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Old Product Support => Egreat A11, A10, A5 => Topic started by: OlivierQC on February 19, 2017, 05:28:38 PM
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Hello
you have options to manage the internal fan :
by default the fan is on SMART
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/222288DSC04012.jpg)
You can choose between 3 options : SMART, CUSTOMIZE, OFF
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/260306DSC04013.jpg)
with the option CUSTOMIZE, you can choose the operating temperature of the fan
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/227806DSC04016.jpg)
be careful to choose the appropriate setup or you may lose the warranty
See you
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Hello All,
New Firmware :
New A10BD_EN_Firmware_20170221_v1.1.0.9.rar Beta (2017-02-21 v1.1.0.9)
Note: Egreat A10 EN firmware includes "Release" version and "Beta" version,
"Release" version firmware will be updated per month, you can download it click here
"Beta" version firmware will be updated per week, which is only for some enthusiasts who like to test some new problems and solved problems in advanced.
Egreat A10BD_EN_Firmware_20170221_v1.1.0.9.rar
I. info
Firmware name A10BD_EN_Firmware_20170221_v1.1.0.9.rar
Size: 650912295 bytes
Updating Time: 21st, Feb 2017 Tuesday, at 10:16:01 a.m
MD5: 1C3693F9F68515E6ED50A7BE2D609D9D
DownloadLink:
http://data.egreatworld.com/A10BD_EN/firmware/A10BD_EN_Firmware_20170221_v1.1.0.9.rar
II. Recovery the firmware instructions
1.If your current firmware is v1.0.1.3, please force to recovery V1.1.0.7 firmware by USB and then update to V1.1.0.9 beta firmware.
2.If your current firmware is v1.0.1.5, please force to recovery V1.1.0.7 firmware by OTA and then update to V1.1.0.9 beta firmware.
3. You also can force to recovery the new V1.1.0.9 beta firmware directly, the force to recovery new version firmware instruction, please click here.
III.Changelog
ROM: 1.1.0.9 + 1.6.9
1.Poster-wall: New poster analysis engine
2.Poster-wall: Optimized poster wall load speed and Improve the display recognition rate
3.Poster-wall: Add DVD icon
4.Poster-wall: Improved text selected state display
5.Poster-wall:Folder containing .nomedia files will be automatically filtered
6.Player: Added support MVC 3D MKV format playback
7.Player: Added support DivX 5 format playback
8.Player: Added subtitle and OSD 3D depth adjustment
9.Player: Added auto playback function when power on(For videos in autoplay file of local play)
10.Player: Optimized buffering problem in network (Samba,NFS) playback
11.Player: Resolved some format video and audio out of sync problem
12.Player: Optimized the playback fluency when "Auto frame rate switch" is off
13.Player: Changed the tip position of 'volume setting is prohibited in passthrough mode'
14.Player: Solved lagging or stutter in some DTS-HD audio format
15.System: Fix Samba copy speed from PC to Egreat A5/A10
16.System: Support copy files over 1G from MAC or Linux system to A5/A10 shared folder
17.System: Revised some OSD language translation
18.System: Only standard IP address can be added in network share address
* Thanks so much for all Egreat fans and users, especially @OlivierQC @akanit @andre-asb @Ceaca @Ozora Nukung @worachai @Movie78 @Jatapong @E_CS @DDenisA @vandalski @wut123 @Surachai @Telu @stefano nacci @ovimaxy @Black @Zach Braff @Foei @vierrabe @Zach Braff @sweetdon @ScHiZoPhReNi @andys @sfx2denis @tlee , thanks for all of your supports, Egreat will keep moving and do the best for all of you guys.
See you
OlivierQC
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Hello All,
the dolby atmos works properly with the Egreat A5 and A10.
in fact, it was the Demo Disc atmos 2016 ISO who had a problem.
i used Demo disc Atmos 2015 ISO and everythings works
i downloaded the Test Tone Atmos 5.1.2 on the site Dolby and it is works properly.
sorry for the inconvenience
OlivierQC
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Is Futeko going to sell the A10 too? What will the price be?
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Hello All,
My Egreat A10 is in place in the cabinet, this is my main video player
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/215933DSC04115.jpg)
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/611336DSC04116.jpg)
I did some tests with Demo UHD and UHD HDR, i set the parameters manually.
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/694712DSC04117.jpg)
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With demo videos in 23.976, 24P and 29.970, the Egreat switch to RGB 4.4.4 10Bit instead of ycbcr 4.2.0 10Bit, it is perfect.
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DEMYSTIFYING 4K, UHD BLU RAY, WIDE COLOR GAMUT, HDR, 4:4:4, 18GBPS AND THE REST!
http://www.acousticfrontiers.com/uhd-101-v2/
(http://www.acousticfrontiers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/HDMI-color-spaces.png)
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UHD/HDR 23.976
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/271299DSC04128.jpg)
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/749389DSC04145.jpg)
UHD/HDR 24P
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/962592DSC04133.jpg)
UHD HDR 29.970
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/829584DSC04139.jpg)
UHD/HDR 59.940
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/484790DSC04119.jpg)
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/135446DSC04120.jpg)
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/759397DSC04124.jpg)
And a video that shows you the interactive blu ray menu with the Egreat A5/10 :
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roITvK5MrLE&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
See you
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Hello all,
the Egreat A10 boots up in just under 26 seconds, it's excellent.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy5a89llJu0[/youtube]
see you
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the Egreat A10 looks great but with old technology and NOT Enough Memory
I will jump in on 1 if and when Egreat comes out with second generation and new Tech. and more RAM this box needs at least 4 mg ram (ddr4 ram)
their are cheap boxes available with new tech. and a lot more Ram inside of them.
WHY such a great box like this Egreat A10 made with old Tech. ??
Please Egreat better Tech. and more Ram or give costumers the option with at least more Ram (wake up) OR Zappitti here I come.
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@atony
A some request you post in egreatworld comunity. Why to put 4GB RAM on 32Bit Android OS?
Are non sense for me at least until HiSilicon provide SDK with support 64bit Android OS for this SoC.
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pcristi
install a Sata Drive and load up the box with a bunch of add-ons and builds and look @ the available ram and try to play a hd game
then you see what I m talking about,
Nvidea Shield comes standard with 3 mg Ram and it s not enough I find it slow and also my other boxes in the house specialy my Enybox X2 with 2mg Ram DDR4 with a lot of stuff in it its a lot faster (DDR 4) than the Nvidea and also my Zidoo X9S
to a point I agree with you -- but more RAM is better all I ask is for the option to purchase the A10 with more Ram but will see what happens when version 2 is available
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I understand a point, but Egreat A10/A5 are media player and not a mini-PC/Games console, this why Nvidia Shield take part of market.
My Zidoo X9S have only 2GB RAM DDR3 and upcomming Zidoo X10 will still have 2GB DDR3.
http://www.zidoo.tv/Product/spec/model/X9S/target/rRwtRFydZ4xKKmVViAFMcQ%3D%3D.html
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2a2c/99dscl91e68881uzg.jpg?size_id=4)
http://www.zidoo.tv/Product/spec/model/X10/target/xqwZ8QMj6ZVKKmVViAFMcQ%3D%3D.html
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5f55/3b5cuo67ocw652pzg.jpg?size_id=4)
Minix NEO U9-H - AMLogic s912-H
http://minix.com.hk/en/products/neo-u9-h
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6da3/wjqb3b3cyv3gsbczg.jpg?size_id=4)
Mi Box
http://www.mi.com/en/mibox/#specs
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/248d/jmzkvv28gqgge65zg.jpg?size_id=4)
Egreat A10/A5 are in a line with newest Android box TV on market.
BTW Let's wait new Egreat A10 revision to see what they change, until know are know WiFi antenna, IR remote with play/pause and stop buttons.
R&D Team researching for solution to add more RAM to fit your request, but they need 64bit Android SDK like Nvidia Shield have it to get benefit of more RAM.
pcristi
install a Sata Drive and load up the box with a bunch of add-ons and builds and look @ the available ram and try to play a hd game
then you see what I m talking about,
Nvidea Shield comes standard with 3 mg Ram and it s not enough I find it slow and also my other boxes in the house specialy my Enybox X2 with 2mg Ram DDR4 with a lot of stuff in it its a lot faster (DDR 4) than the Nvidea and also my Zidoo X9S
to a point I agree with you -- but more RAM is better all I ask is for the option to purchase the A10 with more Ram but will see what happens when version 2 is available
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I have Just brought the A5 and have been informed to watch 3D on this media player it has to be ISO I use MAKE MKV and I see on your list it will play 3D in MKV I am now confused does it show 3D in MKV or ISO?
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Start with Egreat 1.5.9 or f/w v1.1.0.9 is support 3D MVC on MKV make with MakeMKV witch is mark correct as 3D on poster.
I have Just brought the A5 and have been informed to watch 3D on this media player it has to be ISO I use MAKE MKV and I see on your list it will play 3D in MKV I am now confused does it show 3D in MKV or ISO?
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Hello/Salut Nenito2k,
I have not done an in depth comparision between both.
With my tv 65'' i would say there is no visible difference with movies in ultra HD mkv that you can find on the internet expect for the Samsung, Sony, LG Demos. With these, you see an immediate difference in quality.
see you
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Hi Olivier, since you also own a Himedia Q10 Pro, does it also have the microstutter found in playing 3D Iso in the A10 ?
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sorry for the delay
honestly no, i watched several movies and i did not notice anything.
if there are microstutter, they are really really discreet.
see you
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Hello All,
My equipment :
Sony 65X930C
Onkyo TX-NR656
Egreat A10
Focal Dome 7.1/5.1.2
NAS Seagate personal cloud / SMB
Wired Gigabit Ethernet
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I tested 4 UHD movies this evening (only UHD full rip BDMV).
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/174332Capture.jpg)
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/569833DSC04412.jpg)
Everything works, nothing to report for now but it seems to me that the Blu-ray menu was more smooth with the FW 1.1.2.0, it is just my opinion.
Note:
As everyone knows, the inferno movie has an Atmos soundtracks problem, but the Atmos soundtracks of the smurfs 2 and La La Land works properly with the Egreat, i do not think the problem comes from the Egreat.
No problem with La La Land and Patriot Day and the HDR aspect ratio bug.
Here is a video (Sorry about the bad video quality) :
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPnKZzc5mhA[/youtube]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr_g9tegKis[/youtube]
See you
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Hello all,
I made a comparison between versions 1080p and 2160p.
We see immediately the difference on my TV 65", sharpness, contrast, colors, everything is better with the UHD HDR.
The HDR makes a nice difference (my tv is not a real HDR like the new HDR TV), but we see the difference with and without the HDR, i blinked several times during the movie.
When we return to the 1080p, there is something missing and we want to return to the uhd version
This is only my impressions with my equipment
iso 1080p
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/837097DSC04428.jpg)
iso 2160p/hdr
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/343374DSC04425.jpg)
see you
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Hello All,
Sorry for my english
A small update of my review that begins to be old, and it will be useful for future buyers,
Each user uses the box in a different way, and depending on your use of box and bugs still unresolved, you will be satisfied or not with the egreat A5/10.
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For my part it meets my expectations, but....
- I do not use games or apk with the Egreat.
- I do not use subtitles.
- I only use artwork downloader with Vidon and the skin aeon nox available in kodi.
- 99% of my collection is in 1080p
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I like their POSTER V2.0 but there are bugs that do not allow me to properly use it (Library path disappears for example), it is a shame.
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Currently :
I use Vidon, and with my parameters (1080p60 / YcBcR 4.4.4 / 10Bit / HDR auto), I have no problem with the playback of my movies, no crash. no freeze, no stuttering...with my 1080p movies.
I have 4 UHD BD rips and i use the player Egreat (with the following parameters 2160p30 / YcBcR 4.4.4 / 10Bit / HDR auto, Vidon is not compatible with the uhd rips Menu) to enjoy the blu-ray menu.
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I start the A10 on Vidon and I use the A10 to see my movies, nothing else.
The egreat has a long list of bugs, but with my use of the device i have the chance to enjoy it without having problems.
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see you
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Hello All,
- I continue to make an update of my old review on the A10.
- I am not an audio-visual expert and I write what I see on the screen
- I will re-check if the A10 / A5 always meets the specifications of HDMI 2.0.
- I will do new tests tonight
(http://www.acousticfrontiers.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/HDMI-color-spaces.png)
I will do tests with the following parameters :
YcBcR / RGB 4.4.4 / 10Bit / HDR AUTO / with UHD Demo/ UHD movies (BDMV) having a frequency below 30HZ
YcBcR 4.2.0 / 10Bit / HDR AUTO / with UHD Demo having a frequency above 30HZ
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All my videos are on my NAS
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Note:
My receiver Onkyo 656 takes a few seconds to switch to the right frequency, It's almost instantaneous when I plug the Egreat directly to my Sony TV.
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When they announced that UHD movies would be in 4.2.0 10Bit, many people were disappointed to see that they had chosen the lowest compression quality, many people would hope to have ycbcr 4.4.4 10Bit with the new UHD movies specs,
The reason must be the gain in storage space
The 2160p60 YcBcR 4.2.0 10Bit is only available above 30Hz.
Do not forget either you have to manually change the parameters if it is a 1080p or a 2160p, this is due to a limitation of android OS 5.1 if I remember correctly, you can
correct me in case of error on my part
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to be continued....
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In conclusion :
with the parameters that I give above, everything works properly
I also tried the RGB 4.4.4 10Bit instead of the YcBcR 4.4.4 10Bit and everything works properly.
If you respect the standard HDMI 2.0, there is no problem.
But if you use the wrong settings there is a return in 8Bit, I did it voluntarily.
for example if you use the following parameters : UHD60 / YcBcR 4.2.0 / 10Bit / with a video below 30HZ.
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UHD movies (BDMV)
[youtube]https://youtu.be/mEZEuKv9wQM[/youtube]
UHD Demo below 30HZ
[youtube]https://youtu.be/llzuR70hFTc[/youtube]
UHD Demo above 30Hz
[youtube]https://youtu.be/NQe3y-Jvnds[/youtube]
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The only thing annoying me is my receiver that is slow to switch to the right frequency,
As I said above, when the Egreat is connected directly to the tv, it is almost instantaneous.
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See You
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Hello,
I continue to make an update of my old review on the A10.
There was a problem with the 3D subtitle in the latest update.
This has been corrected, 3D subtitles work properly now.
(https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/200724DSC04451.jpg)
see you
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Hello,
You have just received your (Great) Egreat and did not know which settings to choose...do not worry.
(https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/693732Capture.jpg)
We are there to help you :)
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Note:
The settings are valid only with the Egreat player ( i did not try with vidon )
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1st choice
You have a mix of 1080p and UHD movies in your videos collection and do not want to change the settings every 5 minutes of your UHD HDR TV.
On the advice of Arch30n ( on the forum homecinema.fr page 32), here are the parameters :
2160p30 / YCbCr 444 / 10Bit / HDR auto
With these parameters you will be able to see your films 1080p and UHD / UHD HDR without problems.
If you have videos with a frequency above 50Hz, you will need to change the settings ( 2160p60 / YcBcR 4.2.0 / 10Bit, but except for some UHD demos this should not be the case if I do not make mistake )
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2nd choice
You do not have yet UHD movies, only 1080p movies, here are the parameters (it's your TV that will do the upscaling 4K) :
1080p60 / YCbCr 444 10 bits / HDR auto
These are my settings because my Sony TV has an excellent upscaling 4K and I do not watch UHD movies.
If you want to see demo UHD / UHD HDR occasionally, you will need to change the settings:
YcBcR or RGB 4.4.4 / 10Bit / HDR AUTO / with UHD Demo/ UHD movies (BDMV) having a frequency below 30HZ
YcBcR 4.2.0 / 10Bit / HDR AUTO / with UHD Demo having a frequency above 50HZ
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3rd choice
The quality of the upscaling is different according to the brands of TV, so you can try both choice and see what settings you prefer.
According to your choice it is your egreat or your TV that will make the upscaling
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Have nice week end
OlivierQC
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Hello all,
Here is the review of the a10 on the Website avforums :
https://www.avforums.com/review/egreat-a10-4k-hdr-android-media-player-review.13704
(https://static.avforums.com/styles/avf/editorial/misc/award_highly_recommended.svg)
have good day
OlivierQC
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Hello all,
A new Beta FW available
http://en.egreatworld.com/comunity/index.php?threads/new-a10bd_en_firmware_20170811_v1-2-3-5-rar-release-2017-08-11-v1-2-3-5.949/
III.Changelog
Poster: Adding AUTO add local path
Poster: Change system language, "Data cleansing" , the poster language will be reloaded
Poster: Fix wrong sort by file date
Poster: Optimize partial display
All file: Fix over 2G file copy crash issue
Setting: Adding Display-solution-1080P 24Hz
Setting: Fix deep color changes issue when the deep color is 4K60Hz YCBCR420 8bit
Setting:Fix customized theme not recognized "Autologo" folder in HDD
Playback: Adding Menu-info-file path when playback
Playback: Optimize display effect Menu-Subtitle-Open file
System: Adding "Bluetooth" icon on homepage right corner
System: Adding "Dansk" language, and optimize all OSD system language
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Hi Olivier,
Is this player able to play a HDR movie on a non HDR display rendering simulated SDR colors? As far I know, only Dune HD players are able to simulate SDR mode with HDR movies by adjusting picture parameters automatically. It seems that viewer does not notice any difference with a real SDR version. Could you disable HDR mode and compare 2 versions of a movie (for example, Passengers), 4K HDR and Full HD SDR?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Oliver hoping for some advice here please I have the EGreat A5 I would like to know which the best system to use for showing my films and getting my posters etc .Would it be the built in player (Which I have been told will play mkv3D or Vidon which will only play 3d iso I am very new to all this and this sort of hardware and it has got to easy to use or set up as I am getting on a bit :(
Edited by futeko.com because the message was contained within a quote.
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Hi Olivier,
Is this player able to play a HDR movie on a non HDR display rendering simulated SDR colors? As far I know, only Dune HD players are able to simulate SDR mode with HDR movies by adjusting picture parameters automatically. It seems that viewer does not notice any difference with a real SDR version. Could you disable HDR mode and compare 2 versions of a movie (for example, Passengers), 4K HDR and Full HD SDR?
Thanks in advance.
Hello djinn,
I do not know at all, i will try to make a comparison asap.
I asked to the Egreat team to have a reliable answer
see you
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Hi Oliver hoping for some advice here please I have the EGreat A5 I would like to know which the best system to use for showing my films and getting my posters etc .Would it be the built in player (Which I have been told will play mkv3D or Vidon which will only play 3d iso I am very new to all this and this sort of hardware and it has got to easy to use or set up as I am getting on a bit :(
Edited by futeko.com because the message was contained within a quote.
Honestly, both are excellent, for my part I use vidon, because I have a problem with the path of my folder on my nas and the new poster v2.0, but for now and to my knowledge I am the only one to have this problem.
I have no MKV 3D, I do not know if vidon play them correctly, i will do a test today or tomorrow
see you
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Hi Olivier and Nice Monkey,
4 days ago I asked you and nice monkey about the A11....compared to A10 and A5. Will post my first impressions here as this has nothing to do with the A11...sure you will read my remarcks here.
I bought me a A10 saturday (so 2 days ago) and have been testing / playing with it since then. Android is very very different when one is used to a Windows 10 MPC.
Now what I think of the A10 ?. Bluraymenu and 3Diso Playbackin the internal player are perfect and that will be the reason why I will keep an Egreat.
Nice Monkey...you are right...for kodi-users this i.m.o. is not the best. The Vidon clone is based on Kodi 16 so some of my IPTV app's just don't work. And I like the picture of Kodi 17.4 on my Minix NGC-1 much much better. But what really bothers me is that when using either Vidon or Kodi 17.4 on the Egreat I get constant loud hisses in the sound. Also: playback is not smooth....after 10 minutes I get stutters. Either when playing my own files or when using Covenant in Kodi. I not have that when I use kodi on my Minix pc. So you two have any ideas aout what I am doing wrong.
I have about 5000 movie-files and when I open Kodi on my Minix all the posters come in about 20 seconds. Managed to get the posters app in the Egreat internal player working but every time I start it up my movies are gone and it starts looking for them....takes about 90 minutes before they there. Is that normal ?
I am not giving up on it yet though and that is why I write to you. Perhaps I am doing something wrong. But at present I prefer my Minix NGC-1....it is faster...easier to use on a daily bases.
Looking forward hearing from you
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I am not a KODI (or derivate) user and can hardly help I am afraid. As I said before Android is not the best OS for KODI which is a kind of OS by itself duplicating most functions making it slower to run and restrictive in multiple ways. So your findings are not a real surprise to me.
Using myself Android based Media Players with native player support tuned for the hardware it is running on instead. This makes them superior to universal KODI for my needs. Only the more expensive players offer stock players for all type of media next to some bundled Androids APP's including KODI adopted for the HW SOC.
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@bolkebear59
Try this open Kodi make export library in separate files, then EgreatPoster will load 5000 movie in 2-3 minutes, first scan can take up to 1-2 hours until Egreat poster 2.0 library is rebuilding.
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Thanks...will try that...if no change....then .....
I like the picture quality and the 3Diso playback so I am keeping Egreat but just for this. All my ISO3D and files with menus are on three separate harddiscs so if no change I will connect these three to Egreat and the rest stays connected to the Minix. Think by doing this I can look all without all the time trying to make it work.
Thanks for you help
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hello bolkebear59,
I am surprised that you have problems of image and sound with vidon,
just for to be sure, as you choose ''vidon hdmi'' in the options ''passthrough output device''
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/552088DSC04180.jpg)
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you can follow this procedure, often it solves the problems
Egreat A10/A11 The instruction to force to recovery the firmware
http://en.egreatworld.com/comunity/index.php?threads/egreat-a10-a11-the-instruction-to-force-to-recovery-the-firmware.396/
see you
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Sorry the Thank you was a bit late Thank you very Much Oliver :)
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Hello bolkebear59,
As all boxes android there are bugs but in this case, i think you go a little fast in your conclusions.
it is one of the box that is the most stable and that plays all the videos properly.
there are 2 possibilities:
You've been had with your great deal...
or
The problem comes from you.
See you
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I sent you a PM this morning explaining why I edited some of your posts.