Mi Box - US Version - 11.11 Special - £69 - Shipped from UK (No EU Customs)

We have had an overwhelming amount of support and traffic from this subreddit for the Mi Box so we though for 11.11 we would cut the price from £79 --> £69 for one day only. We will be making very minimal profit (if any) on this sale, but we want to give back to you guys (or girls).

The sale starts tomorrow at 9am GMT and finished at 11:30pm GMT.

Link - https://www.thesolutionshop.co.uk/product/mi-box/
Any questions email us at help@thesolutionshop.co.uk or on live chat (if available).
Thanks again for all the great support we've had from you.
Thanks, Ben

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How to get Live TV in an AndroidTV player?

So I've been reading about this and I'm a bit confused.

First I want to clarify that I live in EU and use DVB-T2 (digital TV is broadcasted to an antenna in my house and that signal is decodified by the built in tuner in the tv. So no cable nor satellite.)

--> Now, it seems like the only/best option to get live TV in AndroidTV is connecting the device to an existent server (you get a tuner like Tablo or HDHomeRun that connects to your router and sets a network that distribute live tv to every device in the house).

  • But if you only want to watch live TV in one TV and already have the antenna connection next to it this option seems like a waste.

--> Other option is live tv via the internet but it's not as convenient and a waste of bandwith. Besides, many of this web streams are not legal so this isn't reliable.

--> So my question is, why isn't this easier? Why can't you just connect a DVB-T2 tuner to an AndroidTV device and just watch live TV? Or you indeed can? Is the software part missing?

My understanding is the tuner would give the device the decodified signal and it just have to play it (I think in Windows at least is this way, no need for software if you don't want fancy things, it's plug and play in whatever multimedia player).

Thanks.

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Xfinity TV (not Go) on Shield TV

The Xfinity TV Go app has been phased out and live channels are starting to disappear daily.

I was wondering if anyone has successfully gotten the newer Xfinity TV (not go) app to work on the Shield TV/Android TV?

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Is there any cool VR stuff I can do?

I have an Nvidia Shield and a Vizio M-series 65" TV. The TV is big enough that I think some VR stuff could be fun. I don't think the TV natively supports any 3D stuff, so I doubt normal polarized 3D glasses would work, but is there any more fancy hardware I could get? If so, are there any apps I could use?

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US version of the Mi Box in AliExpress for $79.99 on 11.11

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Mi Box Replacement remotes?

So I have a few Mi Box (the Android TV US version from Walmart) and I need to get a few spare remotes. I've looked everywhere but I keep finding similar looking ersions of the remote, but not for the Google TV version (with the microphone button) Any ideas where I could find them?

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Here is a simple tip to remove almost all bloatware from the Mi Box 4K

I just purchased mi second Mi Box 4K (much better value than a Chromecast Ultra in my opinion).

After the initial setup, do the regular sysgen update. After the system update, go to Settings and do a Factory Restart. This will remove all the bloatware from the Recommended section(well, only Netflix and the Red Bull app will be in the Recommended section).

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[Help] Does Android TV support Chrome Cast? Why am I confused?

I saw some guys talking in this thread. Is it the exact same protocol. Will an Android TV device always work exactly the same as a Chrome Cast device? I am 90% sure my next media box will be an Android TV device, I just want to make sure.

Let me know if I posted this in the wrong place. Sorry.

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New Mi Box USB Drive format?

I cannot get my USB thumb drive to "show up" anywhere when plugged into the Mi box. Tried both VLC/Kodi apps? Does the USB drive need to be formatted a certain way? It does show up under settings->Storage - but is unable to calculate free space

Thanks.

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Sony Bravia 4K 2015

Just had the glorious 'you have an update' notification pop up and thought my tv was finally going to marshmallow but it appears to have not updated a thing, anyone else get this?

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What I Did This Summer: Building a TIF Companion Library

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Review: Snakebyte VR:Controller - Android TV News

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Mi Box special free offers giveaway

So. Finally received the Mi Box from TSS in the UK (probably the first and only such device in Bulgaria). Had some frustration with setting some things up but this subreddit helped a lot and i'm really happy with it at the moment. I have no real use of the offers so here they are:

Sling: PDCDTXTFK8

VUDU: VXMA577T9JC5P5JQ

CBS: mitv-o3akxk

Pandora: CZ4FDEA5HRN7E

I think those are it hopefully somebody can put them to good use and if anybody has imported it please feel free to share your codes here too.

I have hooked it up to a 2014 Samsung 4K TV and an Yamaha receiver - using Logitech K400 Plus and a NES30 gamepad if anybody have questions about how it works outside of the US.

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[Help] Sony X83C issues

Okay, so I just bought this Sony X83C and it setup fine at first, I skipped the antenna setup and linked my google email. After that the tv updated and it started flickering on and off like if the tv was trying to turn on but couldn't.

I unplugged it, turned it on, everything seemed fine, then I tried to open up cable/antenna, it said can't open right now, so I tried to do channel setup, didn't budge, after that I was like fuck it, PS4 should work, same thing, it said can't open right now. So I went into settings and did a reset and now it's stuck connecting to google. I don't know what to do at this point, is there anything I can do?

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Want/Need a way to load Roku channels on Android TV

What I'm looking for is a Roku emulator and/or Brightscript interpreter app for Android TV. I want to effectively load up Roku as an app so I have access to channels that are only available on Roku. There is a Roku app for android, but it's a remote control for a roku, not a way to watch Roku channels on android.

I haven't found anything yet to suggest I'm not the first person to have thought of it. I have an NVidia Shield TV and I love it dearly, but adding Roku channels would add a lot of content.

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No further news about the ZTE B860H box. Anyone else holding out for this box vs Mi?

As title says.

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Introducing the SCRAPEY repotag for PuppetMaster.TV

I've rushed the release for election night, the new Livestream puppet contained in the SCRAPEY repo lets you watch strange livestream coverage across the spectrum of opinion.

Another interesting puppet is the new #Pastey puppet which lets you easily scrape M3U playlist files shared on Pastebin.com.

PuppetMaster.TV can be installed from Google Play:

http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.puppetmaster.redux

The new RepoTag SCRAPEY has these two puppets and introduces the new settings functionality.

The old RepoTag REKODI has rewrites of many popular addons in Kodi's official addon repository.

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Looking at a Mi Box in Walmart right now. Quick question about 4K content.

I know YouTube, Netflix, Vudu, and Ultraflix offer 4K content, but is there any 4K available on Google Play yet?

What other sources of 4K does the Mi Box have access to?

Thanks!

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Network commands to control my Android TV?

Hi all,

Do you know where I can find some examples or references for controlling Android TVs via network (via push or get commands)? I already googled a lot but I have found nothing useful. I want to program my own "app" for my home and got it already working with my Denon AVR and some other devices. I would be really happy with some basics like turning on/off, switching channels.... Of course I would share my results if someone is interested.

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43PUS6501 and Google Cast

Hello guys. Google cast does not work when casting from an iPhone. It works flawlessly from my PC and my mac. Every app is updated, also the google cast software on the tv.

Does anyone have a sollution?

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Can I use the (awesome) keyboard from my old Logitech Revue with the nvidia Shield?

The Revue, for all its failings, had a [fantastic wireless keyboard.] (http://www7.pcmag.com/media/images/237889-logitech-revue-with-google-tv-keyboard-remote.jpg)

Anyone successfully used it with a Shield? I think I read once that it could be paired with a standard Logitech dongle thingy.

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Access to personal data on Android TV

So, I am looking into buying a Mi Box 4K or possibly a Sony tv with Android TV. So, either way it will be used by several people. I will log on using my Google account. What I am considering is if one through Android TV will have access to my gmail, calender, hangouts etc? Or are all these aspects of my google account "safe" ie not possible to access via Android TV.

Thanks

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Is there a way to get the TWC app running on an Android TV?

I'm just needing to know if there's a way to run the TWC app. I'm looking at buying a Mi Box for this, but everything I find on the subreddit regarding the TWC app is more than a year old.

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Cant seem to load the MXPlayer Codec onto my MiBox, i am seriously about to just give up.

I have tried from the store, I just cant get it to work. Factory reset then, try to load apk's one by one, no luck. What a headache, anyone have any options for me?

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No personal photos on Nexus player?

Do we have some new foster kids coming I. Today so I was setting up there room and the Chromecast for the TV. I noticed in the Google home app backdrop settings I could link my Google photos as well as fb and a few other things that seem to be missing from the NP backdrop settings. Why is this?

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