Millet universal remote control evaluation




On July 13, 2015, the Xiaomi Crowdfunding Platform was formally launched. The Xiaomi Crowdfunding Platform is a comprehensive service platform for the sponsors of smart hardware product projects that provides one-stop shopping, crowdfunding, incubation, operation, and investment. Millet crowdfunding platform before the launch of many users and the media are quite looking forward to Xiaomi's new product release. Sure enough, the first product launched on the Xiaomi crowdfunding platform is the "millet universal remote control", the number of people raised in the day is 2000 in short Within a few minutes, it reached the goal of crowdfunding. It seems that the universe has no way to stop the enthusiasm of rice noodles. This sofa Xiaobian also got the crowd-raising version of the "millet universal remote control" in advance. Let's take a look at it together.



Millet universal remote control main components include, remote control main X1, power data line X1 (length 1M), instructions for use X1. Universal remote control size is 100X100X26 (mm), product weight 133g, power input DC 5V 1A, infrared frequency 38KHz, wireless type WiFi2.4GHZ, wireless standard IEEE802.11 b/g/n. The main body of the remote control is made of PC plastic material, and the surface is painted with a piano. (It is necessary to explain here that the surface of the piano paint is very appealing to people's eyes, but the disadvantage of the plastic material adopting this process is that the black surface is very easy to be dirty, and the surface is cleaned. It is easy to scratch the surface and produce scratches. I personally care about the durability and ageing of the product. I hope that the second-generation products will have other processes on the surface, and later I hope to increase the number of colors.




"Millet universal remote control" bottom anti-slip rubber ring to prevent the product from falling off the table, the bottom of the grid design around the overall look is also more comfortable, but the grid design of these holes is easy to accumulate dust is not easy to clean is also a necessary drop. Although not a big problem, I personally think that it is convenient to clean the product while maintaining the aesthetics of the product. I also hope to consider things that people like to be close to perfect after all.

The round design of the "millet universal remote control" has 360 ° full range of infrared emission, effective distance of 20 meters, villa-level living room in the same space of all appliances can be no dead remote control, home appliances and more holding the phone can easily remote control .




"Millet universal remote control" side has Reset reset button and 5V 1A charging interface. When the product is used, the power supply needs to insert the data cable into the socket with USB jack, the router with USB interface, mobile power, and any The USB plugs can power the "millet universal remote control".

Here Xiao Bian needs to give some personal advice. Its own product is compact and has its portability. If the cable is tied up, then the random placement of the product will be reduced. In fact, it is entirely possible to add a few hundred milliamps of lithium batteries internally. When low, the mobile phone or the product itself warns that charging is also a good choice, or adding 2 to 3 button batteries at the bottom is also very desirable.






To use the "millet universal remote control" mobile phone must be installed millet "smart home" APP, mobile phone access WIFI remote control power, open millet smart home, APP will automatically pop "millet universal remote control" prompts to connect, according to the prompt Click on the next step to be bound with the "millet universal remote control".




After successfully binding the "millet universal remote control", the APP's main interface is relatively simple and does not require excessive learning costs. Click to enter the universal remote control interface, there are three main options below: copy remote control, add remote control, model search. The literal meaning is well understood. We will explain the functions of these three options in detail. If you do not perform any operation on these three options, clicking on “Millet's Remote Control” will have a simple remote control interface. If you have a millet TV at home, you can control the TV switch and other operations without having to pair.




Copy remote control: It is well understood that the remote control of the home such as air conditioners, televisions, etc. is copied to a mobile phone. There are many options for copying into the remote control interface. Copying different types of home appliances and digital products There will be a corresponding virtual button interface.

For example, when we copy the TV remote control, the virtual button interface of the TV remote control is first popped up. At this time, all the virtual buttons are gray. Click the button you want to copy, for example “volume button”, and APP will prompt you to take When your TV remote control is aimed at the "Millet universal remote control" and presses the same button, the virtual screen button copied after pressing will change from "gray" to "color" to prove successful copying, other key copying and so on. Copying remote controls is relatively cumbersome, but this option maximizes key press accuracy. If you are too lazy to copy, you can see the "Add Remote Control" setting instructions below.




Adding a remote controller: Take your own TCL LCD TV as an example, enter the “add remote” option, select “TV” and find the corresponding TV brand. After selecting a good brand, there will be an adaptation section. The database calls the data to be paired once, and the user who used the M4 phone should not be unfamiliar. Pressing the screen prompts to adapt the screen will display the button icon. Click the “switch” button to see if the TV responds accordingly. If there is no response, click. The bottom left corner of the screen "no response", until there is a response, click "response" to enter the next adaptation session, after all the pairing link is successful, the remote controller is added and displays the virtual remote control interface, back to the millet universal remote control main interface is added The remote control will also be displayed. Users can change the name of the remote control according to their needs.

In the process of adding a remote controller, there is no search box during the search for the product brand, but the arrangement is based on the brand subtitles from A to Z. If the brand of your TV and home appliance is Z, it is troublesome to search. Adding a search box to later versions allows users to find the brand of their home appliances.




If the above "replication remote control" and "add remote control" as the user's you feel very troublesome, then you can directly enter the "model search" option, enter the TV brand in the search box, you can also directly enter the model of the home appliance to Changhong TV as an example we look into the "trial remote control" interface, enter the interface and click on the virtual button to see if the TV responds correctly, if the response is correct click on "OK" to add Changhong TV remote control in the universal remote control Main interface. If the response is not correct return to the search box to continue searching for the corresponding model and adapt it.




"Millet universal remote control" currently supports more than 6,000 home appliance brands worldwide, the client comes with more than 80,000 remote control data locally, and the cloud reserves more than 250,000 remote control data, it can be said that the current home appliances with remote control And digital products can be added and remotely controlled. At the same time, “Millet's universal remote control” also inherited the millet system and the new fine traditions. It can be said that 100% remote control can be achieved.




As an intimate function, a mobile phone can remotely control so many home appliances. Of course, it must be shared with family and friends. Click on the share button to select the type of account to be shared. After selecting, enter the partner's account and send an invitation. The other party will receive the invitation. Inviting notice, all the remote controls that you have set up after the invitee clicks “Agree” are displayed under the other party’s smart home app.

At the same time, there are meticulous classifications for family members, but the current classification and sharing seem to have a small BUG. After sharing a family, if you want to share with other members of the family to share the entrance, you can't find anyone else, which means you can't share it with a second family member. Can only be shared with other family members through "account search sharing", and there is remote control sharing. All the remote controllers share the past. If you encounter a bear child plus more home appliances and so bear children, I think you will crash Drop it. The sharing hopes to be meticulous. For example, sharing love to children can be selectively shared. Only sharing the TV to the children, the elderly can share the remote control TV, and the organic top box. Goal sharing to achieve a meticulous division is more consistent with the operating habits of various members of the family. I believe this can be solved in the later APP and firmware versions.

Another appealing function of “Millet Universal Remote Control” is “remote control” and “timing control” function. After the device is successfully bound, you can turn on the air conditioner ahead of time if you are in the unit or go home. If the millet is out, Water heaters can also be remotely controlled to start boil water and go home to take a hot bath. The “timing control” function is more suitable for office workers whose biological clocks are more regular, and the switches of all household appliances are set according to their own schedules. Then it will be a beautiful smart life.







to sum up:

The current advantages and disadvantages of the product have already been mentioned in the article, and it is hoped that Xiaomi can solve it as soon as possible. After all, the user experience is the first.

At present, there are many products similar to “Millet Universal Remote Control” on the market, and the approximate price of products of the same class is around 150~300. This millet crowdfunded “Millet Universal Remote Control” appears undoubtedly at a price of 79 yuan. Lower industry prices, for the time being not to mention how much user needs, simply from the perspective of cost-effective is very attractive. At present, from the millet's product line, the smart home brand has taken a big step forward. I remember Lei Jun said one sentence at the press conference: Let everyone enjoy the fun of technology! It is true that Xiaomi has done it many times, but everyone knows that new products need to be grabbed is a must-have, or can let users buy the most practical use.

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