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WildChai
post Nov 3 2014, 09:15 PM

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hi,

been a xbmc user for months now. think its time for me to cancel Astro and get a media player with XBMC installed. I know this question has been answered to death...What is the best player for XBMC out there?

Lots of players from HiMedia but got some issues?

Any tip will be grateful.
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post Nov 4 2014, 10:59 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Nov 3 2014, 10:49 PM)
himedia had issues with xbmc for older models and for old xbmc frodo versions.
current models, gotham versions work fine, but i do not know how well other brands/models work.
but why focus only on xbmc?
not interested in other apps like popcorn time, maybe chinese video apps?
english movies/tv series, xbmc hd videos have become less and less, popcorn time is good - lots of 1080/720!

some pointers 4 u...

.. what broadband speed u hv? ... 5mbps is probably the lowest to get good videos...
.. wud u be using astro-on-the-go?... newer androids 4.4 and above wont work, only 4.2 works - astro behind time...
.. better go for 16gb or 32gb emmc  - big flash memories r required for newer and bigger apps. 4-8gb will be handicapped very quickly....
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QUOTE(Xnet @ Nov 3 2014, 11:05 PM)
Get the FireTv or Ouya - I own a few of these and its perfect
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Great tips. I just got to know popcorn time few pages back. Looks good...will try it out. Chinese video apps? I set up an ipad with XBMC with azdrama for my dad. He's been glued to it since. problem is that I dont read chinese...I cant go beyond XBMC to chinese apps...unless they're in english too.

...I have unifi 5Mbps...planning on going to maxis 10mbps, since there's gonna be more streaming going on. (but i have friends with maxis and they hated it after switch with unifi...true story?)

...AOTG...if i cancel astro, this would be history....no?
...large Emmc...another good tip.


As Xnet suggested, i read up FireTV...seems like a win with this player. Good specs and price range within those himedi. Firetv is compatible with popcorn time also.

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post Nov 5 2014, 12:30 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Nov 4 2014, 12:13 PM)
popcorn is great, the best eng (with some chinese, indian blockbusters) movies/tv series  imo. but for 1080p, u need at least a few gb memory available, which is why i suggested 16-32 gb emmc.

if no read chinese, then u dun need in-house/built in china apps which comes with some androids.

unifi->maxis... tricky... i thought of that but never did. if u read the threads on this, the prime concern is maxis throttles speed at certain times of the day or night. consider upgrade to unifi10 for rm169 or rm179 during promo, will be good for android streaming.

astro... if u hv relative or fren wiling to share id/pw, it's a bonus... stable but mobile video quality. can be useful say during worldcup or euro cup, pay ad hoc to watch some live matches.

get a good one, dun stinge to buy cheap. lastly, buy from responsible seller who gives continuous support, updates, upgrades. this is impt becos androids are software driven, not like dvd player/astro that are hardware driven pretty fixed.
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Just tested PopcornT...but had to update my MBA to Yosemite to install. Anyways, the UI looks good but even with max 500+kbps speed...the 720p in movies is just only enough to keep up. Now i need to upgrade to Unifi 10mbps. Decided to take the new RM199 package along with the hypptv platinum. Don't know when till the next promo. still better than with astro, paying RM150 a mth for crappy shows.
will have 3 streaming devices, an xbox, a download server and loads of tablets to cater to. not sure 10mbps is even enough...lol

good idea on the aotg login. now might get the firetv from amazon directly. Too bad cant have both popcornT and xbmc installed on the same device and choose which to load. only a htpc is able right.
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Too bad it cannot be installed on my Dune player. too many players now.

Oh..my bad. Brain fart...forgot that XBMC and POPT are apps. just install and load them anytime. SO means they can both be installed in firetv player the same time?
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Nov 5 2014, 07:30 PM)
hehe... too many players? biggrin.gif i hv 2 dvd players given away, 2 bd players used sparingly, 1 media player given away, 2 acryans still in use... and 3 android boxes! tongue.gif 

after all the spending and time mucking with them, i can only suggest u 2 prime things:

1. buy a good androidtv box that will last u >2yrs, i.e. with latest chipsets, >16gb emmc, usb3.0, 4k/uhd-able. i kinda expect the next popcorn or pretzel to demand >5gb flash memory to get 1080p + dd/dts 5.1.

2. upgrade to unifi10, maybe 20. the day i find a need to go unifi20, i will not hesitate. for rm229-249 pm that covers phone, hypptv, pc browsing, torrenting, ipads and androidtv, that is not too bad. beats the crap out of paying >RM1xx for just that axtro. we r living in a stagnant income but high living cost environment, so... need to max benefit out of every precious rm. smile.gif
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Lol...i have never bought or handled a movie disc for years. Always been downloading.

1. true...i never waste money on low end products...wont last...more pain that they're worth. and eventually, need to upgrade...waste double money. the Firetv looks good from all angles.

2. Yeah..will call up both unifi and astro in coming days. 20 will have to wait down the road. hope i can get tm support to get me a good deal on the 10mb package...since i have been a "loyal" customer for years. true that...astro is pointless and blardy expensive
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post Nov 6 2014, 12:17 AM

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only 209 for 20mbps? if i am paying 199 for 10mbps with hypptv...might as well
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post Nov 6 2014, 12:08 PM

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I just called TM...they can get me the RM179 for VIP10 line. Or the current RM199 with hyppytv package. Problem is...which I find odd....is that by upgrading to either of those package, i will not get new equipment.

I asked the support...what if i upgraded and next month my modem kaput...no warranty. If i want to get new equipment, I will have to cancel and reapply new account. Kinda silly. My current unifi equipment is already 4 years old....at this age...it will fry at any moment.

Biggest and most problematic issue...if cancel and apply new unifi will or might take from 10-14 days! bollocks! will feel like back to the stone age with no internet for that long! lol

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post Nov 6 2014, 12:15 PM

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QUOTE(voncrane @ Nov 6 2014, 12:09 PM)
It appears the Minix X8-H doesn't have Gigabit Ethernet. As for lan movie steaming, It'll really depend on the video file you are streaming, cache size and the player type you are using. My external hard drive was usually directly plugged into my Neo X7 then, though I tested streaming from my pc (wireless) to the box(Ethernet). 720P & 1080P mkv/mp4 files, about 10GB in size had zero lags from start till finish. Lags started occurring when I tried streaming a 30GB+ videos. It'll buffer, play for a few minutes (can't remember exactly how long, but enough to drive me mad) then buffer again. But then, that was my experience on the X7. The X8-H is supposed to be better.
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I made an NFS server on my download server to stream movies to my NFS enabled media players. I tested it with normal SMB, had issues with buffering. Which in your words...drove me mad too. NFS is better with large file streaming. Wirelessly and wired. I have some players that are wirelessly connected and a couple of tablets for movie streaming.
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post Nov 6 2014, 12:19 PM

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QUOTE(voncrane @ Nov 6 2014, 12:15 PM)
Exactly. I posed the same questions to them when i called asking about upgrading to the VIP10 package. Asked for an equipment upgrade and got the same answer, then I pointed out that, so if i wait till my current 2 years contract is up and cancel, i'll have to return the old equipments. Then i'll apply again, then can only get the newer equipments? Fella said yes. I was like  shocking.gif . Why so much hassle, just upgrade the darn equipment in one shot without cancelling & reapplying paperwork.. Geez! Oh yeah, were you told that upgrading also meant you'll be locked into a fresh 2 year contract? Crazy.
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Kinda stupid ain't it. Makes no sense whatsoever. But only the modem needs to be returned though. Should allow new upgrades to walk into service center and swap.

Yep...new contract..which is fine with me since i will be using unifi for a long time...or until a competitor comes in with CABLE. THere is currently one company that does Cable but in KL area only.
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post Nov 6 2014, 12:39 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Nov 6 2014, 12:27 PM)
this is typical of tm/unifi. everything depends on who u speak to, in consistencies all the time.

i went thru this kind of exercise a few months ago, had to call 5 times to get something sorted out. they will log the report, send u emial and then silence, you call again, someone else says somethign diff, log another report, silence again, repeat...

having been thru it, having read all that in the unifi/broadband threads, having spoken to several of my friends on unifi, this is what i found. but, again, may not apply to all, depends who in unifi u speak to, who u negotiate with. call it segmentation or discrimination, watever. tm/unifi style, no doubt. ..

.. some upgraders get rm179 with megapack; some rm169 w/o pack; worst case, some pay rm199, w/o pack.
Interesting...will call again when i am ready to push for upgrade, will try to get a discount for the megapack.

.. yes, no new equipment supplied; but dun worry about modem - as long as u r unifi customer, u get lifetime warranty. if confirm kaput, report to get foc replacement within 48 hrs.
Did not know about the lifetime warranty for the modem...shite...thought if that kaput will have to fork out myself. Guess i can upgrade in piece right now.

.. router - all new routers after signing contract get 1 yr warranty only. the router they supply is not very good. after upgrade, u r much better off buying and changing to a new router rm200 will get u one with stronger wifi, more stable ethernet, max the potential. rm300 gets u a dual 2.4/5ghz band which is useful for highrise congested with wifi users, less so for houses.
Lol...the very first day i got my unifi, I've already swapped out the router...to the TPLINK. Now I have 2 1043ND that is connected to each other to expand my wifi coverage in my home.

.. cancel to reapply to get new cheap modem and new hypptv box is not a good idea - if someone is waiting for a port, u gvie up, u may not get it back, so wait....
I was just going through the threads in lyn...apparently ppl complaining about port full. Better hold on to my precious port.
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Nov 6 2014, 12:37 PM)
wifi - i played with samba/smb and nfs too. never got to nfs as there was no need in the end.

for older media players, smb works fine for flac, mp4, mkv up to 720p dts. can't handle 1080p dts.

older androids, smb works up to 1080p dts. can't handle iso/bdmv/dtshdma - those 30-50gb folders.

my latest android 4.4, everything works on samba.

having said the above, i am not sure if the wireless router made a diff as i changed router recently.
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Good to know...I have been using NFS for a few years now. Since my old media players then doesn't cut it to stream 20GB++ movies. Been loving it since.

Will try out SMB again since androids are 4.4 now. And now lollipop...blazingly fast? lol.


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post Nov 10 2014, 09:42 PM

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QUOTE(skeelee @ Nov 7 2014, 08:55 AM)
After reading the above posts, I called TM (1-300-88-1221), talked to the Sales person, and upgraded my VIP5 to VIP10 at RM179/month, without any Hypp package. Heck, my wife had given the Hypp TV set top box to her friend, and we don't watch Hypp TV at all.
As for the TM/Dlink router, I had been waiting for it to give problem and have the excuse to get a better one. but somehow, it never missed a bit for the last 4 years. It works fine in streaming 1080p HDMA and TrueHD movies from the NAS.
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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Nov 7 2014, 10:29 AM)
nice upgrade, everything will now be twice as fast! thumbup.gif

i had my hypptvbox in the drawer for >3 yrs... becos i paid rm199 w/o pack.
after 5 calls and 1 month of haggling with unifi (after reading others paying 169, 179), i finally got megapack.
to be fair, the current megapack is reasonable with a few decent hd channels, so i started to use it again.

my orig dlink router is >3 yrs old, still working. but i had replaced it with an asus which gives stronger wifi and more stable ethernet.
it's good to know u had orig dlink router working with dtshdma/ddtruehd - can keep it as backup for just-in-case.
my orig modem kaput a few months back, had it replaced foc.
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I will be going for the RM199 with megapack. Since gonna potong Astro-poly and like AVFAN said...got some HD channels.

I too has kept the stb in storage from day one. Just took it out and update the software and testes it. My Hypptv stb is so ancient...little bit laggy. wanted to get the new android based and maybe mess around with it.

I am using the original DLink as a switch.

QUOTE(AVFAN @ Nov 7 2014, 12:12 PM)
i see....

all lan cabling is the best, no doubt.

video streaming via wifi - a lot more challenging!
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NFS = Awesome wifi video streaming

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post Nov 28 2014, 05:53 PM

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Hey guys,

I'm back. Have not upgraded my 10mbps yet... Got some issues gotta wait... Might be able to get maxis for free... But at the cost of throttle from 8pm to 2am? Ugh. Pay rm199 or maxis for free? Lol

Anyways... Been trying to get navi-x to get going. But can't find Disney junior channel. Anyone knows which repo or add on is good for it?

Also any add on for football especially EPL? For my dad.

Managed to get the old stb to work with my homeplug also. Had to buy a new one. The Aztech did not work.

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post Nov 29 2014, 09:45 AM

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QUOTE(numbbell @ Nov 28 2014, 09:28 PM)
quote from WildChai - Anyways... Been trying to get navi-x to get going. But can't find Disney junior channel. Anyone knows which repo or add on is good for it?
just follow avfan post on top of this page on superrepo and you'll get Disney jnr
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knew about "that" disney jr addon...works but very limited episode. just a few and lots of 5 mins previews. I need a live TV like those in Navi-x or bbts. but cant find a working one so far.
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ugh...BBTS...why you no have in mac!?
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post Dec 29 2014, 12:59 PM

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hey guys..
anyone here bought a media player directly from the USA? I want to know about tax...last time i bought a nexus 4 phone from usa but got RM100 duty. cos device is not Sirim-fied also.

Plan on getting the FireTV Stick, Roku or the Nexus player.
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Need a little help here.
I currently have a dedicated "old" pc as a download/NAS-ish server. A media player is connected to this server to stream movie via LAN. And ipads with KODI for my parents...AZ drama and Genesis fans

I would like to know what is the best option to get KODI on my tv?
1) Media players...Fire TV..(always wanted to get one) but still need a wireless keyboard for some links that need to enter password.
2) Dedicated HTPC connect directly to the TV? i guess this has more flexibility to install KODI and stream downloaded movies directly but the HTPC would have to be near vicinity of the tv.

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QUOTE(alucard89 @ Mar 11 2015, 03:32 PM)
If you only need Kodi, then raspberry pi should be enough. Cheap and should be stream all your movies from NAS without any problems
If your TV supports CEC, you can directly control Kodi using tv remote as well. As for typing links, well there's always the kodi remote control app that you can grab from playstore/google play without having to spent extra for new keyboards.
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i was reading about the new pi...it's powerful. need to get a case though. hmmm...anyone here in the forum tried already? only place i know can get it is throught RS website
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QUOTE(adliazaddin @ Mar 11 2015, 04:43 PM)
im using it.. bought at lelong with case
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QUOTE(alucard89 @ Mar 11 2015, 04:57 PM)
Look around youtube for video demos with kodi on rpi2, you'd be impressed how smooth it's running with latest kodi
Definitely a massive upgrade compared to the older models.

Element14 sells the case too, or can you just build your own case with Legos tongue.gif
You can get cheaper case at Aliexpress, cost around like rm7~13
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BAHAHA! Legos! good idea...it would look awesome. unless my kids rips it apart and thrashes it...lol. Saw some cool ones from USA...malas wanna pay shipping and wait too long for it.
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QUOTE(alucard89 @ Mar 11 2015, 05:31 PM)
There's always superglue haha
Don't need to bother buying from US, unless it's the fancy case you're looking for from adafruit.com
With aliexpress, it's usually free shipping and you'll get your item within 2 weeks

You could consider grabbing ir remote/receiver for rpi if you're unsure that your tv properly supports cec. i bought one myself, my panasonic tv does support cec with bravialink but sometimes it works, sometimes no response.
For me it usually happens when I switched to a different hdmi input (like astro) or turn off the tv.
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superglue? superglued stuff means nothing to toddlers...they WILL destroy it. lol

receiver like flirc? so cool...every remote can use. will try out the rasp first.
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QUOTE(jaan76 @ Mar 11 2015, 10:38 PM)
Bro just 2 days ago despite having experience with many Android and other media players i decided to give a try to another Android box for pure XBMC use and returned the same day. so now i will only count on 2 devices either build my own HTPC or Amazon FireTV. I returned that Android player and bought another FireTV cuz i think this is really one of the best media player even if you are buying only for use of XBMC.
So i would suggest if no hassle buy FireTV (BTW you can attach a USB keyboard with FireTV, i have attached one with it though hardly use) or if you willing to spend more money then build a HTPC. Amazon FireTV is locally available from one guy, excellent seller this is my 2nd device from him and i'm very happy.
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really eh....those u tested are mostly china mali products?
I am interested in the firetv...lots of solid reviews and ease of getting kodi on it. i know of a lelong seller though. Can you PM the link to the seller's page?
I was thinking of those mini wireless or bluetooth keyboards with built in touch pad. just in case need arise to peck on keys.
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