Which one of these should I get? I'm getting Fire TV Stick for around 30 dollars due to the prime day sale. New chromecast costs 50 dollars and the Mi Box also costs me around 50 dollars. What should I go for? I'm quite confused. Also can we cast to the fire tv stick? And can we install play store on it?
I think the MiBox is going on what 3 years old, I would pass. I have one and no longer use it. I would go either Chromecast with Google TV, Tivo Stream 4K, Fire TV Stick 4k. Hard to pass on the $30 Fire TV Sick 4K though, I have a couple and they are solid. If you want Android TV get an Android TV device, it's hardly worth pasting the Play Store on Amazon device.
Cast is a tricky question for firestick. Ask people specific questions regarding and boy you'll get all the answers but what you asked... LoL
Realize many still don't understand the difference between chromecast and what firestick does.
The Nvidia Shield and the Xiaomi Mi Box S are the most popular but they are NOT the only devices out there:
Organized in alphabetical order:
- AT&T TV (US only. Netflix only)
- AirTV Mini (US only)
- Channel Master Stream Plus (US only. No Netflix/Prime Video. ATSC dual tuner built-in but outdated Android TV version)
- Chromecast with Google TV
- Ematic Jetstream (Engel EN1015K for Europe)
- JBL Link Bar
- Mecool KM6 Classic Edition (Prime Video only. AV1 hardware decoding. Available soon at mecoolonline.com )
- Mecool KM6 Deluxe Edition (Prime Video only. Gigabit ethernet. AV1 hardware decoding. Available soon at mecoolonline.com )
- Minix Neo T5 (No Netflix/Prime Video. Gigabit ethernet. Remote control doesn't have a microphone)
- Tivo Stream 4K (US only)
- Verizon Stream TV (US only)
- WeTek Air (EU only, No Netflix/Prime Video. DVB-T2/DVB-S interchangeable tuners)
- Xiaomi Mi TV Stick (1080p only)
For more info about all certified Android TV devices, head over to Android TV Guide website.
Mi box shouldn't be considered, even if it was for free. Concerning the remaining two, you'll be fine with either one. Knowledgeable* people will tell you the FTV is still the best choice.
*Kodi developers and expert users at the Kodi forum page of the Chromecast.
At Prime Day price, the AFTV. Just grabbed a Cube 2 to replace my 2nd gen box.
This makes for some interesting reading if you want to compare the grunt under the hood of various media players.
Android TV benchmarks compared to every Fire TV — 2020 Chromecast, Shield TV, Tivo Stream 4K, and Mi Box:
https://www.aftvnews.com/android-tv-benchmarks-compared-to-every-fire-tv-2020-chromecast-shield-tv-tivo-stream-4k-and-mii-box/