Need help here.

While watching Bloomberg in BBTS News, I selected ChannelNewsAsia in BBTS News. The volume changed to MAX! very loud. How to solve this? Cannot find TOOLS etc in BBTS to set volume for all its channels.

Thanks.

Sifu, how many TV boxes do you have? Since when and how many are still working?

Cheerio.

Gee, must be gadget geek! Ha.

Of the 4, which is the best one?

Just doing my homework in the event that my 1st TV box fails (hope not). Ha.

Noted and thanks.

I see.

Maybe that is why I am seeing slower speed and connection problems since yesterday.

Beside the usual watching videos, listening to music, what else can one do with a TV Box?

Possible to play games? Which program/add-on?

Thanks.

Noted something strange lately.

Having long delay when using Kodi BUT same speed as before while using apps outside Kodi.

I know there is a problem with some internet under-sea cables.

Maybe so happened that Kodi signals go through the partly damaged route while apps go through a different route (via India-Europe)?

Just wondering.

Hope the cables will be repaired soonest. Even my daily The Star web browsing is becoming a pain. Ha.

My 2 cents here ....

From what I read, one of the negatives of SMART TV is the constraint in OS, FW, APPS etc update. You get what they have put in and also what they are willing to update eg FW. Once they have new model coming up, then their focus on older models will be limited.

So for more flexibility, I would not go for SMART TV.

Cheerio.

I assume and hope that there will be "free channels" for the coming Olympics.

If you come across some good ones then, please share.

Thanks.

Many thanks.

Happy and satisfied with my Himedia after about 5 months of using and exploring it.

A lot of variety than the tunnel choices in ASXXX!

Will be an eye opener for us watching the Olympics with TV box!

My 2 cents here after using HiMedia H8 Q 16/2 since Nov last year.

The Good

* support from Nicety when you have problems and also updates on firmware/Android/Kodi/apps. He does the testing and screening for his customers. That takes the time and pain off for me in searching for new add-on and apps, and fixing my problems.
* this H8 is pretty good though it is my first TV box. So good that I cancelled my ASXX a month after getting this H8.
* reliable so far (checked with Nicety before and so far he has no H8 customer returning the box under the warranty when I asked him for the mean time between failure).

The Bad

* find the 2 GB limiting. Need some 200 MB free for it to work properly, otherwise it will hang etc. But if you are only into Kodi and Youtube (with no apps), then this 2 GB should be more than enough.
* remote control - still need a mouse for some Kodi add-ons and apps. I guess this problem applies to most other TV box.

Would I still buy this H8 if I could turn back time knowing what I know now? YES!

Worthwhile trying it out especially if this is your first TV Box. Then use this as your benchmark for future TV Box. High end users may find this H8 lacking but for entry or medium users, I think it is good enough. No voice control, so what? Ha.

All the best in your selection!

Since you have a Q10 Pro, interested to know more on the HDR and 10 bits colour.

Are the HDR and 10 bits colour only in theory or something you can easily notice on the TV screen? Hope it is the later.

I guess it also depends on the video signal. It cannot give a better picture than what was recorded. Or can it?

Thanks.

Ha ha. No problem. I saw a video showing the HDR and also the 8 vs 10 bits colour effects.

My guess is the effects are exaggerated to show the differences. Thus the question to you as a customer whether one can really notice the differences.

I will be trying out Q5 Pro soon. Hope to be impressed with the better picture quality! Ha.

Noted and thanks!

Good to know that one can indeed notice the better HDR.

Looks like I may need to check my TV for HDR!

P/S Did some study on the web. HDR for TV is rather new, produced limited HDR TV in 2015. My Pana TV is about 5 yrs old now. So definitely not HDR capable! Pity! After 4K, guess HDR is the next wave for a better TV!

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Noted and thanks.

HDR - basically brings out the hidden details in the shadow and overblown areas. For DSLR, one has to take at least 3 shots at different exposures to get a HDR shot. Wonder how do they do that for videos. 3 different sync cameras and then combine them together?

8 vs 10 bits colour - more gradual change in the colors.

Thanks.

What about the 10 bits colors? Can a normal HD TV handle that? Or need UHD TV?

Thanks for the French link. Reminds me of one French paper that I sat in uni. Not really French paper but so difficult it was like sitting for a French paper when my sister asked me on how the exam went!

Though in French, one can still read the pictures and tables. Already going for 8K?! That makes HD so small and low quality!

Off topic, so we better stop chatting on TV here. Ha.

Thanks.

Yes, 101% agree with you. Nicety is a very good seller with very good customer service in mind.

Very impressed with his after sales service so far. If you can get a slightly cheaper product from another supplier A than Nicety, I will still recommend that you get it from nicety. His friendly and excellent after sales service is worth 1,000 times more than the RMx0 saving from other suppliers.

Having some problems in using sub titles now and then. Appreciate some tips from friends here.

Main problem is the out of sync between speech and text. Yes, that can be corrected by adjusting the timing. Can be tiring and annoying at times adjusting this.

Some time I can get it right in 1 go and most of the time no.

Like to know whether selecting the right sub title plays a part in my problem.

Say if I selected a HD movie, then I should look for a sub title for HD version?

I tend to select the ones with many star rating, but this does not always give me the correct sync between speech and text.

Any other tips on sub title selection are much appreciated. Thanks.

Don't know whether it is coincident, now the sub title seems to be in sync after switching over to q5 PRO.

Don't understand. I am using kodi to watch movies.


kodi stream.


Thanks all.