The official version of "the hottest accessory for Xiaomi mobile phones by far" Xiaomi Box has already arrived Love to play computer games In the office, after a little time of evaluation, is Xiaomi Box just a network set-top box, or just a fever accessory? Let's have a look.

Millet box parameters

CPU：Cortex-A9 800Mhz

RAM：1GB

Operating system: Android 4.1.2

Connection: Wi Fi ® IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Micro USB, RJ45, 2.5mm digital audio output

Others: remote control, OTG, AV output

Size: 105 × 105 × 21mm

Weight: 280g

Appearance and accessories

The package of millet box has a strong millet style, and only the simple millet logo is on the box.

On the back of the box is the selling point description of millet box. Such as Hailiang videos and movies; Dolby decoding, 1080P playback, etc.

Open the box and you can see the true face of the millet box.

It is worth noting that the protection of millet boxes is quite excellent. There is a sponge at the top, and the base is protected by tape.

The millet box is simple in design. There is only one millet logo on the front, and it uses matte skin to avoid fingerprint problems.

There is a rubber belt at the bottom, which is relatively stable. Compared with the front, the piano paint used on the back is easier to scratch and have abrasion marks.

From left to right, the interfaces of the millet box are: AV composite output MircoUSB、RJ45、HDMI 1.3、 Power interface.

Open the accessories layer, you can see the San Bao certificate and the simple instructions of the millet box.

The design of millet box remote control is similar to millet box. The front design is simple, and it is copied by sanding. The simple nine button design can be easily used even by children and elderly people.

The piano paint on the back of the millet box remote control is also easy to wear. The battery adopts CR2032 battery, which is easy to purchase.

Millet box uses USB, which is universal.

Xiaomi Box randomly presents HDMI wires, which is quite conscientious. HDMI wire is well made. Although there is no exaggerated snakeskin net or screen magnetic ring, it is enough for short distance use.

HDMI wire adopts gold-plated interface, and the internal color of the interface is millet orange.

Software experience:

This Xiaomi Box software experience uses 1.2.2d built-in test firmware, and the functions are slightly different according to different firmware.

The startup screen of Xiaomi Box can see the obvious iCN TV. There is also Xiaomi logo, Dolby effect and DTS decoding below.

When you enter the function interface, you can see that the interface layout of Xiaomi Box is similar to that of HD TV used at home, which is very easy to use. And it has a similar Metro square design and reflection, which is quite dazzling in visual effect.

Interestingly, Xiaomi Box will regularly update the topics. These topics are unified in theme and have beautiful background pictures. The visual effect is quite excellent.

Enter the film and television classification and distinguish according to different columns.

In the ranking list, Xiaomi Box ranks users according to their collections, playing times, and favorable comments.

User column, this column is more interesting. In addition to recording the broadcast history, there are collections and chasing dramas. At the same time, there is also local play here, which will be described in detail later.

The playback history is arranged according to time.

The application column is the Android program column, which has quite a lot of applications. It has everything from online music playing to games, and is constantly updated. At the same time, the application of millet box has been customized, which is more suitable for remote control operation

The picture above shows customized plants fighting zombies. It's quite interesting to use the remote control.

Setting function:

The settings of millet box are divided into system settings and playback settings.

In the playback setting, you can set the definition adjustment, picture comparison, dynamic range compression, audio output, etc.

The system settings are more abundant. You can set wifi, resolution, speed test, etc.

The WiFi of Xiaomi Box is slightly weaker than that of mobile phones. The number of WiFi searched is relatively small, but it is enough for home use.

Resolution setting of millet box.

The picture zoom function may need to be set on different TVs to fill the screen.

Perform a speed test.

According to the test results, millet box will recommend the corresponding clarity.

Play locally:

The local playback capability of Xiaomi Box is very powerful. It can be hard decoded in many formats, and there is no pressure to drag and drop it back and forth. At the same time, Xiaomi Box supports DTS decoding and Dolby sound effect, and the actual playback effect is quite good. At least the author has used it as a high-definition player.

Play<<Victoria's Secret 2013>>, 1080P MKV format, playing without pressure.

A favorite format for HD enthusiasts. The 1080P TS is a Blu ray original disk with a high bit rate and a capacity of 39.2G.

When playing the 1080P TS, the millet box still has no pressure, and there is no buffering or broken sound when dragging for a long time.

At the same time, Xiaomi Box can also select video audio tracks and subtitles when playing videos locally. Switching audio tracks will stop for a short time.

Xiaomi Box supports local picture browsing, and basically the commonly used formats are also supported.

Xiaomi Box supports local music playing. The author has used flac format and high code rate mp3 format, which is also free of pressure.

Xiaomi Box can read the cover during playing, and the visual effect is quite good.

Summary:

As the "most popular accessory of Xiaomi mobile phones so far", Xiaomi Box is not as simple as accessories. Among the high-definition network video playback functions, Xiaomi Box is an excellent product. Rich online video resources and smooth operation, plus weekly and monthly firmware upgrades, are worth 299 yuan in my opinion.

As the author of HD enthusiast, during the evaluation, Xiaomi Box has expected HTPC's position in the living room. OTG direct playback is supported. The Blu ray transcoding and original Blu ray disc that I often watch still play without pressure at high code rate. By virtue of the local broadcast function, the author has fallen in love with Xiaomi Box.