Thank you AVFAN, this is good sharing, especially for those having problem with qvod blocking at the moment.

However, I noticed some malware or spyware in the website which could affect the box performance if infected. Pls kindly install antivirus app from Google Play as precaution.

yes, i just saw the warning came up today.

it was all fine a few days ago.

so, people do be careful with this justseries.tv.

What's the difference between Q3II and Q5II?

For budget RM300, which is media player is more recommended?

isn't the difference just q3ii can't deliver dtshdma/ddtruehd while q5ii can?

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jul 22 2014, 05:59 PM

i just noticed 1.0.7 emmc eng firmware now gives a slightly different imgotv (mangotv).

the "timeshift" or china live tv stations have been removed. good news is i can find it, called "live tv" in my apps, so it can be accessed again but separately.

anyone experiencing same, look for it in my apps. if not there, then need to reinstall the app separately.

Hi AVFAN,

It is part of Himedia phase out the illegal Live TV and replaced with Timeshift from MangoTV. This is long term plan from Himedia to eliminate illegal apps. In the future HiTV will be eliminated as well.

hmm... something i dun follow...

1.0.6 had mangotv with timeshift. timeshift removed from mangotv with 1.0.7.

u mean timeshift will return to mangotv once they somehow phased out live tv?

hitv if eliminated.... bad news...

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jul 22 2014, 09:56 PM

The original Live TV and HITV will be removed soon and replaced by MangoTV legal version.

i see...

i hope the legal mangotv will have at least some china livetv channels.

one thing, overall, mangotv is not as smooth as hitv, at least for the stuff i watch.

anyway, i hope it all works out satisfactorily for all existing and new users.

this is impt... for anyone who missed it since xbmc is the mother of all apps!

i have installed and tried xbmc 13.1 gotham thru n thru on himedia q5ii emmc and non-emmc. it's good.

so, forget all the previous headaches with advancedsettings.xml, hiplayer 12.2, frodo 12.3, etc.

should work the same with other himedia models.

just be sure to do this impt step after installing xbmc 13.1 gotham:


another xbmc tip i will repeat here:

using es file explorer, save on yr usb drive a copy of the folder org.xbmc.xbmc found in sdcard/android/data. with that, you can install xbmc 13.1 gotham on any other similar android, just copy and paste that folder in the right place to get all the settings and addons u had. no need to go thru the gruelsome steps of fusion-xfinity-mashup, unzip, addons enable, naxi-x, subtitles, etc., etc...!!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jul 23 2014, 07:33 PM

as per yr tip, i installed free avast antivirus. then used chrome browser instead of hibrowser.

watched several episodes of a korean series w/eng subs w/o problem with justseries.tv.

no malware message anymore!

justseries.tv is best with English subtitles

Been comparing between Q3II and Q5II. But just notice that Q5II is 2012 product.

Is there any newer product similar to Q5II specs and price?

The official himedia-tech.com a lot of error. When change to english version, many items could not be viewed.

Q5 single core released 2012, Q5 dual core released Sept 2003.

check q16!
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=3201002&hl=

ya, the manufacturer is chinese, not great with english documentation.
but the box itself when u use it, can do, won't be problematic with english firmware.

i may have posted this before...


i do not use dynamic dhcp but set ip to static, been experimenting different dns to see if any diff... for mangotv, hitv, cloudtv and xbmc.

after several tries, i'm still not sure but tend to conclude:

... compared to other open dns, use of dns 1.2.4.8 is better for mangotv, not much diff with hitv and cloudtv but worse for xbmc.
... when i revert to my usual dns, xbmc works better, no change for hitv and cloudtv, but mangto tv lags most of the time.

anyone tried?

nicety, hope u can comment, thanks!

AVFAN memang hardcore HiMedia supporter

ya, becos i spent a few hundred rm, got rid of astro and got more than what i was looking for.

also, sakit my friend buta-buta bought some other android, no support, can't get what wifey n child wanted, had to junk it and buy another one. i told him to gift it away at festive season!!

good hardware, good sellers must support. lousy products, lousy sellers, ignore la...!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jul 25 2014, 07:27 PM

too bad i cant get the same experience as you i still using the Q5 but i have a backup X8H in the box waiting for a new firmware. After that probably i will switch to that one permanently already...

likely the q5 isn't as good as the q5ii emmc. x8h... i checked it out, almost recommended to a fren but noticed it can't passthru hd audio, not so good if u hv a good theater system. anyway, hope u get what u r looking for with that device, that's most impt.

i hv spent a lot of money on av hardware n software my life, so it's gud to share... i m also a big fan of sharp tv's, ac ryan media players n unifi broadband. gud products, buy it, gud for many years, problem free....!!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jul 26 2014, 01:47 AM