Xiaomi Mi TV 4S 55 is a Chinese brand TV that has something to surprise the user with. In addition to the PatchWall interface familiar to the company's TVs, which fully adapts the equipment to the owner, it strikes the eye with its exquisite design. Its body is 80 percent metal, the thinnest frame is made of a single piece of aluminum, and its thickness is about 8 cm. It plays 4K video. Price - 40 thousand rubles. For comparison: LG 55SK8100, belonging to the mid-price segment of the brand, costs 58 thousand. True, there are offers of several brands even cheaper. Philips offers its model 55PUS6262 for 38 thousand. I compared these models to find out how competitive this Xiaomi model is.
This model participates in ranking of the best Smart TV TVs.
Screen
The TV is equipped with a 55-inch VA matrix. Resolution - 3840 × 2160 pixels. HDR standard is supported. The refresh rate is 60 Hz. Viewing angles - 178 degrees. Backlight - Direct-Lit, which is usually only used in top models. Feature - built-in eye protection mode. All this provides superb image quality with perfect blacks without flare on the sides. The only drawback is the poor anti-reflective coating of the matrix.
But both competitors have advantages in using image enhancement technologies, including their own. Philips 55PUS6262 has Ambilight and LG 55SK8100 uses Nano Cell technology. It is impossible to objectively determine the TV that produces the best picture. The average user will not feel a significant difference. It can be noticed after careful measurements and image analysis with professional equipment.
Appearance
The body is made mainly of metal, the back cover remains plastic. The supplied metal feet are also metal with anti-slip rubber pads. Users complain about their instability and recommend for reliability to hang the TV on the wall using the VESA bracket 300 × 300 mm. Competitors are identical in design, but have more reliable massive stands. Have LG 55SK8100 it has become a highlight of the design, since it is made in a semicircle.
Connectors
Xiaomi Mi TV 4S 55 has the following connectors: antenna, 3 HDMI, 3USB, composite video input, digital optical audio output, headphone output, LAN, CI slot. Built-in adapters Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. There are no questions regarding the availability of relevant interfaces. Even more, unlike Mi TV 4C 50, it is also equipped with built-in DVB-T2, DVB-C tuners.
Sound
2 speakers of 10 watts are responsible for the sound. Dolby audio and DTS are supported. The sound quality leaves much to be desired, high and middle frequencies prevail, there are practically no lows. When the volume is increased, the TV cabinet resonates. In terms of sound quality, competitors clearly win.
Functions
The functionality of the model is familiar, in line with user trends. Smart TV with Cortex-A53х4 processor, 1.8 GHz clock speed, Mali-450 GPU. 2GB DDR4 RAM and 8GB Flash. Such technical filling completely opens the door to the world of multimedia technologies. The TV can handle 4K video even when viewed online. There are familiar functions: electronic guide, parental control, off timer, video recording (including timer), Chromecast, but the highlight is the PatchWall interface. It runs on full Android TV 9.0. The smart Xiaomi Mi TV 4S 55 will identify what you are interested in and offer a ton of useful content.For a novice user, this option may seem intrusive, but of the whole variety of recommendations, there will be a minimum of something unnecessary or uninteresting. The disadvantage of the company's branded shell is the lack of access to Google Play. Applications can be installed from external media.
TV control is simple - it is a remote control with only 12 buttons. This is unusual, but convenient. Control from a smartphone and voice commands is available.
In terms of functionality, Xiaomi is not inferior to competitors.
Benefits
- Backlight Direct-Lit;
- eye protection mode;
- high-quality body materials;
- Android TV 9.0;
- PatchWall interface
- convenient, lightweight small remote control;
- control from a smartphone or voice.
disadvantages
- Weak anti-reflective coating of the matrix;
- average sound quality;
- lack of Google Play;
- unstable legs;
- system lags when trying to skip a video in high definition.
conclusions
Xiaomi Mi TV 4S 55 is good, fully justifies its price. You can find fault with minor flaws in the assembly for a long time, glare on the screen when installed opposite a light source, not particularly high-quality sound and other trifles, but given the economy, all this is forgivable. If you are ready to pay several times more, it is better to take a top-end TV of a famous brand. But if the budget is limited to 50 thousand, then Xiaomi Mi TV 4S 55 is one of the best deals on the market. You can save a couple more thousand rubles and buy Philips 55PUS6262... One of its shortcomings compared to Xiaomi is the webOS operating system. But the sound and picture quality will be even slightly better.
