[Price Error] Xiaomi Mi Box Official International Version US $29 (~AU $41.53) @ GeekBuying

AngryAlfred on 03/09/2018 - 23:31
Last edited 05/09/2018 - 17:15 by 2 other users

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UPDATE: There has been a price error and orders are currently not being honoured

I think this is a cracking deal, GeekBuying currently have a $30 USD off coupon for all TV's and Mini PC's which when applied to this takes $42.96 off. No idea what plug it comes with.

My order summary:

Subtotal: AU$ 84.49
Shipping Cost: AU$ 0.00
Coupon Discount: -AU$ 42.96
Total: AU$ 41.53

(Probably cheaper if paid in USD)

Android TV 8.0 Oreo Marshmallow

It runs on the latest Android TV 8.0 Oreo which is easy to use, supports voice controls and Google CastTM. Catch your favorite TV shows, play games, watch the news or switch to radio. Mi Box also recommends videos based on your personal Youtube and Google Play preferences!

Quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU

A high performance of Quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU can play a wide range of games.

Bluetooth voice remote control

Just speak into the remote control and Mi box will search for what you want.

Everything pops with HDR

HDR is quickly making its way to TV, first to set-top boxes with Mi Box. Watch videos in detail like never before with select HDR content. Witness scenes and characters come to life in vivid contrast, color, and clarity.

HDMi 2.0a

HDMI2.0a is a faster way to send video and audio output to your TV. With up to 18Gbps speeds, it significantly improves picture and sound quality, making Mi Box perfect for watching 4K Ultra HD and HDR video content.

DTS and Dolby surround sound

Dolby DTS certified, the Mi Box supports both Dolby Digital Plus and DTS multichannel HD audio encoding. The result is smoother, dynamic, immersive and more realistic stereo surround sound during ultra HD Blu-ray video playback.

Apps for the big screen

Everything looks better on the big screen, including shows from YouTube, Sling TV, Netflix, Vudu, FandangoNOW and more. Stream, play and be entertained for hours with access to hit shows, blockbusters, radio stations and viral videos.

Super smooth streaming, 60fps 4K decoding

A powerful video decoder is like having a high performance processor. Mi Box can handle up to 60 frames per second - that's double what other set-top boxes can do. It's an advantage you'll notice naturally when you watch NBA live or play a racing game.

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  • Darkshrimp on 03/09/2018 - 23:35

    Is this the latest iteration of mi box?

    • AngryAlfred on 03/09/2018 - 23:40
      +1

      AFAIK the Mi Box 4 has only released the Chinese version which doesn't support Android TV or Google Play, the international version hasn't released yet but some sites have it for pre-order or at least have in stock notifications for it.

      • Darkshrimp on 03/09/2018 - 23:51

        so this is model 3 then?

      • jasswolf on 04/09/2018 - 11:57
        +1

        There is only one model of Mi Box intended for sale outside of China, and while it uses the same hardware as the Mi Box 3 and 4, it's just called the Mi Box (or the International model).

        This International model is about to get a refresh on the remote, but will otherwise hold at least until there's a need for a HDMI 2.1 solution with proper 4k120hz support.

        • denserham on 04/09/2018 - 13:40

          You seem to know about the Mi Box. I have been wondering what the port at the bottom of the current intentional Mi Box remote is for. I looked around a bit online but couldn't get an answer.

        • The Hobo on 04/09/2018 - 16:06
          +1

          @Mujaji:

          Pretty sure that's just to tie a wrist strap thing on?

          And the hole at the top is the microphone

        • jasswolf on 04/09/2018 - 16:45

          @Mujaji: the hole at the bottom goes directly into the battery compartment, so the answer is nothing.

    • jasswolf on 04/09/2018 - 11:54

      Yes.

  • karu on 03/09/2018 - 23:39

    Damn, just bought off Gearbest earlier today.

  • doweyy on 03/09/2018 - 23:41

    That's an awesome find!

  • RichardL on 03/09/2018 - 23:44
    +5

    Not sure why I bought one, but for that price I can't refuse…

  • gottacatchemall on 03/09/2018 - 23:45

    I have a chromecast and the chinese version without cast support. Thinking of buying this just to combine the two devices as it is so cheap haha.

  • RichardL on 03/09/2018 - 23:47

    No idea what plug it comes with.

    I believe the default plug for the International Version is an EU Plug.

  • illidan on 03/09/2018 - 23:47
    +1

    Expired already! :'(

  • AssociatedClear @ Geekbuying on 03/09/2018 - 23:47

    And here I was asking for a good deal last week and getting nothing. Excellent find! Might pick one up for myself even :P

    • MorriJ on 03/09/2018 - 23:48

      Coupon was pulled. Grabbed a couple for the family members.

      Limit was 2 per account, any extra orders went to failed payment processing for me.

      • AssociatedClear @ Geekbuying on 03/09/2018 - 23:49
        +4

        Nah it has a limit on how many times it can be used. I'll check if it gets a daily refresh ;)

        • MorriJ on 03/09/2018 - 23:50
          +2

          That would be great if you could check for the daily refresh, though I suspect it was pulled or had a hard limit per account.

          Even orders I had processed and ready to pay are failing on the coupon applied one.

          Unfortunately, your payment was unsuccessful.
          Order No.: 4xxxxxx1
          Amount: AU$ 41.53
          Payment methods: CreditCard
          Payment status: Unpaid

          Something went wrong.

          Please try to place the order again or go to ‘My Orders’ to change the mode of payment.

        • AssociatedClear @ Geekbuying on 04/09/2018 - 16:06

          @MorriJ: It got pulled early this morning. The coupon itself is active again but now only applicable to specific items.

          I suspect someone got themselves into a lot of trouble :P

        • AngryAlfred on 04/09/2018 - 16:29

          @Clear: Do you know if they are going to honour those who purchased?

        • MorriJ on 04/09/2018 - 16:56

          @Clear: Why? What's wrong with selling WELL under cost?

        • MorriJ on 05/09/2018 - 16:39

          @AngryAlfred: apparently they won't honor it. Meh done with geekbuying of late, unreliable.

  • drazenm on 03/09/2018 - 23:48
    +1

    Wtf expired already? Says 114 pieces left?

    • MorriJ on 03/09/2018 - 23:48
      +1

      Coupon was pulled it seems.

  • Perthian on 03/09/2018 - 23:48

    Thanks OP. Great deal. Awesome tv box.

  • drazenm on 03/09/2018 - 23:49
    +2

    What a gimmick, or stick with the deal or don't even release it.

    • sk3iron on 04/09/2018 - 01:48

      Just curious but how do you rank outdated on an android box?

        • tomsco on 04/09/2018 - 05:15
          +3

          I’ve got two and have had no issues.

        • h4zey on 04/09/2018 - 11:50

          how good is the voda one?

    • asa79 on 04/09/2018 - 12:21

      Mi Box is android TV 8 and Vodafone TV is 7, so how is that outdated?

  • codinghelloworld on 03/09/2018 - 23:50

    just added to cart and then it is expired :(

  • bluebagger1 on 03/09/2018 - 23:50

    Yep didn’t last long

  • Mister Plod on 03/09/2018 - 23:52

    ugh in the time it took to make an account, it was over :(

  • adr8 on 03/09/2018 - 23:53

    Couldn't resist at this price so finally jumped on the Mi Box bandwagon, thanks OP 👍

  • batrarobin on 03/09/2018 - 23:55
    +1

    Damn! Missed it.

  • Prince K on 03/09/2018 - 23:57
    +2

    Already have a smart tv. What extra features does this give?

    • marko62 on 04/09/2018 - 04:39

      One that comes to mind is , my TV doesn't have audio pass-through so i could use this for my 5.1 TV and movie files. Having said that my Mi-Box sits in the cupboard and i use a ROKU for that purpose.
      Also i have come across a few files that my TV wouldn't play for unexplained reasons

      • asa79 on 04/09/2018 - 06:18

        Are Roku still around?

        • marko62 on 04/09/2018 - 14:43

          Yeah they are still around but they seem to be going away from the box in favour of USB stick

      • dimple on 04/09/2018 - 07:44

        This is probably a stupid question but would my husband be able to stream NBA games from it? My understanding is you can with fetch tv. Would this be an alternative?

        • damop on 04/09/2018 - 08:43
          +2

          Android TV official NBA app has issues on these boxes, the audio sync loses time.
          Can use 'nba streams' via kodi, but obvious suspect legality means these arent always available

          I use NBA app on my phone to chromecast to mi box with great success, will need NBA league pass though

        • GrantG on 04/09/2018 - 10:11

          @damop:
          I tried a number of options for NBA league pass (laptop/ps4+vpn/roku) and found phone + chromecast to be the best/easiest option (didn't try mi box, I suspect it would be better again)

    • asa79 on 04/09/2018 - 06:19

      If you have a sony android TV its very similar

  • freoleo on 04/09/2018 - 00:04

    damn, missed it

  • Luigi Savadamoni on 04/09/2018 - 00:07

    Thanks OP..managed to get my payment processed and confirmed.. I noticed that they're still processing my 30 July order for the Mi box mini keyboard. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/393993 Will have to get onto them..

  • selfdestruct on 04/09/2018 - 07:50
    +1

    that is a cracking load of kit.

  • DaddysBelt on 04/09/2018 - 09:07

    Great deal. Sorry I missed it :/

    • eug on 04/09/2018 - 10:13
      +9

      It's ok, you're forgiven. Just try harder next time ok? :)

  • Ameowzon on 04/09/2018 - 09:44

    Anyone managed to get Optus Sport on this?

    • wolvesaussie on 04/09/2018 - 10:13

      My free optus sport ran out last night, sad times

    • clgt on 04/09/2018 - 10:59

      You can cast it mate

      • Ameowzon on 04/09/2018 - 11:33

        Ya, I know, prefer natively…

        • clgt on 04/09/2018 - 11:55

          I dont think there s optus sport app for android tv yet, unfortunately

        • MorriJ on 04/09/2018 - 17:41

          @clgt: You can run the mobile app; terrible resolutions though.

  • KRM123 on 04/09/2018 - 12:48

    i bought this in 2016 and it has served me well since then. However it's started to be a bit buggy recently since update to Android 8.0. Youtube keeps hanging up now, which i think is partly down to the annoying youtube adds which interrupt any viewing.

    Some of the audio has been going out of sync for me too, and i have to pause and play the video to get it back in line. I may upgrade to a shield soon.

    • asa79 on 04/09/2018 - 18:25

      youtube red fixes that

      I havent seen the sync issue yet, I play kodi, netflix with no issues

    • kiLbiL on 04/09/2018 - 18:28

      just wondering why would you choose shielf over chromecast (chromecast will solve adds on youtube as well)?

      • KRM123 on 06/09/2018 - 13:19

        Shield has chromecast and is best android box out there by a long distance. Anything you throw at it, will be played without issues. You can also stream games to it, or play from cloud based gaming services. Nothing else compares to it.

  • RichardL on 05/09/2018 - 16:27

    Received an email to pay an additional US $27 if I want the item to be shipped…

    • doweyy on 05/09/2018 - 16:28

      Just got it too, what a rort.

  • RichardL on 05/09/2018 - 16:29

    Email received:

    Thank you for shopping at Geekbuying.
    We are sorry to inform you that due to the coupon setting mistake, we can not fulfill your order at the paid price.
    If you still need the item shipped by Registered Airmail, there is a more 27USD need to be paid.
    If you agree, we will send a link to your email to pay,Or we can cancel the order for you.
    We apologize for the inconvenience it may have caused you.
    Looking forward to your early reply.

    • Luigi Savadamoni on 05/09/2018 - 16:44

      Ditto for me….Just like the old saying.."if it looks too good to be true…."

  • sinners007 on 05/09/2018 - 16:58
    +1

    What a bunch of Flogs! I can't find how to cancel this order anywhere on their website.

  • KRM123 on 06/09/2018 - 13:20

    Considering the technology is 2 years old , I don't think its worth much over $40-50 these days.

  • RichardL on 06/09/2018 - 15:59

    Follow up email:

    Thank you for your confirmation ,Your order was cancelled and I have applied refund for you .
    We will refund you AUD 41.53 in 1-3 business days.
    Please kindly check then.
    would you please write a good review for us after you receive your refund ?
    Review site :
    https://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.geekbuying.com

    please follow these steps:
    1. Register
    2.search “geekbuying”and write a 5-star review.
    3.Check your mail to activate the review.

    Send me the link or the screenshot of the review and I will get back to you with 4% coupon code for your next purchase.

    The nerves on them…

    • MorriJ on 10/09/2018 - 22:01

      I'll throw up a review for them. I've stopped sourcing through Geekbuying as they are now sitting on 3 refunds and not processing them.

  • AssociatedClear @ Geekbuying on 08/09/2018 - 14:34

    Price errors happen all the time on OzBargain. It's unfortunate but at least they've contacted you and given you options. Heaps better than a lot of other retailers who have dragged everyone along in the past (OW for example).

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