I'm wondering if anyone has experiences with Netflix not playing on their mi box. Every time I try to play an episode or movie, it plays for a minute, then gives me an error saying "we're having trouble playing this title at the moment." I play the episode on my mobile devices and Netflix plays fine. I try to cast it to my mi box, but no improvement. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app, logging out. Nothing. Is anyone else having the same problem? It's quite disappointing since I'm replacing my Chromecast with this and I use Netflix quite often.

Recently discovered Kodi/tv boxes through a friend and would like to get one for myself. Going to the states this month and wondering if I pick up a Mi Box, will it work well here in Canada? I've heard good things and I am mainly interested in using it for Kodi (and Netflix). Don't want to buy one of the cheap tv boxes from China on amazon etc.

Would I need to do anything special to get it to work other than download kodi/add ons? Does it need to be jailbroken or something? I'm not technologically inclined but in watching youtube tutorials it seems like it's fairly straightforward to download Kodi and start watching. (Sorry for my limited knowledge. Not my area of expertise lol).

Is there any app or way to monitor bandwidth usage on Android TV boxes? I know the phone version of android has bandwidth monitoring abilities but I have not seen this in the TV version.

I just bought a new Sony XBR55X850D with Android TV and so far it has been pretty nice. I'm confused on how to set some app defaults though. When I use the voice controls to say "Play -artist name-", I'd like it to use Spotify and not default to YouTube. I can't find anywhere to set defaults, however when I go to the specific App settings it only allows me to clear defaults. Any clue?

If you're considering buying a Mi Box, buy it from Walmart - not from mi.com. That way, if it doesn't operate correctly, you can swap it out easily.

Xiaomi's service/support is horrendous. I've spent four days trying to get an authorisation to return the device. Their support chat doesn't know how to do it and refered me to their support email, who after nearly three days finally told me to make a claim on their website - except that their website doesn't actually allow you to create a request. For the past 24 hours I've been trying to get them to understand that there is a server error on the website, only having them tell me to try different browsers. I've tried four different browsers, and funnily enough, the server error is still there.

I still haven't got authorisation.

So, just for your own sanity, buy it from Walmart.

I don't know it there's a kodi addon with channels following the whole election day from Europe. Can you help, guys?

Thanks!

Is anyone else seeing video streams stutter or jerk often on their Mi Box, as though frames are being dropped or the video stream is freezing for a split-second and then resuming? I see this every time I stream video in Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Plex, etc. in HD or SD. (I haven't streamed anything in UHD.) Some streams seem to be worse than others; it may happen a few times in the course of a minute and other times it may go minutes in between doing it. Multiple times I've rewound the video stream to see if the glitch would repeat. Sometimes it doesn't at all, sometimes it glitches again at the same moment but slightly less noticeably. I have the Mi Box set to output everything at 1080p60.

This isn't a bandwidth issue as I have 30 Mbps download speeds and very strong wifi, with the router very close to the Mi Box. Moreover, I do not see this issue at all using the same apps on other devices, such as an Apple TV 3 on the same network and TV.

I'm curious if this is a widespread problem with the video processing ability of the Mi Box or just a bug with my particular unit. I had been experiencing lots of other significant problems with it earlier (including total system crashes) but those problems seems to have cleared up after I did a full factory data reset and set up everything again.

Is this possible, can I make the two work together?

So I've been told that you cannot renumber channels within Live Channels (this should be a feature if any devs are listening), but it also seems that I can't even reorder them by manipulating their channel numbers in their source app.

Ex: I made channel 600 in the CumulusTV app. In live channels it is listed as Channel 600 but is the first channel in the list.

Is there a way to make the channel guide sort by channel number instead of channel source? I hate how my channel guide goes 600, 3, 4, 100, 150, 650...

When I press power on the remote it won't turn on. Basically after an auto shutoff it won't turn on when I use the remote power button. I have to unplug and replug. Any of you having this issue?

Just got one curious if any of the offers with sling, vudu, cbs (probably not) and pandora can be used north of the border?

I assume the HDMI cable with my mi box is 4K. If I am using a AVR does that also have to be 4K for it to work?

Similar to LastPass, on my mi box, android devices and nexus player have one area to login to all my accounts without having to do it app by app. TIA.

Hey there I used the Acces Folders on PC in the past, since the last update the feature doesnt show up proper.

I go to the settings and it just shows "loading". I kept the screen like 1 hour, nothing changed. Before the update I could turn this feature on&off.

I read the trubbleshooting page where it says "install plex media". I did - still nothing happens.

Do you guys have a glue?

Can't link it at the moment but its in the play store just do a voice search

I'm asking if it's possible to install these kind of apps because I have those and I'm thinking about buying an Android TV but I don't know if it's possible to install them and use them like a raspberry pi.

Thanks !!

Since I cannot get the Mi Box to cast videos, I was wondering if anyone knows if the Nexbox A95X is Google Cast capable.

I tried 3 Mi Boxes and all had issues streaming videos via Google Cast. 4K, 1080p, 720p videos all had audio and video sync issues. 4K and 1080p were so bad the video would play in slow motion. I returned it, and tried two other boxes, all had the same issue.

I have a Vizio 55" 4K TV. It's so disappointing, the Mi Box worked well otherwise. I installed the firmware update on each also, but did not fix the issue. Hopefully it gets fixed soon.

Some background info. I've tried casting from a Nexus 6, 6P and Moto X, same issue. My internet speeds range in the 300-350mbps download, 5-10upload. This was around the first week of October, don't know if Google Cast has had an update since then.

I have my Mi Box set to 4k, but after a period of inactivity it keeps reverting back to 1080p and I have to go switch it back. I have no idea why it does this. Anyone have a solution?

I suspect that my Shield TV may have a problem. The interface is always pretty laggy and I have been troubleshooting playback issues in Plex and Kodi for months.

Below is a summary of my experience, can you tell me if this is consistent with yours?

• Boot - swirly logo plays for 30-45 sec, leanback screen appears and another 15-30 seconds before icons appear, navigation is laggy for first 30 seconds or so
• Loading app - Google apps take 20-40 sec to load often showing a background image for a while before any icons or menu items. Navigation is laggy for a while after app loads.
• Closing app - some apps take quite some time before they fully shut down and return to the leanback screen. The fastest is about 10 sec and the slowest around 40 sec.
• Navigation lags for a few seconds occasionally even after it has caught up.

Thanks!

[UPDATE] My Shield TV is now completely dead. Green power light comes on but no video. I tried doing the USB/power on/hold button reset and it didnt work. NVIDIA has me doing some long idle test (unplug HDMI, plug controller via USB, power on, press A every few sec for 5 min then let it sit for 15-20min, then try HDMI to see if any video). We'll see if that helps.

[Update2] NVIDIA is replacing my Shield Pro even though it is past the warranty period. I have to say that I am very happy with their support!

[Update3] New Shield TV arrived it is much faster than the old one. There was definitely something wrong with the old unit. No noticeable lag at all now. Extremely happy now!

Hello guys,

So here's the deal: I have a 55" Sony Bravia x700d series TV(Android TV),I want to control a satellite receiver using the TV's remote, so it should be either via an IR blaster or HDMI-CEC. The thing is that the TV didn't come with an IR blaster nor it has a port for it (although the same model in other countries comes with those), I also searched a lot to find a satellite receiver that supports HDMI-CEC but I found that those are extremely rare and expensive. What is your advice ? Would a USB IR blaster work?

Thanks in advance.