Wiz and Dingoo A320 info

In this article (updated october 11th 2009) I want to give some links and information about the Wiz and Dingoo A320. Although I will probably not buy one of them, they share software with the GP2X and can both be used for retrogaming.
I will add a link to this article on the frontpage and adjust this with new infomation and new links whenever that is needed.

The Wiz is the official successor of the GP2X from GPH. Just as the GP2X it is a handheld video game console and media player. It is smaller than the GP2X and has a clear praised but small OLED touchscreen. Battery life is a lot better than the GP2X.

For an overview of some of the most important capabilities of the Wiz look here

The Dingoo A320 is the Chinese and less expensive brother of the GP2X and the Wiz. Just as the Wiz it doesn't have a keyboard.The Dingoo also lacks a touchscreen. According to some people the gamepad of the Dingoo is better than the Wiz.

For a good overview of some of the most important capabilities of the Dingoo A320 look here

There is a lot of interesting development for both handhelds and I'm pretty sure they both will be able to have a great softwarelibrary. So when you think the Pandora is too expensive and you can live without the keyboard, you could buy one of these. The stuff that I am reviewing can hopefully be played on these handhelds as well. Right now that is not always the case though.

In some cases emulators and games are working pretty good, but more development is necessary. Be sure to check how your favorite emulator works on of them before buying.
If you compare the old GP2X with the GP2X-wiz and Dingoo, good old GP2X still wins hands down. GP2X has an amazing software library, the Wiz/Dingoo are catching up, but the quality and quantity does not come close. Of course that is not very surprising, both are relatively new handhelds.

So if you want to play the most emulators and games full speed without too much hassle you might try to buy a 2nd hand GP2X F200. Eventhough development for GP2X is very low I think it is still the best buy. They are not very easy to find anymore though.
If you like the very good OLED touchscreen and small form factor of the Wiz go for that one.
If your budget is tight go for the Dingoo, you can get a pretty good handheld for less than 100$.


Other links:

Small GP2X-Wiz review. The discussion underneath the review is interesting.

Dingoo A320 forum. Most active forum for Dingoo users, lot of discussions about new releases.

GP32X forum. Discussions about the Pandora, GP2X, GP32X, Wiz, Dingoo. Very active forum but for Dingoo discussions you'd better go to the Dingoo A320 forum.

Open handhelds file archive. Large amount of homebrew, apps and emulators for open handhelds.

Dingux.com Here you can find the information regarding porting linux to the Dingoo.Very exciting stuff for every Dingoo user.