Parameter configuration of 3s 55-inch millet TV (which model has the highest cost performance and its evaluation)

In late autumn, "Golden September and Silver 10" made many Americans' wallets ready to move. I believe that TV will be the first consideration in the shopping list, whether it is renovating a new house or replacing household appliances at the end of the year.

Recently, our evaluation room just received the new 55-inch millet TV 3S released at the end of September, so I want to share the experience of this TV with you, hoping to provide some reference for those users who want to buy a new TV but are still hesitant between different brands and models.

The 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S released this time adopts integrated design, the thinnest part of the fuselage is only 9.9mm, it adopts LG original 4K IPS display, supports HDR high dynamic picture technology, and the static contrast ratio is 1200: 1.

Internally, the 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S is equipped with Amlogic T968 Cortex A53 quad-core 1.8GHz processor, Mali-T830 MP2 750MHz graphics processing unit, 2GB DDR3 dual-channel memory and 8GB storage.

The software adopts a brand-new PatchWall puzzle interface, which is more concise and more like a UI specially designed for TV.

At present, 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S has been officially listed, and the bare metal price of Xiaomi official mall is 3499 yuan.

Appearance: Excellent all-metal drilling and cutting technology.

As usual, our experience begins with unpacking and appearance. Nowadays, TV is no longer a simple video receiving and playing tool, but the focus of the whole living room, so a high-value TV will add a lot of color to the living room.

The 55-inch millet TV 3S released this time adopts integrated design. The frame, back and bracket are made of a large number of timeless metal materials, and complicated metal drawing, double 45 drilling and anodizing processes are adopted to outline beautiful lines and textures. The thinnest part of the fuselage is only 9.9 mm

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Back of packing box

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Installation is very simple, just use two screws to fix each bracket.

55-inch millet TV 3LG original IPS 4K screen, the display effect is delicate and the color is natural and full.

The overall design of 55-inch millet TV 3S back is simple.

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L-shaped distribution of 3S back interface of 55-inch millet TV.

The horizontal interfaces are TV, S/PDIF, AV input and cable jack.

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The frame of 55-inch millet TV 3S adopts all-metal embossing process, which increases the texture and will not slip during handling. The thickness is only 9.9 mm.

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The plug of 55-inch millet TV 3S is still very small, which is convenient for wall users to wire.

Hardware performance: Quad-core CPU 2GB memory perfectly decodes 4K.

Due to the need to process the decoding of 4K ultra-high-definition video, in order to ensure smooth playback, the hardware configuration of 55-inch millet TV 3S has been greatly improved compared with the previous products of the same series.

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 internal motherboard of 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S. With Amlogic T968 Cortex A53 quad-core processor as the center, the components are distributed in an orderly way.

Official 55-inch millet TV 3S core hardware specification information.

Among them, the CPU score is 12946, and the memory score is 4793, both of which are in the forefront of the same level.

The fuselage configuration information actually detected by Ann Bunny is consistent with the official propaganda. In terms of fuselage storage, the default available space is 4.95GB, and the remaining memory after booting is about 1GB. It can meet the needs of quick UI switching, quick APP startup and quick online movie buffering.

In fact, although the hardware of 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S is in the forefront of peers, there is still a default game performance test in the case of Caton Bunny, which is largely due to the drag of 4K resolution. But to be honest, how many users play games by the hardware performance of TV now? Connect the PS4 or Xbox One console to truly exert the true power of the 4K screen and the TV itself. Just watch videos and surf the internet.

As for the on-off time, the measured cold start time of 55-inch millet TV 3S is about 30 seconds, and the shutdown time is about 15 seconds. As an Internet TV that needs a pre-installed system and a lot of UI, this performance is acceptable.

50-inch millet TV 3S boot demonstration video

50-inch millet TV 3S shutdown demonstration video

Software: New user interface, full video format support.

This time, the Xiaomi TV team adapted a brand-new PatchWall puzzle wall UI interface for the 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S. Its biggest feature is that all content resources are displayed in the form of high-definition pictures, and the flat interface design is also very simple and clean. Even if there is a certain viewing distance, winning the prize will not affect the content retrieval, because you can't see the words on the screen clearly.

Puzzle wall UI experience video

In addition to the changes in visual effects, the operation mode of the puzzle wall UI has also been greatly adjusted, and users can only scroll up and down to view the content. This makes the whole content retrieval process more orderly and avoids the messy feeling of vertical scrolling in the past.

At the same time, with Amlogic T968 Cortex A53 quad-core 1.8GHz processor and 2GB of memory, the whole UI is very smooth in screen flipping and scrolling, and the loading speed of each channel image in the 50M optical fiber environment is also very fast, with almost no delay.

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However, it is worth mentioning that Xiaomi TV 3S has built-in many e-books and poster apps, which is a great benefit for users who like to read on a big screen and enjoy beautiful pictures.

Moreover, in the actual experience process, the operation of starting and exiting the APP is very smooth, and there is no phenomenon of flashing screen, flashback and jamming, which proves that the compatibility of this system with third-party apps is quite reliable.

Xiaomi 3S comes with a high-definition video player, which is convenient for users to play video content stored in external devices. After testing the default player with professional tools, we were pleasantly surprised to find that its compatibility with video formats is quite perfect.

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Supporting 2K and 4K ultra HD video content is a highlight of 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S.

Screen: LG original 4K IPS hard screen covers 85% color gamut.

When evaluating the face value of a TV, the metal appearance and brushed border are actually auxiliary, and the real quot face quot is reflected by the quality of the screen. Brightly colored screens can really make TV an ornament in the living room.

Our 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S adopts the original LG IPS screen, which provides 85% NTSC color gamut coverage while ensuring the ultra-wide viewing angle of 178 degrees. The resolution is as high as 3840*2 160, with a total pixel of 8.26 million.

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Among them, the brightest and darkest gears still maintain a certain chromaticity and will not be excessively whitened and blackened.

Image quality: 4K HDR effect is amazing.

About three years ago, 4K Ultra HD was only the patent of world-class manufacturers such as Sony and Samsung, and was regarded as a toy for the rich. However, with the progress of panel manufacturing technology, 4K technology has rapidly spread and become the standard of high-end TV products. The price has also dropped from the original unattainable level to the civilian level. This 55-inch millet TV 3S also quickly followed this trend, making 4K the biggest highlight.

We compared the display effects of 55-inch millet TV 3S and 48-inch millet TV 3S on the same screen. The result is obvious. The 4K panel of the 55-inch model has denser pixels and finer font edges.

The 48-inch model adopts 1080p screen. In contrast, the pixels are more sparse and the font edges are not smooth enough.

In the actual 4K video playback test, we used the classic "Beauty and Roast Duck" test film to play, and the final effect was satisfactory. 55-inch millet TV 3S decoding and playing 4K content is very smooth, rich in color and rich in picture details. The girl's eyelashes can clearly see S's eyes and the oil droplets oozing from the roast duck due to cutting.

55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S 4K Ultra HD Video Playback Demonstration

In fact, the 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S can present such an eye-catching picture. In addition to 4K ultra-high resolution, HDR high dynamic image quality technology is also one of the heroes.

Although HDR is not a strange term in the image field, it is a complex ecosystem to realize HDR on TV, which requires not only the compatibility of software, but also the support and optimization of hardware.

The image quality improvement brought by HDR technology is intuitive and tangible, and even ordinary viewers can recognize it with the naked eye. So in recent years, many manufacturers have equipped HDR technology on TV products. HDR technology can better reflect the real environment, highlight details such as light and dark colors and shadows in a wider range, and enhance the visual experience.

55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S is equipped with Amlogic # 039 fifth-generation image quality engine, which 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 engineering team also made great efforts to adjust the image quality of the 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S, making the advantages of 4K and HDR more obvious and stable.

The adjustment items mainly focus on four aspects: color, contrast, sharpness and noise reduction.

Two kinds of color adjustment: fine color model and 12bit color processing. The optimized color saturation is higher, and there is no fog feeling before optimization.

Four kinds of dynamic contrast adjustment: gray optimization, color fidelity, boundary detection and dynamic black-and-white expansion. By adjusting the light and shade and color, the color of the picture is richer and more details are shown in the shadow part.

Two kinds of sharpness processing: hierarchical thinning and magnification, and scene adaptive algorithm. When playing 1080p picture on 4K screen, the original picture will be enlarged in equal proportion, resulting in the loss of details. Sharpening can retrieve details and make the picture clearer.

Two noise reduction optimizations: dynamic noise reduction and scene adaptive noise reduction. Because of the signal quality or the film source, the played picture is not absolutely pure, but after noise optimization, the picture becomes clearer and more stable.

Power consumption: 4K playback power consumption is greatly increased.

As the core household appliance in the living room, TV is used frequently and for a long time every day. Parameters such as 4K Ultra HD and 55-inch large screen also make users more sensitive to power consumption.

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The performance label on the back of 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S is clearly marked. The maximum power consumption of this model is 160W.

So what is the power consumption performance of 55-inch millet TV 3S in actual work? We conducted a series of tests in different scenarios, and the results are as follows:

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In particular, the 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S provides a screen-off mode in addition to restart, shutdown and delayed shutdown. This mode is equivalent to the previous power saving mode, which reduces the power consumption when the TV is idle by turning off the screen. However, the internal system is still in a low-power operation state, and users can light up the screen to wake up at any time. This design is quite user-friendly for large-screen TVs over 50 inches.

In off-screen mode, we measured that the power consumption of 55-inch millet TV 3S was only10.5W.

Finally, let's talk about another key point of power consumption: talk playback.

I believe many users who want to buy 55-inch millet TV 3S are interested in its 4K playback. But decoding 4K will consume more processor resources than playing 1080p video, so the increase of power consumption is inevitable. What's the problem?

In order to get the ultimate power consumption more accurately, we adjusted the volume to 100% in the local 4K video playback test of 55-inch Xiaomi TV for 3S, and the final measured power consumption value was121w.

Under the same conditions, the power consumption of 55-inch Xiaomi TV for 3S when playing local 1080p video is 106W.

Therefore, when playing 4K and non-4K sources, the power consumption difference of the host is still obvious, reaching about 15W. Considering the home environment, the volume is about 30% at most, so the daily electricity consumption will be reduced to some extent.

By the way, the sound effect of 55-inch millet TV 3S can't be called top-notch, but the quality is also quite good. Generally, it feels loud around 20%, even if the volume is enlarged to 100%, there will be no broken sound. The only disadvantage is the bass performance, but this is also the disadvantage of most flat-panel TVs, mainly because the thickness of the fuselage does not require the installation of a more powerful bass unit.

Resources: 100 video websites and 4 luxury lineups of licensees.

For Internet TV, having excellent configuration is only the foundation, and rich content is the embodiment of product soft competitiveness. When the 3S family of Xiaomi TV was first released in March this year, the official announced a comprehensive content upgrade plan.

At present, Xiaomi TV has not only reached a content cooperation with iQiyi, but also collected a lot of content from four licensees: GITV, iCNTV, China Digital TV and Mango TV.

Xiaomi TV includes high-quality video and music resources from 100 video websites and four major licensees.

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Thanks to the content cooperation with iQiyi, Xiaomi TV has many high-quality free on-demand resources, and popular hit dramas can be watched at any time.

859 and Xiaomi members purchased on Xiaomi TV also include the qualification of iQiyi VIP, and spend a sum of money to watch the contents of the two platforms.

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Various benefits that Xiaomi members and iQiyi VIP users can enjoy.

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In 20 13, when the first generation of Xiaomi TV was released in front of people, many people showed a questioning attitude. A mobile phone brand actually entered the field of home appliances in the living room and launched an intelligent Internet TV product with advanced concept at that time. Moreover, subject to the imperfection of the Internet TV industry chain and ecosystem at that time, Xiaomi TV did have obvious shortcomings in hardware and content resources in addition to price surprises.

In the blink of an eye, Xiaomi TV has experienced three generations of evolution. Every time a new product is released, you will see Xiaomi America's efforts in TV products. Especially in terms of picture quality, the 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S released this time is arming itself with 4K and HDR functions, which is the current benchmark. With the original panel of LG # 039 and the optimization of image color, contrast and definition, the advantages of 4K HDR have been maximized.

In terms of scalability, the interface of 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S is very focused. In addition to the standing S-terminal, AV interface and audio interface, three HDMI and two USB interfaces are provided at one time, with a clear purpose, serving high definition and ultra-high definition.

At the same time, the player that comes with the system also supports full format and full HD, so users who like to watch local HD and ultra HD content don't have to worry about playing compatibility.

In addition, UI is also one of the most significant improvements of 55-inch millet TV 3S. Brand-new puzzle wall UI, using the display of high-definition big pictures, makes the content more intuitive. Even if there is a certain viewing distance, it will not affect the content retrieval because of the small font. In terms of operation mode, the puzzle wall UI only provides the operation mode of scrolling up and down, and all subdivided content categories are arranged linearly, which makes users search more orderly.

In terms of online content, 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S continued the luxury lineup at the beginning of the year, not only reached a content cooperation with iQiyi, but also gathered the contents of 100 video websites and four licensees, namely GITV, iCNTV, Huashu TV and Mango TV. Although many of the latest popular film and television resources need to be paid to watch, they are rich in free content. However, if you want to fully experience the convenient experience brought by Internet TV, I still recommend 199 yuan to buy Xiaomi members. After all, it contains all VIP paid content of Xiaomi and iQiyi, and it is universal for mobile phones, computers, televisions and tablets.

Finally, the topic falls on the price. At present, the official price of 55-inch millet TV 3S is 3499 yuan. If you count last year's Xiaomi members, the final purchase cost is 3698 yuan. This price is still very competitive in the market with the same size, configuration and 4K support. Combined with Xiaomi's software and hardware ecological environment and massive on-demand resources, I think if you want to buy a new TV at the end of the year and enjoy watching movies on the big screen, 55-inch Xiaomi TV 3S will be one of the key choices.

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