Thank you bro, some time my response a bit slow hope you dun mind :-)

The video actually prepared by HiMedia which is really helpful to all the Q5 owner, I just share it in the thread.

Pls find below finding & problem fix by firmware 1.1.1 : (Please do not update first as there is side effect to XBMC where xBMC screen blank after upgrade, already feedback to HiMedia )

1. Added Abode Flash as part of the firmware version 1.1.1
2. Fix minor problem of browser.
3. File Manager NAND/USB drive change to drive letter C/D/E (Only change in the default file manager app level, OS level still remain the same /mnt/sdcard, /mnt/sdc1,...)
4. Add on RTMP and RTSP protocol support ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Messaging_Protocol, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocol )
5. Fix minor problem of DTS codec
6. Fix minor problem of Samba service

There are other fixes which I was unable to simulate the problem so far. I have revert back to firmware 1.0.4 for Q5 since there is no major needs required.

However, Q2 has the major advantage after upgrade to 1.1.1 because DTS and ACC support is added which is not supported in the earlier firmware.

This post has been edited by nicety: Jan 23 2013, 10:37 PM

I could give you both firmware 1.0.4 and 1.1.1, not sure you can access to my sky drive, I will sent you the link later. In any case, you could switch between firmware 1.0.4 and 1.1.1.

@konakok, if not mistaken GT-I5503 is running Android 2.1 which is not supported by HiControl and HiShare.

Thank you bro for the feedback. The TV channel from China is free. Due to license infringement, not all the channels could be added freely. But you could explorer few apps as shared by the buyers in the thread which contain other US/Korea channel. If you could read Chinese character, there are more TV Dramas available for the apps such as PPS. Please PM me if you need any helps :-) Alternatively you could downlaod/bittorrent movies from the net and play it offline.

Hello bro,

Your XBMC has been preinstalled and tested. Maybe just restart the box first before reinstall. As mentioned by Natzakaria, pls down load none neon version if reinstall.

Thank you fir inquiry bro. Yes, you can remove HiMedia launcher from the setup->Apps->HiMedia Launcher->Remove Default. Then you can install any Android launcher such as GO LAUNCHER.

It is exactly the same as the Android Phone including Theme and Widget, the only different is you do not need to pay thousand ringgits to have the Android Platform at home. Pls refer to the setup instruction video in my thread to have better understanding of the device.

Gong Xi Fa Chai bro.
Watch TVB from PPS which is more stable than Live TV due to it consumed more bandwidth. Your problem seems due to bandwidth.

Thank you bro :-)

When play video, the player is busy decoding the video from the data source, if would like to adjust the volume just press -ve volume from the remote control bundled by Q5. If you using mouse and continuous a few click then the Android will prompt "Wait" or "Close". Actually this is not a problem, but the CPU was busy decoding your movies and not able to response to you promptly, just wait a seconds.

This post has been edited by nicety: Feb 16 2013, 05:50 PM

Thank you for the link bro, just paste the link in the FAQ of the thread :-)

Instead of restart, maybe you can try task killer apps to kill unnecessary task and free the RAM space.

Sorry Natzakaria, HiMedia ppl are balik kampung at the moment due to CNY holiday. The latest firmware still 1.1.1 released at 6th Jan 2013.

Thank you for inquiry bro. Just PMed to you.

Thank you bro. Sometimes my response could slow or overlook the pm due to too many customer inquiry. Pls always feel free to remind me :-)

Thank you bro, to add on the Sport News plugin, you can find the trick in Google. At the moment was busy and unable to research in Google, hope some forumer could share it here :-)

Yes, it support Netflix but I need to test Hulu before come back to you. To be noted two thing, but this is independent of Q5;

1). Netflix service not available for Malaysia IP, you need Secure VPN to enable the service.

2). Netflix is not free service

Noted bro, let me come back to you after proper tested Hulu :-)

You have highlighted very good point, this is the different between HiMedia and other manufacturers.

Since last year September, Q5 has 4 firmware versions released :

1.0.2
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.1.1

http://www.himediatech.com/firmwares.asp?id=198

This post has been edited by nicety: Feb 22 2013, 12:21 AM

Hello Bro, confirmed Netflix is working as it is but not Hulu.