![]() VentureBeat has gotten its proverbial mitts on the Xiaomi Mi Box, and here are our thoughts on the device and whether it’s worth 69 of your hard-earned dollars. TV market seemed like a pretty tempting proposition. Throw into the mix the $69 pricetag, and Xiaomi’s first foray into the U.S. ![]() The contraption essentially brings all the goodness of Android to your TV, and includes music- and video-streaming services such as Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, and Google Play, and crucially it supports 4K-quality video and HDR. Last month, however, China-based technology giant Xiaomi launched an intriguing product in partnership with Google, representing Xiaomi’s first ever product launch in the U.S.: the Mi Box, an Android TV set-top box (STB). Though Android TV has generally been well received, it has yet to make a big splash, and it could even be argued that Google is fighting an uphill battle against another of its own TV-focused products, the Chromecast. Over the past couple of years, Android TV has arrived on a number of smart TVs and set-top boxes - including the now-discontinued Google Nexus Player - as Google strives to ensure its presence extends beyond your mobile devices into the centerpiece of your living room.
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