Millet TV 3 review picture quality / sound quality / split design reviews

"Regardless of the size of the house, the bigger the TV screen is, the better." So, Xiaomi officially released the "Next Generation" new product on the 19th of October - the 60-inch Xiaomi TV, which is also the third TV of the third generation of Xiaomi. The screen has reached its largest 60-inch ever, and it also uses a host-screen split design.

The millet, which consistently complied with the principle of high allocation and low price, again raised the butcher's knife and set its price at 4,999 yuan.


Millet TV 3 60 inches

In the Jingdong search "60-inch, 4K TV", the price is generally 8999, if the condescending to choose a small 58-inch, the price is generally more than 5300 yuan. However, millet TV 3 will directly reduce the price of 60-inch TVs to less than 5,000 yuan. It is not surprising that Lei Jun asked Weibo: Will Millet TV 3 promote the rapid popularization of 60-inch TVs?


60-inch TV prices

But having said that, the idea of ​​“one dollar, one dollar” has been deeply rooted in people's minds. I believe that many people have many doubts about this TV. Isn't it a risk to buy a 60-inch TV at 5K? What are the pros and cons of the millet TV 3 split? What is the screen quality and user experience? Let's look at the evaluation:

Millet TV 3 screen is selected 60-inch original LG 4K screen, smart hardware is selected is the combination of Morningstar 6A928 processor and standard 2G memory + 8GB eMMC 5.0 high-speed flash memory, both are called The top in the industry.


Millet TV 3 screen

As the latest generation of millet TV, thinness is still one of the main melody. Although the first half is not as thin as Xiaomi TV 2S, the thickest part of it is a lot thinner, only 36.7mm, and the TV has been stepped up towards “thin” as a whole. pace of.


Millet TV 3 thickness


Millet TV 3 border


At the same time, while supporting the metal frame, Xiaomi TV 3 also joined the diamond-color two-tone anodizing process, further highlighting the exquisite sense of fashion.


Millet TV 3 full metal backplane


Millet TV 3 backplane uses a full metal production, with a metal wire drawing process, with a strong sense of science and technology. Thanks to the split-type design, Xiaomi TV 3 did not provide much on the back, and only provided the rice noodle interface and power supply interface. Other interfaces were designed on the Xiaomi TV host, which is very simple.



Millet TV 3 metal base

In terms of bases, Xiaomi TV 3 also adopted a Y-shaped design, but instead of the previous plug-in type, the mosaic type was selected. The base only has 2 fixed positions and therefore does not support the up/down adjustment function.


Millet TV 3 host


Millet TV 3 host and soundbar completely integrated together, compared to the independent independent soundbar obviously a lot of thick, the host shell with iron mesh punching + aluminum alloy brushed anode technology, metal texture, and the screen base, frame is also considered side by side.

The bottom of the main unit provides four non-slip feet to prevent accidental slippage. On the front side, “7-key design” is used, including the power button, CH button (switching radio), PLAY button (opening music), volume up and down keys, and channel forward/backward button.

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Millet TV 3 host interface

Interfaces, millet TV 3 provides a comprehensive, providing three HDMI interfaces, two USB2.0 interface, MiPort interface, a VGA interface, cable interface, AV in interface, audio interface and TV RF interface, etc. Satisfy the user's daily use needs.


Millet TV 3 host internal structure


Millet TV 3 remote control


Remote control, millet TV 3 is equipped with a simple remote control is still 11 keys, which is the second with Bluetooth remote control millet TV, the previous 55-inch version is infrared remote control. The advantage of the Bluetooth remote control is that it does not have to worry about direction and obstruction, but it consumes more power. Therefore, the millet TV 3 remote control gave up the button and switched to using two No. 7 batteries. After changing the power supply mode, the remote control of the millet TV 3 has slightly increased in thickness and is more mellow than before. It still feels good.

The biggest difference from the previous millet TV is that the millet TV 3 uses a split-type design. The host and the screen are separated from each other and only connected with a single rice noodle. Why use this design?

According to Xiaomi, for an ordinary smart TV, the screen can account for 70% of the total cost, while the main board accounts for about 20%. The screen can be used for 10 years. According to Moore's law, the motherboard needs to be replaced every 18 months. . Individual upgrades can be achieved through independent design of the host and the screen.

In the experience of the past few days, the author summed up the advantages and disadvantages of the millet TV 3 split design, the following list one by one:

Millet TV 3 split design

Benefit 1: Independent upgrade

In terms of physical implementation, Millet TV 3 is more like a computer. According to von Neumann computer theory, a computer consists of five parts: an operator, a controller, a memory, an input device, and an output device.

For common PCs, the calculators, controllers, and memory are all integrated inside the host. For Millet TV 3, it's the long guy-host. It also integrates an output function: the sound.

Today's digital product performance is still rapidly improving following Moore's Law, so the update rate of this set of above is also very fast; and for a 60-inch screen, I believe that very few people will use 2 or 3 years to eliminate, so Millet's idea is that the screen is not moving and the host often changes.


Millet TV 3 screen

Benefit 2: The body is thinner

Because the TV motherboard is split from the screen, the screen of the Xiaomi TV 3 is actually a monitor. It only needs to be responsible for backlight control and sub-regional adjustment. From its comparison with Xiaomi TV2, we can see that although the screen is increased a lot, the raised area in the lower part is obviously thinner. If the television is further developed to light and thin, this is indeed a very good idea.


Benefit 3: Wire is not disordered

The interfaces of general TV are located behind the screen. The power cord, audio cable, network cable and so on are directly connected to the screen. If the TV is as good as the desktop, it will affect the appearance if it is hung on the wall.

The millet TV 3 split design, the various interfaces transferred to the host body, if you like to take a TV box just to deal with the host, the screen itself is almost "do not move for life." And before inserting a U disk must be ink for a long time, and now no longer bow to the TV butt on the blink of an eye to explore.

The advantage of the split design of Xiaomi TV 3 is obvious, but for some people, there may be room for improvement:


Millet TV 3 host

Can be improved 1: The host is a bit long

Compared to the SoundBar of Millet TV 2, the host of Xiaomi TV 3 is significantly larger. The distance of nearly 1 meter can not be ignored by people. At the same time, for users who have already selected more high-end audio, it is not. Is it redundant?

Can be improved 2: replacement costs have not been reduced to a minimum

According to Xiaomi, the host of Xiaomi TV 3 = TV box + TV motherboard + audio, priced at 999 yuan, compared to the replacement of a 5K TV is indeed more affordable. However, further analysis, in fact, people's desire to upgrade the sound of the screen is even lower than the screen, why can not I just upgrade the TV box? In other words, after the sound is bundled, the replacement cost has not been minimized.


Millet TV 3 meter

Can be improved 3: can not directly connect peripherals

Millet TV 3 this monitor has a strong closure, because it has only one input interface, that is, MiPort, which means that you can not directly connect computers, game consoles and other peripherals.

Because the TV motherboard is inside the host, even if no other peripherals are connected, the hardware transmits the signal to the display panel through it. In addition, MiPort is also responsible for power supply. If this interface is disconnected, Millet TV 3 will prompt no input source. At this time, it cannot receive other input source signals

From the previous cost analysis, we also know that the idea of ​​“buying a TV is to buy a block screen” is not an exaggeration. In addition to the novelty of a new arrival, when it is actually used, hardly anyone will care about how the appearance of TV looks. , The performance of the screen often determines the consumer's good feeling for a TV or not, then Xiaomi TV 3 gives us what surprise?


Millet TV 3 picture quality

According to the official website, Xiaomi TV 3 is equipped with an original LG 4K screen with a resolution of 38402160, a viewing angle of 178°, a response time of 8 ms, and a static contrast ratio of 1200:1. The backlight module is a bottom side-in LED developed jointly by Xiaomi and Ruiyi. At the same time, it adopts the fourth generation of high-definition image quality engine and supports MEMC motion compensation and dynamic contrast adjustment.


Millet TV 3 adjusts contrast

As a 4K TV, Millet TV 3 can certainly bring pixel-level definition, and only visible pixels can be seen only when the distance is short.

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Millet TV 3 using the original LG high-definition screen, viewing angle up to 178 °, the actual viewing is also very ideal, no obvious color attenuation in all directions to watch.


Millet TV 3 screen

Taking the 60-inch millet TV 3 as an example, the screen height is 779.1 mm, and the converted viewing distance is 2337 mm, which is about 2.4 meters. For most families, this distance is generally satisfactory, and we also screened at this distance.









Judging from the above screen shot effects, the millet TV 3 has reached a very satisfactory state in terms of the color display of detail display machines. The screen is dazzling and rich in levels, and it is very provocative.


In addition, Xiaomi TV 3 also supports 12 image enhancements and 10 enhancements. The above figure shows the screen when color enhancement is not enabled. The following figure shows the screen when color enhancement is enabled. The difference is very obvious.


In terms of specific parameters, we still use the professional color correction instrument Spyder Elite 4 to conduct actual tests and obtain the original ICC file (in order to ensure the accuracy of the data, it needs to warm up for 1 hour before the display test).

In the PS. test, we turned off the dynamic backlight adjustment to better test the quality of the display itself.

First look at the brightness and color gamut

After running for 1 hour, we adjusted the backlight brightness and system brightness to the maximum. The test results are as follows:

Millet TV 3 brightness test

From the above table, the maximum brightness of Xiaomi TV 3 reaches 312cd/m2, which is in the same level as the previous generation of millet TVs. This brightness has reached the current mainstream level, and there is no problem as a daily TV watching. The smart TVs that are implemented in them generally support the automatic brightness adjustment function. When used normally, they are all adjusted to about 50%, and rarely use the maximum brightness.

Millet TV 3 color gamut

Ps. In the figure above, the green triangle area indicates the sRGB color gamut, and the red triangle area indicates the gamut performance of the measured display. When the red triangle can completely wrap the green triangle, the monitor can display all the colors.

The Adobe RGB color gamut of Xiaomi TV 3 reached 83%, and the sRGB color gamut reached 100%, achieving full coverage.

Let's look at the color and brightness uniformity below:

No matter if it is a monitor or a TV, the larger the screen area, the consistent brightness of each corner of the screen is almost impossible. Of course, different manufacturers use various methods to minimize this difference.

In this test, the Spyder Elite 4 colorimeter will divide the screen into 9 areas of the “well” shape. After measuring the brightness of different areas, a comprehensive graph is drawn. (We test the uniformity under maximum brightness)


Millet TV 3 color test


Millet TV 3 uses a bottom side-entry light mode, but the screen is divided into 8 zones to adjust individually, so the brightness does not follow the "light sense" of the light and dark, the far right of the middle is the brightest, while the left The darkest side, especially the lower left corner, differs by 38% from the maximum brightness position. From a vertical perspective, Xiaomi TV 3 is relatively balanced and the difference is not great.

It should be noted that the above is tested when “dynamic backlight adjustment is turned off”, and most of the tests are high-contrast static graphs, which may be different during actual viewing. Due to the use of regional dimming control, Xiaomi TV 3 can locally adjust the LCD backlight according to the picture content. A very good contrast control effect is achieved, which is much more accurate than a single LCD backlight controlling the entire panel.

Next, we continue to test the screen of Xiaomi TV 3 through a set of 4K screen standard mappings:


Millet TV 3 4K test

In the resolution evaluation chart, Xiaomi TV 3 is amazing, whether it is the display of text or the division of grid lines, they all look quite clear.


Millet TV 3 4K test

The tone level restoration test chart, the performance of the millet TV 3 is not disappointing, the gray level is clear, there is no jump and the order of the case, and in the spherical chart performance, the millet TV 3 is equally good.


The next color performance and viewing angle test, the overall color of the TV screen transition naturally and performed well.


Millet TV 3 System UI

Millet TV 3 is naturally using the MIUI TV version of the system, basically consistent with the previous millet TV 2S, but also in the details of certain optimization, mainly reflected in the "online film and television" has added four categories under the entrance, so Users can jump directly to a movie or TV show without going to the movie catalog and looking for a category. At the bottom of the vacant space, two modules, "History of History" and "My Collection," were added to facilitate the user's daily chase and continued viewing.


Another change was when the smart routing interface was replaced by smart homes. Now it can not only access files on the router, but also manage water purification equipment, turn on air purifiers, and even check bracelet information and movement data. All this can be done through the TV. Screen view.


Millet TV 3 Smart Home

In addition, Xiaomi Smart Home App has added smart scenes. You can set the wristband to monitor sleep status. When you are asleep, the wristband will transmit the signal to the TV, and the TV will automatically shut down, reducing the light interference.


However, what I can't stand is that people buy television to watch movies and TV dramas, but Xiaomi TV 3 has two entrances to “sell” its own products, in addition to the pre-installed millet store, in the “millet smart home” At the far left is a purchase portal.

In addition, the initial shopping experience on Xiaomi TV is not very good, because after you boarded the Xiaomi account, the receiving address is not synchronized to the payment process of Xiaomi TV. You can type on TV. I believe everyone knows how awkward it is. Of course, the above is only for the first time shopping, if you have already done a TV shopping, then shopping behind it is very logical, you can place orders in three or five steps, and finally you can wait for the delivery of goods by scanning with Alipay or Xiaomi. To the door.


Millet TV 3 connected peripherals

Live stream preview: Mainly connected to external devices, such as cable TV, TV boxes, computers, and audio-visual equipment, can be almost every kind of screen-casting needs in daily life.


Millet TV 3 video resources

Online film and television: In this forum, there are five sections: user, recommendation, category, area, and ranking. Users can make more targeted video search according to their preferences.


The video introduction page also has many functions, such as playing, selection, and collection. At the same time, it also introduces the specific information of the film and related film and television recommendations.


Millet TV 3 Game Center

The game center section is divided into five tags, namely recommendation, remote control, handle, gym, and user, that is, game types are divided according to peripheral needs.


Android TV games we all know, there is little to play with the masterpiece, but Xiaomi said that it has cooperated with dozens of game manufacturers, this year will be the exclusive release of two game masterpieces: respectively, large-scale FPS shooting online games "Bullet Rush (bullet assault)" And fighting online game "War Blade", we can look forward to the next.


Millet TV 3 education

In terms of app store, generally, everyone understands that the contents of the smart TV application store are basically useless, so whether it is the purchase of a TV or a TV box, it is important to be able to install an external APP.


Millet TV 3 installation software

Millet TV 3 has cancelled the function of webpage installation APP, but we can still install third-party APPs such as all-aggregate and TV cat through U-disk, which further enhances the video resources of Xiaomi TV.

Since millet throws $1 billion to create a major video site alliance, its own video content has also caused an explosion. It is reported that there are more than 100 partners, and the video content has been upgraded from 240,000 hours to 440,000 hours. 83%, including the vast majority of the 2015 movie lineup.


In the “Online Film and TV” module, Xiaomi TV 3 has specifically added online resources for movies, TV shows, animation and variety shows. This shows that Xiaomi is full of confidence in his film and television resources.

However, Xiaomi did not tell you that most of these movies are paid for. For example, Xiaomi said that at the box office there are almost 100 million films. As of October 16, 2015, there were 61 movies with a box office over 100 million, and Xiaomi TV included 54 films.


Millet TV 3 video on demand

Actual searches have found that many of these films are indeed available, including "Avengers 2" "Speed ​​and Passion 7", but almost every popular movie needs to pay, usually 5 yuan, you want to open a monthly subscription When they were members, they discovered that they were scattered in different sources, some from iQIYI, and some from mango TV... If they were all members, it would definitely be a big spending.
Millet TV 3 license plate

In the author's opinion, Xiaomi uses the powerful development capabilities of MIDI, and integrates them with “online movies”. Users can search for multiple content source programs at one time. It is the killer of Xiaomi TV and also witnessed its strong integration ability.


Millet TV 3 charging content

Today, the awareness of copyright is getting higher and higher, group battles are much better than singles, and the train of thought is correct. However, the existing problem is that although Xiaomi's content resources are integrated, they still have the same charges. Not unified, for example, Litchi TV and Mango TV have members, respectively, which litchi TV monthly price of 30 m / month, single-point video is 5 m / 2 days. The Mango TV charges 30 yuan/month, 160 yuan/half year, 300 yuan/year, and a single point is 5 yuan/month.

We are looking forward to the day when Xiaomi can establish his own payment system. As long as one member is opened, he can have an overview of all the TV programs. With regard to the distribution of benefits, Xiaomi and resource providers will talk about themselves and reduce consumers. The time cost.


The host of the Xiaomi TV 3 is one lap larger than the SoundBar of the Xiaomi TV 2 , one is to increase the sound cavity for better sound quality; the other is to join the TV motherboard.

At present, the Morningstar 6A928 quad-core processor equipped with the Xiaomi TV 3 has become a representative of the strongest performance of the current smart TV. Compared to previous millet TVs, Millet TV 3 upgraded the "4+2 core" graphics chip Mali-760 MP4 to "4+4 cores", and 2GB DDR3 triple-channel memory + 8GB eMMC high-speed storage is currently the flagship flagship configuration. .


Millet TV 3 run points

Ann Bunny's evaluation is: "Comprehensive performance, you can spike the market's flagship equipment." In fact, do not stress the hardware performance, we only need to know that it can smoothly decode 60Hz 4K video on it.

In terms of sound quality, this version of the package did not deliver the millet subwoofer, but the upgraded SoundBar volume increased by 67%, and the sound effect also increased by a grade.


Millet TV 3 Audio Kit

Specifically, in the soundbar, the millet TV 3 has designed four mid-woofer speakers and two 20-ball dome tweeters, and the effect of the sound effects is shocking. However, this kind of sound effects cannot be transmitted through text. This requires the user to experience it.

It is worth mentioning that Xiaomi TV 3 has a "Play" button on its main unit. It can play TV's built-in Internet radio stations with a single key. It also supports off-screen playback and the most convenient way to listen to songs on a daily basis.


Millet TV 3 power test

In terms of power consumption, the screen has been increased to 60 inches, and the nominal power consumption of the millet TV 3 has not increased. As with the previous millet TV 2, it is 180W. However, the real-time power consumption is obviously much higher. Before the models played 4K video, the power consumption was about 100W, while the millet TV 3 reached 160W. The aircraft is still relatively convinced in the support of 100~240 global wide voltage. This is the skill that 40-inch millet TV 2 and 48-inch millet TV 2S have, which can be applied to overseas markets.


In terms of temperature, at room temperature of 20 degrees, the TV's heater is mainly at the bottom of the backlight, the maximum temperature at the front is 39°C, and the highest temperature at the back is only 41°C, but the screen has a cool feeling in the upper half.

In the year before last year 1 and last year, this year's 4... Millet TV finally broke out this year. Not only did it break through the 50-inch limit, but it also went down 40 inches and hit 60 inches. It got into the dormitory and got into the hall. Lei Jun also confirmed that it will immediately launch a larger TV, which is comparable to mobile phones.

As the largest millet television ever, the 60-inch screen of the Millet TV 3 has a strong deterrent effect. The metal borders followed by the color diamond pattern are more fashionable. The split design undoubtedly brings more room for delusion. Apart from making the TV even thinner, it also successfully conceals cluttered wires when it is wall mounted, and the overall layout is more concise.

The screen, LG original 60-inch true 4K screen, millet TV in the picture quality, color saturation, contrast, perspective and other aspects of the performance are quite outstanding, but also with partition backlight intelligent control and fourth-generation high-definition quality engine, Has almost perfect visual impact.

In terms of movie and television resources, the one-hundred-thousand-dollar video alliance built by Xiaomi has achieved initial success. It has assembled iCNTV, GITV, Mango TV, and Huatai TV's four largest licensees, and has taken a leading position in terms of video resource ownership. However, at the time of resource integration, Xiaomi TV still needs to go further in the payment system. If all the resources are packaged to consumers through a membership system, the user experience will undoubtedly have a double improvement.

Of course, the most rare millet TV 3 is still the price, the mainstream 60-inch TV currently on the market generally in 9000 yuan +, and millet directly to 4999 yuan, a decline of nearly half, this time, Xiaomi also played the role of the market butcher, I believe that in the near future, the big-screen TV market will usher in a reign of blood.


In the end, it is full of suspense that Lei Jun said on Weibo that it will soon launch a larger-sized practical TV. In terms of “practicality”, it is likely to be sized to 65-inch and 70-inch, and it will also be split. Design, then it will not surprise you again in terms of price? The answer is believed to be "yes."


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