Xiaomi Mi Box 3 lags while playing videos.

by kratoz29

Hi everyone, I finally got my first box and while I'm enjoying it I'm starting to notice why this thing is "cheap" does anyone else gets lag when playing videos from Kodi, Plex or Popcorn Time? This doesn't happens right away when I turn this thing on, more likely when I resume it from suspend, it is if like the suspend thing mess up with the system cause, usually a reboot fix the choppy playback... for a while.

I've set up the default resolution to 4k 30 hz (I've changed it from 4k 60 hz) I would stick with 1080p if it is definitely the last resource, but in my knowledge while playing something that isn't smooth to that resolution doesn't affect the performance of the video so... the problem comes more from a chance point or something cause, as I've said before, a fresh restart and the frame drops are lesser.

Ausernameneeded

With Kodi, it's the server you are accessing. Switch sources. The other 2, are they the Kodi add-on?

brewc99

Are you testing with a 4k file or 1080p file? Try the 1080 file and see if stream is smooth. How is your wifi strength and connection speed? My Mibox plays both via Kodi and from my NAS without an issue.

wildecoxy

What's your connection to the source? Even with local content I had some trouble using wifi. Switching to ethernet solved it for me.