simply prefer to use the os that has features i like.
@@thomaschipman no idea why everyone including reviewers rave about jelos it really is a crap os
I think 'Kodak yellow' is an accurate description for a yellow that leans more towards the red spectrum 👍
This device with six face button and strong enough processor for saturn and dreamcast would be amazing.
All joking aside, how does this handle snes/Genesis in 4:3? Does it have any shimmering? How is PS1 performance?
I have the black, thankfully there are no hardware changes so I don't feel the need for a second purchase, which would honestly make this less of a budget device if you bought two. 2x90 bucks could have gotten me one of the larger devices with this chipset, although they wouldn't be _this_ compact.
I don't have this system yet but I like the color to it to and I want to know if you can download emulators and roms right on the system without a computer and does it have wifi please let me know ok and I also have the powkiddy q90 and I love it 😊
I think for newer YELLOW version, the ABXY buttons are in colors, which makes the YELLOW version more desirable.
It reminds me a bit of a Tonka truck, especially with the black buttons it's kind of like a construction vehicle. Not a bad look tbh
The RGB30 is my retro device of the year, hands down. Nearly every classic retro system looks better on it and a large part of that is due to the screen and your guide. I'm so happy this thing is getting popular because I'm excited to see more 720p 1:1 devices start popping up. I'm probably gonna pass on this yellow colorway just because I've bought all the others, the blue being my favorite, but it's still a really nice yellow.
Excited if we get some higher resolution 1:1 displays with better integer scaling options. But this is excellent for now
Oh damn it Russ! I can’t be buying a yellow version as well!! Ahhhh😮
Haha, sorry!
I wonder what Anbernic handheld Russ is basically Chop Shopping to make the RGB30 more enjoyable.
Just curious can this battle and trade with any other device?
If I hadn't just bought a Miyoo Mini transparent black (payed too much lol), this model is the one I would have gotten. 😀