Android TV is available in quite a few areas, but the new $59 Xiaomi Mi Box S might just be the best for most people. Read our full review for more.

The Xiaomi Mi Box S costs $60 on Walmart.com and will begin shipping on October 19, with preorders starting today. It runs Android TV 8.1, and its remote supports Google Assistant voice commands.

The Xiaomi Mi Box S is a 4K media streamer which runs on Android TV. It has Chromecast abilities and Google Assistant built in, and only costs $60.

As for the software, the Mi Box runs Android TV based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box. An update to Nougat will probably be coming soon, but there aren’t many changes in that version.

That issue aside, the Mi Box S provides a decent Android TV experience. It runs Android 8.1, which lets apps like Netflix and Hulu have their own recommended content rows on the home screen.

The Mi Box currently runs the version of Android TV based on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, but there’s currently no timeline from Xiaomi as to when the Android 7.0 Nougat update will land.

The Mi Box interface, much like other Android TV devices and smart TVs in general, is media-focused with a bunch of suggested apps popping up to get you started, including Hulu, Netflix, HBO Now ...

The smart TV streaming content box Mi Box was refreshed this week with the Mi Box S. This device comes from Xiaomi and delivers the newest in new Android TV software – Android TV 8.1.

Last month, rumors began to float that Xiaomi’s long-awaited Mi Box — a set-top box powered by Android TV — would arrive in October, and would sell for less than $100.

Xiaomi Mi Box brings Android to your TV (pictures) +8 More See all photos. The Xiaomi Mi Box -- first announced at Google I/O in May, and not to be confused with a different model available in ...

Chinese consumer electronics upstart Xiaomi debuted its first-ever product designed for U.S. consumers Monday: The company started to sell a streaming device called Mi Box for $69 on its website.