Xiaomi Mi Box 4K - Android TV 6.0. 2GB/8GB (€39)

RossieMan · 03-11-2017 4:02pm

Almost 10% of their feedback is negative lately. It's being sent from China, I'd be very weary of that. Having to return it for the refund would be pointless, PayPal has gone to the dogs lately in that regard.

wiz569 · 13-11-2017 8:31pm

wiz569 wrote: »

Opened paypal dispute citing the fact ebay cancelled the transaction,escalated it immediately to a claim, just need to wait for them to check it out

Refund issued

Oat23 · 13-11-2017 11:29pm

So the first one I posted here appears to have been a scam. The seller has changed his/her username from 'daydayup3.0' and made their feedback private then disappeared. Also did the same on their other account 'daydayup2.0'.

There's no tracking outside China so it's fairly straight forward to get a refund if you just say it never arrived. I'm not paying €39 for a paperweight.

boosabum · 14-11-2017 6:06pm

Just for confirmation as i think i'll buy via the ebay merchant, this unit has access to the play store ?

Oat23 · 14-11-2017 7:04pm

boosabum wrote: »

Just for confirmation as i think i'll buy via the ebay merchant, this unit has access to the play store ?

It does yes but the store on it is not the same as it is on mobile. The apps have to be designed for android TV before they are added to the store by Google.

You can sideload APKs of any apps that don't have official ATV apps yet though.

boosabum · 15-11-2017 9:50am

thanks:)

adm · 20-11-2017 4:18pm

I bought one of these on a chinese site. It's a great box.

However I thought I was getting a good deal. Box cost 63 euro and quick dhl shipping was cheap.

However what I did not know was that dhl charge a minimum of 14.50 for handling customs.

The vat I was expecting. But not this charge

So the box ultimately cost me about 90 euro.

styron · 20-11-2017 5:02pm

adm wrote: »

I bought one of these on a chinese site. It's a great box.

However I thought I was getting a good deal. Box cost 63 euro and quick dhl shipping was cheap.

However what I did not know was that dhl charge a minimum of 14.50 for handling customs.

The vat I was expecting. But not this charge

So the box ultimately cost me about 90 euro.

Quite likely you might have been caught 10 euro handling for 4 week snail mail, but virtually certain on anything over the 26 euro exemption couriers will "shop" their customers - that 14.50 is a powerful incentive.

boosabum · 20-11-2017 5:58pm

Bought one Thursday from Manchester ebay guy which was linked here.
Parcel motel email to say i'll have tomorrow.
€70 all in.
Can't wait to get it up and going

sham69 · 20-11-2017 7:07pm

boosabum wrote: »

Bought one Thursday from Manchester ebay guy which was linked here.
Parcel motel email to say i'll have tomorrow.
€70 all in.
Can't wait to get it up and going

really want to get one of these and don't have the patience to wait from China.
Would you mind linking where you got yours?
Thanks.

dinky earnshaw · 20-11-2017 7:44pm

I'm holding off to see if the price drops with any of the chinese seller on black friday. If not ill more than likely buy here works out about €78 delivered.

https://thesolutionshop.co.uk

Invincible · 20-11-2017 8:40pm

sham69 wrote: »

really want to get one of these and don't have the patience to wait from China.
Would you mind linking where you got yours?
Thanks.

There you go, the seller that members here have bought from....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-4K-Google-Android-6-0-TV-BOX-HDR-International-Ver-Voice-Remote/122355472779?hash=item1c7cf4598b:g:LdoAAOSwbF1aAgpX

styron · 20-11-2017 9:59pm

dinky earnshaw wrote: »

I'm holding off to see if the price drops with any of the chinese seller on black friday. If not ill more than likely buy here works out about €78 delivered.

https://thesolutionshop.co.uk

I'd be careful - that site domain expires at the end of December and they run a couple of management consultancies from the same location.

Oat23 · 20-11-2017 10:22pm

styron wrote: »

I'd be careful - that site domain expires at the end of December and they run a couple of management consultancies from the same location.

I used them last year. They had a black friday/cyber monday offer and I bought my first Mi Box from them. Never had any issues. They are also active on Reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/user/TSS_CR

@dinky earnshow if you're on reddit you could always message them and ask if they will have a Mi Box offer on Friday to save you some time.

ionorchard on ebay is also reliable. I've bought mi boxes and phones from him. Just get it delivered to Parcel Motel/Wizard to take advantage of the free UK delivery and it works out cheaper.

xckjoo · 21-11-2017 1:02pm

I see in the specs that there's bluetooth on this device. Does anyone know if it supports audio output? So I can use it with bluetooth headphones or speakers?

Oat23 · 21-11-2017 1:56pm

xckjoo wrote: »

I see in the specs that there's bluetooth on this device. Does anyone know if it supports audio output? So I can use it with bluetooth headphones or speakers?

Yes you can. There is an 'Add Accessory' option in the settings section where you can scan for and add Bluetooth devices. I use my Anker speaker.

piplip87 · 21-11-2017 5:41pm

This is a guy from Ireland works out at 80 quid. Have bought from him before plus you will have it in 2 days and no nasty surprise from customs. https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-4K-Google-Android-6-0-TV-BOX-HDR-International-Ver-Voice-Remote/122355472779?hash=item1c7cf4598b:g:LdoAAOSwbF1aAgpX

iggy · 21-11-2017 5:55pm

piplip87 wrote: »

This is a guy from Ireland works out at 80 quid. Have bought from him before plus you will have it in 2 days and no nasty surprise from customs. https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-4K-Google-Android-6-0-TV-BOX-HDR-International-Ver-Voice-Remote/122355472779?hash=item1c7cf4598b:g:LdoAAOSwbF1aAgpX

It's shipped from Manchester so it's free delivery to the UK. Use Parcel motel and you'll get it for about €70 all in.

wiz569 · 21-11-2017 9:14pm

piplip87 wrote: »

This is a guy from Ireland works out at 80 quid. Have bought from him before plus you will have it in 2 days and no nasty surprise from customs. https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-4K-Google-Android-6-0-TV-BOX-HDR-International-Ver-Voice-Remote/122355472779?hash=item1c7cf4598b:g:LdoAAOSwbF1aAgpX

A guy from Ireland maybe but his stuff isnt,5-11 days delivery and £15 delivery to Ireland but free to the UK.

angryInch · 22-11-2017 4:56pm

Does this look like the right version? Or am I missing anything? Thinking of buying.
Seems like a good price, 57 delivered, and afaik there are no customs with tomtop
https://m.tomtop.com/p-pas0029b-eu.html?_ga=2.161264190.2056411554.1511360796-1535563837.1501187119&_gac=1.150871620.1508813715.Cj0KCQjwprbPBRCHARIsAF_7gDbxImZGsoZtDC13fWRvuy5_NMaY6hoXUmRZ7Ehp1gUWBbHjAyBFsqQaAn0sEALw_wcB

WayneEnterprise · 22-11-2017 5:25pm

angryInch wrote: »

Does this look like the right version? Or am I missing anything? Thinking of buying.
Seems like a good price, 57 delivered, and afaik there are no customs with tomtop
https://m.tomtop.com/p-pas0029b-eu.html?_ga=2.161264190.2056411554.1511360796-1535563837.1501187119&_gac=1.150871620.1508813715.Cj0KCQjwprbPBRCHARIsAF_7gDbxImZGsoZtDC13fWRvuy5_NMaY6hoXUmRZ7Ehp1gUWBbHjAyBFsqQaAn0sEALw_wcB

Says its the global version alright, but what makes you think you'll avoid customs? It's being sent from outside the EU and the value is over the limit, so you definitely run the risk of being charged.

Invincible · 22-11-2017 5:31pm

angryInch wrote: »

Does this look like the right version? Or am I missing anything? Thinking of buying.
Seems like a good price, 57 delivered, and afaik there are no customs with tomtop
https://m.tomtop.com/p-pas0029b-eu.html?_ga=2.161264190.2056411554.1511360796-1535563837.1501187119&_gac=1.150871620.1508813715.Cj0KCQjwprbPBRCHARIsAF_7gDbxImZGsoZtDC13fWRvuy5_NMaY6hoXUmRZ7Ehp1gUWBbHjAyBFsqQaAn0sEALw_wcB

Would not trust Tomtop again after the dash cam scam!

angryInch · 22-11-2017 5:40pm

WayneEnterprise wrote: »

Says its the global version alright, but what makes you think you'll avoid customs? It's being sent from outside the EU and the value is over the limit, so you definitely run the risk of being charged.

Because Tomtop pay the customs for you. There was a good bit of discussion about them a few months back. I ordered off them before and value was 40, and did not have to pay.

angryInch · 22-11-2017 5:40pm

Invincible wrote: »

Would not trust Tomtop again after the dash cam scam!

Dash cam scam?

Oat23 · 22-11-2017 5:47pm

angryInch wrote: »

Does this look like the right version? Or am I missing anything? Thinking of buying.
Seems like a good price, 57 delivered, and afaik there are no customs with tomtop
https://m.tomtop.com/p-pas0029b-eu.html?_ga=2.161264190.2056411554.1511360796-1535563837.1501187119&_gac=1.150871620.1508813715.Cj0KCQjwprbPBRCHARIsAF_7gDbxImZGsoZtDC13fWRvuy5_NMaY6hoXUmRZ7Ehp1gUWBbHjAyBFsqQaAn0sEALw_wcB

The customer photos at the bottom display the official Android TV version you want so it's the right one.

cronos · 22-11-2017 5:51pm

Oat23 wrote: »

The customer photos at the bottom display the official Android TV version you want so it's the right one.

Bought it just now for about 58.50. Seems a good price. I left a message asking to they cover customs when making the purchase. Hopefully they will inform us if they do not cover it, in which case I'll seek a refund.

Oat23 · 22-11-2017 5:55pm

cronos wrote: »

Bought it just now for about 58.50. Seems a good price. I left a message asking to they cover customs when making the purchase. Hopefully they will inform us if they do not cover it, in which case I'll seek a refund.

https://www.tomtop.com/help/tax-customs-duties.html

cronos · 22-11-2017 5:57pm

Oat23 wrote: »

https://www.tomtop.com/help/tax-customs-duties.html

OK so they don't pay

DO I NEED TO PAY IMPORT TAXES AND TARIFFS?
Many countries do not charge import duties on private items below a certain stated value. However, you may find that you have to pay taxes when goods you’ve ordered from us arrive in your country.
Electronic items are the most commonly taxed items, if you are ordering a phone or tablet we strongly recommend you to check.
TOMTOP can’t give you advice or information about tax rates and customs charges in your country.
We advise you to find out about the local regulations prior to ordering from us. You can also request a low value declaration to help avoid any taxes.
Please note that ALL import taxes / duties are the buyer’s responsibility. Tomtop is not responsible for any tax invoice charged on its products.

angryInch · 22-11-2017 8:37pm

cronos wrote: »

OK so they don't pay

DO I NEED TO PAY IMPORT TAXES AND TARIFFS?
Many countries do not charge import duties on private items below a certain stated value. However, you may find that you have to pay taxes when goods you’ve ordered from us arrive in your country.
Electronic items are the most commonly taxed items, if you are ordering a phone or tablet we strongly recommend you to check.
TOMTOP can’t give you advice or information about tax rates and customs charges in your country.
We advise you to find out about the local regulations prior to ordering from us. You can also request a low value declaration to help avoid any taxes.
Please note that ALL import taxes / duties are the buyer’s responsibility. Tomtop is not responsible for any tax invoice charged on its products.

Dammit, looks like it

angryInch · 22-11-2017 10:39pm

Looks like €68 on geekbuying is the cheapest I can find that is within the EU:
https://m.geekbuying.com/item/-Official-International-Version--XIAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-374192.html

Oat23 · 22-11-2017 10:49pm

angryInch wrote: »

Looks like €68 on geekbuying is the cheapest I can find that is within the EU:
https://m.geekbuying.com/item/-Official-International-Version--XIAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-374192.html

+€26 shipping to Ireland

ionorchard on ebay is sold out now too. Cheapest, quickest and most reliable way to get one might be thesolutionshop.co.uk if they have a BF/CM sale. €78 delivered at the minute.

angryInch · 22-11-2017 11:58pm

Oat23 wrote: »

+€26 shipping to Ireland

ionorchard on ebay is sold out now too. Cheapest, quickest and most reliable way to get one might be thesolutionshop.co.uk if they have a BF/CM sale. €78 delivered at the minute.

Showing as free shipping for me.

brendan86 · 23-11-2017 12:09am

angryInch wrote: »

Showing as free shipping for me.

Thinking of ordering this , does all seem ok and reliable?

Oat23 · 23-11-2017 12:14am

angryInch wrote: »

Showing as free shipping for me.

Free from the HK warehouse for me but it's not giving me free shipping from the ES warehouse.

angryInch · 23-11-2017 12:16am

brendan86 wrote: »

Thinking of ordering this , does all seem ok and reliable?

Never ordered off geekbuying before, but they have been around a good while so should be ok. Coming from a Spanish warehouse too, so customs should not be an issue.
They say they cover the return costs for any repair in the first month (customer has to cover the cost after that). Looks ok, I am thinking of going for it as well.
Anyone here used geekbuying before, are they reliable?

Suckit · 23-11-2017 12:16am

I did not see this thread before. I posted in the other 2.

It is €51.90 on Geekbuying using th code GEEKBUYING
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/-Official-International-Version--XIAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-371297.html

It is €45.90 on Banggood but the page is having some problems. Keep checking back or try refreshing the page and it might be fixed
https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-Amlogic-S905X-2GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-TV-Box-International-Version-p-1182281.html

Edited - I have ordered from both many times. Geekbuying customer support can be clumsy, but they do try to fix any issues amicably. They will refund and spend time on issues. I think banggood are great, for every issue i have ever had with them, it has been remedied very quickly.

Invincible · 23-11-2017 12:24am

Suckit wrote: »

I did not see this thread before. I posted in the other 2.

It is €51.90 on Geekbuying using th code GEEKBUYING
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/-Official-International-Version--XIAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-371297.html

It is €45.90 on Banggood but the page is having some problems. Keep checking back or try refreshing the page and it might be fixed
https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-Amlogic-S905X-2GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-TV-Box-International-Version-p-1182281.html

Edited - I have ordered from both many times. Geekbuying customer support can be clumsy, but they do try to fix any issues amicably. They will refund and spend time on issues. I think banggood are great, for every issue i have ever had with them, it has been remedied very quickly.

On Banggood, when you open link,it's showing as $52.99,then jumps to €66.97, wonder why?
On Geekbuying, the code results in this message:This coupon code has ultimately reached the limitation usage times

brendan86 · 23-11-2017 12:34am

Suckit wrote: »

I did not see this thread before. I posted in the other 2.

It is €51.90 on Geekbuying using th code GEEKBUYING
https://www.geekbuying.com/item/-Official-International-Version--XIAOMI-Mi-Box-4K-H-265-Android-Box-371297.html

It is €45.90 on Banggood but the page is having some problems. Keep checking back or try refreshing the page and it might be fixed
https://www.banggood.com/Xiaomi-Mi-Box-Amlogic-S905X-2GB-RAM-8GB-ROM-TV-Box-International-Version-p-1182281.html

Edited - I have ordered from both many times. Geekbuying customer support can be clumsy, but they do try to fix any issues amicably. They will refund and spend time on issues. I think banggood are great, for every issue i have ever had with them, it has been remedied very quickly.

Cheers for that, just the code geekbuying isn't working any longer?

Suckit · 23-11-2017 12:39am

brendan86 wrote: »

Cheers for that, just the code geekbuying isn't working any longer?

Yeah, it seems to have reached it's limit. I will look for another. They usually release 3-4 codes for the same item. I guess so that they can track their traffic.

The Banggood one is frustrating

. That has happened before on another item. Sometimes when things calm down it works again. I think it will drop in a few other places this week too. I am sure i saw a Lightintbox promotion coming but i cannot find it in my history or anywhere.
I have the link so i was definitely viewing the page, but cannot find the promotion link
https://www.lightinthebox.com/official-international-version-original-xiaomi-mi-amlogic-s905x-quad-core-android-6-0-tv-box-ram-2gb-rom-8gb-wifi-bluetooth-4-1-eu-plug_p5715677.html

The link said something along the lines of 'the price will be $50' so there is no code i think. Just best to watch the page.

brendan86 · 23-11-2017 12:48am

Suckit wrote: »

Yeah, it seems to have reached it's limit. I will look for another. They usually release 3-4 codes for the same item. I guess so that they can track their traffic.

The Banggood one is frustrating . That has happened before on another item. Sometimes when things calm down it works again. I think it will drop in a few other places this week too. I am sure i saw a Lightintbox promotion coming but i cannot find it in my history or anywhere.
I have the link so i was definitely viewing the page, but cannot find the promotion link
https://www.lightinthebox.com/official-international-version-original-xiaomi-mi-amlogic-s905x-quad-core-android-6-0-tv-box-ram-2gb-rom-8gb-wifi-bluetooth-4-1-eu-plug_p5715677.html

The link said something along the lines of 'the price will be $50' so there is no code i think. Just best to watch the page.

Appreciate it thank you ðŸ‘ðŸ‘

Invincible · 23-11-2017 12:16pm

Available for €51.47 from Geekbuying now($60.99), with code GEEKBUYING before checkout.

Block (8 · 23-11-2017 1:49pm

Invincible wrote: »

Available for €51.47 from Geekbuying now($60.99), with code GEEKBUYING before checkout.

Thanks for the update.

grogi · 23-11-2017 1:54pm

Invincible wrote: »

Available for €51.47 from Geekbuying now($60.99), with code GEEKBUYING before checkout.

Very good price. Do they offer import duty insurance?

Slevster · 23-11-2017 2:42pm

I bought one from geek buying in August. Took about 3 weeks to arrive (then got nabbed by customs).
Just to note, I have an issue with it playing netflix on my system. Would be interested to see how folks get on with netflix on theirs

grogi · 23-11-2017 3:43pm

Slevster wrote: »

I bought one from geek buying in August. Took about 3 weeks to arrive (then got nabbed by customs).
Just to note, I have an issue with it playing netflix on my system. Would be interested to see how folks get on with netflix on theirs

Mine plays fine. But only on short cable (less than 2m) and on TV inputs 1 and 3. It won't play Netflix when it's connected to TV Input 2, nor when I am using longer cable...

boosabum · 23-11-2017 3:57pm

Connected mine last night.
Installed perfect player to run my IPTV.
Buffers every 5 seconds no matter if i'm in sd, hd or full hd channel mode
I'm hoping this is only some setting, anybody had the same issue ?

brendan86 · 23-11-2017 3:59pm

I thought the Mi box was the next best box to the Nvidia Shield? I was thinking of ordering it later, but what's all this about log cable problems and Netflix now buffering? Is it because it a cheap Chinese version or what?

Invincible · 23-11-2017 4:01pm

boosabum wrote: »

Connected mine last night.
Installed perfect player to run my IPTV.
Buffers every 5 seconds no matter if i'm in sd, hd or full hd channel mode
I'm hoping this is only some setting, anybody had the same issue ?

Have you used the Ethernet adapter as discussed in previous posts?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Gigabit-Ethernet-Network-Nintendo/dp/B00LLUEJFU/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1511449201&sr=8-5&keywords=ugreen+ethernet+adapter

davidom2513 · 23-11-2017 4:01pm

boosabum wrote: »

Connected mine last night.
Installed perfect player to run my IPTV.
Buffers every 5 seconds no matter if i'm in sd, hd or full hd channel mode
I'm hoping this is only some setting, anybody had the same issue ?

1) If you are on wifi and far from router, its an issue. Get an ethernet adapter and plug straight in
2) Go to PP settings and turn on HW decoding

grogi · 23-11-2017 4:04pm

brendan86 wrote: »

I thought the Mi box was the next best box to the Nvidia Shield? I was thinking of ordering it later, but what's all this about log cable problems and Netflix now buffering? Is it because it a cheap Chinese version or what?

No, it's down to DRM. A slight signal quality drop over dodgy cable might throw Netflix onto thinking the stream is captured.

Xiaomi Mi Box 4K - Android TV 6.0. 2GB/8GB (€39)

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