Xiaomi Mi Box / Mi Box S [Android TV OS]

Tovad said:
Mibox S:
I purchased this from Geewhiz on Thursday and it was delivered Friday morning

The remote has one useful extra button - show all apps - the other 2 extra button is for Netflix and "live"
The doughnut shaped navigation control has less usability than the Mibox 3 - it is flat and I must look to make sure I do not press the middle button

https://www.geewiz.co.za/media-play...droid-media-streaming-tv-box-mi-tv-box-4.html

https://www.mi.com/us/mi-box-s/specs/

The box itself is squared compared to the Mibox 3

What I have tested works fine (Kodi + external hddd) but it has a lot of USA only apps installed (ESPN etc)

There was one large update after I connected it to the WiFi - which gives a stronger signal than the Mibox 3 in the same location

Not sorry that I bought it...
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I would like to know if you have a 5.1 surround system connected to the Mi Box does the passthrough work flawlessly without any issues ?
 
elf_lord_ZC5 said:
I bought one from Takealot - the Ugreen one. It has a USB C plug on it so had to buy a USB C to USB A adapter for it.
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I see they also have this one, does this work with mi box
Orico USB3.0 Hub with Gigabit Ethernet Converter
 
Does the MiBox s have Oreo out of the box?
I believe those that updated to Oreo were faced with a number of issues, maybe just the MiBox 3?
 
Geezynese said:
Does the MiBox s have Oreo out of the box?
I believe those that updated to Oreo were faced with a number of issues, maybe just the MiBox 3?
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I had zero issues with the oreo OTA update
 
Geezynese said:
Does the MiBox s have Oreo out of the box?
I believe those that updated to Oreo were faced with a number of issues, maybe just the MiBox 3?
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Mi Box S (2018) has Android TV 8.1(Oreo) out of the box while Mi box(2016) has Android TV 6.0 out of the box with an Oreo OTA update.
 
greg_SA said:
I have some issues... But I am still running running Android 6.0.
If I use the HW decoder for H264 video, then passthrough works (5.1 DD).
If I use the HW+ decoder for H265 video, then passthrough doesn't work :(

See my post here: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/thr...v-os-version-tips-tricks.936686/post-22343749
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how is your 5.1 setup connected if I may ask, example: optical cable from dvd player to Tv or to Mi box?, and what settings did you enable on your Mi Box under the Sound Settings
 
moms said:
how is your 5.1 setup connected if I may ask, example: optical cable from dvd player to Tv or to Mi box?, and what settings did you enable on your Mi Box under the Sound Settings
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Optical from Mi Box to HT amp. Had to get mini-toslink adapter which plugs into the Mi Box earphone/optical jack.
I set the Sound to Passthrough or Auto. Both the same.
 
greg_SA said:
Optical from Mi Box to HT amp. Had to get mini-toslink adapter which plugs into the Mi Box earphone/optical jack.
I set the Sound to Passthrough or Auto. Both the same.
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Thank you so much will try when I go home , which video player are you using on the Mi box?
 
elf_lord_ZC5 said:
The wi-fi issues, are well documented by the few experiencing them, most do not have issues, mostly people posting here and on other forums, are those having issues, the hundred million others, do not know the forums exist.
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You are saying the people who are not the many people posting on forums cannot be having any issues, and that there are hundreds of millions of them?

Are you from the WiFi division of Xiaomi?
 
moms said:
Thank you so much will try when I go home , which video player are you using on the Attach filesMi box?
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I'm using MX Player. I had to install a CODEC pack to get the sound working (see previous posts here).
I also tried VLC, with the same results.
I didn't manange to get 5.1 from Kodi... but didn't try very hard
 
hj2k_x said:
You are saying the people who are not the many people posting on forums cannot be having any issues, and that there are hundreds of millions of them?

Are you from the WiFi division of Xiaomi?
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What I am saying is that the majority of people do not have wi-fi issues, including myself. The majority of people here, are here because they had problems, and of the whole user base, they form a minority.

And no, I am not from Xiaomi's wi-fi division nor any affiliation with them. Just a happy Mi Box 3 owner.

I have 2 LIT boxes at home, and the Mi Box. Not unhappy with the LIT boxes, the Mi Box is just better, IMNSHO.
 
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