Every time I get a TV in for review, they somehow send me a larger version than the last, and while I absolutely love getting a bigger panel to test out, this time around, I have an annoyance that I just have to get off my chest before anything else.
For the love of all that is both holy and un, please can the guys who design the boxes for these things come up with a box that doesn’t feel like the TV is going to slip out from the bottom and ruin all my fun as I transport this behemoth from my car to the lounge? Please.
I do not trust tape to securely hold R14,000 worth of TV, and it just sends my stress levels through the roof!
Ahem. Anyway, now that that is done, let’s get into the review of the Xiaomi TV A Pro 75 2026 edition. This 75-inch beast boasts smart viewing features as well as a few gaming ones that will have anyone looking for a new TV pretty interested in checking it out.
Don’t Lie to Yourself: Size Matters.
My personal TV is a run-of-the-mill 55-inch. It’s nothing to write home about, but it gets the job done. When I wangled my way into reviewing a 65-inch TV, I knew that I would soon need an upgrade, but then I got the Xiaomi A Pro 75 in for review, and once again, my preference has changed.
75 inches is where it’s at.
However, I think this is really the limit.
At 75 inches, you really have a TV that offers an almost overwhelming presence. It’s great to watch and play content on, but it starts becoming too difficult to set up by yourself.
The Xiaomi A Pro 75 offers up all this viewing real estate in a stunning 4K QLED format, with decent brightness levels and a couple of gaming features, like HDR and 120Hz refresh rate, that really had me sucked in.
Besides being difficult to set up by yourself, the larger screen does have another caveat, and that is when playing games or watching TV in lower resolutions. At 1080p, you start to see just how much of a difference there is between 4K and HD content. Even Cyberpunk 2077, the be-all-and-end-all for massive graphics, looked a little old when played at 1080p.
Smort. Noice.
The Xiaomi A Pro 75 runs Google TV OS. It’s a refined version of Android OS that has a content-first approach. This means it will combine all your usual streaming platforms and showcase content on the home page based on what you’ve watched previously. It’s a neat approach to a streamlined viewing experience, but it does have drawbacks that some people don’t enjoy.
For one, if I want to access my PlayStation, I have to press the “inputs” button on the remote to access the HDMI port instead of having it as an option on the lineup. It’s not a major train smash, as I just need to press one button to get to the right menu, but some may see it otherwise.
Overall, though, I quite enjoy the Google OS. It integrates quite well with the rest of my Google products in my home, like my Google Nest speakers, and it’s easy to set up because all I need to do is sign in to my Google account, and voila.
Google TV OS also has access to a wide variety of viewing apps outside of the standard Netflix, YouTube, Disney+ and DSTV Now that we usually watch our content on.
I was a little worried that the 2GB of RAM would suffer a little with the viewing experience, but I didn’t feel any sort of delay when working through the menus or opening different apps.
Game on. Geek out.
When it comes to gaming, the Google TV OS on the Xiaomi A Pro 75 offers some gaming features. For one, when gaming mode is enabled, you can access customisable settings like brightness and refresh rates.
120Hz is achievable on the TV, but it will drop the resolution down to 1080p. This isn’t much of a train smash in my mind, because most games will do this automatically to try and hit that 120 FPS, so it’s not like you lose out on much here.
When it comes to gaming on a TV this large, however, I do prefer keeping it at 4K and leaving the refresh rate at 60Hz. It’s just way more immersive. Besides, if you really want to be competitive on console, you’re likely not playing on a TV of this size anyway.
It’s worth noting, as well, that you can only access these features when using a connected device. If you’re running a native gaming app, like GeForce Now, you don’t have access to the 120Hz refresh rate or the other HDR settings.
Bang For Buck
The Xiaomi A Pro 75 offers a vibrant viewing experience thanks to its QLED technology, but it does have some downfalls due to its being in the budget range of TVs. The viewing angles on offer are pretty decent, it does quite well with reflections, even though there are still a few, and the blacks do feel dark, but could be darker. With a bit of tweaking on the settings, you’ll quite easily get a great 4K setting that you’ll enjoy watching content over.
The speakers do ok as well. The TV itself does get quite loud, but it certainly lacks oomph in the bass department. Enabling the DTA Bass enhancement does make a difference for music, but if you’re watching shows and playing games, I’d opt for the Virtual Surround sound setting. It really amplifies the sound overall and does a pretty decent job at making it feel like you have a surround sound system hooked up.
Best of all, the TV isn’t going to break the bank. At just under R14,000, this 75-inch piece of tech is great value for money.
If you don’t mind having to call in a friend to help you set the thing up, you’ll easily have yourself a massive screen ready to game on or veg on the couch for a Lord of the Rings marathon.
