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Xiaomi Mi Led TV 4 Review: TV category gets its Jio Moment

Xioami has entered the TV segment with a Bang with a TV that will beg the question, why pay more elsewhere? This could mark the next generation of TV's for the mass market, post ironing out the more obvious misses.

Pros

Excellent design along with 4.9mm thick display Samsung 4K screen panel with astonishing displaying experienceSimple but feature rich UI, Rich content

Cons

Audio out is averageLack of voice serch support

Xiaomi is no more a smartphone company in India. Now it is a Consumer Electronic company. Why? Because today it has entered a new segment – TV. Here we present to you review of Xiaomi Mi TV ( 55inch) which has been launched in the country today for Rs 39,999.

Specifications:

Design: 4.9mm thickness

Display: 55-inch (3840 x 2160 pixels) display with 178-degree viewing angle

Audio: Two 8W speakers for DOLBY AUDIO DT

Ports: 3HDMI + 2USB

Processor Amlogic 64 bit Quad core/ Mali-T830 Graphics

Memory: 2GB + 8GB Storage

Connectivity: WiFi( 802.11ac) / 4.0

Strengths:

Design: Xiaomi has paid a lot of attention to Design in Mi Led TV 4 ( 55 inches), and it makes the TV look stylish and well-thought. The screen is just 4.9 mm in thickness, but that doesn’t that the whole TV comes at the same width because there should be space for ports, be speakers, interfaces, and motherboard. In this sense, over design language of Mi TV 4 is gorgeous.

Xiaomi MI TV 4 Design

Display: The 55-inch variant comes with a Samsung display supporting intelligent adjustment as well as the dynamicbacklight. The display panel delivers fantastic output, and the colour range doesn’t disappoint either. Even playing 4K videos was a stutter-free experience.Detailing was quite close to natural colours.

Xiaomi MI TV 4 Display

UI: Coming to the User interface, it is one of the most robust features of Mi Led TV 4. It was so simple to use and understand that my 6-year old was able to navigate through without any guidance. Besides, the Mi Led TV 4 features Xiaomi’s “Patch Wall” software, which is an system that can predict content based on what you’ve watched already has beenblended fantastically. Also, a provision has been made to sync in content from the set-top box so that one can use the TV’s remote control to manage it. Thus avoiding handling multiple remote controls.

Xiaomi MI TV 4 UI

Content syndication: Unlike LeEco, which was buying out content firms to build their content ecosystem, Xiaomi has tied up content providers to showcase movies, live TV channels and music. Though at present it is in the nascent stage still curation along with segmentation is worth appreciating.

Xiaomi MI TV 4 UI

Opportunity:

Search Functionality: Right now the searchfunctionality will qualify as average at best. One has to type content on the on-screenkeyboard without any predictive text to find the desired content. Also, lack of voice searchadds to the misery. Seach functionality has scope for improvement.

Lack of and Google Play Store: Right now the TV doesn’t come preloaded with a browser or a play store, and I am sure Xioami is planning to push it sooner than later. But in case, one doesn’t want to wait for the update one can sideload them.

Weakness:

Lack of voice search: The remote control of Xiaomi Mi Led TV which resemblesAmazon Firestick’s remote doesn’t support voice search which is a big disappointment. At a time when Xiaomi had put so much emphasis on design and UI, it feels quite odd. Though the take away is that the remote of Xiaomi is Bluetooth based rather than infrared. In simple terms, it means one doesn’t have point remote at the TV screen to initiate an action.

Xiaomi MI TV 4 Remote Control

Audio Output: This is where the TV beams a dud. You will get average sound output through the down-firing speakers, though it does not distort at high or low notes. Still, it seems to be quite flat to us. So, therefore, using an external speaker or a home system is recommended.

Verdict

Xioami has entered the TV segment with a Bang and that too at an attractive price point of Rs 39,999. When other TV brands like Samsung, Sony and LG have priced their TVs with similar specs at more than Rs 1,00,000 Xiaomi has shaken the TV market with an ultra-affordable price for a high-end TV. With the launch of Mi Led TV 4, it has introduced disruption in TV category in India the way Jio did it telecom space.

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