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rx330
post May 8 2020, 10:59 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ May 8 2020, 10:48 AM)
right, no poster for native app.

if u now use soundbar, diff will be smaller.

best u try both and see for yrself.

if i remember correctly what u described previously, yr problem may be a connectivity speed issue - limits of router or other component in the network.
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ya, tat was what I thought initially, I tested and found out not the connectivity issue it seems

another player, the other zidoo played flawlessly at the other network, seems like player problem
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post May 8 2020, 11:31 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ May 8 2020, 11:07 AM)
not all boxes, players and apps are made the same.
one weak link, it won't work well.
if zidoo works for u, then keep using it!

unlikely we see any great new box coming out anytime soon... the world stopped for 4 months.... maybe another 4 or 8...?
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tats the thing, I have 2 zidoo, one working fine, the other not doh.gif doh.gif
both exact same model

tats y now sourcing alternatives, q10 works great, except of the poster part , old folks use the poster function to watch shows are much more easier than browsing the file
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post May 8 2020, 02:21 PM

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check the zidoo, same settings, same fw
only thing haven't try is play from usb
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post May 15 2020, 03:12 PM

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QUOTE(franlow @ May 15 2020, 10:49 AM)
Bro,

I recently install EMBY on my q10 pro which I set up as my media server hooked to 20tb of media and it worked flawlessly. Initially tried doing it on kodi which was too confusing to me. after all the setup is done, it will generate movie posters automatically. Hope it is what you are looking for.

When playing back the media file, you actually need to have a paid version however, you can set EMBY to play the media file through the native player which worked fine
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thanks for the heads up

this shud be wat I need, all ur files are in NAS? or USB plug in
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post May 28 2020, 08:57 AM

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QUOTE(franlow @ May 18 2020, 09:24 AM)
My hdd are plugged in through USB from a Orico 5hdd bay
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this raya bring back my old q10 pro to re test

Couldn't locate my NAS with the EMBY , so gave up there after trying whatever I know

got the media centre app to work, not as straight forward as the zidoo
using NFS

somehow when I start to playback, I think back to same issues as last time, the movie will pause as well, quite similar to how the zidoo is, at the 4 minute mark bangwall.gif bangwall.gif

so technically my 3 units of media player, 2 z9s and 1 q10 pro
only one of the z9s works flawlessly in both location
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post Jun 18 2021, 09:25 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ May 7 2020, 04:57 PM)
can't help u... as i dun use nas.

i typically use portable HDD for playback.
sometimes, direct pc->Q10pro via wifi samba, works ok for me.
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dear shifu

just an update

finally solve my problem, it seems the network switch that I procure previously wasn't a full gigabit switch

only some of the ports are bangwall.gif bangwall.gif bangwall.gif

I change to a new switch, no lag or anything be it with any player already rclxm9.gif rclxm9.gif rclxm9.gif

finally after so many years.....

so I took back the hi media back to my home dy

and hor... how to reformat the hdd in it again ar? hahaha
bought the 2tb for so long haven't do anything at all
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post Jun 18 2021, 10:16 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 18 2021, 10:01 AM)
to access the HDD inside, u need to use a USB-b for the box connection at the back, connect USB-a to PC - the type of cable used for printers.

if it has been formatted in the box before, there's no need to do again.

if new:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2807510/+373

Q10pro is a good box, esp for local playback; mine is 5 yrs old, used everyday, can use for another 5.

but no worthy successor for so long...
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again thanks for the link

I think I need to reformat it

hows ur Q30, I'm looking for a streamer for audio, u think tat can work without a screen? or must connect to TV
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post Jun 18 2021, 11:32 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 18 2021, 10:26 AM)
Q30 is much like Q10pro except for no HDD compartment and BDMV menu is not full.

Video quality, audio quality, AFR switching, 4K, HDR features... all same.
if u mean playing just audio without a tv, no, not really.

firstly, u need the screen to navigate, select, play, etc.

if u switch off the TV when playing, the hdmi connections somehow get disrupted, u get audio breaks, no good.

but cud be my equipment, u can try yours and see.
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thanks for the info

ok not for my usage then

I need something to handle audio files without a need of display, either thru mobile devices or thru the front panel
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post Jun 19 2021, 09:22 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 18 2021, 11:40 AM)
there must be some players that have display panel, no need TV.

DVD players may not do.. i experience same audio pauses when playing CDs with TV off.... something to do with the connections.
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yea, not easy to find though

kelvinlim001 did direct me to one, with display and everything, behaves like an audio player but with video function, not too sure tat can play iso or not, but the price is a killer

yesterday tested zidoo music player, its really nice, really play everything I throw at it, DTS, SACD ISO, n the functions when playing the ISO

but when it comes to categorisation n scrapping... its really horrible
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post Jun 21 2021, 09:11 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 19 2021, 12:33 PM)
Not worth it if too costly.

Which is why i paid rm300 for q30 for a second player, mainly for local playback.
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found a workaround dy, everything is perfectly fine on the scrapping hahaha
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post Jun 21 2021, 09:31 AM

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QUOTE(kevinlim001 @ Jun 21 2021, 09:27 AM)
plex?
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elek, just set it to use local data only hahahaha
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post Jun 21 2021, 10:00 AM

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QUOTE(kevinlim001 @ Jun 21 2021, 09:34 AM)
rclxms.gif so u bought a zidoo d? still looking for network streamer?
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bos I already have 2 zidoo bought years back, but meant for movie streaming purposes only

now looking for another streamer to utilise with the vinyl setup, if not put there also waste nia hahaha

@avfan, I just need to have the proper cover image and the title and artist... if not I x boleh tahan...
problem with the zidoo now to soundbar or Denon AVR, sounded super harsh... not very nice.....

maybe no DAC pasal
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post Jun 21 2021, 12:00 PM

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QUOTE(kevinlim001 @ Jun 21 2021, 10:40 AM)
how do you connect from zidoo to soundbar or denon avr?
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hdmi lor
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post Jun 21 2021, 01:43 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 21 2021, 12:34 PM)
streamer-vinyl?

u mean playback of vinyl rips?

i tried many... they NEVER come close enough to the real vinyls.

so, the good old turntable-LPs still reign supreme for pure music! thumbup.gif
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bukan bukan

I got a vinyl setup, with amp n everything

so I might as well get a streamer to utilise the amp as well, tats all

got la, I got some vinyl rip to CDs those day, not bad the sound hahah
I send the vinyl to clean, n tat guy has this service, so normally I send to clean, it will come back with a CD of that vinyl hahahaha

the Denon for mobie ok, but for lagu... very harsh to me, macam x cukup panas
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post Jun 21 2021, 03:14 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 21 2021, 03:08 PM)
yes, for audio, much better performance if your amp/AVR is more powerful, esp for power hungry speakers.
where is this cleaner? price?

i normally light wash with shampoo, OK.

after cleaning comes a CD... that is interesting. biggrin.gif

i spent some money lately, bought a few LPs from Amazon, those I wanted to have for a long long time.

Old music, the LP is far superior.

New music concerts, min would be 1080p video + DDtrueHD/DTSHDMA 5.1/7.1.

this one is superb:
user posted image
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shifu dah lama dah, dulu send to Singapore, I also can't remember the guys name liao, all I remember stay in HDB with magnepan speakers one
he even printed out the cover n slot it in the CD-r casing

nowadays I just wash myself, bought a record cleaner before MCO, clean it during MCO time myself, batch by batch, blast the record while cleaning hahah, but damn the vacuum is loud

may miss out some new ones tat I didn't clean
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post Jun 21 2021, 03:32 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 21 2021, 03:20 PM)
wooo... u got some vacuum cleaner! thumbup.gif
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yea, I count by how many pcs I have, then how many need to pay if send outside to wash
end up f it, buy n wash everything myself

looks cleaner than it sounds though hahaha
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post Jun 21 2021, 04:42 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 21 2021, 03:38 PM)
if the LP itself isn't great, that's what it will give.

i just catalogued my collection... I only have 1 japanese limited edition pressing - this is probably the best type.

next may be those 180g remastered ones.
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normally I only buy the better sounding ones

180g remastered I think I got a lot
limited or not I no idea la, but some crazy prices in grey market now

I'm using discog, but a lot titles doesnt show up even after scanning

don't really have that much, and slow down every now n then, getting much costlier n ran out of space hahahah I think I shud not exceed 250 titles or pcs, some I hoard, more than 1 pc hahahah
idiotic one really... kena the Singaporean kiasuism affected
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post Jun 22 2021, 08:40 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 21 2021, 05:01 PM)
250... not too many if this is a lifelong collection.

i have <200, but that is after i junked some of the ones i dun want anymore. biggrin.gif

vinyls is a strange animal.... only people who have and play them talk about them... others have no idea, dun care. laugh.gif
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my dad gave all his away hahah

I started 2015 , on n off forgot about it, then buy buy buy then forgot about it

where u junk those u don't want? I'm ok with most of it actually, except a few exception

yea, actually holding a few terabytes of albums or streaming from Spotify are much more convenient than playing n hoarding records

not too mention nowadays , music labels keep producing records n boy some of the recordings are worst than CD

I have a few I really like album but the recording over to the record is really really bad

Does the hi media has any app to record vinyl?
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post Jun 22 2021, 09:24 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 22 2021, 08:45 AM)
i junked some years ago, don't even remember which ones! biggrin.gif

new recordings in digital are better on CDs.

only old analogue recordings are better on vinyl.

no, himedia has no such recording capability, i think.
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I beg to differ

although I have no CD player or disc to compare, new digital recordings. (for some) sounds really good on vinyl (not those reissue ones)

off my head la, I few digital recordings ( I think) but in vinyl tat sounds really good
XX , London grammar, Feist , daft punk
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post Aug 26 2021, 03:24 PM

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QUOTE(tsc77y @ Aug 26 2021, 02:45 PM)
A combination of wrong IP and PW is the cause.

All good now.

Appreciate your help.
I have been using this unit for years. Like you looking for better replacement but none at this moment that can offer equal or better features than this! Interest to know if you find any.
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the newer zidoo seems not bad

a lot of sporeans av user seems to swear by it

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