Hello.
Muwen360 is here doing a review on the Biggifi HDMI Android Stick.
The Biggifi is basically a thumb-sized Android device which not only plugs into the HDMI
port on your TV, but also provides a true Android experience to your TV because the
device itself runs on the native Android system that utilizes the TV as the display.
This is the packaging for the Biggifi.
Inside, you can expect to see some setup instructions printed on the left and a quick start guide,
as well as the HDMI extension cable, and also the microUSB cable, and the USB Power adapter
for charging.
So what really sets the this device apart from other media streaming devices for example
the Fire TV, the Roku, or the Google Chromecast is the Biggifi uses the native phone-and-tablet
controls, where other devices have either a specific physical remote, or some sort of
a different control scheme.
However with the Biggifi, your phone screen is mapped to the TV.
You basically treat your TV as a tablet with the phone acting as the touch screen controller.
This means the Biggifi has access to the entire content library of applications on the Google
Play store.
So the Biggifi has the ability to support many, many applications using this approach
where Chromecast and other devices, can only offer a handful.
As far as specifications go, the Biggifi is rocking a Dual-core A9 processor, 1 Gigabyte
of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a Micro SD card expansion slot up to 128 Gigabytes.
A full-sized 2.0 port for third party accessories like a mouse or keyboard.
It does output in 1080p HD and supports 7.1 surround sound.
Unfortunately, there is no Bluetooth support.
So to be able to use the Biggifi, you need to install the Biggifi application on your
Android or iOS device by going to the Play Store and finding the app.
After it’s installed, launch the application and follow the on-screen instructions to connect
Biggifi to your WiFi network.
Once everything is connected, you're ready to enjoy apps on the big screen.
To navigate around, you would use the Biggifi app and you can switch between either mouse
mode or touch mode and in some cases one will work better than the other and vice versa.
It really depends on the situation.
You can also take a still picture screen shot of the current display by pressing the screenshot
button to help you.
Navigation overall is decent however it takes multiple tries and some trial and error to
get to the places you want to go so I’d like to see a much more improved navigation
system in the next edition of the device.
So the Biggifi works surprisingly well.
It worked a lot better than I imagined.
Your TV is now your new Android tablet thanks to the Biggifi.
All the stuff you would normally do on your Android device, you can do it all here on
the TV.
You can browse the web, watch YouTube videos, downloading applications from the Play Store,
adding widgets and customizing the home screen, playing games and so much more.
The gaming performance on this is pretty good.
On some casual games like Temple Run and Angry Birds, it ran smoothly.
But on more graphically intense games like Minecraft Pocket Edition, it’s not as smooth
and lag is noticeably present.
So a much faster processor, and perhaps more RAM would be my suggestions for the next generation
of this device.
But overall I am truly impressed with how well the Biggifi performed.
I’ve never seen anything like the Biggifi before.
and despite some of its shortcomings, this is the device to have if you want real Android
on your television.
You can pick this up on Amazon for about $60 dollars.
Links will be down in the description.
Thank you so much for watching.
Subscribe, tell me what you think of the Biggifi in the comments and I hope to see you again
in my next video.