expired Posted by danjayh • Nov 27, 2024
Nov 27, 2024 7:52 PM
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Item 1 of 2
expired Posted by danjayh • Nov 27, 2024
Nov 27, 2024 7:52 PM
AYN Odin Retro Emulation Handheld: 5.98" FHD Touch IPS, Snapdragon SD845, 4GB RAM
~$137
$199
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Pros
Amazing battery life
Good screen
Tons of options for emulators now even up to WiiU
Some Switch games work
Great build quality
Fantastic performance (flagship level smartphone chip) meaning you can run PS2 and GCN at a 3-4x upscale without issue
Cons
I find it uncomfortable without the 3D printed grips
The joysticks are too small for me. Had to 3D print larger ones.
The right joystick is too far outward and I kind of have to cramp my thumb to use it
Switch performance requires a lot of tikering for more graphic heavy games. Some don't boot at all.
If you ever run into a case where you're stuck with a unit with a bad battery (swelling, dead, etc), AYN won't sell you a replacement battery. You have to ship your unit back to China.
Personally, I found myself not caring much about PS2 emulation, and most of the Gamecube games I wanted to play were already ported to WiiU or Switch. The Odin is a great piece of hardware, but I found myself gravitating toward newer games and wanting some PC gaming, so the SD offers that, at the cost of much worse battery life.
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With the case and screen protector, it's more like $40 ... and while I agree that that's a little underwhelming, if you want one anyway, this is as good as it's going to get for a while. AYN typically doesn't issue a whole lot of coupons.
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Personally, I found myself not caring much about PS2 emulation, and most of the Gamecube games I wanted to play were already ported to WiiU or Switch. The Odin is a great piece of hardware, but I found myself gravitating toward newer games and wanting some PC gaming, so the SD offers that, at the cost of much worse battery life.
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When offline (like an airplane) I can get by with basic emulation locally from the PSP catalog probably.
This price is seriously tempting... Or continue saving up for the future.
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When offline (like an airplane) I can get by with basic emulation locally from the PSP catalog probably.
This price is seriously tempting... Or continue saving up for the future.
This allows me to technically play every system, including Switch since the X55 is a thin client. By itself, the X55 won't play all PSP games, but a decent chunk of them. Doesn't hold a candle to any Odin, but it doesn't need to at its price.
One issue I had with setting it up is that the firmware flash mode Maskrom was not being detected by my PC. You need to download the Rockchip driver first, and then it will work.
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