2017-01-27, 14:36
Got my mi box two days ago, so far impressed. Came in brown box as opposed to the orange one, but research tells me that this is correct for the international version. Specs all stated on back of box, no free subscription vouchers like orange box though. So far, no major issues. Heres some things Ive noted:
1. Box is snappy, which is why I moved from my m8s which was great, but very slow to go between options.
2. Wifi speed on my 5ghz network is blistering, Getting up to 150mb on my 150mb fibre
3. Played Avatar 4k movie(4k2k60hz res) on silenthunter, Mostly played fine, some colors off for some reason.
4.The remote is lacking a cursor which is needed in some cases.(eg: If I have a dialog box i want to check never again)
5. handheld apps work fine on hal launcher with orientation setting checked for landscape.
6. I cant get any android remote app to work with it from my phone.
7. The box makes a constant noise while in standby
8. I don't know how to turn this thing off. I keep it on for convenience.
9. Mi box recommends tiles only recommends netflix and red bull app, now only Netflix since I uninstalled red bull.
All in all. Im quite happy with my purchase, though I paid €95 for this box, got it on ebay, incl shipping to Ireland. I thought the shield 2017 was too expensive, so I went for this as a bargain to myself. If I could now, I would take the shield for the extra €130. I dont see the mi box being future proof. I dont even know if it will get Nougat. Its very small and makes a constant noise.
However, it has great wifi speed for me, and quite stable. Ive set res to 1080p-60fhz and it streams live tv great. I use sportsmania a lot for live football, so this box should do another year or two. I would loke to be able to turn it off too
Just a question to anybody
Where could I get an air mouse type remote for this with a curser ? preferably through bluetooth. I find the lack of a curser really annoying at times
1. Box is snappy, which is why I moved from my m8s which was great, but very slow to go between options.
2. Wifi speed on my 5ghz network is blistering, Getting up to 150mb on my 150mb fibre
3. Played Avatar 4k movie(4k2k60hz res) on silenthunter, Mostly played fine, some colors off for some reason.
4.The remote is lacking a cursor which is needed in some cases.(eg: If I have a dialog box i want to check never again)
5. handheld apps work fine on hal launcher with orientation setting checked for landscape.
6. I cant get any android remote app to work with it from my phone.
7. The box makes a constant noise while in standby
8. I don't know how to turn this thing off. I keep it on for convenience.
9. Mi box recommends tiles only recommends netflix and red bull app, now only Netflix since I uninstalled red bull.
All in all. Im quite happy with my purchase, though I paid €95 for this box, got it on ebay, incl shipping to Ireland. I thought the shield 2017 was too expensive, so I went for this as a bargain to myself. If I could now, I would take the shield for the extra €130. I dont see the mi box being future proof. I dont even know if it will get Nougat. Its very small and makes a constant noise.
However, it has great wifi speed for me, and quite stable. Ive set res to 1080p-60fhz and it streams live tv great. I use sportsmania a lot for live football, so this box should do another year or two. I would loke to be able to turn it off too
Just a question to anybody
Where could I get an air mouse type remote for this with a curser ? preferably through bluetooth. I find the lack of a curser really annoying at times
