The Anbernic RG55G1 sits in a strange position: it has a good design and no major faults, but it also doesn't do anything exceptionally well -- even compared to handhelds within their own catalog.

More info:
Anbernic direct: https://tinyurl.com/RGC-RG55G1
AliExpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3uhYt2P

Impressions video: https://youtu.be/Kxv-l-QWdcI
Anbernic RG476H review: https://youtu.be/cCx4BpIrTRY

CRT shaders that work well on the device: https://www.reddit.com/r/SBCGaming/comments/1k9gwcd/crt_shaders_that_work_on_the_retroid_pocket/

Turnip GPU drivers:
A12 GameNative: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/work_items/14596#note_3421695
Gamma's drivers: https://github.com/TheGammaSqueeze/sd-tools/tree/main/gpu/turnip-dist

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Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
01:23 price and colors
03:01 excellent design
04:26 battery life
05:33 good screen, weird choice
08:27 performance summary
20:50 stiff competition
28:07 who is this for?
29:06 summary and conclusion

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