Guide A guide to the best boxes for IPTV 2021

[silverblack]

Anyone tried a Xiaomi TV Box S 3rd Gen ? supposed to be the same cpu as the Onn plus box.
Can get it for £45 on Ali, cons being only 2gb ram and 100mb ethernet although you can fit a usb/ethernet plug to increase speed.

 

[mike123]

I think the thomson box is the European equivalent mate. There's a stick aswell

 

[silverblack]

I think the thomson box is the European equivalent mate. There's a stick aswell

Ye but if the specs are similar the Xiaomi is nearly half the price.

 

[mike123]

I would look at some reviews mate

 

[silverblack]

Seems to get rave reviews even with 2gb of ram.Was thinking of binning the Fire Stick Max and finally be rid of the Amazon ads.

 

[mike123]

I see worth a punt I suppose

 

[moshibeth]

Seems to get rave reviews even with 2gb of ram.Was thinking of binning the Fire Stick Max and finally be rid of the Amazon ads.

I will give you a ten quid for the stick rather than throw it in the bin 😆

 

[mike123]

The only criticism of those boxes i can find really for the price point is they come with a load of bolt wear. About half of your 8 gig storage.

 

[silverblack]

32gb storage on the Xiaomi.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008730982988.html

Would need to replace the pesky 2 prong power supply tho a pet hate of mine.

 

[mike123]

Well yeah had good reviews I must of been watching a video on older model only had 8 gig of storage

 

[dbkalyan]

I think lot of Chinese manufacturers have lifted their game and some quality is emerging. I have a XTV duo and TvPlus Pro for past 2 years. No complaints whatsoever. Lets not forget apart from Magboxes, which are manufactured in Ukraine, rest of them come from China.

 

[Kyser143]

Update on Onn 4k Plus..

Set VPN on router to activate ..no issues straight in linked to my non US Google account without an issue..

Had a US plug but the the irony the amazon usb plug and USB C worked fine.

Very snappy and responsive. Mine updated straight away and don't think u can block updates so on Android TV 14 with no issues ..

Only issue will be loading the UK apps ...Will try that at some point..for price and performance it's excellent. Great remote to can map keys.

Ok all UK apps working fine directly from UK playstore...except Iplayer which needed to be sideloaded and working fine..ONN 4k plus for value and oomph one of the best out there.

 

[mike123]

Ok all UK apps working fine directly from UK playstore...except Iplayer which needed to be sideloaded and working fine..ONN 4k plus for value and oomph one of the best out there.

Cool anybody got one to sell

 

[Gadgetworld]

I think the thomson box is the European equivalent mate. There's a stick aswell

I have this Thomson 270 box and can recommend it. Bit tricky getting UK streaming apps running if you need them but doable. Can be got from Amazon.de for €77.00 plus €4.88 delivery to UK. Will need adapter for 2 pin euro plug or find alternative UK power brick (I knew I kept a drawer full of these old PSUs for some reason). No need for US VPN on this European equivalent.

 

[mike123]

I have this Thomson 270 box and can recommend it. Bit tricky getting UK streaming apps running if you need them but doable. Can be got from Amazon.de for €77.00 plus €4.88 delivery to UK. Will need adapter for 2 pin euro plug or find alternative UK power brick (I knew I kept a drawer full of these old PSUs for some reason). No need for US VPN on this European equivalent.

Yeah got a draw full of those mate

 

[1vincent]

I have this Thomson 270 box and can recommend it. Bit tricky getting UK streaming apps running if you need them but doable. Can be got from Amazon.de for €77.00 plus €4.88 delivery to UK. Will need adapter for 2 pin euro plug or find alternative UK power brick (I knew I kept a drawer full of these old PSUs for some reason). No need for US VPN on this European equivalent.

This box is on sale at Amazon for £79 ATM.

There is also the stick for £29

 

[moshibeth]

I have this Thomson 270 box and can recommend it. Bit tricky getting UK streaming apps running if you need them but doable. Can be got from Amazon.de for €77.00 plus €4.88 delivery to UK. Will need adapter for 2 pin euro plug or find alternative UK power brick (I knew I kept a drawer full of these old PSUs for some reason). No need for US VPN on this European equivalent.

I set one of those up a few months ago a right pile of crap.

 

[Gadgetworld]

This box is on sale at Amazon for £79 ATM.

There is also the stick for £29

Interesting, last time I looked it was a rip off at over £100.

 

[1vincent]

Interesting, last time I looked it was a rip off at over £100.

I was on HotUKDeals site and noticed the stick so clicked the link and the box was on that page for the price I mentioned.

 

[mike123]

I set one of those up a few months ago a right pile of crap.

Are you loosing your touch mate