A 65-inch QLED TV that comes with a 'filmmaker mode'

This new TV offers great features at a fraction of the cost of premium brands, but is that enough to buy it?

- Shouvik Das

In 2018, Xiaomi brought its range of smart televisions to India. In due course, it had a similar effect as the company had on the smartphone market—bringing in features at lower prices than ever seen before. Fast forward to 2025, and the Xiaomi X Pro QLED television has nearly pulled off what was once typical to this brand—the experience of flagship products at a fraction of the price.

Case in point: earlier this year, Japanese giant Sony introduced a picture mode called 'Studio Calibrated' on its flagship line of Bravia televisions. The rationale was to offer buyers of some of the most premium televisions in the market a picture mode that replicated colour and related settings that a movie director shot a piece of content in. It was one of the ways through which Sony sought to differentiate its offering.