Xiaomi 55-inch Mi TV 4X Pro launched in India for Rs 39,999, will be available for buying from January 15

Xiaomi literally took smart TV market by storm when it launched Mi TV 4 in India last year. A smart 4K HDR-rey TV for Rs 39,999 was hard to imagine back in day after all. Mi TV 4 was later replaced by Mi TV 4 Pro which brought a handful of useful upgres including full-scale Android TV support (in dition to Xiaomi’s PatchWall user interface) and a voice remote. Picture quality and audio remained largely unchanged though. 

On Thursday, Xiaomi anunced 55-inch Mi TV 4X Pro, an upgre to Mi TV 4 Pro that focuses primarily on se aspects while keeping intact, all or things that we’ve grown to associate with se TVs, including a mainstream pricing. 55-inch Mi TV 4X Pro will be available for buying in India for Rs 39,999 from Flipkart, Mi.com/in and Mi Home stores from January 15.

Mi TV 4X Pro has a 10-bit (also called deep colour) panel which in tandem with HDR can help create depth and a sense of reality while watching content (that supports HDR). While im quality enhancements that a 10-bit panel brings over an 8-bit panel are worthwhile, it is important to te that, im quality enhancements that a 10-bit panel brings over an 8-bit panel are also dependent on content. Neir brocast TV r Blu-ray support deep color, so even though your TV may have a 10-bit panel, chances are you may never see 10-bit content on it. Regardless, Mi TV 4X Pro will be able to produce over a billion colours (as opposed to 16.8 million on a TV with an 8-bit panel), which is good for both, watching HDR content from streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, and bragging rights.

As for audio, Mi TV 4X Pro comes with a dual 20W stereo speaker set-up with DTS-HD surround sound as opposed to dual 16W set-up on Mi TV 4A Pro. 

Rest of specifications remain same.  55-inch Mi TV 4X Pro boasts of a 3840x2160 pixel resolution, a latency of 8 ms, a refresh rate of 60Hz, and 178 degree viewing angles. It is powered by a qu-core Amlogic processor with Mali 450 GPU. It comes with 2GB of RAM and 8GB of stor. It comes with dual-band Wi-Fi (802.11ac) and Bluetooth 4.2. Connectivity options include 3 HDMI (1 ARC), 2 USB, a S/PDIF and an Ernet port. 

Mi TV 4X Pro, just like Mi TV 4A Pro, comes with dual interface – PatchWall and stock Android TV – and allows users to switch between two at will. PatchWall is based on "deep learning AI that references metata to make intelligent content recommendations tailored to you," according to Xiaomi which means that it can learn from users’ viewing habits and show and suggest content accordingly. One of gripes with first-generation Mi TV 4 was that users h to side-lo apps on it because re was Google Play Store. Stock Android TV user interface ds Google Play Store to Mi TV 4X Pro (and Mi TV 4A Pro) letting users install apps directly.

Just like Mi TV 4A Pro, Mi TV 4X Pro will also support almost every prominent set-top box in India, from Tata Sky to ones offered by local players like Hathway. 

Xiaomi is also refreshing existing Mi TV 4A Pro line-up with a new 43-inch model that will sit between 32-inch Mi TV 4C Pro and 49-inch Mi TV 4A Pro. 43-inch Mi TV 4A Pro will be available for buying for Rs 22,999 from January 15 from Flipkart, Mi.com/in and Mi Home stores. ditionally, Xiaomi has also launched Mi Soundbar -- its first soundbar in India -- to complement its Mi TVs. Mi Soundbar packs eight drivers, including two 20mm dome tweeters, two 2.5inch woofers and four passive riators and comes with five connectivity options including Line-In, AUX, Optical, Bluetooth and S/PDIF. Xiaomi is touting fact that its Mi Soundbar will be compatible with any TV and reuires only 30 seconds for setup. Mi TV Soundbar will be available for buying for Rs 4,999 from January 16 from Mi.com/in and Mi Home stores. 

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