Pandora Box CX - 2800 in 1 Multigames Jamma Board

The Pandora Box CX 2800 in 1, has very similar features to the Pandora BOX DX. In fact, we could say that the Pandora Box CX is a Lite version of the Pandora Box DX. This pandora has the same features and configuration options as the Pandora Box DX except that the list of games is 2800 instead of 2992, that it has no USB port to connect gamepads and that the CPU is a Quad-core Arm Cortex A7 1.5GHz instead of a Quad-core Arm Cortex A7 1.9GHz. Otherwise, the Pandora CX is very similar to the DX.

The Jamma Multigames board Pandora's Box CX 2800 in 1, is designed to be installed in arcade machines and Bartops with a Jamma wiring harness. This multigame board has 2800 horizontal Arcade games plus many classic consoles games. The Pandora Box CX - 2800 in 1 Multigames Jamma PCB has Super Nintendo, SEGA Megadrive, Playstation 1, Super Famicom, Nintendo and Famicom games. In addition, we can add manually our own roms, although in order to do so we need to open the Pandora losing the guarantee in case of failure.

The Pandora Box CX 2800 in 1 JAMMA supports CGA video output at 15Khz and 384x224, VGA at 640x480 and HDMI at 1280x720 resolution. The board has 1 JAMMA connector, 1 VGA and 1 HDMI video output connector. This versatile multigame board can be installed directly in an Arcade cabinet with a classic Hantarex Arcade monitor, for example, or in a Bartop or similar project that has a VGA or HDMI monitor.

Some other features of this Jamma Board are the possibility of selecting the language in several languages: English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. In addition, the board has a TIMER function in case we want to activate games by time and not only by inserted credit. One of the features that we liked the most is that this Pandora saves our HIGHSCORE. Something not seen in many other Multigame boards.  

This Pandora CX will also save the progression of the games automatically and will allow us to restore the game at any time. 

This Pandora has an "image enhancement" option that can be activated or deactivated in the configuration menu. This option basically adds a smoothing filter to the graphics of the games and blurs the pixels. Another feature of this board is that it has also added the option to activate Scanlines kind of like an old CRT TV, giving us a more retro feeling if possible, when playing our great classics.

As for the board's performance, we hardly noticed any LAG or Tearing in any of the games we tested, nor poor sound. Despite having a lower CPU than the Pandora DX, the Pandora CX is very well optimized and the games run great!

We can also customize our controllers and the option to organize the list of games by genre: fighting, puzzle, action, sports, etc... or in alphabetical order. Another feature we can find in this board is that it has the PAUSE function also in Arcade games. Difficulty, number of lives as well as editing the list of games and hiding the games that we do not want to appear in the gamelist if fully configurable.

Regarding the sound, it is worth mentioning that an internal stereo sound amplifier is integrated in the PCB, so all we have to do is connect a mini-jack cable to the Jack output of the PCB. 

Features

• 2800 Horizontal games
• 3D games
• Quad-core Arm Cortex A7 1.5GHz CPU
• GPU ARM MALI
• 2GB RAM DDR3
• Audio Stereo
• Languages: English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish
• Highscore Save / Auto Save Score
• Universal Jamma Connector
• HDMI / VGA video connector 
• Games can be added manually
• Up to 4 players in over 100 games
• Easy game selection menu
• 1280x720 / 640x480 / 384x224 resolution
• Games can be hidden
• Configurable buttons
• Each game is configurable (difficulty, speed, number of lives, etc.)
• Freeplay / Credits mode
• Scanlines option 
• Timed mode / TIMER
• Mini jack input for audio 
• Supported emulators: FBA / MAME / PS1 / SFC / SNES / FC / MEGA
• MANUAL
• GAME LIST
• HOW TO ADD GAMES