Our evaluation room happened to receive the new 55-inch millet TV 3S that was just released in late September. So we wanted to share with you the experience of this TV. We hope to give those who want to purchase new TV but still have different brands and models. Users who are hesitant to provide some reference.
The 55-inch millet TV 3S released this time adopts a one-piece design. The thinnest part of the fuselage is only 9.9mm. The screen adopts LG original 4K IPS display, supports HDR high dynamic picture technology, static contrast 1200:1.
Inside the fuselage, the 55-inch millet TV 3S is equipped with an Amlogic T968 Cortex A53 quad-core 1.8GHz processor and integrates the Mali-T830 MP2 750MHz graphics processing unit, with 2GB DDR3 dual-channel memory and 8GB of storage.
The system software adopts the new PatchWall puzzle interface, which is more concise and more like a UI specially designed for TV.
At present, 55-inch millet TV 3S has officially listed, millet official mall bare metal price 3499 yuan.
Appearance: Fine all-metal cutting technology
As usual, our experience starts with the unpacking and appearance. Today's TV is no longer a pure video receiving and playing tool, and it began to be the focus of the entire living room. Therefore, a high-value TV will add a lot to the living room.
The 55-inch millet TV 3S released this time adopts an all-in-one design. The borders, backs, and brackets are made of time-honoured metal materials, and the complicated lines of metal wire drawing, double 45° drilling, and anodizing are used to outline the beautiful lines. And textures. The thinnest part of the fuselage is only 9.9mm.
The 55-inch millet TV 3S uses a new packaging box. The front of the box clearly shows the main performance specifications highlights.
The back of the box
↑↑↑ The label of the product on the side of the box. The specific model of the 55-inch millet TV 3S is the L55M5-AA, the measurement size ismm, the screen diagonal length is 1387.83mm, and the standard 55-inch 16:9 screen size.
↑↑↑ After opening the box, you can see the 55-inch millet TV 3S that is firmly fixed.
The 55-inch millet TV 3S has a metal back panel on the back for better heat dissipation and ruggedness.
å·¦å³ The two left and right brackets are supplied with the unit.
The left and right logos are cast on the brackets, and the triangular notches at the corners of the inner ring are designed for installation by the lazy people to prevent them from being installed.
↑↑↑Attached mounting screws, a total of five sisters, one of which is reserved for use.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S bracket mounting slot, the triangular protrusion of the inner ring is designed for lazy people, corresponding to the triangular notch on the bracket.
↑↑↑ The installation is very simple, two screws on each bracket can be fixed.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S LG original IPS 4K screen display delicate, natural full color.
The overall design of the ↑↑↑55-inch millet TV 3S is simple.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S and support bracket display can also be installed by wall.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S back interface L-shaped distribution.
The horizontal ports are TV, S/PDIF, AV input, and network cable jacks.
The vertical column of ports includes three HDMI and one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0.
The frame of the 55-inch millet TV 3S uses an all-metal embossing process to add texture and prevent slippage while handling. The thickness is only 9.9mm.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S frame and backplane joint work fine.
The remote control of the 55-inch millet TV 3S is still the same, and the operation is very simple.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S plug is still very small, easy to wall users wiring.
Hardware performance: quad-core CPU + 2GB memory perfect decoding 4K
Due to the need to deal with the decoding of 4K ultra-high-definition video, in order to ensure smooth playback, the 55-inch millet TV 3S has been greatly improved in terms of hardware configuration compared with previous series of products.
Equipped with Amlogic T968 Cortex A53 quad-core 1.8GHz processor, integrated Mali-T830 MP2 750MHz graphics processing unit, equipped with 2GB DDR3 dual channel memory and 8GB storage.
↑↑↑ This is the appearance of the motherboard of the 55-inch millet TV 3S body. With the Amlogic T968 Cortex A53 quad-core processor as the center, various components are distributed in an orderly manner.
↑↑↑ Officially provided 55-inch millet TV 3S core hardware specifications.
↑↑↑ In the hardware performance test of the 55-inch millet TV 3S using security Bunny, the final score was 38,435 points, which is among the top three in the current smart TV. Among them, the CPU score was 12,946 points and the memory score was 4,793 points, all ranking at the top of the same rank, and it did not become the bottleneck of performance.
机身 The fuselage configuration information actually detected by the security rabbit is consistent with the official promotion. In terms of body storage, the default usable space is 4.95GB, and the remaining memory is about 1GB. Can meet the rapid switching of UI, quick start of APP and fast buffering requirements of online video.
In fact, although the 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S is equipped with this hardware in the forefront of the industry, it still has a Caton situation in the default performance test of the security Bunny rabbit. The reason for this is due to the 4K resolution. . But honestly, how many users now rely on their own hardware performance to play games? Connecting a PS4 or Xbox One host can really play the real power of the 4K screen, and the TV itself, just look at the video, on the Internet just fine.
As for the switch time, the measured 55-inch millet TV 3S has a cold start time of about 30 seconds or so, and the shutdown time is about 15 seconds. This performance is acceptable as an Internet TV that requires a preloaded system and a lot of UI. range.
55-inch millet TV 3S boot demonstration video
55-inch millet TV 3S shutdown demo video
Software: New UI, Full Video Format Support
The millet television team adapted the new PatchWall puzzle wall UI interface for the 55-inch millet TV 3S. Its biggest feature is that all the content resources are displayed in high-definition images, and the flat interface design is also very simple. Clean, even if there is a certain viewing distance, it will not affect the retrieval of content because the words on the screen cannot be clearly seen.
Puzzle Wall UI Experience Video
In addition to changes in the appearance of the visual effects, the UI of the puzzle wall has also been greatly adjusted in the way of operation. Users can only scroll up and down to view the content. In doing so, the entire content retrieval process becomes more orderly, avoiding the messy feeling of horizontal scrolling in the past and scrolling vertically for a while.
At the same time, with Amlogic T968 Cortex A53 quad-core 1.8GHz processor and 2GB of RAM, the UI scrolling and scrolling are very smooth. Each channel's picture is loaded quickly in the 50M fiber environment with almost no delay.
The puzzle wall UI provides a detailed breakdown of the types and topics of content. Users of various needs can quickly find their favorite content.
In this UI, the user has also planned multiple channels for the user, including movies, TV shows, variety shows, etc. Users can switch horizontally through the top navigation bar to quickly access the content channels they want to watch.
↑↑↑ The design of the inner page of the video is still a high-definition image + a large font. It clearly shows the key information such as the cover, ratings, and synopsis of the movie.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S still allows users to install their favorite third-party APP, all APP is displayed in the "app" channel, but due to large-screen adapter problems, the current APP for TV is not rich, only It is enough.
However, it is worth mentioning that Millet TV 3S built a lot of e-books and posters this time, which is not a small benefit for users who like to read and enjoy beautiful pictures on large screens.
In the actual experience process, the operation of starting and exiting the APP was smooth and there was no splash screen, flashback, or stafford phenomenon, which proved that the compatibility of the system with third-party APP was quite reliable.
Millet TV 3S comes with a high-definition video player that allows users to play video content stored in external devices. We were pleasantly surprised after testing the default player with professional tools. Its compatibility with video formats was quite perfect.
There are no unsupported video formats in the HD video player. Only the above three formats have a Caton phenomenon. The other common formats can play smoothly.
↑↑↑ Support for 2K, 4K Ultra HD video content is a highlight of the 55-inch millet TV 3S.
Screen: LG original 4K IPS hard screen cover 85% color gamut
When evaluating the value of a TV, the appearance of the metal and the drawing frame are all actually auxiliary. The real “face†is reflected by the quality of the screen. A full-color bright screen can make the TV really become a decoration in the living room.
We use this 55-inch millet TV 3S with an LG original IPS screen to provide an 85% NTSC color gamut coverage while ensuring a wide viewing angle of around 178 degrees. The resolution is as high as and the total number of pixels is 8.26 million.
In the actual measurement of the color reproduction of the screen, the display performance of this LG screen carried by the 55-inch millet TV 3S is stable under various colors, and the distribution of the backlight is also very uniform. This provides a good view. The movie experience laid the foundation.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S is quite neat and clean for pure black display, and no grayish phenomenon appears.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S restores to the same color with different color values, the depth of natural transition. The lightest and deepest of these two grades still maintain a certain degree of color, and they will not be overly white and black.
Quality: 4K+HDR effect stunning
About three years ago, 4K Ultra HD was only a patent of Sony, Samsung and other world-class manufacturers and was considered a toy for the rich. However, with advances in panel manufacturing technology, 4K technology has rapidly become popular and has become the standard for mid-to-high end television products. The price has also dropped from the initial high unreachable to the civilian level. The 55-inch millet TV 3S also quickly followed this trend, making 4K the biggest highlight.
↑↑↑ We have compared the display effect of the 55-inch millet TV 3S and the 48-inch millet TV 3S with the same screen. The results are clear, the 55-inch model's 4K panel pixels are more dense, the font edge more delicate.
The 1080p screen is used on the ↑↑↑48-inch model. By contrast, the pixels are more sparse and the edges of the font are not round enough.
In the actual 4K video playback test session, we used the classic "beauty and roast duck" test video to play, and the final result was satisfactory. 55-inch millet TV 3S for 4K content decoding playback is very smooth, bright colors, rich picture details, girl's eyelashes and roasted duck duck oil droplets can be clearly seen by cutting.
55-inch millet TV 3S 4K Ultra HD video playback demo
In fact, the 55-inch millet TV 3S can display such an eye-catching picture, out of the 4K ultra-high resolution, HDR high dynamic quality technology is one of the heroes.
Although in the field of imaging, HDR is not a strange term. However, implementing HDR on TV is a complex ecosystem. It requires not only software compatibility, but also hardware support and optimization.
The picture quality enhancement brought by HDR technology is intuitive and intuitive. Even ordinary viewers can distinguish with the naked eye. Therefore, in recent years, many manufacturers have adopted HDR technology on television products. HDR technology can better reflect the real environment and enhance the visual experience by highlighting details such as dark dingy, bright color spectrum, and shadow in a wider range.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S is equipped with Amlogic's fifth-generation image quality engine and supports HDR high-dynamic image quality technology. Compared with ordinary images, it can provide more dynamic range and image details, and can better reflect the visual effects in the real environment.
In addition to the obvious indicators such as 4K and HDR, Xiaomi's team of engineers made some efforts to improve the picture quality of 55-inch millet TV 3S, making the advantages of 4K and HDR more obvious and stable.
The adjusted projects mainly focus on four aspects of color, contrast, sharpness, and noise reduction.
↑↑↑ two color tuning: refined color model, 12bit color processing. The optimized color saturation is higher and there is no feeling of optimizing the front fog.
↑↑↑ Four dynamic contrast adjustments: light and dark level optimization, color fidelity, border detection, dynamic black and white extensions. Through the adjustment of light and shade and color, the color of the screen is more abundant, and the shadow has more details.
↑↑↑ Two sharp processing: grading refinement, scene adaptation algorithm. When a 1080p picture is played on a 4K screen, the original picture is scaled up, causing loss of detail. The sharpening process can rediscover the details and make the picture more clear.
↑↑↑ Two noise reduction optimizations: dynamic noise reduction, scene adaptive noise reduction. Due to signal quality or source reasons, the pictures that are played out are not absolutely pure. After being optimized for noise, the pictures become more transparent and stable.
Power consumption: 4K playback power consumption increased significantly
TV is the most essential home appliance in the living room, and its usage frequency and time are quite long every day. The 4K Ultra HD, 55-inch large screen, such parameters also allow users to become more sensitive to power consumption.
The side of the 55-inch millet TV 3S box is affixed with an energy-efficiency label, which belongs to Class 3 high energy consumption. As a large-screen TV with a long display, this rating is not surprising.
The performance label on the back of the 55-inch millet TV 3S is clearly marked. The maximum power consumption of this model is 160W.
So, in the actual work process, the 55-inch millet TV 3S power performance in the end what? We performed a series of tests on the scenarios and the results are as follows:
In the off state, the power consumption of the 55-inch millet TV 3S is displayed as 0W, which proves that the internal circuit and original design materials are reliable and there is no “stealing†situation.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S turned on the main screen, the backlight brightness is set to 0%, power consumption 28.7W, which is equivalent to this TV boot light screen state of the lowest power state.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S turned on the main screen, the backlight brightness is set to 50%, power consumption 70W.
↑↑↑ 55-inch millet TV 3S turned on the main screen, the backlight brightness is set to 100%, power consumption 110W.
In particular, the 55-inch millet TV 3S provides a shutdown mode in addition to restart, shutdown, and delay shutdown. This mode is equivalent to the previous power-saving mode, which reduces TV idle time by turning off the screen. Consumption, but the internal system is still in a low-power operating state, users can light up the screen to wake up at any time. This design is quite user-friendly for large-screen televisions with a size of 50 inches or more.
In the off screen mode, we measured the power consumption of the 55-inch millet TV 3S as only 10.5W.
Finally, let's talk about the power of another single point - 4K playback.
I believe many users who want to buy 55-inch millet TV 3S are interested in 4K playback. However, decoding 4K will consume more processor resources than playing 1080p definition video, so the increase in power consumption is inevitable. The question is how much.
æ›´åŠ In order to get the ultimate power consumption more accurately, we have adjusted the volume to 100% during the local 4K video playback test of the 55-inch millet TV 3S, and finally measured a power consumption value of 121W.
Under the same conditions, the power consumption of the 55-inch millet TV 3S playing native 1080p video is 106W.
From this point of view, when playing 4K and non-4K sources, the power consumption difference of the host is still quite obvious, reaching about 15W. Taking into account the use of the home environment, the volume is at most 30% level, so the daily power consumption will be reduced to some extent.
Incidentally, here, 55-inch millet TV 3S sound effects can not be called the top, but the quality is quite good, generally about 20% already feel very loud, and even if the volume is magnified to 100%, will not appear broken sound. The only downside is bass performance, but this is also a common short-circuit for most flat-panel TVs, which is mainly due to the fact that the body thickness cannot install more powerful bass units.
Resources: 100 video sites + four luxury license line-ups
For Internet TV, having a good configuration is only basic, and content richness is a manifestation of the soft competitiveness of the product. In March this year, the official launch of the 3D television family Xiaomi announced a comprehensive content upgrade plan.
Currently, Xiaomi TV has not only reached content cooperation with iQiyi, but also collected content from the four major licensees of GITV, iCNTV (China Internet TV), Hua Digital TV, and Mango TV.
↑↑↑ Xiaomi TV has collected high-quality video and music resources from 100 video sites and four licensees.
专门 Separate separate quick entry points for each content provider in the system "Zone" channel.
Thanks to cooperation with iQIYI's content, Xiaomi TV has a large number of free, on-demand resources, and popular hits can be watched at any time.
The content of the fees and charges is considerable, covering almost all the hit video resources. In addition, Xiaomi members purchased on Xiaomi TV also include the iQiyi VIP qualification, and spend one yuan on the contents of the two platforms.
Users who purchase new millet TVs can purchase millet members at a discounted price of 199 yuan, including the 498 yuan millet year card and the 198 yuan icky art year card. The mobile phone, tablet, TV, and computer are universal.
å„ç§ Various benefits that can be enjoyed by Xiaomi members and Iqiyi VIP users.
to sum up
In 2013, when the first generation of millet TV shows was unveiled to the people, many people showed a questioning attitude. A mobile phone brand actually broke into the field of living room appliances, and launched the concept of intelligent Internet TV products at the time of the idea. Moreover, subject to the imperfect Internet TV industry chain and ecosystem at that time, Xiaomi TV, apart from price surprises, did have significant shortcomings in hardware and content resources.
In the blink of an eye three years later, millet TV has evolved through three generations. Every new product launch will see Xiaomi’s efforts on TV products. Especially in terms of picture quality, the launch of the 55-inch millet TV 3S is fully equipped with 4K and HDR features that are now benchmarking, and uses the outstanding qualities of the LG original panel and the color, contrast and sharpness of the image. The degree of optimization to maximize the advantages of 4K HDR.
In terms of scalability, the interface of the 55-inch millet TV 3S is very strong. In addition to the standing S-Video, AV interface, and audio interface, three HDMI and two USB interfaces (including a USB 3.0) are provided at once. It is clear that it is to serve HD and Ultra HD.
At the same time, the system's own player has also achieved full-format, full-definition support. Users who like to watch local HD, Ultra HD content do not have to worry about playback compatibility issues.
In addition, the UI is one of the most noticeable improvements in the 55-inch millet TV 3S. The new puzzle wall UI uses high-definition images to make the content more visual. Even if there is a certain viewing distance, the font will not be too small. Affects the retrieval of content. In terms of operation mode, the puzzle wall UI only provides scrolling operation modes. All subdivided content categories are linearly arranged, and the user search is more organized.
In terms of online content, the 55-inch millet TV 3S continued its luxurious lineup at the beginning of the year and not only reached content cooperation with iqiyi, but also brought together 100 video sites and GITV, iCNTV (China Internet TV), and China TV and Mango TV four major license parties. Although many of the latest popular video resources require paid viewing, free content is also rich. However, if you want to fully experience the convenient experience brought by Internet TV, I still recommend buying 199 yuan Xiaomi members, after all, including all the VIP paid content of millet and iqiyi, but also mobile phones, computers, television, Tablet universal platform.
The topic finally fell to the price, the official price of the current 55-inch millet TV 3S is 3,499 yuan, if you count a year's Xiaomi members, then the final purchase cost is 3698 yuan. This price is quite competitive in the market with the same size, configuration, and support for 4K. Combined with Xiaomi's hardware, software ecosystem, and massive on-demand resources, I think if you want to purchase a new TV at the end of the year to enjoy For a full-screen viewing experience, the 55-inch millet TV 3S will be one of the highlights of choice.
