no available at himedia ? no firmware ?
the datage can play in HK and singapore according to the manufacture. but not sure for malaysia. becoz not yet tested.

I heard PPS block Malaysia IP.
maybe because there is 1-2 brands media player which have the PPS license and available to play in Malaysia. that's why they block Malaysia IP to protect these 2 brands.

PPS is in HD600 firmware but it doesn't play. Even though HD300 PPS does play in Singapore, somehow it does not applies to HD600. So it's not Himedia doesn't play PPS, but something not correct in the firmware.

From what I understand, the firmware structure of 1185 and 1073 is somewhat different. So if you just applied 1073 IMS directly to 1185, you may encounter problems. There's a guy who made a really nice DIY firmware for HD300, now he has transfered that to HD600, some stuffs just don't work

edit: but then again PPS is quite disappointing in media players, I'd yet tried the VIP version, but there'll be hacked. Think the main issue Himedia should tackle is youtube. IIRC, when POHD2 just released also have youtube problem. Don't know if it's 1185 SDK problem.

This post has been edited by lordsbm: May 10 2011, 12:52 PM

repost..

My advise is don't get HD600A as a NAS cause having a HDD outside takes up space and don't look good. If you stack on top of the player, the player gets too hot >.<

Try look at HD600B. I'm going to get HD600B cause I'm going to use it as a NAS^^ But still waiting for review if there's any heat issue cos it's fanless.

Currently, I'm using Samsung F4 2TB HDD with HD600A. Partition and format with HD600A. Somehow HD600A doesn't detect the HDD cause the main partition doesn't gets formated and I have to use Win7 to format it. Which is ok, cause I can mass transfer my movies in. When I connect the HDD back via SATA, everything works well.

I did connect an old HDD to HD600A, but on it's unstable like eaget m9. Sometime it goes missing and needs restart. But now with the latest my PC can always detect HD600A folders. Tried the other day, on it for like a day, no problem with detecting. Transfered 120GB of files via network to the HDD connected to HD600A without any problem.

Also tried 4+GB file via wifi, it's slow but things get transfered^^ But with that being said, if you really need a serious NAS, best not use a media player^^;

Oh ya, there's people saying HD600A may have issue with 2TB HDD with SATA, so you might wanna take note^^;

my intention is not using the HD600A as NAS but rather connect HD600A to a NAS (ie. buffalor Duo Pro or Dlink 323/320) thru the ethernet port in HD600A.. So, it is something like NAS->internet switch->HD600A ...
So, I'm wondering which NAS product has the easiest setup to hook up with HD600A..

I don't have a NAS, so can't tell you for sure. But I think it's ok, cos NFS is up on HD600A and I have no problem streaming files from my PC.

tks for that info! Once my 2TB HDD is filled up then it will be time for me to look for a NAS then..

I suggest those with HDD detction problem to update to http://dl.himedia-tech.cn/HD600/HD600_1.0.2.2.rar

Somehow it seems that 1.0.2.2 on youtube has lesser "cannot play this file"

I concur with lordsbm that PPS failure to play in HD600A has got to do with the firmware... PPS can be run from my PC at home, but failed in HD600A , both using the same ISP.

However, Youku is running fine, i could stream the internet movies very well from my 6MB Maxis Ftth.

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Added on May 12, 2011, 11:41 amsir, is his a DIY version or the official's ?

This post has been edited by numbertwo: May 12 2011, 11:41 AM

Official internal distribute firmware. I only post the official ones, and only pm DIY ones when asked^^

edit: based on feedback from an owner in Singapore, it helped fixed his Samsung 2TB HDD via SATA not detecting problem

This post has been edited by lordsbm: May 12 2011, 12:51 PM

ok..time for me to flash the player first time ever after getting the unit!

http://dl.himedia-tech.cn/HD600/HD600_1.0.2.3.rar

This is the latest update, those who have logitech mouse problem should upgrade. My logitech MK250 now can work in the internet browser^^

It's also said to fix Wifi+HDD problem.

Mips under linux too weak. Browser not much feature .
Hope u can visit Facebook ^,^ ?

facebook there's realpilot. You haven't even try HD600A/B have u?

Browser wise it'll be the same with all 1185 players, it's just a handy feature to have when u need check something quick. (like checking 4D) We aren't like 15yrs ago where you only have 1 option to access the net. There's smart phone, tablet, laptop, pc, etc^^;

edit: The logitech mouse problem impresses me cause another brand 1185 player also have this problem. They took a very long time trying to fix it, not sure if it's fixed yet^^; But HiMedia took about 1 month. At least they are trying hard to fix bugs, at least no need wait a few weeks/months then come out 1 firmware. Then cannot work, need to backwards and wait somemore^^;

Also as end user, we don't really care too much of technical aspect. All we want is the player to function well and more features are always welcome. You can tell me the player you sell is made of best board but selling at cheapo prices. But at the end of the day, can't deliver what the player promise, worst can't try to fix it, even worst blamed it or try confuse the customer that it's his/her fault^^;

This post has been edited by lordsbm: May 14 2011, 12:15 AM

unfortunately Himedia support site is lacking the responsiveness... Nevertheless they are making great progress in terms of fw fixes...for this I will give them a thumbs up...

I shall try my wireless mouse m215 later after upgrading to 1.0.2.3 , hopefully the logitech support is not only limited to MK250..

edited : I hope himedia will get the online upgrade option available soon, since this is a internet enabled media player there isn't any reason not to provide this nice and hasslefree feature... WD Live has that so do many other branded media players...

rgrds

This post has been edited by numbertwo: May 14 2011, 01:14 PM

u mean use internet to upgrade firmware once connect to internet ?
I think manualy upgrade will be good so we can know what improve in every firmware. and choose which one suitable for us.

Himedia R&D is better than other brand. Kaiboer also not bad.
u see other seller who sell OEM media player in this forum also ask his customers use others brand firmware.

Think it should work with m215 too cos the fix is for logitech mouse^^ I think they don't reply on the site, but they could have read it. IMHO quick action is better than giving a reply but takes ages to get it fixed^^;

I hope they can upgrade without the need to press the reset button behind. Think firmware not ideal to upgrade online, what if 1/2 way connection stopped^^; it'll brick the player, even more trouble>.<

edit: @zhen^wei, I agree with you on HiMedia and Kaiboer^^ I read ur reply regarding why datage and not eaget for 1185, and I applaused you for the decision^^ It's always better to get a brand who's willing to work hard to fix bugs than one who's slower, it's at the best interests of us consumer^^

This post has been edited by lordsbm: May 14 2011, 02:00 PM

Hi all owners Himedia 600 series product.
I have one question before I buy 600a model.

Or lan speed in Himedia 600 is sufficient to play movies 1080p or m2ts over network ? I now is lan 1000mbit, but my router netgear dgn2000 has only 100mbit speed ethernet.
If performance lan is high ? to play hight bitrate movies full hd mkv and 35-45 Mbps ?

I hope you understood what i mean.
Thx

Hi ,

i did the upgrade without pressing the button behind.. the method that requires pressing the button is for 'hard-upgrade' , something like that as I read from himedia site..

I did the following steps:
1. copy install.img into a USB drive, in the root path ..
2. plug into the USB drive (assuming the player is OFF now)
3. Switch on the player
4. go to the Setup-Options-Upgrade.
5. Wait for installation to complete, the player will reboot by itself after upgrade completion..

A good software developer will ensure if things stop in the middle the upgrade process shall revert back to the previous version... it is about software programming control and logic thinking..

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Added on May 14, 2011, 2:59 pmHi, there is my setting currently and I'm playing 720p currently.... yet to try the 1080p/i, I'll post my experience once I get this tested..

Network @ home:

1. LED TV connects to Router via cat5e.
1.1 HD600A connects to Router via cat5e. HD600A -> HDMI -> LED TV
2. Laptop (Win 7 Home - 64 bits) connects to Router via Wifi. Task Manager shows at high speed 117Mbps. Make sure the folder in your laptop is 'shared' to the same workgroup as the HD600A's..
3. Movie size 1168MB mkv/H.264/1280x720 25fps - Streaming to HD600A

No lags so far...

edited: forgot about HD600A's connection....added now in 1.1

This post has been edited by numbertwo: May 14 2011, 03:18 PM

if gigabit lan , ur network cable need change to cat6 just can get the 1kbit speed (corret me if wrong, i not pro in networking).
abit lagging if stream the blueray iso which over 40g (from my experience using Eaget one).

not sure other users.