MiBox Android TV Review - From Xiaomi - Compared to Nvidia Shield TV

Buy one at Walmart - lon.tv/rs3ci ( affiliate link ) - The MiBox is a $69 Android TV device that will works well for casual users but is not an enthusiast's box. See more video players: lon.tv/settopbox and subscribe! lon.tv/s - Video index below:
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VIDEO INDEX:
01:08 - Hardware overview
03:46 - Android TV interface tour
04:35 - Voice search
05:01 - Remote and HDMI CEC discussion
05:33 - Netflix
06:07 - 4k Video playback issues
06:54 - No iTunes or Amazon Prime Video
07:37 - Google Cast / Chromecast functionality
08:16 - Gaming: NBA Jam with game controller
08:53 - Gaming: Castle of Illusion with glitches
09:40 - Gaming: 3DMark benchmark
10:36 - Recommendation for casual users
11:09 - Kodi : Blu Ray MKV playback
11:40 - 24p and lossless DTS-HD TrueHD problems
12:51 - HEVC / h.265
13:01 - HDHomerun and Live Channels app
14:43 - Emulation: Dreamcast and Reicast
15:31 - Emulation: Metal Slug
16:03 - Emulation: MAME and Street Fighter Alpha 3
16:25 - Conclusion and final thoughts
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For the price point this is a decent value. It brings a very useful Android device with the official Android TV interface at a price point well below $100. But this comes at the cost of performance and features that enthusiasts might be looking for.
The biggest issue for enthusiasts is that it doesn't appear to automatically switch to 24p for movies and it doesn't output lossless audio formats like DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD. I also found its 4k playback performance with KZbin and Netflix to be lacking in that it will occasionally drop frames.
But for general consumers this is a good box that will bring a lot of great Android features to a television set for a low price. It's a decent retro emulation box too (for 70/80/90's era consoles and arcade machines).
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