Nowadays the term 'Smart TV' is very familiar to the common man; as many consumer electronics manufacturing giants launched smart televisions back to back. Xiaomi launched a TV stick which helps you to convert your ordinary TV into a smart one. This pen drive live stick can plug to your TV's HDMI port and it will stream video contents from the internet. This Xiaomi made device is just like an amazon fire stick which will stream video contents from content providers like amazon prime, Netflix, Hotstar, etc. This Mi TV Stick supports video resolutions up to 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixel resolution-FHD) at 60fps that's why you can stream Full HD contents to the TV with this compact device.
This one is the second video streaming device from Xiaomi as this company launched Mi box 4K in May 2020. This gadget works on Android TV 9.0 OS which is bunded with Chromecast. With this Chromecast support, you can cast contents from your handheld gadget to TV. For example; if you are watching a video on youTube from your android mobile and you want to see it on a big screen you cast the video to your smart TV. The only requirement is both the mobile and TV must be in the same network (wifi/Mobile Hotspot). This TV stick is powered by a 64-bit Quad-core Cortex A53 processor which works in tandem with an ARM Mali 450 GPU.
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Both streaming devices from Xiaomi differs from its smart TV by its interface. Xiaomi Smart TVs work on the interface Patchwall but the TV stick and Mi Box 4K don't have a patch wall. Mi TV stick included Google data saver that will help you to monitor and manage data usage (Which will work on mobile hotspot only). with this feature; you can watch three times more volume of data than usual, you do with normal smart TVs. Also, it will alert you with the data warnings; if necessary.
Mi TV stick supports video decoder formats like VP9/10, H.265, H.264, VC-1, MPEG-1 / MPEG-2/ MPEG-4, real video 8/9, and 10. It offers Dolby Audio and DTS Digital type of audio support. Mi TV Stick comes with the Google voice assistant as voice is much convenient for searching than typing long text. Using this TV stick you can access play store and download 5000+ apps on the TV. This stick offers 1 GB of DDR4 RAM and 8 GB of eMMC internal storage. Google assistant features can be accessed using the remote supplied along with the Mi TV Stick. The microphone in the remote will pick your voice and act accordingly. There is also one dedicated key to launch the voice assistant.
On connectivity end, it supports Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 (Remote works on Bluetooth). This stick can be used with LCD, LED, or Even plasma TVs which has HDMI port. Xiaomi TV stick comes with a micro USB port and one HDMI port; the micro USB port power up the device. An AC adapter is bundled in the box this adapter with a micro USB connector meets the power requirement of the device. It will take just 30 minutes to start using the device. You need to plug the device on HDMI port connect/share wifi to the stick and you can start streaming.
This TV stick is launched with a price tag of ₹2,799 and will be on sale from midnight of 7th August through Flipkart, Mi.com and you can also purchase the device from nearby Mi Home stores.
Author: Syed Shiyaz Mirza | WhatsApp: 9809385113
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