Arctic Z2 Basic Dual Monitor Arm

 So, this review was another overdue and this was going to be useful for the longer nights and with the amount of real work that was to be done, a £44 investment is well worth the comfort or was it not. We will find out. This was from work but other retailers like Amazon and CCL sell it . But Enjoy this video below:

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The Packaging. 

This shows quite a fair bit and the colour scheme is black and white, which semi suits the arm in that regard. The Font is clear as Arctic is known for and does show multiple QR codes but they are explained on what they are supposed to imply. This brand is good for the non plastic method of packaging. But all the features are cleanly displayed. 

The Front of the box 

The Logo on the side of the vox 

The Back if the box which shows clearly the specs on the table shown 

The PSO Bar Codes as well as the certifications 

Another QR Code for the bottom of the box 

this then leads to opening the box and it was nicely laid out with carboard separating each of the parts so its not hard to find, the manual is a very stripped version but it does guide you how to assemble which is good. Its not as detailed as the online one. 

The 1st part of the Instructions 

The second parts 

Then final part 

The Weight of the parts is very strong so its not cheap metal and the Pole could easily knock some one unconscious with that weight, so the monitors will be strong enough to handle. The Base is quite light. The bag of the screws were separated but can be easy to forget to take out as I realised later on. But it is better to notice if the bags were separate. 

The Back of the Base 

The top of the base 

The rubber base 

The clips and the standoff screws 

The top of the rubber base 

The Screws but not labelled on the packet 

More of the screws 

The hole for where the arms connect to the pole 

The front of the monitor arms 

The bottom of the monitor arm pole 

The top of the monitor arm pole 

Just showing how long the pole is 

How the base works 

The Back of the arms 

Another look at the pole 

The Assembly

The Pole and the mount 

This was tough, well at first, since it was to be the plan of the screws to go into to the pole to the base but I did not see the 4mm hex keys/allen key, which made me use one of my own but that was not right angled so made it touch with the base. So i found it and eventually got it built up. 

Once that was done, it was time to screw in the base to the desk which in my mistake, I did put it too far back to the Left, but it was stiff there for the moment which really gave me confidence it was going to work. 

But then it was up and the time to get the Monitors on. 

The Arms attached to the pole 

 Attaching the Monitors: 

So this leads to the hard part to get the VESA mount added. Now I can point the best is the take the arm off the pole, That was my choice and it worked quite well. To point that out a blanket made it much easier and then the vesa mount screws were for different monitors, but mine were the M4 long ones which worked nicely with the mounting, well using the risers anyway. The 1st was good  but the second one was hard for the thing to attach. Face down was MUCH easier for both even with adjusting the arms for the second time. 

Attaching the 1st screen

Then the second 

But then it was that heavy lifting to get it on the pole and then it fitted on, the lid popped off but then popped it back on and then well it worked and it looks amazing. 

The Monitors on the Arms  

The Arms 

The Cable clips and putting back together. 

This was the semi easy part, Since the clips just snapped into place and give a nice little hook on to make it easier to manage the cables to the monitor and the desk, which some of the cables stretched to their limits, so I have to not use the hooks for those cables. but the HDMI ones worked better with the hooks in the end. 

The Cable clips 

Adding the hooks on to the arms 

With that done, it was time to do the finished results which then made it high enough to have my legs comfortable when sitting and well it makes it worth the long times, But it gave that extra height to fit more things on the desk such as glass of water or drink, PS4 and even a laptop. 

The Results and Conclusion 

So it worked and connected back, the extra height made things easier to work around and it feels much better laid out. Even more so with being able to have the PS4 right there. 

Turning on Windows 

2 screens with different pars 

A selfie with the better look at the desk

So here is the way, it does work for the comfort and sure can be tough with the right tools not by you. But it ended up strong and able to handle, the cable tidying makes it work nicely too. 

omracer's Rating: 8/10

The Good Points: 

• Pretty Good Value
• Strong and sturdy with the weight 
• Handles 2 monitors, 
• Cable tidying is nice to add 
• Plenty of Adjustable height

The Bad Points: 

• Make sure to get the bag looked at for the screws and hex tool, 
• Strong hands needed for assembly
• Arms can be hard to adjust when installing the monitors 
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Super VIB 520 in 1 Console

 So, from the fun times of Goose fair, comes bits and pieces of tat and ideas to review which some of them have some good terms. But this idea was to find out what option can show on this, this a blogpost review and can show what some tat is like. But either way. enjoy this. Since most of this ends up from Aliexpress. This was bargained down from £15 to £10 

The Packaging: 

Its quite a vivid box with the mix of red and white for the box. Alot of misspellings but the text is not as existent but there is a sticker over the 169 in 1 to 520 in 1 and 40 VIB. The controllers were shown as well as the box contents on the left hand side of the box too. 

The top of the box 

The front of the Box 

The right side of the box 

The back of the box 

The left side of the box 

The bottom of the box 

As we tuck in to the box via a bit of tape to remove and lift up, we see the console then the controllers and micros USB underneath. But the controllers being USB C would have good implications but as I find out later, they are nerfed. 

The vib in the box 

The cables underneath 

The controller with the USB C connector 

The controller and its buttons 

The AV not HD Cable 

Micro USB 

So we then go to the manual which folds out a bit and yet does not explain most but it is there to explain how to do the basics albet it is a very basic console. 

A look at one side of the manual

A look at the other sider 

But that seems to be the packaging for the most part and not much else to say, it was neatly packed in there. But now it is time to test: 

The Testing: 

The controllers: 

Simple line here of NO, they do NOT get recognised on both Android or Windows devices aka no input sounds or device manager refreshes when plugged in, so this means no use for them other than this console. So only basic is indeed true. They are quite short cables at only 1m long or so too. 

The Console

 

So this to setup was not too bad but basic USB input and then a normal usb for power is good and the 3.5mm jack to av is a standard to make it easier to connect to.

The connections at the back 

The controller connected at the front 

But then, it w time to power it on and it actually appear very quickly .. It plugged in to the TV's USB Port, then the AV port. then switching input on the TV, , the Picture and Chip tune melody was loud crystal clear. It was nice to begin with but will end up being annoying after scrolling down many menus later.

The welcome screen

But then it got to trying out the 40 in 1 

The 40 In 1 - Vibrate me 

So the key of the 40 in 1 was to enable the use of the controllers vibration, which some of the Popular NES titles like Mario bros and Road Runner and some others even. But I only managed to try a Road runner style game and it felt Good to play, the controller was a bit short but it played reasonable depending on the buttons used, but the BUZZ from the controllers is quite strong on that side so it does make it a plus, maybe even enough to make it a vibrator possible. 

Road Runner 

Now that was pretty fun but the controller does have its short merit. Like sure the buttons you have to guess which ones minus start and something else but it does play, the D-pad is not too unstable.  But it felt nice to enjoy some nostalgia and its easier to use compared to the previous ones like the superjoy that even Trago used to sell. But in the end of the day, it does work out to be something nice and workable for passing time. 

480 in 1 - Alot of hacks and not sure 

Lets be honest, going through this amount of games on this and not even sure if many of them work properly is one thing to consider. But some interesting ones like DigDug II and a few Mario rom hacks and even ice climber joins its ranks. 

But there we go on that side of things 

The Conclusion: 

Its one of those retro pirated consoles for usual. Sure there is an aspect to is with the vibration and that could have been its ideal if they were compatible with other devices like Android or Windows since that would have made things ALOT easier, but sadly that was nerfed, i mean HDMI out would not have jumped up that much to the price either so that was a missed feature but again I paid £10 for it so it is a what do you expect for that kinda thing. 

omracer's Rating: 3/10

The Good Points: 

• Micro USB for Power
• Type C ports mean easy controller connectivity
• A nice-ish menu layout
• Good Value due to bargained down 
• Some Classic Titles 

The Bad Points: 

• No HDMI out
• Type C controllers do NOT work on other devices like Android or Windows devices (Not even detected or seen in device manager) 
• The Games are too many and some corrupted rom hacks so no idea if crashing or not

And so that is it and more reviews coming at some point, but we can see how it goes from there and if it ends up more reviews towards the end of 2022 which i tell you feels a struggle and a half recently. 

omracer