I had the Mi box for 2 weeks now and was only able to "work" on it yesterday due to work. paired it with the ME air mouse as suggested by Dazed (thank you again sir!) and it works like a charm. The mouse pointer and keypad makes it a whole lot easier to navigate. does need time getting used to though.
Was able to sideload a few apps like Google Drive, ES file explorer and Chrome (can watch online streams of NBA games now
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when i get the chance, i'll try and set it up for the main purpose of terrestrial TV use.