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This post has been edited by AVFAN: Apr 13 2019, 09:20 PM

You are welcome.. Sure, some people find it messy to drill holes and run cables.. I get that.. So yeah, you can try the wifi extender/powerline route. Usually with such, the internet speed is halved. So if you normally get say 100Mbps off the primary router.. the powerline adapters will be getting around 4xMbps tops. Maybe better if it's better equipment, those are pricier. Alternatively, seriously consider getting a single more powerful router, place that in a central position and hopefully cover both floors. Either options is dependent on the size and interference..

Alright... Need to return back on topic.. Just sort out the home network & external storage issue.. Reset the box and setup.. It'll be good.

Brooooo..did factory reset,update Kodi to latest,connect to my 2.4ghz WiFi. All smooth. Sadly quasar not working. Says daemon error. But Elemento working superbly. No lag at all. Asked tm ppl hw much to pull Lan cable from upstairs to down. They said rm180. Thinking to go for that option.

Ah.. No surprises there.. I actually forgot or rather I assumed that you'd already tried using the 2.4Ghz network and still got poor results. Nevertheless, you've seen the positives as expected.. Now need to work in that daemon error. If it's the io error.. Just follow the advise given in the previous page or so. Install the modded Quasar zip file over the original. Reboot. That'll fix it right up. Alternatively, since you've got Elementum working superbly, you could just stick with that unless something breaks or it decides to perform badly. But always good to have both options.

RM180, IMO..is a small price to pay for a cabled network, especially since you'll be using the device on an almost daily basis. You'd want full stable speeds. Ask TM, does that price include the cables and what type? If it does, ask for a price without the cables.. So you can get the cables yourself. In my case, I was able to get my own cables and only paid a lower price (under RM100) for standard drilling and cable running.. This is a price fixed by TIME themselves for all their installers. Doing this allows you to buy better cables and don't worry about re-running them again in future. Else for mine, they would have given CAT 5e... So since I was getting mine, I got UGREEN's CAT6 cables instead. Better performance. They work great. So I recommend you get them should you go down that route. It'll also help for NAS sharing purposes in future too.

Damnnn I was gonna ask what LAN cable to buy btw.. Thanks for the advance answer. Rm180 include cable. Didn't ask which type. Anyway gonna survey more cz near my house got lot Reno going on. Can ask Indon to do drilling n I'll buy the cables. Thanks again brada

if i got new one, might sell the old one... but currently not yet as it still in good shape

good to know it still in service.. by the way.. for future devices.. what kind a must have requirement u might want?

1) dual band wifi
2) minimum 3gb ram
3) minimum 16gb storage (if himedia q10 pro can install external HDD)
4) minimum 5.1 audio surround
5) run on android 7.1 and above

and compatible with quasar addons

How efficient is quasar?
Since it's using bt connection

v good.
i get max 45MBps speed!

yr requirements are not high for 2019, except the int hdd slot.
most new boxes will exceed - android 8 or 9... 3 or 4 + 32 or 64gb.
usb3.0, dual wifi 2.4/5ghz.
just try not to buy anything below that if u want it to last 5 years.

however, only a minority will give u HD audio (dtshdma, ddtruehd, atmos, dtsx) and auto framerate switch.
that's a subject in another thread/place, not here.

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Apr 15 2019, 07:41 PM

The p2p network is superior (used right) than direct downloads off say a single server or even multiples. It's far superior that P2P CDNs are a thing.



Based off the above image.. You can see that Quasar can and is very efficient at delivering content.

good tips.. thank you

noted sifu...

kodi 18.2 is official, u shud hv got auto updated.

next... kodi 19 M.. guess what will M be?!

Magneto
Mars
Marvel
Marvin
Matrix
Megatron
Merlin
Metropolis
Mordor
Morpheus
Mother

since L is Leia...i suspect M is Martha

haha

Guys i want to use SD card for Quasar storage. is there any special folder structure need to be created and format the card to exFAT? or can plug n set the download path in the Quasar addon?

Not really. Unless you want to store the library files on there too. In which case, yes.. You have to create a Library folder with separate sub folders for tv shows and movies... This in addition to another folder for downloads. exFAT remains the best choice for MicroSD cards. I prefer keeping the library on the faster internal memory.. You can have it set to both internal and external sources..

This post has been edited by voncrane: May 2 2019, 12:47 PM

i formatted my sd card thru androidbox n now can set the download path to sd card for Quasar. BTW facing another prob with Quasar addon where i cant click/long press the addon to go for the settings menu. Once i click the screen will freeze. i have to force close Kodi in order to exit. other addons doesnt give this prob. I uninstall kodi and did fresh installation. after that quasar addon seems ok..but today it starts back again. the screen will freeze if w i attempt to go quasar settings. If want to use the addon for view movie or show, it works well.

The freezing is a known issue. Try searching this thread with the keyword "freeze". Use your keyboard to pull up the context menu.

I just started to use kodi recently. Should i use vpn to mask unofficial kodi addons?