OFweek smart home network News March 21, the 4th generation of millet TV release, originally thought to be at the CES 2017 debut millet TV 4 series, but the final release is the millet TV 4A. According to the introduction of Xiaochuan TV director Wang Chuan at the press conference, the previously unveiled Xiaomi TV 4 was only Plan B. This time, the new series of TVs was released, which is the A plan in the warm-up poster, which is more than Plan B. Focus on cost-effective, in the context of the industry's overall price increase further reduced the millet TV start price, such as today's 55-inch version to be evaluated, the standard version price is only 3199 yuan, the price is cheaper than the previous generation of 3s models when the initial listing .
After the price is lowered, the configuration of Xiaomi TV's 4A part will surely be reduced. There is nothing to be said. It is worth noting that with the formal entry of voice function, this TV has evolved from artificial intelligence TV to artificial intelligence voice TV, and further upgraded. What is the difference between the smart TV control experience and other TV voice features? The current evaluation is for you to answer.
No highlights of the design
Millet TV 4A did not extend the previous ultra-thin all-metal body model, the base also uses a new design language, the official website on the process introduced from the "double 45-inch diamond cutting process frame metal back" into a "positive use Etching process, the back of the use of metal paint technology, "Compared to the familiar place only the bottom of the logo and the lights and key below.
Millet TV 4A 55 inches appearance
Narrow border design
The plastic frame adopts the etched pattern process to enhance the texture. The thinnest part is 12.3mm, and the thickest part of the machine is 75.7mm. If the wall-mounting is installed, the millet TV 4A effect is certainly not as good as the 3s, especially the other models that are designed separately. But if it's on the table, I don't think it's serious.
Plastic one-piece base
Compared with the previous generation of high-profile metal bases, plastic bases are less arrogant and cold, but they are also more solid and stable, and the curve design is not tedious. For this 55-inch millet TV 4A, the new base design still requires a desktop width of 120 cm or more, which is less sensitive to the width requirements than the previous “Y†base.
Hide the switch button under the logo
The center of the bottom border is still the "MI" logo. The raised position integrates the infrared function and the switch button. This is also the only physical button on the TV. It is very concealed, which ensures the integrity of the TV and at the same time solves the problems on both sides. Need to touch and touch to find the trouble.
The upper part uses a metal baking process
Behind the fuselage is still very simple, the upper part of the metal paint process, more durable than the common plastic back shell.
Body interface layout
Interface includes network, three HDMI2.0, two USB2.0, antenna, AV input and S/PDIF, not the latest USB3.0 some regrets, and the other thing to note is that the specific standard of HMDI interface is HDMI 2.0a, The level is slightly lower than the HDMI 2.0b used by the 3s model.
Compared with the common L-type interface layout of all-in-one models, this kind of interface design is more convenient for plugging and unplugging, but it is not dominant when the wall is mounted, and a large space distance needs to be reserved for them.
Upgrade Bluetooth touch voice remote control
Remote control evolution to third generation
With the prominent voice function, the remote control of Xiaomi TV 4A has also changed. Before the Bluetooth voice somatosensory remote control put the voice search button with the home button, but now the voice button is independent, very easy to put on the top of the remote control position. In addition, the new version of the remote control supports touch operation. Before the millet box 3s remote control has been equipped with this function, the patch wall can be quickly browsed by clockwise and counterclockwise strokes, which is much more convenient than clicking a line.
Millet TV 4A is divided into the standard version and artificial intelligence voice version, the standard version is equipped with an infrared remote control, but you can also buy a Bluetooth touch voice remote control (the official website is not yet on the shelves), it also has infrared capabilities, mainly to take into account To control cable set-top boxes, currently 819 cable TV and IPTV operators in 341 cities in China have been adapted to support more than 1,200 cable TV set-top boxes and IPTV set-top boxes, eliminating the need for the remote control to switch back and forth.
What is the artificial intelligence voice TV experience?
Understand your TV's new voice interaction experience
In fact, before millet TV 3 part models have been equipped with voice capabilities, and with the millet TV 4A with the emergence of a higher degree of voice intelligence, compared to other television experience before the voice function is stronger.
Finally can no longer search by key
This search interface is no stranger to us. If you search for the content you want on the smart TV, you need to use the remote control to enter letters one by one. Even if you support the first letter of fuzzy search, the input process is not so smooth, you accidentally entered the wrong Still need to press the delete key, in fact, through the voice search can be very easy to solve the problem, and basically do not have to be limited by age, the elderly, the children will teach.
Voice Search Features
Precise search is easy to achieve for any voice-enabled TV. Millet TV's voice function is much more than that. It can also provide you with interesting content based on keywords, and can even perform some hot rankings, such as high scores. Based on this, the film can be further screened, such as Oscar-winning, free, paid...
When looking at the film through the star, Xiaomi TV is also very clear about the relationship between the stars, such as the search for Feng Xiaogang and his wife's movie, the final result is directly Feng Xiaogang and Xu Fan. In the past, the voice function of experiencing television was always to simplify the difficulty of the problem as much as possible. When using this TV, it always wanted to ask some difficult questions. In fact, it can handle it in most cases.
Wi-Fi password input
In addition, Xiaomi TV's voice function also solves the "history problem" of WiFi password input. I can't wait to experience this function when I turn on my computer. Since the password has uppercase letters, I can't complete the password directly, but I say "Uppercase S". "The "S" can appear directly afterwards, which is already much easier than before.
Face algorithm and image understanding
In addition, I also found the "From Your World Passing" (visual identity version) to experience its face algorithm and image understanding. During the viewing process, you can always ask "who is this" or "what is this" or search directly? "Yue Yunpeng chase car picture", TV will also jump directly to this shot, this is the Xiaomi brain team currently doing some exploratory work, has not really mass production, the future is worth the wait.
PatchWall puzzle wall countless personalized thematic classification
On September 27 last year, with the launch of Xiaomi TV 3s, a new operating system was introduced. The PatchWall puzzle wall is its biggest highlight. After opening the TV, rich video content is presented in the form of a waterfall, with a new touch remote control. You can page down indefinitely, feeling that the content will never finish.
Personalized topic classification
The PatchWall puzzle wall artificial intelligence system has brought us an extremely rich classification of film and television content, such as films about the old age, inspirational films for college students, movies about robots, etc. In the past, we may need to search for ourselves, and now we have TV systems. These categories of content are presented directly, as are other TV dramas, variety shows, animations, and documentaries.
Millet television library that gathers multiple video platforms
Being able to make such a puzzle wall requires in-depth operation of the content, and the amount of engineering can be imagined. All this is inseparable from the continuous expansion of video and television content over the past few years. Millet TV has assembled iQiyi and Mango TV. The premium content of a large number of first-line video websites such as Tencent Video, Sohu Video, and PPTV laid a solid foundation for the construction of the PatchWall puzzle wall.
Iqiyi Solo TV Drama
Tencent video alone broadcast variety show
Mango TV Broadcasting Variety
PPTV Sports Resources
Although the above sections can also be displayed on other TVs by installing independent APPs, they are integrated in artificial intelligence systems and appear at any time, not in a state of individual combat. This is its advantage.
Direct type backlight dual specification HDR standard
Hardware configuration: solid enough
60 frames of 4K video normal play
Hardware configuration, millet TV 4A is used Amlogic T962 4-core 64-bit processor, Standard Edition equipped with 2GB of memory +8GB flash memory, artificial intelligence voice version of the flash memory space is expanded to 32GB. From the perspective of local video decoding, common video formats are basically supported, and 60 frames of 4K video can also be played smoothly without hardware configuration.
Image quality: direct backlight + dual specification HDR standard
Direct-type backlight improves light leakage
Millet TV 4A 55-inch 4K ultra-high-definition screen, LG, Samsung, China Star Optoelectronics to provide it with screen support. Due to the direct backlight, the brightness of the screen can be more uniform, and the inevitable light leakage of the LCD TV can be better controlled. From the above black screen shot, it can be seen that it has a good light control capability.
HDR source real shot
Millet TV 4A is equipped with a 6th generation image quality engine. Compared with the previous generation, there are four major improvements. Among them, the bright and dark contrast of the screen is improved by the improved algorithm, which supports HDR 10 and HLG two common HDR standards, bright highlights from HDR sources and The deep black can see the strength of its backlight control.
Dynamic quality performance
Trailing is also a common phenomenon in LCD TVs. From the high-speed trains, it can be seen that the dynamic performance of this TV is relatively smooth and there is no obvious trailing phenomenon.
Portrait restoration test
In the aspect of portrait restoration, the skin color of the characters is real and natural. There is no common reddish phenomenon, and it can be seen that the starting silk is not excessively sharpened, and it does not seem to have a stiff feeling.
Experience summary
The first generation of the 4th generation millet TV is the main performance of the millet TV 4A cost-effective, although it in the appearance of technology, hardware configuration, quality performance and other aspects compared to the previous generation model specifications have declined, but its overall performance is still solid enough The artificial intelligence system that aggregates multiple video platforms is worth seeing. After the highly intelligent voice function is added, the handling experience is obviously improved. It is certain that with the upgrade of the system, this artificial intelligence voice TV will evolve again. .