Honestly...media playing part is one thing
It also depends on your display

If you are using led tv...the amount of brand to settings defer...and also the reproduction is impacted by the ambient light...and if you wear spectacles...some lenses have slight yellow tint...some has light blue tint

Then when it comes to projector...its another animal all together

In summary....its about calibration to ISF and THX standards

Again...its about personal tolerance level

If i am watching on my 150", the projector, projector screen, source, cabling and right down to room ceiling reflection and ambient lighting affects the visual output

But for my normal 60" tv which i just stream online series and other compressed media....i not as fussy

If you are not fussy and to your eyes are ok...then the next question wat file format you play most....

Why oppo? The video card is reference grade as tested by many people
The DAC and sound output is accurate

Again...if you are not going to the home cinema route....and just wanna enjoy the weekend with your loved ones....its the movie that counts...

Thanks.

Well... Eyesight going... Hearing going... Color & pitch perfect also no point...

Just go big & go loud...

what app u r using from it bro?
i cant find a solution for the andriod box
and which box u r using ?

Try Q10 pro

Correct... IMO, no need to be too fussy on the TV... as long as 4k TV color is not bad already... size from 55" to 65" with entry level 4k is good..

For those perfectionist, of course different story...

Q10 Pro. The default playing app can play all my files from my NAS. And that including 4k media up to 68GB per file (that's the biggest I have).

The only thing I am missing is 4k samples from Canon dSLR (1Dx2 and 5D4). Can anyone share some samples? Need both 30fps and 60fps (1Dx2) to confirm the Q10 Pro performance.

which is why i'm thinking to get a DUNE DUO 4K...but i heard that they will stop bringing in due to low demand and currency rate.

what file format were you playing? is it ISO or a BDMV?

mine starts to lag when it comes to ISO format due to insufficient of built in ram from the media player (256mb only). it gets worst when i play it from my NAS therefore i have to transfer the movie into the media player's hdd and the lagging is greatly reduced.

i'm running a 9.1 setup, moving to a another house with my own AV room that is why i take all these under consideration. soon my 60" LED wouldn able to satisfy my hunger ...looking to upgrade to projector too.

i'm not a perfectionist but we at least try to choose the best out of all and get the best and best value product we could, right?

once you go projector...time to go for Oppo player

seriously? but why? please explain in details, many people kept saying this is good that is great but never really answer the real question.

Oppo media player is versatile, it has capability of android media player while still keep high end features.

It has built in Ultra Bluray ROM, support HDMI 2.0, HDCP 2.2, 4K, HDR, BT.2020, high quality DAC, and most importantly, play any types of files.

For those have eagle eyes vision, seeking for color richness, you should opt for 4K OLED TVs or 4K JVC projectors, the ULTRAHD 4K movie allows you to see more colors (wide color gamut - BT.2020 color space), better details (HDR)

Although some of the media players can play 4K movies, currently those 4K movies were captured by video capture devices by breaking HDCP 2.2 encryption, then re-encode in H.265, these 4K movies are not exactly 1:1 copy from original ULTRAHD bluray, it is often lack of BT.2020 support, HDR metadata, even worse is without DTS-X, Atmos or multi-channels output. due to AACS2.0 being used by ULTRAHD bluray, it is currently impossible to rip ULTRAHD movies, hence, the best way to enjoy 4K movie is using OPPO 203 + 4K OLED TV/4K projectors

i have owned two projectors and a few tvs

I am currently using the JVC X5000 projector

in terms of media player...i have owned and used over the years:

1. Oppo 105D (current)
2. Hi-Media Q8 (current)
3. Dune HD Max
4. Dune 3D Base
5. Dune Prime 3.0
6. Dvico

In terms of built, picture quality and sound quality...Oppo is the bang for buck player
good DAC chips, versatile player and most importantly, picture calibration in many ways
the output range fro the Oppo matches the standards of THX and ISF right out of the box

as for the rest of the lower end or entry level media player, you won't see much of a difference on a 40inch tv to 46inch tv

same goes for sound quality.....basic tv speakers and sound bars won't cut it to tell a difference between an Oppo vs Himedia

when you go to projectors...the first issue is the screen gain, ambient lighting and contrast.
to make things worse....projector screens are worth playing from 100" to 150".....because anything below that, you might as well opt for 70"/80" tv

with various screen material, ambient lighting, reflective ceiling and depending on your projector quality, it really dictates what kind of picture quality you get...

below picture is my previous setup on 106" Grandview with Sony 55ES projector uncalibrated



below is the same screen and projector calibrated



below is my current setup...Elite Sable 150" with JVC X5000...pending calibration
the rich blacks and the sharpness is a whole new level.....I tried plug in my hi-media playing the same video...the noise level and colour reproduction is of no match at all

double posted

This post has been edited by hushymushy: Feb 1 2017, 12:31 AM

Yup. Projection is the way to go when you can control ambient lighting...no TV can match the immersive 120-150". While I enjoy the convenience of my Himedia, using the oppo is really a much more satisfying treat.

This post has been edited by dwRK: Feb 1 2017, 01:37 AM

When come to media player, there are tvbox, media player and bluray player.

The most popular bluray players is oppo, which is using MTK solution. It can play most of the file format, but may incompatible with some movie files (MKV, depend on the encoding). This is meant for playback discs.

The very popular true media players are Dune 4k and Popcorn A500 Pro (this was developed in Penang). They are provided by Sigma solution. They can play most of the file format including MKV and encoding. It can even play the becoming popular H265 encoding.

Himedia, xiaomi blah blah blah are android tvbox. They are ARM solution running android, their purpose is to use IPTV to stream movies/tv to the box and normally use H264 encoding.

Technically among these, firmware based like MTK and Sigma offer the best PQ, But some do like android based TV box quality.

MKV HEVC

You have 2 options for HEVC, VLC on your PC or Dune 4k or Popcore a500.

Himedia hi end model can play H.265 for many years already, the latest one Q5/Q10 pro even support HDR, BT.2020, 4K60, HDMI 2.0. Popcorn & Dune are considered technologically behind himedia.

Oppo is still the #1 in media player and bluray player, the OP8591 single on chip (SOC) is co-developed with MediaTek, it is not pure mediatek chipset