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Review on Xiaomi Mi TV Stick Global TV Adapter by Aneta Szewczyk ᠌

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Poor quality item, not what it needs.

After 1 year and 2 months had passed, she entered a period of cyclic rebooting. I tried a variety of cords and adapters, including the one that came with the device, but to no avail. After the expiration of the warranty, the prefix will be removed. After reading the reviews, I had no reason to believe that the set-top box's interface would work quickly enough despite having all of those resources and only one gigabyte of RAM. The remote control met all of my expectations; it is compact and lightweight, and it functions flawlessly and without lag, despite the presence of walls. The dreadful Wi-Fi connection is easily the most annoying aspect of this set-top box. Even though I have more than ten devices that use Wi-Fi in this apartment, not a single one of them experienced any issues with the signal or connection in any section of the flat. The same set-top box in another room connected to Wi-Fi from the router, but it reported that there was no Internet (2.4 GHz) on the Wi-Fi network. This room was separated from the router by a brick wall. Spread from the adjacent phone, connected, but the speed is just not there. When he moved the smartphone closer to the console, everything started to go crazy. I also tried connecting the prefix in the same room as the router, and that was successful as well. The conclusion is that the Wi-Fi transmitter is extremely feeble and should only be used within the same room as the source. The second problem is that I did not want to immediately connect to the older Sony television because the signal from the HDMI cable did not match the signal from the television. On the third attempt, I had to manually pick the screen's resolution and refresh rate in order for it to work properly on a different TV. I do not dispute the fact that there are issues with this television; however, another Chinese set-top box may connect to it without any issues and will automatically provide the signal that is wanted. After loading the main menu, the set-top box simply turned off; therefore, I had to connect it to a power outlet in order to keep it powered. USB power from another set-top box was not sufficient. Because the requirement for prefix 1A is explicitly mentioned, I do not consider this to be a significant disadvantage. It will occasionally get very hot, but considering how little the device is and how many features it has, I believe that this is to be expected. Because of these significant flaws, I believe that this product is completely unworthy of the Xiaomi brand; however, there are no good alternatives available for this price. Despite this, there are no good alternatives. If you are prepared for it, you may take it, but it is subject to the restrictions mentioned above.

Pros
  • Size, the speed of the interface, and a remote control
Cons
  • Signal, speed, and Wi-Fi connection, as well as connectivity to older TVs, power hungry, and broke after a little more than a year of use.