Xiaomi shows off 49-inch 3D 4K TV for just $640

Xiaomi, the innovative Chinese company that appears to be able to undercut literally any price in the hardware world, has unveiled its smart MI TV 2, a 49-inch 4K 3D television that will sell for just CN�3,999 ($640 USD).

The smart TV runs on an Android variant with the company's own TV user interface attached, and allows for sideloading of TV apps.

Powering the TV is a MediaTek MStar 6A918 chip (1.45GHz quad-core CPU, Mali-450 MP4 GPU), 2GB RAM and 8GB internal storage, although there is a microSD slot if you need more space. The TV is just 15.5mm thick.

Even the remote is innovative, as it uses Bluetooth LE, and the TV, if tapped on the bottom, will make the remote beep if you cannot find it around the house. You can also use an Bluetooth-enabled smartphone as a remote using Xiaomi's app, which includes voice and gesture control.

Being that the TV is so thin, the company says they had to separate the audio including a Bluetooth sub-woofer and a wired audio bar. The setup can be used with your mobile devices via Bluetooth, as well, which is very cool.

Chinese buyers can get the item starting on May 27th, but like other Xiaomi products, it likely will not make it out of the country.

Source:
Engadget

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 15 May 2014 21:26

KillerBug

That's f**king awesome...if they sent it to the states they could jack up the price by $200 and still have a great deal.

15.5.2014 21:37 #1

Mysttic

No kidding; that's pretty sick. Too bad we will never see it out of China.

16.5.2014 08:58 #2

TrinUK

Amazing. Sony and Panasonic should take notes

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16.5.2014 09:56 #3

Jemborg

Agreed... f**king awesome.

Apart from the screen the rest is just the bog-standard mobile hardware config, Raspberry Pi type thing. I suppose it even has a name nowadays. No wonder OUYA wants to become platform independent. Am I making sense? :)

It sucks that it won't come out of China. I wonder what that price is like for the average Chinese citizen?

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16.5.2014 10:02 #4

713tex

The benefits of child labor and an infinite labor force willing to work for next to nothing.

16.5.2014 11:09 #5

KillerBug

Originally posted by 713tex: The benefits of child labor and an infinite labor force willing to work for next to nothing. Most TVs (and electronics in general) are made under such conditions...but usually the profits are passed along to the CEO's and stockholders instead of the consumers. Plus they usually want to charge an extra $300 for a bt soundbar, $125 for a good remote, and then they put some terrible UI on it.

All I wonder about is the quality...4K support is different than 4K and when we first got 1080P there were a ton of cheap TVs that were sold as 1080P when the actual displays were 480i.

16.5.2014 14:07 #6

Mrguss

Originally posted by 713tex: The benefits of child labor and an infinite labor force willing to work for next to nothing. ....as in U.S. The land of sheep & home of the slave, will not see this great TV. Thanks to the f**** A greedy Corps.

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16.5.2014 15:32 #7

kutulu1

Originally posted by 713tex: The benefits of child labor and an infinite labor force willing to work for next to nothing. The iPhone was built using this same workforce...lol

16.5.2014 22:00 #8

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