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Can Airplay really works ? like apple TV?

I know some non apple brand product with airplay only play sound not video or picture.

How about Q5II?

yes, just checked. took overnight to get it!

so far, did not notice much diff.. did you observe any change, improvement?

xbmc after xunity installation is less stable - tends to crash more often... no good...airplay works fine with ipad and ipadmini, auto detect. sometimes need a few seconds for it to detect, sometimes need to off/on the ipad.

non-apple... think need some addon to make airplay work.

No i mean can you play video from your ipad/iphone to Q5II wirelessly (via airplay) or is it music only?

can. that's wat i mean by works fine.

all utube videos, personal videos and photos will come out big and bright!

Aww thanks for confirming, coz Apple never licensed the video parts of the airplay to any vendor afaik.

This is a good news, i'd not have bought ATV3 if i knew this.

atv3 = appletv?

i oso looked at atv b4 i bot the q5ii. i realized the atv cost more n much of the stuff, you pay to get it. not the gadget for me.



while this q5ii is not that powerful, and the streaming at some sites can be slow, it serves its purpose for its price, at least for me - xbmc, chinese channels, youtube, serve as backup media player, etc. it also takes away need for some astro channels, actually i wonder how astro can get away with charging the news package when most of the news channel incl al jazeera, news channel asia, cnn and bbc are all now available easily free everywhere.

i primarily use the q5ii use to watch world news and tv series while the kids love utube and animation/anime at xbmc.

for blockbusters, i still get bdmv/dtshdma stuff elsewhere and playback.

hi, I'm new in Android TV. sorry if I post in wrong thread. I read the first page but no idea which product suitable for me. my requirements are:
1. budget RM300 or cheapest as possible.
2. just looking for android game play, leverage smartphone as gamepad, bundled RC or pair proper gamepad.
3. no video or music playback/streaming required.
4. no external HDD support required too.
5. I need 3D or high end gaming support.

please recommended me, thx

Hmmm... I don't think there are any android box that are design for your requirement. Best fit for game I think would be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya

dont know why Q5 ii cant play video smoothly. my old player hdx 2000 can play 720p and 1080p flawlessly. I have upgraded to the latest firmware and it is still same. Now how to improve ?

hi there,

i'm currently searching for a media player. can u recommend me a good full HD media player based on my requirements below:

1. budget around 200-400 (might stretch a bit if player is good)
2. menu in english
3. wifi optional
4. built in HDD slot would be preferable
5. 3D support not required
6. Supports up to 7.1 sound. Gonna connect it to my AVR.

i'm very new in this and not sure what else is needed in a good media player. can u recommend me any? thank you in advance.

guys.. anyone of you manage to install xbmc that support hardware acceleration? I am having issue with my xbmc that runs on software rendering.. my fullhd movie lags a lot

Facing the same problem here...

how's himedia q10ii sound to you?

seems nice. price is nearly the 500 range rite? and also i read ur post about this lagging issue with software renderers when playing movie in full HD. is this player affected with the issue? sorry with the noob questions as i'm quite clueless when it comes to media players.

at first i shortlisted this media player but seems like many troubleshooting and firmware issues complaints by you guys about playback of HD movies and lagging. XBMC problems which is aliens to me.

i really don't need anything that requires me to go Deep Space or another new frontier. Life is a bit of a mess for me right now .

may i ask, how's your frustration or experience with this brand. if it's good, i like to consider getting a trouble free media player.

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This post has been edited by soundtrick: Dec 28 2013, 12:20 AM

A few 3D media players that i studied:

1. Android Base : Himedia q10II
-lot of good features...
-how is 3D playback performance?
-do it support all type of 3D format?
-can it handle HD movie with more than 30Gb and higher bitrate?
-firmware update support is reliable?

2.Sigma base player (Dune HD TV-303D,Dune HD Base 3D)
-3D & HD movies playback performance is the best i think
-a bit pricey
-any issue on this player?
-firmware update support is reliable?

2.Realtek base player (AC Ryan PlayOn HD3)
-3D & HD movies playback performance is the best i think
-any issue on this player?
-firmware update support is reliable?

sorry for a numbers of questions
Just wanna be sure before decide buy it...

i do not know much about the 3D features, never had the dune, but i have both himedia q5ii (q10ii is more powerful) and acryan (acr3 has 3d). my limited comments will be...

different users look for different features but it is probably true the "ultimate machine" will be one that can do these 3 smooth, clear and hi quality:

#1. playback smoothly dwnlded files of all common formats incl bdmv, dtshdma, 3d, etc.
#2. streaming using lan between pc and all gadgets whether hard wired or wifi
#3. stream online all kinds of video and audio from live tv stations, xbmc, tv series, chinese, korean, hd movies, soccer, cnn, cartoon network, etc.

#1 is easy - all 3 models you described can do that. in terms of navigation, reliability, firmware upgrade, video and audio quality, i say acr is better than himedia but i dunno about dune.

#2. there should be no problem if hardwired but wifi gets tricky. acryan does not stream hd material over wifi well. audio and lower grade video ok. never tried, but i suspect it will be the same for the himedia.

#3. acryan does not offer much online streaming features besides a few simple ones like news and weather podcasts. youtube has been disallowed, licensing issue, i believe. himedia is the one that is more dedicated to this. while not perfect due to traffic congestion, bad integrity sites, isp speed limit/throttling, etc., i am quite happy with its performance for my needs - world news, chinese movies/tv series, youtube, kids stuff, old and new movies (dvd version of hobbit: desolation of smaug is available at xbmc now). to me, this suggest astro is no longer worth it, about to go for good.

3d is an interesting subject. while many get excited, i think those who go for 3d walk away from it after a month or 2, go back to 2d due to either limited files or too tiring for the eyes.

my conclusion would be if you dwnld and playback hi grade files more, acr is yr best bet. if you will stream more and use other addons more like banking and trade stocks like on pc/ipad, himedia will be yr choice. it can playback files well too.

one thing i will have to wait and see is how durable are himedia players. i hope my q5ii can last as long as my acr which is 4 yrs old now.

Thanks for the feedback bro..
3Dmovie playback performance is important as this is the reason of finding new player.
Currently using xtreamer pro since 2010.i would say this player serve me well.
Since this is old player,it does not support 3D.
I notice Q10ii has a lot of features. For me, i consider it as bonus.