Hi all sifus,

Has any sifu noticed that Himedia Q series provides better picture quality than other series? Seems like the Q series chipset really good in picture quality.

The same quality of video, example poorer quality of IPTV, the edge of the image will be smoothen in Q series as compared to other android box or other Himedia series, seem like it will upscale to Full HD. Better for watching IPTV with this box than others.

Is it the case? Was thinking to upgrade to the latest version of Himedia Q5 pro if this is really good as compare to other box like mibox.

Terima Kasih

Think that will depend your on TV

1. when playing a file, press MENU on the remote, find advanced options.
play around with all the settings, until u r satisfied.
2. it depends on yr TV and/or AVR - hd, fullhd, 4k, HDR, Dolby Vision, 8 bit, 10bit, 12 bit..?
q10pro will detect what is the "highest" or "best" yr TV/avr can take, will not accept what is not possible.
u can read up chroma sampling. typically, RGB is preferred for gaming; YCB4.2.0 and 4.2.2 makes little diff for movie videos as most r originally 4.2.0.
4.4.4 is only possible for 60hz videos. i use 4.2.2.
now, please don't slam me wrong if i made a mistake as i am only user, no video/tv expert.

YES... for me, have said it a couple of times here. Only those who have used it will know.
having used all 3 on same equipment, i say picture quality: q10pro (i assume q5pro same) > Q16 > q5ii.
what i read n hear, Q as flagship is always better other series for media playback.
Get q10pro/q5pro, play the best quality videos on a 4kUHD TV, u will totally love it!
But be informed - Q10pro can do iflix, cannot do astrogo or hypptv e'where.

mangotv, letv, tencenttv, cibn... these are all paid china IPTV, can't get here even if u wanna pay.
mangotv has some deal with himedia, so it is in the firmware - mainly for china users.
but here, u can get only certain videos - older, less popular stuff, can't get VIP and other paid stuff.
i use it to watch documentaries and lifestyle shows - they are in HD.

one impt tip for u if u hv not read much in this read, something i posted recently.

under advanced options, turn 24hz ON.

this will enable auto frame switching, auto changes fps for diff videos.

Thanks.

My 2.0.4 upgrade is a go next week! Ha.

Thanks.

i see. I thought q10 pro would be able to downsample the audio.

Anyway, another topic. Just got my 4TB hdd for the q10 pro. Initialized as GPT and formatted to ntfs via the slave usb connection, but the q10pro wont detect it. How do i make this right?

Portable external hard drive, like in the pic, will work via USB, no worries.
I having trouble with the internal SATA connection of the Q10 Pro.
Anyway, I will try again later after work, probably I did something wrong initializing the hard disk.

for internal sata hdd >3TB, there is a procedure for initialization.

make sure u get the procedure from seller or get him to do for u.

I see. Thanks for trying to reproduce the issue.
It would be probably the TV that has less than good audio support.

Now, my next issue, haha. Have this since the beginning.
I'm using the Mele F10 deluxe. Sometimes it seems like the connection is laggy.
After turning off (standby) the Q10 Pro for quite a while and turning it back on, the F10 is not connected to the box. Probably the USB dongle is not being detected by the box?
I tried all USB ports, and they are the same, no connection after the Q10pro being in standby mode for a while.
Re-plugging in the USB dongle would solve the issue, but it is not convenient to do this every time I need to use the box.

Hi guys. Any Himedia H8 user? Plan to buy 1 of this.

Edited:

Himedia H8 or A5?

http://www.lazada.com.my/himedia-h8-plus-o...sc=MRAb&rb=6928

This one bro? http://www.lazada.com.my/himedia-q5-pro-qu...0.0.2HGhSv&ff=1

Sure no regret bro? Why?  Hehe

I saw the review before. https://androidtvbox.eu/himedia-q5-pro-revi...n-hi3798c-v200/

Is this really the price or I can get a cheaper one? http://www.lazada.com.my/himedia-q5-pro-4t...0.0.FqvlMm&ff=1

That's a lot. So far no need to claim for warranty bro? Just want to make sure their qc is good.

This sure looks promising. Hehe. The firmware can update automatically or we need to do manually? And your Q3ii box still alive bro?

If I'm gonna use for streaming I just need to get the Q5 Pro eh? Cuz 8GB is big enough for the apps I think. And also Q5 Pro got SD slot for me to add some more space right?

this is impt.

if u r ONLY going to use kodi, Q5pro/q10pro is an overkill.

better buy something cheaper or some other less branded model with 3/32gb.

there is truth in that - less reputable or unknown boxes suffer from poor firmware, few or no updates little user support after u buy it.

very frustrating.

i had to comment on the "overkill" that so that u r aware.

becos some people buy a great box only to underuse it, then complain and finally junk it!
just to illustrate, i use my q10pro mainly to playback 40-66gb videos incl hd audio, 4k, hevc, 10bit, HDR - with home theater.

apps, i only use a few and kodi is used rarely only.

q5pro will do the job too but i want an HDD inside the box.

U use for Kodi only too ah bro?

Just received Q10 pro. I'm sorry if this sounds stupid but I don't seem to be able to find the fast forward button. Can someone point me to the right direction? Thanks a lot.

AFAIK...

.. both are 2/16gb.
.. H8+ uses rockchip, android5.1; Q10pro uses hisilicon, 7.0.
.. H8+ does not have imprex2 engine
.. not sure, please check... H8+ can't do 10bit, HDR.

basically, if u r not playing back the highest grades videos thru home theater, save RM200, get H8+.

but if u hv a 4k/10bit/HDR tv, compatible home theater and do a lot of high grade video playback, u want the Q10pro.

popular android apps for online streaming... i say no difference.

i think those who look for native player are those who started with pure media players 8-10 years ago, like me!

the ac ryans, the wd live's...

for them, it is strange why a box does NOT have its own native player!!

becos it should be a basic thing, something that is fast, quick and easy to use whenever u plug in yr HDD.
then again, as u pointed out, diff people watch/listen in diff ways.

some don't care about audio; some can't tell diff between SD and HD; some haven't tried anything else, anything will do...

whereas some do not watch SD anymore; some insist on DTSHDMA/DDtrueHD audio for movies.
i am one of those who do not watch SD anymore; even for TV series, i go for 1080p Dolby Digital Plus, if not UHD 4k like those some from Netflix.

current is 2.0.5.

plus, can also install the beta bluray apk if u wish.