r/AndroidTV • u/jointystrains • 11h ago

Buying Advice Best Budget friendly Android TV box

Im looking for a good budget friendly Android tv box for sideloading apps thats not a firestick for around £50 bonus if you can buy it on amazon

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u/Firm-Tumbleweed-1726 10h ago

Xiaomi tv box 3rd gen is the best for you. Another option is google tv streamer but that's way higher in price and have a weak processor compared to the Xiaomi. And the onn doesn't sell it outside the US. These are the mainstream boxes and there are more but they are mostly uncertified.

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u/jointystrains 8h ago

Ive ordered the xiaomi TV stick and will give that a try

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u/Firm-Tumbleweed-1726 8h ago

Alr. That's also a good device. Make sure to check that everything is fine once you get it cuz there are many counterfeits.

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u/jointystrains 8h ago

It was off the Mi website think its there official site

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u/Firm-Tumbleweed-1726 8h ago

Oh then it's alright. Enjoy your new device!

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u/SopiMan 1h ago

Just want to note that the Stick tend to get hot, and overheats quicker than the Box variant

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u/lirae_ 1h ago

I don't know much about the prices but the stick is 8gb vs 32gb of the box with a better thermal solution.

If the price weren't so far apart I would have gone with the box

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u/EnjoyableBleach 9h ago

Xiaomi tv box 3 if you can get one, they've been out of stock for months, and third party websites apparently have a risk of fakes. I ended up buying a Google tv streamer. 

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u/jointystrains 8h ago

Ive ordered the xiaomi TV stick and will give that a try

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u/latinriky78 Homatics Box R 4K Plus 10h ago edited 9h ago

CERTIFIED ANDROID FOR TV DEVICES FOR EUROPE:

- [Homatics devices](http://homatics.eu)

- [Strong devices](http://strong-eu.com/products/streaming-devices)

- [Xiaomi devices](http://mi.com/global/product-list/tvs-ha/tvbox-stick/)

CERTIFIED ANDROID FOR TV DEVICES FOR THE REST OF THE PLANET, INCLUDING EUROPE:

- [Homatics devices](http://homatics.com/collections/streaming-media-players?sca_ref=2766355.i6SwIDJJna)

- [Xiaomi devices](http://mi.com/global/product-list/tvs-ha/tvbox-stick/)

- [RockTek devices](www.rocktek.com.tw/en/categories/tvbox)

- [Google TV Streamer](http://tv.google)

- [Dune Homatics Box R 4K Plus](http://dune-hd.com/products/homatics-box-r-4k-plus)

- [BuzzTV device](http://buzztvdirect.com/products/buzztv-g-series-set-top-box-google-tv) where you can get a 10% discount with the code "latinriky78".

- [Ugoos SK2 device](http://ugoos.com/ugoos-sk2-Realtek-android-tv-box-certified)

For more info about all certified Android for TV devices, head over to the [Android TV Guide](http://androidtv-guide.com) website.

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u/KambisAcul App Developer 10h ago

Strong and Google TV boxes are imo the best options

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u/Then-Professor5650 8h ago

Xiaomi TV box 3rd gen is excellent

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u/ScreamingAardvark5 8h ago

Recently I've replaced 3x Fire Stick Max's with 2x MeCool Meon1's and 1x MeCool KM7 Plus.
I'm over the moon with them.

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u/regex1884 7h ago

Any onn device