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This post has been edited by coolster: Mar 27 2014, 12:07 PM

hi sifusss,

I'm facing a major problem with xbmc. First of all, I have a Himedia q5 ii with updated firmware of 1.0.6 chinese version.

After re-installing the xbmc 12.3 Frodo and setting up add-ons (Icefilms & Mashup), everytime when I play a movie xbmc exits regularly at approximately 20mins. What is wrong?

And also playing 720p movies is lagging even with a 5MB Unifi service.

Please advise.

i suspect u went thru the same thing like me - the q5ii non-emmc auto online updated to 1.0.6 chinese.
with that, u lose playstore. xbmc is untouched so yr old problem of crashing and lagging remain.

u need to wait for 1.0.6 non-emmc english, update via usb to correct things. not available yet. this version (judging from 1.0.6 emmc eng that i have in another unit) is good. playstore is there, u tube works, mangotv-hitv all there. this version will erase yr old xbmc 12.3 and install 12.2 tailored to the machine, something to do with decoding method, i read. this version works much better. try it when it is available. only thing in this 1.0.6 eng is it will screwup yr launcher/homepage, u can't find certain apps, need to do something extra like a second launcher to see all yr apps.

meanwhile, you can try the advancedsetting.xml method, described in my post 326. i had used that in 1.0.5 on xbmc 12.3, good improvement.

5mbps... i do not know how this is differ from 10mbps for q5ii.



anyone with more pls share, correct me if any error. i sense there is confusion and frustration now with 1.0.6-china-english and xbmc performance.

thanks so much for the detailed explanation... will try the advancedsetting method... hope the 1.0.6 eng version for non-emmc comes out quick...

additional to that dunno why after upgrade the HiTV, MangoTV all lags alot... even at 720p.. only some shows on SD will play smoothly... seems like the upgrade is NOT really an upgrade @.@

these are china stuff. they work very well in local china but subject to all kinds of stops and jams outside china.
5mbps isn't 5mbps when u try to access those sites. u can tell from the display that if speed is <100kbps, it wun work.
it needs 200-300kbps. same thing if u r using cloudtv.

suggest u try everything you can in mango and hitv. 1/3 work well, 1/3 dun work, 1/3 work sometimes!
for me, i only go to the 1/3 that works well, incl hd. altogether, it's enough.

lastly, i think 5mbps unifi does not work as well as 10mbps which is not perfect either.
10mbps, i have tried 2 units at same time in mango or hitv, little difference compared to one unit in operation.

like i said many times, i wait for the arrival of a plug n play machine that streams everything chinese and english hd all the time. i'll be happy to pay 1k for it.

lol im sure we all want that, but if that actually happens, sure the company wont last long, like the popcorn time software

for now, I use this

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?...tech.malaysiatv

isn't there any way to fool the IP address or something.. kekeke.. seems like now this TVbox is not up to my expectations d....

if u r getting something, u hv already fooled it!
if u r not, u wun get anything at all.

china stuff can be said to be relatively easy to get. try to get uk, australia, canadian, french, singapore even usa live stuff, almost nothing. Think becos the gomens there block them, not allowed to go outside the country. only those like natgeo, discovery, bloomberg, news allowed....

if u pay for CloudTV, u will get reliable good stuff incl chinese, Cantonese stuff. But they r live, I.e. Like astro, not on demand.

i am not sure if u can get very reliable and good stuff foc at this time....

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Mar 31 2014, 02:35 PM

interesting... I just tried it, says 66 hd channels.
navigation is strange, not user friendly. i can get 10 channels or so only.
hd.... They r all worse than sd! heavily pixeled, big black dots.
astro super sports pun ada, but image is so bad...
Maybe ok for handphones n small tablets, no good for big tv.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Mar 31 2014, 02:19 PM

which is why its still available
IF it was all HD, and smooth streaming, sure kena take down ready

rite, of course.

ohhh yeah... where to get cloudTV??? after the upgrade it seems that there is no more cloudTV available...

yes, I think the china 1.0.6 wiped it clean.

u can google on PC and dwnld the app for android on usb drive, install it on q5ii with file manager.

if u hv saved an old version as backup on usb, that can be used too. Once installed, it will auto update to latest version.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Mar 31 2014, 03:17 PM

got this last week..now test this unit Himedia Q5 II..any apps that i should add for? the seller helped me to install apps just for English coz i cant read/write chinese..so far im happy..4MB streamyx

if brand new, it shud be q5ii emmc on 1.0.6 english firmware.
you should find xbmc 12.2, mangotv, hitv, youtube, browser, playstore, histore in homepape or my apps, all working.
if not, you better take it back!

if these are not installed yet, i suggest you get them:
.. cloudtv
.. explore playstore, get wat u like
.. explore histore, get what u like

enjoy!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Mar 31 2014, 05:59 PM

i just install Himedia Q5 II, watch it..super nice and trying to use XBMC..i tried to install icefilms,fusion, and other but failed when i follow the guide..the source cant be find

xbmc is a b****. u need to watch a few YouTube demo videos to understand how to get it right.

also, pls read the xbmc thread, pick up some tips there.

i also realize u r on 4mbps streamyx, may be a little too weak as xbmc is sensitive, will kick u out if too slow.

one thing u shud check... Go to settings and see if ur device is really on 1.0.6. if u got the old 1.0.5, yr xbmc will not work well. this is Himedia specific. read my recent posts, u will understand...

got it..instAlled Frodo 12.3...manage to install fusion n mashup...but old firmware the seller told me tht the latest firmware the picture not good..

This post has been edited by chilskater: Apr 1 2014, 12:22 PM

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This post has been edited by cincaibuy: Apr 1 2014, 05:03 PM

me, i say 1.0.6 emmc eng firmware is the best so far. xbmc works 100%. picture is just as good as ever.

dying to get my hands on 1.0.6 non-emmc eng!

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Apr 1 2014, 06:29 PM