Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Extremely-HD HDR Good TV (L55M8-5XIN) Assessment: Professional Provides You Google TV

Regardless of the numerous completely different fashions and sub-brand names for televisions underneath the Xiaomi steady — and the potential for confusion that comes with it — the portfolio is definitely fairly elegantly laid out in the event you attempt to perceive it. Redmi televisions typically stick with the funds segments and smaller sizes, whereas the ‘Xiaomi’ branding is utilized to greater and extra feature-filled choices throughout costs and classes. Leaving apart the costlier QLED and OLED choices for now, Xiaomi is now fine-tuning its LED TV vary with incremental enhancements for barely increased costs. Enter the brand new X Professional sequence, which guarantees a bit greater than the late-2022’s X Sequence.

Priced at Rs. 32,999 onwards (Rs. 47,999 for the 55-inch mannequin on evaluation right here), the Xiaomi X Professional sequence comes with a giant change within the software program, as in comparison with earlier Xiaomi fashions — the Google TV person interface on prime of Android TV 11. There’s additionally help for Dolby Imaginative and prescient IQ and Dolby Atmos, other than a 40W speaker system and dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity. All of it sounds nice on paper, however how does this budget-friendly TV carry out in actuality? Discover out on this evaluation.

The Xiaomi X Professional TV helps each the Dolby Imaginative and prescient IQ and HDR10+ excessive dynamic vary codecs, other than HDR10 and HLG

 

Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV design and specs

The Xiaomi X Professional sequence is offered in three measurement choices starting from 43 inches to 55 inches, and Xiaomi despatched us the 55-inch variant (priced at Rs. 47,999) for evaluation. This places it at round Rs. 10,000 greater than the equal mannequin within the X Sequence, however the firm is providing higher specs and options to go together with this value improve. All televisions on this vary are Extremely-HD (4K) decision TVs with comparable specs; the one variations are the display screen sizes and a decrease 30W-rated sound output on the 43-inch variant, as in comparison with 40W on the 50-inch and 55-inch variants.

As in comparison with the X Sequence, the Professional vary affords a little bit of an enchancment within the design division. Essentially the most noticeable of those are the silver borders throughout the display screen and silver stands; the color positively seems to be so much nicer than black, and gives the look that this can be a extra premium tv that its value would have you ever consider. Like most current-generation televisions, the borders are slim and the screen-to-body ratio is pretty excessive, retaining your consideration on the display screen itself.

The module proper under the Xiaomi brand on the X Professional is a good bit greater than on the X Sequence TVs, to accommodate the hands-free microphone system, {hardware} mute change, and the indicator lights for each the microphone and TV itself. It is a helpful function in the event you’re accustomed to the voice-controlled life, however you may simply as simply change it off in the event you choose.

By way of ports and connectivity choices on the again, you get three HDMI ports (one in all which helps eARC), two USB ports, Digital Optical Out and three.5mm for exterior audio connectivity, and RCA sockets for connectivity with older supply units. There’s additionally an Ethernet port on the Xiaomi X Professional TV, along with dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5 connectivity. All of those face to the left and backside of the TV, whereas the mounted energy cable attaches to the fitting.

In case you have the TV wall mounted as I did for this evaluation, you might need some hassle reaching the ports, so you will wish to have these connections already hooked up earlier than you raise the TV into place. For desk mounting, the stands are included within the field and are fairly stable. They connect close to the corners, so you will want a large sufficient desk for the Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch TV.

It is the identical acquainted distant on the Xiaomi X Professional TV, with hotkeys for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and YouTube

 

Different specs value mentioning for the X Professional sequence are 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage for apps and app information, a 60Hz normal refresh fee, and excessive dynamic vary help for the HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Imaginative and prescient IQ, and HLG codecs.

Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV distant and options

Xiaomi hasn’t made many modifications to its pretty normal distant design, which implies it could possibly promote substitute remotes, or allow you to pair the identical distant with different Xiaomi televisions or streaming units. Even in the event you’re new to the model, you will discover that the distant is gentle and simple sufficient to make use of, and enhancements to the firmware over time have made up for the scarcity of devoted buttons (for capabilities equivalent to muting the amount or shortly accessing settings).

As at all times, the distant is powered by two AAA batteries and makes use of Bluetooth for connectivity, so you do not have to level it on the TV to work as soon as you’ve got full the straightforward pairing course of while you first arrange the Xiaomi X Professional TV. There are hotkeys for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and YouTube, and a Google Assistant button which works with the microphone on the distant itself. As talked about earlier, you too can use hands-free Google Assistant straight on the TV, in the event you choose.

Key further options on the Xiaomi X Professional TV embody Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), built-in Chromecast with help for Extremely-HD and HDR streaming, and a built-in ambient gentle sensor to regulate the display screen brightness based on room situations.

Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV software program and interface

Most of Xiaomi’s televisions (with the notable exception of the just lately launched Redmi Fireplace TV) run on the Android TV working system, and the X Professional isn’t any completely different. With Android TV 11 underneath the hood, the tv helps the Google Play Retailer and all of its apps, in addition to interconnected capabilities equivalent to Google Assistant and Google account-based sign-in and linking to different providers.

The important thing distinction, and maybe the one that the majority justifies the ‘Professional’ moniker is the truth that the Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV additionally options the Google TV person interface, in contrast to the inventory Android TV UI that has been on Xiaomi televisions so far. Expectedly, there’s additionally the PatchWall person interface in place for many who would possibly choose it, however Google TV’s content-centric method and cleaner design will most likely attraction to some extra individuals than earlier than.

There’s hands-free Google Assistant, with a bodily change to allow or disable the microphone for listening

 

PatchWall is, after all, a bit extra ‘native’ centered, so that you would possibly get higher suggestions and content material curation in the event you’re extra invested in Indian content material and closely use Indian streaming providers. Google TV tends to work higher with international content material and Worldwide streaming providers equivalent to Netflix and Prime Video, though Disney+ Hotstar works simply as properly. Switching between PatchWall and Google TV is as simple as a single button press; every has a devoted button on the distant.

Whereas Google TV on the Chromecast is ready to combine Netflix into the suggestions and curation, third-party Google TV units such because the Xiaomi X Professional nonetheless cannot do this. Fortuitously, Netflix is built-in into the search operate, so you may straight leap to Netflix content material from the Google TV interface itself.

Out of all of the apps I had put in on the Xiaomi X Professional TV, Prime Video, Hotstar, Apple TV, Sony Liv, and Zee5 could possibly be linked with the Google TV curation system, though there are lots of extra that may also be utilized when you’ve got them, whereas YouTube rows present up by default. The curation is superb, categorising by style, movies just like what you’ve got already watched or looked for, and standard titles or new releases that you simply would possibly wish to know (or be reminded) about.

Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV efficiency

Xiaomi is so much newer to the tv area than a lot of its opponents, however the model has accomplished a exceptional job in narrowing the efficiency gaps in a comparatively brief span of time. The Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV has seen efficiency enhancements over older Xiaomi fashions due to continued fine-tuning, and entry to trendy codecs equivalent to Dolby Imaginative and prescient IQ and Dolby Atmos additionally helps.

Usefully, the person interface efficiency can be improved as in comparison with the X Sequence televisions, and also you get a largely constant and hassle-free expertise on the Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV. Whereas I did have some hassle with HDMI-CEC and with the ability to shortly change to my Apple TV 4K (third Gen) when turning the TV on, it typically carried out properly and labored properly with exterior units.

Most of my viewing for this evaluation was Extremely-HD excessive dynamic vary content material from numerous streaming providers, with a specific concentrate on Ted Lasso season 3 (out there in Dolby Imaginative and prescient HDR) and Air (out there within the HDR10+ format). Different content material I watched included Fall, Dahaad, and clips from the F1 TV app.

The Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch TV works properly with all sorts of codecs and resolutions, together with full-HD SDR content material

 

Though costlier choices are inclined to do a greater job with upscaling, most 55-inch televisions expectedly carry out optimally when used with high-resolution content material. Ted Lasso is among the many extra technically and visually adept internet sequence out there to observe proper now, and naturally regarded excellent, placing the TV’s Dolby Imaginative and prescient capabilities to good use. Though there did often look like a slight sepia tinge within the look, the colors, sharpness, and distinction appeared for the big half had been glorious for a tv on this value phase.

The TV additionally performed properly with the shortly altering dynamics of the sequence. The locker room scenes with restricted motion had been understandably simpler to deal with, and the element of the excessive decision made it simpler to identify the nuances in facial expressions, even on the faces of the characteristically reserved Roy Kent and Trent Crimm. Sooner sequences such because the soccer matches and coaching classes regarded first rate, with the smoothness, stream, and movement points considerably higher than what I’ve seen on most televisions at this value stage.

Most televisions have a tendency to indicate a extra noticeable distinction between Dolby Imaginative and prescient and HDR10+/ HDR10 content material (or do not deal with both too properly), however the Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV handles all of its supported excessive dynamic vary codecs moderately properly. Air and Dahaad (each on Prime Video) regarded almost pretty much as good as similar-resolution Dolby Imaginative and prescient content material on Netflix and Apple TV+, though all of it regarded a good bit softer and fewer vibrant than on even among the entry-level quantum-dot televisions I’ve reviewed.

Though the Xiaomi X Professional TV can get moderately vibrant, the image is not fairly as impactful in comparison with a good QLED TV; you will nonetheless have to darken the room as a lot as you may for finest outcomes. LED TVs are a good bit costlier now than even a few years in the past, however the Xiaomi X Professional does slender the hole to raised display screen tech a good bit, and is arguably among the many higher choices you should buy at underneath Rs. 50,000 proper now. Upscaling additionally sees some enhancements, and the TV is so much higher than the X sequence at dealing with lower-resolution content material on its giant display screen.

Survival thriller Fall on Prime Video streamed at HD/ full-HD decision, and the variations in sharpness and element had been seen, however not important. Though the image was undoubtedly softer and fewer putting, it was completely watchable and pleasurable, with the Xiaomi X Professional getting it proper for probably the most half. The colors had been a bit over-pronounced as in comparison with HDR content material, however at no level did something really feel misplaced or unusual.

Sound on televisions has seen some large enchancment in recent times, and Xiaomi is among the many higher manufacturers in India relating to making an effort on enhancing built-in sound on its TVs. With 40W of rated sound output, the Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch Good TV can get very loud and largely avoids sudden quantity spikes. Voices, musical scores, and motion sequences alike sound first rate and properly tuned. Whereas an excellent soundbar will clearly improve the general expertise, you might fairly simply do with out one with the Xiaomi X Professional 55-inch TV.

Verdict

Xiaomi’s LED TV vary has grown impressively over time, and the X Professional pushes the boundaries of value-for-money even additional. At Rs. 47,999, the 55-inch X Professional TV affords dependable efficiency, first rate image and sound high quality, and the advantages of premium options equivalent to hands-free Google Assistant and dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity. Above all, the software program expertise — backed by the Google TV UI and Android TV 11 — units this other than most different choices on this value phase.

In case you have a tough funds of Rs. 50,000 for a 55-inch tv, this could positively be in your listing of choices to think about; it is a dependable, simple big-screen tv with no important drawbacks other than maybe taking part in it a bit too secure with image high quality on the entire. That mentioned, you might additionally take into account the marginally older X Sequence from Xiaomi, which is sort of pretty much as good however significantly extra inexpensive due to current reductions.

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