Hi from Germany. My old samsung smart TV doesn't have the Disney plus App available. My 2 years newer Panasonic smart TV too. I use my xbox one on the Samsung TV to stream and iam looking for a cheap (Max 50€) Android box for my Panasonic TV. Is the xiaomi Box s good? Are there other good boxes in this price Segment? Iam totaly New to this topic. Thank you!
Do you need a remote? If not Chromecast. If so, MiBox S.
Also note that none of the affordable "certified" options have an Ethernet port, so they are Wi-fi-only. Some offer a USB Ethernet adapter.
The Roku Ultra and Nvidia Switch are much more expensive, but they have Ethernet. But they don't have composite video output, so they are HDMI only (which is not a problem for you, but I'm just mentioning it for others).
There are numerous non-certified boxes that offer an Ethernet port, but they cannot play Disney+ because of copyright protection fears. So watch out for that.
I don't know about the Mibox S, but the previous Mibox does not seem to do surround sound for the native Disney+ app. It's fine doing surround sound when casting Disney+ to the box though, so I just do that.
My Mistake, I shared the ones for America, so the recommended ATV devices in Germany for Disney Plus with/without Netflix and/or Prime Video are:
Certified Android TV devices WITH Netflix and Prime Video certifications:
- Engel EN1015K
- Nvidia Shield TV
- Xiaomi Mi Box S
- Xiaomi Mi TV Stick (1080p and 4K variants)
Certified Android TV devices with Netflix ONLY certification:
- JBL Link Bar
Certified Android TV devices with Prime Video ONLY certification:
- Mecool KM1 (Available at mecoolonline.com )
- Mecool KM3 (Available at mecoolonline.com , where you can also download the NEW Android 10 firmware update for this model)
- Mecool KM9PRO (Available at mecoolonline.com , where you can also download the NEW Android 10 firmware update for this model)
Certified Android TV devices WITHOUT Netflix and Prime Video certifications:
- Minix Neo T5 (With gigabit ethernet but remote control doesn't have a microphone)
For more info about all certified Android TV devices, head over to Android TV Guide website.
https://www.amazon.de/fire-tv-stick-4k-ultra-hd-mit-alexa-sprachfernbedienung/dp/B07PW9VBK5
It will be better supported vs Mi Box and will also not have the HDMI CEC problems that device has either.
Plus you get a Mute button with the TV Stick remote and it also can control devices with Infra Red as a backup.
Amazon Fire Stick 4k
cheapest, updated by Amazon and not abandonned after 1y by some chinese companies