Xiaomi Mi Tv Stick - €26.69 from DHGate

omega42 · 01-09-2020 7:37pm

Have used it only for plex so far, no lag but certain files have very low sound think its a certain codec is the problem

tnegun · 14-09-2020 11:20am

Got a registered letter from An Post today asking if I had received this and asking me to confirm as they had a query from Brussels! I did get it and paid the import fees so wonder what thats about?

DopeTech · 14-09-2020 11:32am

tnegun wrote: »

Got a registered letter from An Post today asking if I had received this and asking me to confirm as they had a query from Brussels! I did get it and paid the import fees so wonder what thats about?

Just the EU keeping tabs on you! Never heard of anyone getting a letter like that before.

paul-2008 · 14-09-2020 2:44pm

I refused to pay the import fees - opened a dispute with DH gate and managed to get a full refund. Just for anyone in the same situation

fdevine · 14-09-2020 2:59pm

tnegun wrote: »

Got a registered letter from An Post today asking if I had received this and asking me to confirm as they had a query from Brussels! I did get it and paid the import fees so wonder what thats about?

Same, on Friday. First time ever getting one. Odd one

mossy464 · 15-09-2020 9:32pm

fdevine wrote: »

Same, on Friday. First time ever getting one. Odd one

Anyone reply to this. What's it about? I got one now. Paid the duty on it already

ooter · 15-09-2020 9:43pm

Is anyone else getting an annoying screen constantly popping up asking to point the remote at the tv and press the buttons either side of the back button?

poitinstill · 16-09-2020 7:31am

i have mine a few weeks... firstly got away with no customs. got the email off them and sent them the invoice showing Euro 26... no charge.
super easy to setup . only use it for netflix / youtube / rteplayer and one app i side loaded ( using downloader) ...all work well. have a firestick in the other tv and much prefer this.. especially as i couldnt get a firestick off amazon directly.

Roberto_gas · 16-09-2020 8:31am

Is this still available ? How does it compare to 4gb/32gb chinese boxes in performance ? Thanks

Suckit · 17-09-2020 1:47am

Roberto_gas wrote: »

Is this still available ? How does it compare to 4gb/32gb chinese boxes in performance ? Thanks

It will work well with official apps but will struggle with others.
It depends on what other boxes and firmware you are referring to.
In most cases, it wouldn't compare to them for performance..
The Mi Box S (for example)is 2gb/8gb and is better for often only €12 more.

https://9to5google.com/2020/09/08/xiaomi-mi-tv-stick-review-android-tv/

bobbyy gee · 17-09-2020 2:05am

No 4k
https://9to5google.com/2020/09/08/xiaomi-mi-tv-stick-review-android-tv/

poitinstill · 17-09-2020 7:31am

rte player having problems.. had to reinstall it..

grimm2005 · 17-09-2020 11:17am

poitinstill wrote: »

rte player having problems.. had to reinstall it..

RTE Player is really problematic on my MiBox S, it rarely works without a reboot of the whole box or an app reinstall which makes it pretty much useless. You're better off to just cast from the RTE app on your phone.

Raoul · 17-09-2020 11:43am

grimm2005 wrote: »

RTE Player is really problematic on my MiBox S, it rarely works without a reboot of the whole box or an app reinstall which makes it pretty much useless. You're better off to just cast from the RTE app on your phone.

Is the mibox s significantly better than the mi stick? I guess that is assuming you have both? I just the mi stick great but sometimes there is a bit of lag even on Amazon prime if you are pausing a video it is a few seconds before it happens.

grimm2005 · 17-09-2020 2:17pm

Raoul wrote: »

Is the mibox s significantly better than the mi stick? I guess that is assuming you have both? I just the mi stick great but sometimes there is a bit of lag even on Amazon prime if you are pausing a video it is a few seconds before it happens.

I have the box myself and I've bought the stick for the OH as she is using a horrible old android box that's impossible to use with no casting so figured this would keep her going in the the meantime. I'll be unboxing and setting it up for her tomorrow and I'll have a better idea of any shortcomings versus the box. I expect it'll probably be a bit less responsive given the 1GB v 2GB RAM but she's not overly techy so I think she'll just be happy to have a chromecast that she can also use to access more dubious streaming sources. She'll be using it on a little bedroom TV as well so will likely be 720p max

The performance on the box itself I'm perfectly happy with. I never expected it to match Nvidia's offering at half the price but for what it is I think it's a great cost effective way to turn a non-smart TV into a fully functional one. It's plugged into a 4K TV but I don't think I've actually run any 4K content off of it as I don't have 4K Netflix. Might try something 4K off Prime to see how it handles it but for 1080p stuff there's no issues.

JTMan · 25-09-2020 4:42pm

Basil3 wrote: »

You can sideload, I'm sure all the usual methods work.

One way is to install TV File Commander, log into one of your cloud storage accounts in that, and then install APKs you've uploaded from there.

I can't get the Virgin Media Player and All4 to work when side loaded on to my Xiaomi Mi Box 3. I see the reports here that these apps work on the Xiaomi Mi Tv Stick. Why do they work on the Xiaomi Mi Tv Stick but no on the Xiaomi Mi Box 3? Different Android version?

Tefral · 21-10-2020 7:04pm

Anyone else getting letters from an post asking whether you got the stick

tnegun · 21-10-2020 7:13pm

Yeah I got one I guess we didn't complete the order so the seller went looking for a pod

Tefral · 21-10-2020 10:26pm

tnegun wrote: »

Yeah I got one I guess we didn't complete the order so the seller went looking for a pod

I ignored the first one and then they sent me a registered one today

Xiaomi Mi Tv Stick - €26.69 from DHGate

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