Today we review the Xiaomi Mi Box 3.

Whats in the Box:



TV Box will always be an old technology, now what makes the Mi box 3 different from its predecessors? It is 3x faster than the older versions and some little upgrades on other area. Lets take a look at the specs sheet:

Xiaomi Mi Box III specifications:

OS: Google Android 5.0
CPU: Amlogic S905 Cortex-A53, Quad core, 64-bit
GPU: Mali 450 3+2 core 750MHz
RAM: 1GB DDR3 dual channels
ROM: 4GB eMMC5.0
Shell Material: PC + ABS
Output: 4K(3840*2160 pixels)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1+ EDR (enhanced data rate)
WiFi: 2.4GHz/5GHz 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
HDMI: HDMI 2.0
Video Encoding: H.265 4K*2K@60fps, H.264 up to 4K@30fps; MPEG1/2/4, VC-1, DivX4/5, WMV3 up to 1080P @ 60fps, Real8/9/10 to 720P @ 60fps
Video Formats: RM, RMVB, FLV, MOV, AVI, MKV, TS, M2TS, MP4, 3GP, MPEG, support 3D video output.
Audio Formats: MP3, APE, Flac, AAC，Ogg
Decoding: DTS 2.0+Digital Out, Dolby Digital Plus
Image Formats: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG
USB: stand USB 2.0
Other functions: Miracast, Airplay, DLNA, SMB and WiDi (xiaomi phone 1/1S do not support Miracast)
Storage extension: Mobile hard disk / usb flash drive
Power supply: 100~240V 50/60Hz, 5.2V，2.1A
Remote Control: Support, also support xiaomi smart phone remote control
Size: 101*101*19.5mm
Weight: 176g
Ports
1 x HDMI 2.0 Port
1 x USB 2.0 port
1 x AV Port
1 x Power port

How to setup:



Now as much as inside the software we didnt see much difference from the older version but we did notice it was faster in terms of loading and streaming did pick up a bit faster to render, those are some of our observations using this unit. Now it came with the new remote that can support motion and also supports voice command, and it now uses 2 pcs of AAA battery instead of Button Cell battery. Two pcs of ZMI Alkaline battery is included in this package.



We tried to stream some chinese series and everything went ok on our Panasonic Plasma TV (its not practical to test it on a MITV).



We checked if this is region locked to China, answer is no, you can use it outside China.


This nifty gadget is available at Xiaomi for 299 RMB.

Mi Box 3

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Ο/H maddoctor έγραψε:

Have you installed Kodi? I was reading that amlogic works better with kodi than the xiaomi tv box. Also I see english menu, but is it rooted!?

hey,
nope im not sure about Kodi

I know chinese language, i was able to navigate my way to access the android setting which is hidden using Settings.apk app

Ο/H maddoctor έγραψε:

Ο/H mitch002 έγραψε:

Ο/H maddoctor έγραψε:

Have you installed Kodi? I was reading that amlogic works better with kodi than the xiaomi tv box. Also I see english menu, but is it rooted!?

hey,nope im not sure about Kodi

I know chinese language, i was able to navigate my way to access the android setting which is hidden using Settings.apk app

I think there is a thread at en.miui about how to setup mi box from chinese to english, but I wanted to know if it works good with kodi. At a greek forum specialized about video, when I asked they told me better to get amlogic, so I bought Zidoo x6 pro instead of mi box 3.

i might try if i got some free time