"Little Dot" brings big changes millet small box evaluation

Last year's Xiaomi Mobile 4 conference, everyone has been vaguely feel that "things are changing": configuration and other brands of the flagship model is basically the same, the price did not further decline, but by some "1799" grab the limelight. Lei Jun at the conference repeatedly stressed that it turned out to be the product's craftsmanship and feel. Is this still a familiar Xiaomi?


Pan Thirteen 谐 谐 谐 谐 谐 but with their purchasing power, obviously can not meet the ambition of Ray's boss. Therefore, at the press conference on January 15th, Xiaomi saw not only another major design and craftsmanship, but also a new record high price for millet Note. After the marriage with the United States, Xiaomi’s ambitious plan for smart home was created.

Keke, as a small series of products, the words above are a bit far away. The long-awaited millet TV 3 did not appear at the press conference. The “The One More Thing” at the end of the conference was surprising to everyone. A small box appeared. Yes, it is called the "millet box." This small box of millet has already been booked on the official website of Xiaomi. The price is 199 yuan, which is a little cheaper than big brothers. What about this little performance? And look at the detailed breakdown.


Millet box

Millet small box, "small" is naturally worthy of the name. Its box size is only about half that of the millet box. Opening the lid, the most occupied area is actually the HDMI cable, and the main box is curled up in the corner waiting for us to explore further.


Box <br> The packaging of Xiaomi's small box is very simple. There are three white small boxes in the box, each containing a small box, HDMI cable and remote controller, plus an instruction sheet. It's gone.


Three small white boxes are all


Small box is only a ring box size, its own simple fashion style, in addition to the built-in power plug and HDMI interface nothing, the top of the millet logo is the only decoration of the body, and even the body parameters and logo are hidden At the bottom, it's hard to find it without looking for it. The top and the periphery are made of pure white, with beautiful and elegant design. The bottom part of the plug is decorated with orange. According to the official website, there are six colors available to meet the young people's heart.


Simple style


Because of the lack of power cords, Xiaomi's small box would have to be farther away from the TV than an ordinary box, so the Xiaomi box comes standard with a 1.5 meter long HDMI cable. Thunder did not say at the conference, and many people did not find the fact that the standard HDMI cable for the small box is thicker than the line for the millet box, and the work must be improved. This is due to the fact that the quality of the HDMI signal is severely limited by the length of the cable. The small box is 50% longer than the millet box and must have better quality wire to ensure the quality of the sound quality.




Also due to the difference in the placement of the boxes, Xiaomi's small box uses a Bluetooth remote control, the color of which is white, which is the first time that Xiaomi uses a white remote control. The appearance of the remote control and the layout of the buttons are the same as those of the black version of the millet TV 2, except that there is a change in the battery contacts and the battery is changed. The advantage of the Bluetooth remote control is that it can be operated by clothes, quilts, and other obstacles, but there is no search function for the TV of the millet. It will probably take more effort to find the remote control.


Compared with the black version, it always seems that white is more photogenic



By the way, because they are all Bluetooth controls, millet TVs that were previously incompatible with Xiaomi's box can also be played this time.





For the first time, after the box is plugged in, it will automatically turn on and pair the remote control. After pairing is completed and connected to the Internet, you can enter the main menu. In addition to entering the Wi-fi password, the entire initial setup process requires only a few confirmation keys, which is very simple.



The millet mini box system is still the MIUI TV system. It seems that Xiaomi wants to include all the black power products with this system, and it also reduces the user's learning costs. However, limited by the hardware interface, the small box's system function has shrunk compared to the millet box, and can only support 1080p output. However, the system's built-in setting options are still relatively rich, suitable for users who love toss.





The small box of millet is positioned as a portable product, and the small and exquisite shape can be easily taken away. But a separate box can't be used. The HDMI cable can be used as an overhead, but the remote control is just needed. However, Xiaomi developed a screen-casting artifact for this. Yes, this app name is called the screen-casting artifact.



Casting artifacts can not only fit millet small boxes, millet boxes, and even millet TV can be controlled, of course, also need the same LAN operation. After the connection is successful, you can order network video, push local pictures, and install applications. The video resources are not rich, and the visual measurement is less than the built-in content of the box series. It can only be said that things are better than nothing, and the application is limited to the scope within the market, and the degree of selection is limited. The current version does not support the push of local video and apk file installation. Users can use native Android mirroring to achieve local video playback, but it is still slightly troublesome.







Push a local picture


Casting artifact This app, in addition to its own resources, more importantly, it comes with a remote control mode, with this feature, when you go out, you can bid farewell to the remote control to operate.


Remote control interface is very easy to use

The overall feeling of this app is quite similar to that of Skyworth's A55's interconnected Octagon app. Even the interface style is familiar. However, with Xiaomi's blessing, the overall feeling is more mature, especially the remote control interface. Comfortable than the latter, but there is nothing more than a function, and I look forward to improving it in the future.


Limited to the application in the installation market

Install the application
The content of millet TV and the box of millet has been ridiculed countless times, and Xiaomi did not sit idly by, since Lao Chen joined the acquisition of iQIYI and other actions have expressed their determination to improve the content. A series of actions finally came to fruition in 2015: Xiaomi Xiaomin finally abandoned CCTV's subordinate iCNTV, which had been shrinking in content, and switched to the central Galaxy’s Central Galaxy Internet TV (GITV). According to PPT at the general conference of Ray, this content can increase by 64%. What is the specific effect? ​​Let's take a look at it.

The old rules, the quality of the video does not belong to the box, Xiao Bian also did not evaluate, just say content.

Open online film and television module, at first glance has a sense of pit father: in addition to the upper left corner of the logo replaced by the GITV, this did not change ah? Do not worry, open, there are still bright spots:

Millet box video menu

The original millet box with iCNTV can be said to be “not a pick,” but this time it’s not the same. The TV series has almost included all the repertoire of the hitting nowadays, whether it’s a seven-daughter (a deer) or a Chen’s chicken. The new giants such as the Condor Heroes and the Emperor Xiaotou (Wu Mei Niang) even had such silence that such new dramas had just been aired, and they were all synchronised with the television stations. This level was used throughout the Smart TV. There are few in the world and it can be called the conscience of the industry.

TV drama main interface