We recently brought you an article on how Xiaomi is reinventing the 1080p market segment for PC monitors. Today, however, let’s cut the budget back even further and see just how much Xiaomi can offer us when our wallets are feeling tight.
In the past, shopping for a monitor or any kind of screen on a budget was rather grim, with the results being small, low-resolution screens from manufacturers you’ve never heard of. You usually also had to deal with a delivered product that didn’t look that nice and performed even worse than it looked.
Xiaomi has completely turned this experience on its head with the Xiaomi A22i, a quality display you can buy right now from Takealot with the low RRP of just R2 199.
For your money, you’re getting a large 21.45-inch display that’s Full HD – 1920 x 1080. Xiaomi hasn’t even skimped on the refresh rate and actually gives you more with 75Hz, while those other companies still settle for the standard 60Hz or, even worse, 30Hz. Just on its size, resolution, and refresh rate, Xiaomi already has most of the competition beat out at this price point, but it doesn’t stop there.
The VA display panel on the Xiaomi A22i is factory-calibrated to cover 99 percent of the sRGB colour gamut – that means that this monitor can not only display 16.7 million distinct colours, but they all look natural and vibrant. Combine that with a huge 178-degree viewing angle and the high 250 nits brightness, and you have a clear, vibrant screen that is perfect for any job.
Xiaomi isn’t just interested in your productivity, but your health too, with this monitor also coming with TÜV Rheinland certification for Low Blue Light. Less blue light helps with eye health and comfort, which reduces the stress of long work (or play) hours spent looking at the screen.
The great screen in the Xiaomi A22i is framed by a narrow bezel, which takes up less of your viewpoint and also makes for a cleaner, sleeker multi-monitor setup. Turn the monitor around to see more of the smart black chassis and the easy-to-access ports on the back, including the standard HDMI and the legacy VGA, allowing this one screen to support just about any computer.
Here, you can find one of our favourite features in the joystick control to navigate menus. This intuitive control makes adjusting settings faster and easier. Once an innovation locked to more premium screens, you can get it from Xiaomi right here.
No screen is complete without a way to join your working space, which is where the adjustable stand comes into place, giving you a solid base that doesn’t take up too much space. If you prefer other mounting options, the standard VESA mounting holes are present and waiting to connect to other connection options.
The Xiaomi A22i really is the best recent example in a change of thinking that has happened around tech. Once replacements and upgrades usually came with the thought of “oh no, how much am I going to need to spend to get what I want?”. That negative thought has been replaced with the knowledge that Xiaomi will always give you more for your Rands. Ready to see how far your money can go? Explore the Xiaomi A22i today.
