A few weeks ago I went to visit a very tech-savvy friend of mine and, speaking of set-top boxes, she declared her absolute love for the Xiaomi device (the Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd Gen)) more than any other similar TV device.
I confess that I have a Chromecast with Google TV that I love and it’s what I’ve always recommended, but since Google abandoned them, my first option is already the Xiaomi device. but it He switched to his Xiaomi TV Box much earlier and it makes perfect sense.
Because it has Android TV
In terms of available apps, customization, and settings, Android TV or Google TV is a cut above Fire TV if you are someone who uses it heavily and likes to experiment. Yes, andAmazon’s operating system is intuitive, user-friendly, and agile, but it falls short if you want to install all kinds of applications and configure them in detail.
Both the Chromecast and the Xiaomi device have the Google operating system and their own functions as useful as the Chromecast, so there is no difference here.
Because it has USB and jack
The historical debt of the Chromecast is that in its lightness and simplicity it only had one port to connect it to the power supply and another to the TV, so if you wanted to use this versatile USB-C you had to use an adapter. But with the Xiaomi device it is not necessary: It has a free and convenient USB port to put an external hard drive there and watch content locally or connect headphones directly with a cable.
Because a decoder is a great advantage for comfort
I admit that this is a quality that I had not thought much about: I plugged in the dongle, forgot about it because it was hidden and I appreciated it. But if you have space and you plan to use its ports, it is This format is much more convenient to plug and unplug.
Xiaomi TV Box S 2nd Gen – 4K Ultra HD, Powerful Processor, Google TV, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Dolby Atmos, DTS-HD, Bluetooth 5.2, Dual-Band Wi-Fi, Black (ES Version + 3 Years Warranty)
*Some prices may have changed since last review
For a quality price
There are interesting devices like the Nokia Streaming Box or the NVIDIA TV Shield in set top box format and with Android, but in addition to being veterans, they have a higher price. She wanted to spend around 50 dollars, a fairly common budget where we find several devices from Amazon and some from Google, as well as many offers. This is the case of the Xiaomi TV box, which he was able to get for that amount. Worldwide, The Xiaomi TV Box S (2nd Gen) offers you a lot for little money and she has been with him for a year now and is delighted.
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