Xiaomi's 49-inch Android TV boasts 4K for just $640
The
Mi Pad wasn't
Xiaomi's only announcement today. Following the Chinese company's
first smart TV from last September, today it has unveiled a slightly larger model with a nice surprise: 4K for just CN¥3,999 or about $640! Like its affordable predecessor, this 49-inch TV comes with built-in Android (with MIUI TV skin), though you can easily side-load other TV apps. On the hardware side, you'll find a 4K 3D panel made by either LG or CSOT within a 6.2mm aluminum bezel, and underneath that lies a MediaTek MStar 6A918 chip (1.45GHz quad-core CPU, Mali-450 MP4 GPU) plus 2GB of RAM to drive all those pixels. On top of the built-in 8GB space, you also get to add up to 64GB of storage via microSD.
The MI TV 2 comes with a few nice goodies. Most notably, it has a Bluetooth LE remote instead of the old infrared version, and should you lose it in your room, you can even tap the bottom of the TV to make the remote beep. Alternatively, you can also install the remote app on your phone, with which you can use gestures and voice to control the TV, as well as read up related info -- some of which comes from IMDB -- about the show you're watching.
Another nice feature here is the audio part. CEO Lei Jun said that in order to keep the TV's thickness at 15.5mm, his team decided to store the speakers in separate parts: a wired audio bar with the mid-range and treble drivers, and a Bluetooth subwoofer with the 8-inch driver. Better yet, you can also use this kit with your mobile devices via Bluetooth.
As for availability, Lei admitted that his company didn't do so well with the production rate of the original MI TV, but this time he said this should no longer be a problem, partly because he's teamed up with Wistron and Pegatron. Folks in China will be able to order one on May 27th, but for the rest of us, chances are we'll never see one outside the country any time soon.
Xiaomi's 49-inch Android TV boasts 4K for just $640
Today we are here to give a real product disassembly for Mi TV2, there are many rumors online, mostly about the workmanship, built quality and display panels, to break these rumors, the most fundamental solution is to disassemble the TV, What components are used and installed, is it worth the money spend in the end.
First we look at its appearance, one of the most obvious difference for Mi TV2 is the upgraded to 49-inch screen size, resolution upgraded to 4K, while including the wireless subwoofer and Soundbar, 3999RMB is also fairly reasonable pricing package (provided you can buy), compared with Mi TV1 the base replaced by feet stand, the bottom border is also narrower than Mi TV1. Aesthetic level has been greatly improved.
Lying down flat, you can see the main interfaceare concentrated to the right of the TV, below black bar is the trackpad, just like Mi TV1, no physical buttons.
Here we begin to dismantling steps, you first need to split the television stands, two screws, very simple.
After removal of the stand, you can see there are four holes, you can adjust the height of the stands by changing the position of the screw, is a good design.
Unlike most television, Mi TV2 power cord is connected together, so we have to open here first, look at the internal structure.
Once opened, you can see the structure inside, cannot be directly plugged in, fixed with a snappower lines, to prevent excessive pulling wire.
In order to open up the back cover, you need to insert screwdriver into the warranty label, of course, doing so will void your warranty.
The exciting moment is here, back already open, we can see hidden circuit boards. At first glance, the workmanship is good.
Interface of power cord and power supply board position, where the use of snap plug design, so the power cord plug cannot be replace by yourself, flexibility is limited, and once it need to disassemble replace faulty wire, the cost is higher.
