The MiTV2 is Xiaomi's second generation of TV, It is a 49-inch 4K TV, the size of the TV takes into consideration the size of the living rooms of young people today. The Xiaomi TV 2 is a product that caters to the needs of the younger generation.
For more detail features of MiTV2 please see this Xiaomi MiTV 2 - A walk through
MiTV 2
MiTV2 is only available in China market at the time of this writing, and only come in Chinese menu and interface, with warranty covered in China only.
If you are ordering from the official Xiaomi China site, you can only buy 1 unit at a time @RMB3,999 plus a RMB150 delivery charges to any one of the 105 deliverable locations in Xiaomi China. Currently they do not ship outside of China.
If you are buying online from any China online site, for International credit cards, a 3% charge will be imposed on the charges, including the delivery charges.
If you are ordering from the official Xiaomi China site, you can only buy 1 unit at a time @RMB3,999 plus a RMB150 delivery charges to any one of the 105 deliverable locations in Xiaomi China. Currently they do not ship outside of China.
If you are buying online from any China online site, for International credit cards, a 3% charge will be imposed on the charges, including the delivery charges.
Buying Xiaomi’s appoint Distributor
If sourcing from other "Xiaomi’s appointed distributors" in China, who may have stocks for bulk volume order, usually there’s a bit of mark-up on their side as their own margin.
Our Add-ons Bundles
The official Xiaomi MiTV 2 comes with the 49-inch TV, soundbar, sub-woofer, 2 pairs of 3D sunglasses, and the installation kits. However, you would eventually need to purchase additional add-ons non-bundled items - mounting kit for the TV, wireless Bluetooth Gamepad, 3 metre 1.4V HDMI cable, soft silicone protective cover for the remote control, and a 8GB USB drive for sample 4K demo videos and 3D movies.
Rooted and Jailbreak Services
Being only available in China for now, MiTV2 only comes in Chinese interface, however, if you requires English menu, you’ll need to get someone to root the Android OS, and do the necessary customisation or purchase an App that’ll do the necessary English interface for you.
Transport to Malaysia, freight, insurance plus Tax
The TV packing is 23KG and the subwoofer itself is 11KG, add on wooden crates for shipment would make up a total of almost 40KG. There are cost incurred by sea freight with wooden crate, insurance coverage and door-to-door delivery.
Malaysian custom import duty is 30% for TV and 10% for sales tax
Malaysian custom import duty is 30% for TV and 10% for sales tax
Warranty
Most vendor bring the units in and sell it on an "AS-IS" basis, once you carry the unit out of their door, you are on your own. Groupon gave 7-days warranty.
Optional Items
It's like when buying your smartphone nowadays, you are expected to spend more on sleeve covers, screen protectors and all kinds of accessories.
If you need a truly integrated experience with the Xiaomi TV 2, you will certainly need:
a) the Menu interface to be in English (if you don;t read Chinese)
b) All the add-on bundle items like wall mount kit, Bluetooth Wireless Gamepad, HDMI cable, Cat-6 cable extension and 8G USB drive with sample 3D & 4K videos,
c) There are less than 30 4K movie titles available on Amazon site, and if you try on torrent sites, you ar elucky to find more than 2, and each true 4K movies can be around 140-160GB, however, MiTV2 can also playback 3D movies, there are a few hundred titles out there, without these contents, it's just a normal TV;
d) While you can playback you movies / music from a USB drive connecting to the TV's 2 USB ports, for long term, you'll most probably requires a Xiaomi AC router/NAS to store all your movies, music and photos, which is tightly integrated with the Mi TV2
e) There are Apps available on IOS/Android to control the Xiaomi AC router, speakers and manage your content;
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