The reason why I have extended the time to such a long time, I hope to have more time to experience the part of the system to write more detailed content.
We believe that the core part of a TV is “picture quality.†If the picture quality is at a disadvantage, then even if other advantages are greater, it cannot cover up this shortcoming.
The system is related to the user's usage habits. Although there are some differences in the content of each TV, Airplay (DLNA) can easily solve the “chip source†problem.
Starting from the start
System evaluation, we first talk about the problem of boot.
"Start-up advertising" is the most "criticized" place for Internet brand television.
From the press of the power-on key, the time for the start-up of the micro-whale TV to enter the main interface is 30 seconds, and the length of the millet-TV is 45 seconds.
Micro-whale TV is definitely "clean" in Internet brand television.
Little whale does not even have a startup ad. (I hope there will not be any later)
In fact, millet TV does not start slower than the micro-whale TV, but plays a 15-second advertisement after the system is turned on.
In the boot section, the microwhale has a function that must be praised: "sleep."
Press the remote control's power off key, the system does not "shut down" but enters hibernation, press the power button, wake up 1 second.
â–² Whale TV 1 second wake up function
You don't have to wait for a long time, and currently, among the other products I use, such as Xiaomi TV, LeTV, and CANTV, only the whale TV has a 1 second wake-up function.
System UI
Xiaomi
Millet TV uses a UI system called PatchWall Waterfall. Horizontal switching is used between the menus. The characteristics of the entire system are “complexâ€.
â–² Horizontal menu layout
Millet TV 4A this system is no "bottom", you can choose unlimited down, it will pass the user's past viewing records, unlimited push content.
With horizontal switching, you can switch between the main menus for Kids, Featured, VIP, TV Shows, Film Variety, Sports, Music and more.
PatchWall this UI system is very complicated, switching between menus has more special effects, from the use of 2 months, Xiaomi to do this system is obviously very "intentions", but also clearly proved that starting with MIUI millet , has outstanding advantages in the field of systems.
Since PatchWall is "infinity", it gives you a clear feeling, video content: more.
â–² Unique waterfall flow UI design
Millet TV system is too complicated. The back-office staff has designed a lot of content topics for this TV. This puts forward higher requirements for the call of the picture and the update of the content.
In the early days when I was using LeTV, I encountered a mismatch in the size of the pictures and there was a case of compression deformation. However, Xiaomi TV did not have any similar problems. The entire system guarantees a very high degree of completeness.
Extremely rich content push
When you open any program, the interface will clearly indicate the source of the video, introduction of the story, followed by popular recommendations (new film), and introduction of the director, actor, etc., where you can also jump directly to any content you are interested in. The aesthetics and dynamic effects of UI are very good.
To be sure, Xiaomi's PatchWall system is the best product that has experienced the current Internet brand television.
Little whale
The UI design of the micro-whale TV is completely contrary to the design philosophy of Xiaomi TV. The summary is: "Jane."
The WW system of the Little Whale TV adopts a vertical menu layout, which is very special compared to the horizontal layout of TVs of TV, LeTV and other Internet brands.
â–²Vertical menu layout
Its menu is very simple and does not even need more than 30 seconds, you can quickly reach the bottom of the menu.
At the top is the navigation bar, down to the menu of today's recommendations, movies, TV shows, etc.
After trying out Xiaomi TV 4A, after switching to a small whale TV, you will have a lot of places that you are not accustomed to. Simply introducing the page does not give you too many choices. More often than not, you actively choose what to look for. Instead of what the system recommends to you can see.
Once you enter the submenu of a movie or TV series, you will feel the "simpleness" of the UI more. It is a list form and there is no recommendation about the director or the actor.
â–² Micro whale special page
Even it is sometimes silly and does not put the latest film source in the front position.
The two systems showed completely different states and even varied greatly.
The UI system of the Little Whale TV is not as rich as the Xiaomi TV and there are not many beautiful interfaces. It gives the user a "simple" way of using it. I believe this system will be used by my parents and they can adapt quickly. . Of course, as an Android-based TV system, it still reserves a lot of interfaces, this "Treasure Box" needs to be developed.
Online content and membership
This is the most appropriate explanation, and it goes without saying.
In the process of the development of Internet TV, for a long time, everyone is competing on the richness of television content, and various “firsts†have followed.
But why not introduce it completely?
In fact, most of the content comes from several important video-providing platforms. One Airplay (DLNA) can completely achieve screencasting, and there is no such source on TV.
Xiaomi
In theory, the integration of iQIYI, Tencent video, Youku's millet TV has the most abundant video resources, but in fact, millet TV is not perfect for the support of each platform video.
Accurately speaking:
Xiaomi truly owns only the content of iQiyi. As for Tencent video, it only integrates Tencent video APP.
Can be simply understood as Xiaomi Member = Iqiyi Member
The millet TV member was purchased, but it does not filter out all video ads. When opening a Tencent video or mango video resource, it will still play the corresponding video advertisement accordingly.
Of course, if you want to skip advertisements or play Tencent paid video, then there is only one other way: to open Tencent VIP members alone.
The explanations that need to be added are:
Some Tencent video phones already have free videos, and they still need to pay for them on the TV. For example, when I am chasing "Ghost Blows: Huangpizifen", I can only use airplay for screencasting.
Even all iQIYI videos are not completely free. For example, "Speed ​​and Passion 8" and "Manchester by the Sea" still need to be purchased separately.
On the upper left side of the screen, the words "Separate Payment" are clearly marked.
â–² need to pay for a movie alone
As for the previous evaluation, the use of millet TV can not choose the "high-definition film source" of iQiyi, which is currently fully supported.
Xiaomi owns shares in iQiyi; Tencent is an investor in micro-whale TV. Therefore, micro-whale TV members and Tencent members are connected. Since the entire micro-whale TV only has access to GITV and Tencent videos, the purchase of micro-whale TV members will not happen. There are also issues with online advertising.
Little whale
Microwhale TV includes two versions of VIP and SVIP members.
It is ordinary VIP members who donate TV gifts.
During my use, the two members did not have much difference in the content of the movie. The main difference was in TV dramas. For example, the latest "Athletes 2" must be watched by SVIP members.
Because the content is fully embedded in Tencent video, so long as there are Tencent videos, you can watch on the Little Whale TV, such as "Athlete 2", "Wonder Woman" and so on can be played online.
What needs to be added is:
I just got a micro-shot of a micro-whale and donated an SVIP member. Even with the same account, the projected SVIP members still can't watch the SVIP content on TV. Each gifted SVIP member has a device ID number bound to it.
It simply boils down to: Microwhale SVIP member = Tencent member
Because the content is fully embedded in Tencent video, so long as there are Tencent videos, you can watch on the Little Whale TV, such as "Athlete 2", "Wonder Woman" and so on can be played online.
As for the free speed of the latest movies, judging from my experience, since few platforms currently have access to "exclusive" resources, the speed of updating free movies (member movies) will not be too slow. The main difference is that For self-produced dramas, such as “Yellow Pebble†is a self-made drama by Tencent. The best way to broadcast on Xiaomi TV is airplay. If you want to play iQIYI videos on Microwhale TV, you need to download iQIYI APP or use airplay to play.
Complement the content:
Due to a special hobby, I searched for a Japanese movie "Rurouni Kenshin". I saw it on the box of millet, but this time I did not find this source on my TV. The micro-whale TV can play normally. The video source shows Tencent video, but this video cannot be found in the web version of Tencent. , is it hidden function?
Artificial intelligence, voice remote control and mobile phone APP
In 2017, the word "artificial intelligence" was particularly popular. Many televisions were added with the so-called "artificial intelligence" function. We objectively stated that this function has not yet reached the true level of artificial intelligence. The core of artificial intelligence technology is autonomy. Learning, while the current voice function still only stays within the scope of a specific database.
For example, we can set "reduce volume" by voice, which is the data interface that the system has provided. But if you want to make "the picture lower some brightness" beyond the scope of the database, it can not be done.
We must admit that after adding more speech recognition technology, the operation of the TV has become simpler, especially when searching for content.
â–² millet collection APP interface
Millet TV 4A and Mini Whale TV 55D do not distribute remote control by default. Both products are equipped with a mobile phone APP function. In addition to basic operations and screenshots, Xiaomi TV Mobile APP supports voice search and can be used as a “voice remote controlâ€.
Note: After September, the Micro Whale TV 55D comes standard with Bluetooth voice remote control
Compared to before, the tiny whale TV can only use a dedicated remote control.
In the 618 period to buy a small whale TV, drying single available Bluetooth remote control. Software is still the advantage of Xiaomi.
â–² Millet TV video search function
Talking about the voice (artificial intelligence) function, the voice function of Xiaomi TV 4A is indeed very powerful. For example, it can quickly search for movies, call “who is thisâ€, and can also tell you the introduction of this actor through face recognition.
Of course, it still has bugs. At the press conference, the password input function was displayed. Our test did not succeed. Enter the password setting menu. We say "12345678". Its priority is to search for movies instead of entering a password. .
Enter password will go to "movie" search
What needs to be added is:
Using the mobile phone APP as a voice function requires the television to be connected to the network.
For example, "Yue Yunpeng's shot of running chasing" displayed at the press conference is also set in advance and has already been added to the relevant "database."
If you want to change a movie, such as "Feng Xiaogang's movie with a machete pursuing the ostrich" ("Old Cannon"), the TV will only use "Feng Xiaogang" as the key word for searching. This again proves that television is now more "smart" and that "artificial intelligence" is far from being reached. (The gradual maturity of technology is a good thing, but I personally do not like to exaggerate publicity)
â–²Beyond key words, effective search cannot be performed
Micro-whale TV, after using voice remote control, can also perform some basic functions, such as movie search, volume adjustment, video fast forward, which are not much different from millet TV.
Just because the millet TV system is more complex, the content displayed is not as rich as the Xiaomi TV.
Conclusion
Three comparative tests have exceeded ten thousand words, but the introduction of the system is still not very privileged, such as APP installation, children's teaching, sports events, these contents also need to be developed by the user.
Since my personal usage habits and experience of use are prioritized, I cannot fully explain it.
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