These days it is rare that you can pick up a piece of quality, name brand tech for less than a grand, and it is even rarer that said tech can have a huge impact on your life. Again Xiaomi has proven it can pull off the unexpected with the Xiaomi TV Stick Media Player, a product that can make a huge splash in your life both at home and away.
Let’s start in the comfort of home. The truth that TV makers don’t want you to know is that the actual display of your TV, along with its sound system, can keep on going and providing excellent picture and audio for a very long time. It is usually the software running things that shows its age first leading to slow operations, incompatibility with streaming apps and a potential security threat living on your home network.
And that’s just newer smart TVs. Older legacy TVs came shipped with esoteric and hard to use software that was dated the day it came off the factory floor.
Despite these shortcomings of the older TVs, the FullHD (1920×1080 resolution) has been around for so long that many can still put out the gold standard of picture quality all day every day, they just need an upgrade and not a replacement.
That’s exactly where the Xiaomi TV Stick Media Player comes into play. Simply plug it into a free HDMI slot, connect the power and you’re up and running. Your TV – or even PC monitor or alternate display – is instantly refreshed and revitalised with a modern Android TV operating system.
Despite its size the Xiaomi TV Stick Media Player is surprisingly powerful with a quick, easy to use interface and all the app and software compatibility that comes with the Android platform. With the included remote – and even voice search – you can say goodbye to endless loading and stuttering as your movies, TV and more all stream in pristine FullHD.
This enjoyment continues when you leave the house. Simply slip the Xiaomi TV Stick Media Player into your pocket (at 28.5 grams, you likely won’t notice) and connect it when you arrive. Hotel or Airbnb TVs, satellite office conference screens, unused PC monitors – any screen will do.
Since it’s your device you’ve taken with you, there’s no need to spend precious away time setting up accounts or logging in again. There’s also no risk of exposing your sensitive log in details to foreign hardware because when you leave, your streaming machine leaves with you.
That’s less time messing with technical stuff and more time enjoying streaming… or getting that on the road work done as soon as possible.
Our favourite setup is to load up our phone with downloaded content that we want to enjoy when away from home. When we arrive elsewhere, we plug in the Xiaomi TV Stick Media Player and then use the Chromecast functionality to watch our phone’s content on the big screen.
And again, all of this is selling right now in South Africa with a RRP of just R949. You can avoid the disappointment of no-name and potentially dangerous or misleading Android media players by buying from the trusted name of Xiaomi, and you can get going in minutes to catch big streaming events, like the Olympic Games which just kicked off.
How trusted is Xiaomi? The Xiaomi TV Stick Media Player is available to buy right now from Takealot where it has garnered almost 5 000 reviews. South African just like you have left an overall rating of 4.5 stars out of 5.
Game, Incredible, and Makro also have the Media Player in stock online or you can visit their branches in person to get some hands-on time with the Xiaomi range.
