hd600a owner here..
updated to latest firmware ...
have any1 having issue w/ DTS-HD?
in audio setting i put coax/optical to RAW,
my decoder(z680) pick up as stereo ....

I read somewhere that coax/optical cable does not carry HD audio.

That could be the source of problem. You may want to try HDMI.

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Added on July 22, 2011, 8:54 amHi all,

I have intention to buy a media player mainly for bluray movies and I have in mind the following players:

Hi-Media hd600A
WD TV Live
AC Ryan HD Essential

Please advice the comparison of Hi-Media hd600A compared to WD TV Live and AC Ryan Essential in following areas:

1. picture quality - Heard WD TV sigma is better??
2. HD audio - DTS-HD and DOLBY-TRUE HD (plan to connect to AV receiver) - Heard Hi-media is very good in core HD audio. How about WD TV?
3. reliability and smoothness, ease of use of GUI
4. Any other items that I could have missed out (eg BD menu and etc)

I already own a bluray player. If using the above media player is not user friendly, I may want to stick back to my bluray player and trash the idea of buying a media player.



This post has been edited by chiakwang: Jul 22 2011, 08:54 AM

i am H600B owner.. what is the latest firmware should I upgrade? thanks

u may refer to this official page http://www.himedia-tech.cn/service_firmwar...ame=HD600系列

oh no..they release new firmware since so long ago..but never update their english web

Hello everyone, sorry for my english but i'm living in a small island where we use to speak french.
Curently i've got a bdps370 and a WDTV first generation. I'm very happy with the sony exept ntfs. But the WDTV is geting older and the specifications of the 600A are interesting. My biggest problem with WDTV is the menu non recognition for dvd and the fact that i can't skeep chapter in mkv's. The other problem is that the sound through optical is very flat and without life. The picture is a litle smoother too.
My question for 600A owners is : How about picture quality on dvd Folder or ISO and mkv compared to the WDTV ?.
What about the sound quality with analog output ?
And via coax or optical outputs ?
I've seen that we can create audio playlist with the remote, and network doesn't interest me. What is really important for me is PICTURE QUALITY AND A GOOD SOUND via coaxial output.(Good sound via analog would be a plus but i'm dreaming).

Merci beaucoup for your answers.

HD600A user here. anyone know how to reduce the subtitle font size? sometimes subtitles cover half of the screen....

This post has been edited by mroys@lyn: Jul 31 2011, 01:28 PM

If the subtitles are embedded, then you won't be able to do anything about it. If the subtitles are from an external source file, then you can use the "Left" cursor on the remote to decrease the font size. The "Right" cursor increases the font size. The "Up" and "Down" cursors are to move the subtitles up and down respectively on the screen. I use these four buttons to adjust the font size and placement a lot, very handy

Hi guys, would anyone share their key file with me? Cause on my hd600a I don't have any hard disk connected to it. All my media are stored on a NAS. I was told that I should install YAMJ for better navigation for NAS. And that is why I need the key. Thanks

how do you run YAMJ on HD600a? Pls share as it looks interesting...Tks.

i have no idea it could be done too... i was told about it here http://bbs.himedia.com.au/index.php?topic=...w;topicseen#new

i am not sure how to go about too...

hello guys nice to have ppl here using Himedia player I am gonna get mine today in the evening 600A I have some queries.. smone plz answer them

1) I have this old TV ( the old box ones I think it supports NTSC and PAL ) which I am gonna be using though composite cables can some one tell me which cable goes where as in the English manual they have not mentioned it.....

2) Can I watch MKV files with this do I need to change the TV mode or any mode will work ?

3) Is the quality very bad on these Old TVs ?

4) Has anyone updated the firmware to the latest one HD600_1.0.3.4 is it safe to do it ? its not available on their English website yet ?

just received my HD600A yesterday. The player already comes with 1.0.3.4 firmware.

The remote is really something when compare to other China brands. The only thing I don't like about the remote is the hard tactile navigational keys. I wonder how long the buttons can last.

By the way, is there anyway to change the default font type = Embedded English/Chinese Font to a different TTF? I know we can change it from the Menu when playing a movie but it's a hassle to do it for every movie.

errr...i'm sure u need at least a HD Ready LCD or LED to see the effect of your MKV movies.. that's the first thing you must change.

Himedia has a composite too, just follow the color code you will be fine.

My set is running on 1.0.3.4, no issue. In fact a new update has just came out .. 1.0.4.12.. about to flash my set soon.

hi ya will buy a LED later......

but currently I am wondering if MKV will work out on this OLD TV box.....

nd what audio settings should I choose should it be Raw or LPCM ?

This post has been edited by mike_001: Aug 11 2011, 04:16 PM

I am also keen to know how to change to a different font as I find the embedded English/Chinese font too plain for my likings. If someone knows a good source to download a different font, please provide a link.

You mentioned you can change it from the Menu when playing a movie, how? I can't seem to do that even when the movie is being played.

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Added on August 11, 2011, 7:51 pmHi there, where about is the latest firmware 1.0.4.12?

The China Hi-Media firmware update link Hi-Media Firmware Update, still shows 1.0.3.4?

This post has been edited by sschen: Aug 11 2011, 07:51 PM

Hi , the release is for beta/internal test , you may get the rar file here : http://bbs.himedia-tech.cn/forum.php?mod=v...&extra=page%3D1

Apparently they released something called HiTV 2.0... http://bbs.himedia-tech.cn/forum.php?mod=v...&extra=page%3D1

I haven't done the upgrade yet so, no idea if it works..

I think someone shared this before. Anyway, here goes again:
To have more fonts, you just need to copy any TTF files to the root of your connected HDD. Then, you should be able to change it from the Menu when playing a movie.

I stream movies from a NAS using NFS though so I don't have a connected HDD. Where will I store the TTF files in that case?

hmm I just got mine today and played a MKV 720p file found the quality to be washed out or blurry ?

how do u check which firmware player is running ?