Noted and thanks.

Let me guess ...

AA
you are a software engineer or in IT industry

BB
graduated from Aust.

Right?

Ha.

same experience with ac ryan. i have retired the first one (7 yrs old) as the chipset is oldest, can't do hd audio too. second one can do hd audio but fails to read some video types. will retire this as my collection of newer file types grow.

righto!

i just tested this, file of 2.5 hrs long, can work out the bit rate.

71.1GB, 2160p 4K UltraHD BluRay x265 (HEVC 10bit BT709) Dolby Atmos 7.1 mkv

sample or main file:

... windows 10, monitor 1440p... windows player or vlc player... judders, broken video, video freeze, broken audio.

... Q16... audio OK, but no video at all (rightly so since this 3 yr old box can do hd audio, even atmos, hevc, but can't do 10 bit.)

... Q10pro... plays flawlessly. my home theater does not do atmos, so it plays DDtrueHD. if a setup doesn't do DDtrueHD, it will just be DD/AC3.

i still have yet to come across a file q10pro will not play!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Feb 11 2017, 11:16 AM

All wrong!!!... cannot profile like that bro...hahaha...

Mechanical...TAR College...

This post has been edited by dwRK: Feb 11 2017, 11:29 AM

Understand.

But what I want is smaller size with quality.

I see. My apology for my wrong intuition/gut feel/jumping to conclusion.

One more guess, PhD in Mech Eng? Ha.

OT, better stop here.

In the good old days...just use gspot program to inspect but I don't supposed it will work for 4k files anymore...

ffmpeg or ffprobe will be able to show all the codec info.

This post has been edited by dwRK: Feb 11 2017, 11:56 AM

No again...no worries mate.

Cleaned up by removing unwanted apps, install kodi 16. Surprise, surprise, this old box works. Manage to watch 1 movie and 1 TV drama smoothly in kodi. I'm amazed, learning more about what Android box can do. So far, no issue on movies in HDDs but not 4k or those extreme stuffs. Wonder what more apps to add.

Unfortunately, no Bluetooth, can't use wireless hp. Might add Bluetooth transmitter. Or any suggestion? Is welcome

Himedia box age well

Well done!

When I started on Himedia 1+ year ago, it was and still is a hill to climb.

Enjoy the fruit of your labour!

Now that got that going, u can spend time reading n trying the tips given by various people in the androidtv box and kodi threads.

Just keep an eye on the memory and storage.

Some apps or addons require a huge amount of space so they may not work well, can cause everything to hang.

Not sure if it works with HiControl app...

Install the app to your phone...the box can "reverse cast" video and audio to your phone...but android phone only...then you can try hp & bt...just temp suggestions...

This post has been edited by dwRK: Feb 11 2017, 07:07 PM

Thanks for all the feedback sifu. Start reading this forum and the kodi too.

AVfan sifu, how can I replicate the Mangotv home screen wrapper on Q16 to Q5 Pro?

Thanks

This post has been edited by GuyM: Feb 15 2017, 09:33 PM

Just had to test out this device capability to confirm with my own eyes and ears


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not sure what u mean...?

q5/q10pro does NOT come with mangotv.
u just install the green mangotv like any apk.
the gold color of the mango will become green, everything else the same, that's all.

the term "wrapper" has a special meaning with q5/q10pro.
it is an app built into the firmware.
it is to "wrap" video/audio" streams from KODI, bypass kodi player to play with himediaplayer.
it does not wrap anything else, afaik.

ddtruehd, dtshdma will work with the AVR - for q5/q10pro, q16, q5ii.

when u get the chance and if your AVR has atmos and dtsx, try it on q5/q10pro!

I think he meant the q16 launcher perhaps...

This post has been edited by dwRK: Feb 15 2017, 11:06 PM

if he meant launcher, i doubt it.

the default launchers are specific to the firmware.

can use 3rd party launchers, though.

I don't think it's called the launcher...

In Q16 home screen, you'd usually have those flash of various latest programs sliding right to left on top screen while the bottom you'd have the shortcuts or favorite... That makes it look premium 😁😁😁

Doubt there's any device out there that does this...😝😝😝

That's the one I wanted to install into Q5 cos the current Q5 home screen is like dull....😴😴😴

Hope you get my drift

This post has been edited by GuyM: Feb 16 2017, 08:06 AM

I've installed the green mango, yes!

Current NrR509 don't support Atmos n dtsx.. unless you implying I should update the firmware on Onkyo but doubt it'll have 😜