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Review on πŸ“Ί Xiaomi Mi Box S - 4K HDR Android TV Media Player with Google Assistant Remote for Seamless Streaming by Jeremy Meza

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Really fast, simple yet user-friendly interface, but lacks key apps.

I really like this box so far. The fiery alternative was starting to slow me down a lot and it was driving us crazy. We wanted something with Android TV instead of a normal set top box with heavily modified base versions of Android. We have Xiaomi phones and we are very happy with them, so we decided to go one step further. We're glad we did! It's fast and very easy to use. Our only concern is the lack of Hulu and Prime Video apps. We couldn't believe it when we saw it; I assumed there would be a full play store and as usual we would just download all the necessary applications. This wasn't the case, apparently Hulu has had performance issues on the platform in the past and decided to pull it from the market until it was fixed. From what I've read, it's been out for months, and I don't expect Hulu to jump on it any time soon. Revain and Google certainly have a strained relationship, which is why Android TV doesn't have Prime Video, at least for now. For Hulu, I was able to download the app's legacy .apk file and install it manually. It worked! I tried the same method for Prime Video but I couldn't sign in properly. Personally, I can live without Prime Video and Hulu, but my fiancee would be a monster if she didn't have access to Hulu. These are the biggest complaints I have with this box, and it really isn't the box's fault, so I blame Google, Revain, and Disney (Disney owns Hulu). It's funny because even though Hulu isn't available and may be neglected by Disney on Android OS, Disney+ works just fine. Regardless, the box works like a beast and I love it for Netflix, Hulu, Plex, Kodi, Sling TV, Pluto. TV etc etc etc and there were no problems. Overall, it's a great value, but if you can't live without Prime Video or don't know how to install Hulu manually, you should look elsewhere.

Pros
  • Ideal for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Not sure