Sure XBMC Gotham no problem in Q5ii? mine crashed when i upgrade or clean install from Frodo..i use 0 cache in advancesetting.xml..now keep frodo n it's no more crash

Hi,
To all those interested, there is a fork of XBMC named SPMC (XBMC13.3-SPMC(2)) which works very well on Himedia devices (my device is a Q3II)

It is available on google playstore for download and install or it may be downloaded from Koying website for Semper SPMC (do a google search)

The advantage is that hardware acceleration and software acceleration is enabled and there is nothing to turn off in the video settings.

It will install additionally to your XBMC so you can try it without losing your existing XBMC configuration, this worked for me but please be careful and backup your userdata if you do not want to lose anything.

If I install SPMC from the play store will it coexist with XBMC or overwrite it? If it overwrites does it retain my settings (skins, add-ons, paths, advanced settings.xml, etc).

I just got XBMC set up just the way I like it but I have a weird bug with the fast forwarding that I think I heard was fixed with SPMC.

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They will coexist.
The file path where all the files xbmc uses changes in spmc from org.xbmc.xbmc to com.semperpax.spmc

If you want to keep all your addons/settings/skin/advancedsettings copy the contents from /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.xbmc/files/.xbmc to /sdcard/Android/data/com.semperpax.spmc/files/.xbmc

Make sure to not uninstall xbmc until you install spmc, run it once and copy the proper files over to the new path.

Hope this helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/he...o-spmc-t2857291

hi guys... just a dumb question in regards to my q5ii non-eMMc... can this box read chinese filenames???? is there a setting to it??? it seems that my box cannot read filenames in chinese from my USB or NFC to HDD... please advise... thanks alot

I'm just using the NFC function to access my HDD or while using USB will be using File Explorer but there is no Chinese writing file found, NOT even gibberish... its so weird... normal copy and paste the file to USB or HDD same thing, can't read. Any ideas to make it work????

I tried plugging in the USB thumbdrive open with native file manager, cannot find the chinese written file. Open in PC it is there in the tumbdrive.

Ohhh one more thing will different file formats be a problem??? Cause the file is in .rmvb, trying out the old Stephen Chow's movie files.

hi,
am using q5 ii emmc version,for the past 2weeks, am encountering aproblem to accss to hitv apps,it always prompt me invalid data err code:3.-3.

also,am not able to make use of my internet browser,even after iinstall chrome.... trying to accss azdrama site.... the browser will jz open and exit by it's own....

anybody have the same problem as me? appreciate anybody can guide/help me to resolve the problem.... tqtq

Guys i need some help, i've looked all over the internet and this is my last stop before i give up. I have a HiMedia 600A non android i think, it's a couple years old. All the streaming stuff no longer works for a couple months (says, "cannot play this file".) I've tried the lastest firmware 1.0.9.5 for this box but still isn't working. Is this box obsolete? I see a lot of people have Android boxes and i've read some where that it's possible to flash firmware to android, is this possible? or is there another solution for this box? any help is appreciated, thank you.

thanks for the reply,

yeah, i still use it for usb playback, was hoping i could fix it for my parents to watch chinese stuff. it's still a very good box, haven't had a file that it couldn't play yet.

Himedia q3 quad problem when i play same series of mkv file it will have "tick tick" sound after play the file for more than 15 min but after stop and resume the sound gone it. FYI when i play the same file in Himedia Q5 no such problem.
Can anyone help
tq

I'm using the original media player from file manager now try to use mx player c still got or not

btw thanks for ur reply

Hi everyone !! I must said first I am a newbie with this new generation players.
I just bought an HIMEDIA Q10 II emmc version and just installed the 1.07 firmware.
I ve been trying its display resolution configuration and I found only 1080p 60hz or 50hz can be selected.
My first question is what about 1080p 24fps ? Ive noticed that when watching full bluray movies or mkv movies, my tv always shows 1080p 60p.
So, am I doing somethin wrong.
I remembered my experience with my last himedia 600b and I am sure that 24p resolution could be choose as a resolution.
Thanks in advance for any help on this !!

why want to choose 24hz ? is it much better when playing movie ? care to explain ? TY

Thanks AVFAN !! As you said I found it on the menu button. But why dont put it as an option on the configuration settings so you can use on other apk players. Next firmware update Please !!

I usually play movies with the HiMEDIA internal player, but most of the times when playing 1080p mkv movies Ive noticed that on several scenes the speed changes for 2 or 3 seconds.Its like slow motion. It also seems that during fast scenes like fighting, frames are being skipped. Its very annoying. Do you know why ?

So I decided to try the MX PLAYER, and I found that the same movie was played perfect without this error. But the problem is I cannot make it reproduce DTS or DOLBY DIGITAL throuth my digital amplifier. Only pro logic. Is there anyway to fix this ?

I also tried the XBMC PLAYER and as far as I can say, its a great player. It does decode DTS and DOLBY DIGITAL but I cannot find the way to configurate the 1080p 24fps like you explained with the internal player. Is there an option or it only plays 1080p 60fps ?

In conclution, its like every player lacks of something.
I wish I could solve the internal player problem I mentioned before. From this 3 players, its the only one that shows that fail I explained when playing movies on 1080p,
I'll appreciate any help you could give me on this !!

Thanks again for your help.
By the way, wich model of HIMEDIA PLAYER do you have ?

I wonder what could be the cause of this  problem. Its very strange that only happens with this player and not with the others.
Do you know if firmware 1.0.7 is the last one publicated  ?
Is there any chance that this native player may have a program failure ? How could I reinstall it ? I googled it but I cannot find the apk.

if only plan for mkv playback from HDD
is this box a great choice?
or shall i just get conventional media player like WDTV?

no doubt android box is something interesting i just happen to know its existence recently (less than 2 weeks)
the reason for looking a new box is because my old 5-years old hdx box 'finally' stop functioning
however now my led tv does play well for most my mkv, except that subtitles too ugly and some mkv dts sound issue

hi..

im new user of android box..bought himedia Q3 QUADCORE but seems have problem to play youtube (install from playstore).. just got audio, no video.. play youtube in xbmc no issue...
did any1 got same issue here? any advice to solve this..?

thanks....

tqvm for the reply. already check with seller but till now not give any solution.. will refer again...
btw, any link i can find/refer to get that special version..

Hi dude, what you need to do is Google for a specific version of the youtube apk. Look for the Google tv version (1.7.3) of youtube and copy it into a thumb drive.