IPTV on Xiaomi Mi Box and TV Stick
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The Xiaomi Mi Box S and Mi TV Stick are the first choice for households keeping the cost down. They are adequate for IPTV, but they have a limit, and that limit shows up precisely at the size of this channel list.
The limit is memory
The Mi Box S has 2 GB of memory and the Mi TV Stick 1 GB. Load a 17,000-channel list and the player takes most of that, at which point scrolling starts to stutter. The device is not faulty; it is working at the edge of its capacity.
Four things that give the box room
- Hide the country groups you never watch — as the list shrinks, the memory load falls directly.
- Build a favourites list and move daily use there; open the full list only when searching.
- Remove apps you do not use; half of the 8 GB storage belongs to the system.
- Clear the player's cache once a month.
Mi TV Stick or Mi Box S?
The Stick is cheaper but has 1 GB of memory, a Full HD ceiling and no Ethernet port. The Mi Box S adds 4K support and Ethernet. For IPTV the price difference repays itself easily — the Ethernet port especially.
Google Play is open on both, so no sideloading is needed. The Mi Box S remote has no number keys; if you are used to switching by channel number, you will be using the app's search instead.
