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One of my best value purchases in Shopee last year was my Xiaomi Mi TV 4S 65-inch. Was able to catch this on sale brand new for Php30k delivered.

Overview:




Review after 6 months:



It took me around 3 months of research and going to malls to check up on the actual product before I managed to settle on this unit. My choices then would range from a low of 42k to 55k for the 65-inchers. It would run the gamut of the various brands as Devant, HiSense, TCL, Skyworth, Vizio, Samsung, LG, Sony Panasonic, or even Coocaa TV. I have a budget to maintain kasi kaya I need to get the best bang for my buck. I know I could be satisfied with even a 55-incher, pero nanghihinayang din ako since 65" would be an ideal size for the space that I have. I could locate it either sa bedroom or the living room and would still have plenty of space for it.

From my research, I have narrowed down the features that matters to me. Motion compensation had always been a touted feature but I always see sa mga reviews to disable these upon setting up the TV. Motion smoothing/ frame interpolation as the feature is also called causes the soap opera effect when watching movies. One other feature to ignore also is dynamic brightness or its various aliases. This is mostly good for showcasing the TV in the store, where everything is maxed out. My main use is for Netflix viewing so these are features that are less of a concern to me. It may be different for you if your main use is mainly sports for example. One reason to go with Xiaomi also is the generally good experience we've had with the brand. Although their main business mantra is maintaining a low cost to be able to lower the price, they are still able to maintain an acceptable level of quality.

Be that as it may, this Xiaomi unit has probably all that I need in just the right amount. I have it setup in a sort of a natural balance for general viewing, but it can also detect HDR content and set it accordingly. If I may be watching sports, it also has appropriate settings for that. Of course, if these features would be subjected to lab conditions these may not be the best implementation there is. But I am watching more of the content and not always be on the lookout for artifacts. I would occasionally be glancing on reviews while watching a movie, or reading comments while on YouTube. I sometimes do that by casting the video content from my celphone or my laptop as I read up thru the casting device. For movies, I haven't tried yet to cast Netflix but it's usually a 3rd party free streaming site. *wink* One of the areas where I think they cut a corner though is the panel used. I think it's just an 8-bit panel cause I can offten see the banding especially on the darker scenes. Not that it bothered me as much.

Right now though, I can't seem to find it being offered in Shopee. There's now a lot of Xiaomi 55-incher as opposed to when I bought mine where it's usually the 40" to the 43". The 65-inch being offered there by Xiaomi are the really premium ones selling for 100k plus. If you can manage to still find the Xiaomi Mi 4S (or whichever is the current model in the lineup) 65" Smart TV at 32k or so I can definitely recommend this.