Even the smallest counts... Xiaomi. I finally got my hands on an entry-level TV without any high-end features. Finally, I won't have to read under the article that it's small, crappy, not a bunny, and 500″ better. The Xiaomi Mi TV 4A is a simple little TV for kids, for storytelling, for background noise in the kitchen, etc., and it runs the Kodi app.
Netflix and HBO Go
Well, in the title I somewhat exaggeratedly gave up the option of HBO Go and Netflix, as I almost have to in 100%. As it stands, Netflix is nowhere to be found, HBO Go is trailing.
Unfortunately, neither the internet nor HBO itself helped, and the 5.1 error code on startup failed to resolve. Some movies start interestingly, even watchable, but most of them do not.
But Kodi works!
While many people have HBO subscriptions and have a right to be angry with Xiaomi if it is not available on their current device, or only available on a limited basis. An alternative is the justly famous XMBC, or as it is called today, Kodi.
"Kodi - formerly known as XBMC, which originally stood for "Xbox Media Center" - is a free and open source, cross-platform digital media player and HTPC software designed to be easily controlled by a remote control on a TV in your living room, like a media player."
Kodi can be installed from the Play store, but only local media material is available on its own if it is set up. It can do that, because that's the point, but for us it's the online viewing that's important.
First, let's set the Kodi interface to Hungarian. On the main page, go to the gear, click on it and on the next page select "Interface".
In the menu on the left, select "Regional" and go to the "Language" menu on the right.
Select the Hungarian language and go back to the previous page.
Go to the "Keyboard layout" menu and change the layout to Hungarian.
Be careful to switch off the English QWERTY layout, because then both will be available, which is totally unnecessary. Now we can install the Hungarian repo.
Content consumption with Kodi
With a few simple steps, you can access almost every film, TV series and music in the world. All you need is internet, a pc/laptop, a flash drive and a bit of attention. If you don't have a Pendrive, PC or laptop nearby, you can download the Send files to tv app to send files back and forth. Download the file below and send it to your TV:
In the settings, select the "Accessories" menu item
On the next page, select "Install from zip file"
Or, if you don't have the option, you can install the Hungarian repo online, as follows:
Go to settings (gear), then select File Manager.
In the file manager, select Add Source.
In the Add file source panel, select .
Then, in the input field that pops up, enter the following address: https://repo.mvshrk.xyz/plugins/repository.movieshark/
When you're done, press OK
Once this is done, you will see the repository.movieshark menu in the file manager, select
Once loaded, the ZIP file is available, and we can continue from there.
Find the source where the ZIP file downloaded above is stored, which in this case is on the Sony thumb drive. If you find it, fix it. Based on the image above, we're done.
Select the "Install from storage" menu item.
Then go to "Movieshark repository".
Here, "Video accessories" should be selected.
And here comes Canaan. There are so many add-ons to choose from, and so much online content to access through them. Install one step by step, like Cartoon Shark, which will give you access to cartoons and series from all over the world. Click on it.
On the next page, if the add-on is not installed, there is only one active menu item, "Install". Click on it.
For Cartoon Shar to work, you need to install other add-ons, it will list them for you and you don't need to install them manually, it will do it for you automatically. Step right to the OK button and click on it.
The system will display a message stating that the add-on is installed and a tick will be displayed in front of it.
You can find the installed add-ons in the main menu, in the "Add-ons" submenu, and launch them from here, but also the installed Android apps that you have installed in the main system, e.g. from the Play store.
Cue
Kodi is not only for TV, but also Android on box and can be installed on Mi TV Stick in the same way. But it can also go on your phone, tablet, PC, laptop, etc. Kodi is universal! If you have any questions, feel free to ask on facebook, forum, etc., we have many people who can answer your questions.
Have fun!
