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post Jan 27 2017, 06:20 PM

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QUOTE(papangue974 @ Jan 27 2017, 03:57 PM)
Hello everyone. Yesterday, after 2 years of attempt to upgrade my Q3 quadcore model, i've been able to find one update that was working for my himedia. the firmware is called : update_qualcore_Q3.zip. But it's a 2015 firmware. My Q3 is a chinese model i supposed cause " update_qualcore_Q3_en.zip " does not work for me.  My biggest problem with my Q3 is the fact that i cannot change audio stream and subtitle in the media center when i'm in UPNP mode. Everything is OK by USB. The media center is where i've got the best image quality. Kodi is not as good mostly with 720p video. Is there a firmware after mine(HMD-1.0.9 2015-06-16) wich solve this probleme ?. Or is there a link that is working where i could download the lastest firmware for my Q3 ?(chinese version). Thanks. My seller has never answered me for a new firmware.
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You can search here...

http://bbs.himedia.cn/forum-12-1.html
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post Jan 27 2017, 06:48 PM

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QUOTE(katz79 @ Jan 27 2017, 02:55 PM)
thanks for the input
wdtv live still serve me well smile.gif nvidia shield is around rm1.5k, dunno where got ready stock but its expensive. i just use normal mkv files for full hd movies. 4k now just to try how it perform. upscaling from full hd to 4k using uhd tv also not bad. so for the mean time still can use wdtv live for usb playback. will look into this q10pro :thumbsup:
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...well my 1st gen wdtv live...flashed with b-rad's rom is sitting quietly somewhere...it's still kicking but receive no love... laugh.gif

Himedia & Minix makes good & well supported boxes...q10 pro/q5 pro, u1, etc...around RM 500-600...these are easily recommended.
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post Jan 28 2017, 05:17 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jan 28 2017, 12:09 PM)
Wd live and acryan pohd with sigma or realtek chipsets used to be most popular premium media player years ago when boxes just came out.
They had limited online capabilities, and failed to keep up.
Now, both overrun by androids. biggrin.gif

A previous user of those boxes will still find the video ouput superior to cheap android boxes.
Of course, the premium ones are good, with all the latest codecs to handle latest formats.
So, best to get a premium android box with ongoing support, can last years.
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I think wdtv live started the streaming evolution, but it really doesn't match their corporate identity & business model, which is selling hdd...so it's understandable...

Google tried with Google TV too...

Popcorn & acryan...was high and mighty, now...

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post Jan 29 2017, 12:38 AM

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QUOTE(papangue974 @ Jan 28 2017, 11:07 PM)
Thanks a lot dwRK, i've been able to upgrade to 3.0.2 firmware with this site. But the problem is still there : It's impossible to choose the audio language and the subtitles in movies in the "media center" when i'm in UPNP mode. There is also the fact that it's impossible to navigate in a folder containing more than 200 subfolders. when i choose folder n° 201, the players exit the "media center".
Can somebody tell me me if with the new himedia they can change the audio of a movie in UPNP mode in the media center ?.
With the 600a it was working perfectly.
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Glad that helps...the folder problem sounds like firmware...why don't you feedback to Himedia for a fix...
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post Jan 31 2017, 01:49 PM

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QUOTE(buybuylaptop @ Jan 30 2017, 09:25 PM)
Hi, does the hicontrol app works as advertised, any issues/bugs with it? I watched a youtube video of it and it seems like an easy way to control tv box. Can you for example use it to launch a video in browser then you press home button/turn off your phone screen while the video keeps playing on your tv? Do you still need airmouse with this app? Does it affect battery life on your phone badly?

Works as advertised. I launch music apps, then lock screen. No problem with phone battery. Air mouse replaces remote...up to individual. Must connect to same ip/subnet.

Any other brand have something like this?  can't find one yet

Is the h8 lite enough for just streaming video? Any other options below q5?  Should be OK if you don't overload memory/storage.

Edit: Hmm seems like they are not advertising hicontrol for h8 lite, it doesn't work on this model? Also it says the remote is "Remote with mouse function for use by all Android apps" meaning air mouse?  Ask vendor.
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post Feb 1 2017, 09:20 AM

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QUOTE(DarkNite @ Feb 1 2017, 08:42 AM)
Will the Q10 Pro able to play video files, via LAN, off a HDD in a Win10 desktop? hmm.gif
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Yes
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QUOTE(sbd @ Feb 9 2017, 11:59 AM)
Hi sufus, I have a Himedia Q10 Pro. I have 2 HDDs one 1tb and one 3tb. I have formatted them to NTFS but I cannot access the HDD when fitted int eh Q10 Pro. Not by direct connection with USB cable (between PC and q10) and also not when connect either by wifi or cat cable. Am I missing something here. Can't be that I have to take out the HDD everytime I want to add some new files or delete files?
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For network...set up samba...
For USB... I think only the back port can be used, like an external drive...power to box OFF?...

I don't have q10 pro...you can try first...avfan & jayceooi can confirm...

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post Feb 9 2017, 10:54 PM

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QUOTE(sbd @ Feb 9 2017, 08:06 PM)
I have enabled Samba but can't see any networks Android file view but I can see some Windows computers in Kodi though. Why must I go thru Kodi?

Any USB port is not able to recognise internal HDD
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I suspect you are not doing Samba share fully...

1. Enable Samba - OK. I trust this done
2. Select folders for sharing - ??? Tell us smile.gif

For USB connection at the back... Tell us power to box ON or OFF?

Seeing window folders in kodi has nothing to do with what you want....well just partially...will fix this later...

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QUOTE(sbd @ Feb 9 2017, 08:06 PM)
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Example... Using my phone...this is my q16/
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QUOTE(sbd @ Feb 10 2017, 12:04 AM)
what app are you using to browse your tv box files via your android phone?
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Any file manager with "remote" or "network" function...these are samba clients to access the samba server.

I showed 2 actually for you... Asus File Manager & File Manager Plus. File Commander, Total Commander, ES File Explorer, etc all has it.

PS... I already hinted the back USB port earlier...

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Samba 101

A lot of people talk but never done Samba. Here is how for Himedia.

#1. Settings/Other/Samba...enable

This starts the service only...but it got nothing to do yet

#2. Launch HiDLNA.apk (my q16 or similar for others)...select sharing, then select "drives" &/ folders to share...

Edit: PS... I read q10 pro uses happycast & not HiDLNA, and mount only sd1...so need to investigate further... sad.gif

Himedia uses this system app to manage sharing...this tells Samba what to do....you're now done !!! laugh.gif

Now you can use Windows/Mac/Linux/Android/iPhone to read from & write to the box. PCs have native client built-in, phones need to make sure the file manager got "remote" or "network" function.

My earlier example was using phone to access box via Wi-Fi @ 192.168.0.103...thru Samba.

Note all devices must be connected to the same network ip/subnet...usually not a problem with most people. If you have more than one router network or run DDNS...you know what to do laugh.gif

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Samba 101...Kodi smile.gif

Now some folks just love Kodi...runs everything in Kodi, even boot into Kodi... laugh.gif

For you folks, there should be an option to share your box to your phone and PC... Go check Network Settings and set it up there. I said "should" because it's been ages since I've used Kodi. It's there in XBMC, I don't supposed it has changed much laugh.gif
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QUOTE(x5454 @ Feb 10 2017, 04:31 PM)
thank you and thanks to AVFAN for your invaluable advice. It all works now. However, there in no HiDLNA.apk for the q10pro I think it's already built in. The trick, strangely enough, to get the networking working was after enabling samba which i did long ago was:

enabling the networking password (and then disabling if you don't want to use it then disable and then enable samba.

seems wierd but it worked for me, i have 2 q10 pros so i followed that religiously and all 3 now can file share/network.
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Good thumbup.gif ... I read it now uses Happycast that starts automatically instead of HiDLNA. Glad it's working for you.
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Feb 10 2017, 05:03 PM)
Good that it worked.

Media center using LAN samba with q10pro is easier than all previous models.

Even better performance if u use 5ghz wifi as said by jayceeooi.

You also get to play everything via native player which can handle just about any video or audio available now... 4k, 60hz, 10 bit, hevc, hdr, hd audio, dtsx, ddatmos.

Actually, the price of himedia being higher than most others is precisely due to that - a good media center with a powerful native player. And that is why i dun understand why some people insist on playback with kodi or vlc or mx! laugh.gif

One more tip for q10pro users...

Es file explorer is not a good file manager for android5 and higher as some new restrictions now put in place. Use another one for easy file management, transfers, deletion, copy, etc.

I use file manager asus, can get from playstore. This one is super easy to use, easy upload and download between pc and box, incl the hdd inside and all usb attached hdd's.
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Kodi is only good if you want 4k & 5.1 right? I haven't been using it since I'm only FHD/HD & 2.1.

BTW... Asus File Manager's PC Transfer uses FTP and it's many times faster than SMB aka Samba...my box runs 3rd party ftp instead of samba....



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QUOTE(plumberly @ Feb 10 2017, 05:24 PM)
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Just go check that 66gb file's video parameters and see if it's supposed by the box or not lor...

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QUOTE(plumberly @ Feb 10 2017, 05:54 PM)
You mean whether Q5 Pro is designed to play TS? Yes, I have checked with my supplier, says Q5 Pro can play TS file, which it does with the 0.6 GB TS file.

But why the no picture problem with the 66 GB TS file? Suggest not all TS files are alike.
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It's the encoding parameters, or video & audio pairing mismatch or container that usually throws things off...

Software players are more forgiving...but limited by decoding power...

Yeah...TS files are not equal...

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QUOTE(plumberly @ Feb 10 2017, 10:02 PM)
Thanks.

With the breaking picture quality, the bitrate question came to mind, maybe my system including the network is not fast enough. I did a check the other night and summary as below.

66 GB  video  37 Mbps bitrate
0.6 GB video  51 Mbps bitrate

(bitrate from the DETAILS section)

Even at a higher bitrate, I can play the 0.6 GB file without any problem while having problem with the 66 GB file.

AVI, MPS etc files have different bitrates depending on the picture/sound quality (frame rate etc) and I have not come across a time where I cannot play an AVI, MP3 file on my Q5 Pro.

FYI, getting the 66 GB TS file to play is academic now. I did it to test my Q5 Pro and I can play the 0.6 GB TS file. So, not an issue to dwell on for me. Next time if there is a choice of file fomat, I will avoid TS! Ha.
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It's not TS... It's how it was ripped & encoded...

Can happen to any file-format when not done properly.
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QUOTE(plumberly @ Feb 10 2017, 10:44 PM)
But I can play that 66 GB TS file using VLC on my PC.  :confused:

Like I said earlier, case closed. Academic now on the cause.  cry.gif
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No worries mate.

Just for info, hardware decoding relies on a combo set/range of audio and video codec, if your combo is wrong or encoded in suboptimal parameters, you get these problems. Software decoding is more forgiving hence vlc can play. It was designed to play all kinds of codec.

I have a wdtv live and this issue is even worse due to limited range of codec suport and codec combo. Some files I had to stream from PC running serviio (ftp) & ffmpeg (decode/re-encode on the fly) in order to watch via wdtv on the big screen. At that time, mp4, h264, etc was gaining momentum...the syndicates haven't standardized on ripping/encoding parameters so now & then I get problematic files...they played well in the PC just not on the wdtv laugh.gif
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QUOTE(ozak @ Feb 10 2017, 05:57 PM)
TS file require muscle player to run.

Normally TS file are big.

Use to have it. But don't want it anymore. Doesn't different much the quality compare mkv.
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MKV is just a "container"... It can very well carry the same TS file FYI....
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post Feb 11 2017, 11:26 AM

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QUOTE(plumberly @ Feb 11 2017, 10:22 AM)
Noted and thanks.

Let me guess ...

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you are a software engineer or in IT industry

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graduated from Aust.

Right?

Ha.
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All wrong!!!... laugh.gif cannot profile like that bro...hahaha...

Mechanical...TAR College... biggrin.gif

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