Experiences Kodi 17 on Q5/Q10 Pro?

[HereIsTom]

If you use the wrapper then there should be no issues with audio pass through and video play back, further more , if you use HiMedia media center then audio and video playback are really excellent. For me that is the MAIN thing when I brought this device, seeing my movies and videos and audio files in the best quality possible , meaning 4K, HDR, DTS-HD, DOLBY TRUE HD ,. ATMOS etc.
For me having problems with some KODI addons is not really a big issue, if they fix it , great, a nice to have thing, if not  I wlll still love this device and have no regrets to have bought it.

I totally agree  ! The Himedia Q10 is an excellent piece of hardware, let down by amateurish software. When I buy a television, blue-ray player, satellite receiver, sound base, ... I expect it to work 'out of the box' without having to apply countless patches and workarounds  !!!

I don't agree! 
A mediaplayer need to work good with Kodi 17, otherwise it is a piece of crap!
I hope HiMedia fix this soon, or they will loose a lot of custumers!

[LeoeL]

+1

[DancesWithChickens]

again - no issues here with KODI 17 and video playback.

What setting u using ? Are u able to play any addons within Kodi 17 without choppy even YouTube?

I hardly use the YT addon in KODI anymore since the app is more convenient, but yes, it plays like normal.
Additionally, i tested video addons like 4players, arte (livestream + mediathek), cinetrailer, Tele 5, Twitch.

All videos play fine in general with Q10 Pro, i tested various video and audio formats successfully with KODI + Wrapper
(DD Plus, Dolby Atmos, True HD, DTS HD, mp4, mkv, m2ts, vob, DVD iso, DVD img)

Running latest Q10 Pro Android 7 firmware with latest KODI build from 01-Feb-2017 20:15:
http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/android/arm/

My playercorefactory.xml:
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=710.msg13417#msg13417




And for those who are bitching here about their KODI experience:
It is free software. No one is forcing anyone to use it.
Don't like it? Buy something else and stfu.

<3

[safcsat]

again - no issues here with KODI 17 and video playback.

What setting u using ? Are u able to play any addons within Kodi 17 without choppy even YouTube?

I hardly use the YT addon in KODI anymore since the app is more convenient, but yes, it plays like normal.
Additionally, i tested video addons like 4players, arte (livestream + mediathek), cinetrailer, Tele 5, Twitch.

All videos play fine in general with Q10 Pro, i tested various video and audio formats successfully with KODI + Wrapper
(DD Plus, Dolby Atmos, True HD, DTS HD, mp4, mkv, m2ts, vob, DVD iso, DVD img)

Running latest Q10 Pro Android 7 firmware with latest KODI build from 01-Feb-2017 20:15:
http://mirrors.xbmc.org/releases/android/arm/

My playercorefactory.xml:
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=710.msg13417#msg13417




And for those who are bitching here about their KODI experience:
It is free software. No one is forcing anyone to use it.
Don't like it? Buy something else and stfu.

<3

Really?

What a stupid idiotic comment!

The issue is NOT with Kodi, it is with this box.

No issues at all with my Nvidia Shield using Kodi...or minix u1.

This box has a lot of potential but it's not stable enough (currently) to warrant the premium price.

[vertigo]

And for those who are bitching here about their KODI experience:

My Kodi experience is great, i love it to bits.  Its why I bought (another) kodi box. The problem is this box' inability to properly run it, despite being advertised as "Great Kodi compatibility (including Kodi 17)"

[pcristi]

Not everyone are happy.
Android - Nvidia Shield Android TV (Updated Jan 26 2017 - 5.0 update)
Kodi 17 - Philips Android TV stuttering and lagging
[Kodi 17 Krypton] Kodi Krypton 17 on Sony Bravia (Android) Issues

Really?

What a stupid idiotic comment!

The issue is NOT with Kodi, it is with this box.

No issues at all with my Nvidia Shield using Kodi...or minix u1.

This box has a lot of potential but it's not stable enough (currently) to warrant the premium price.

[safcsat]

Not everyone are happy.
Android - Nvidia Shield Android TV (Updated Jan 26 2017 - 5.0 update)
Kodi 17 - Philips Android TV stuttering and lagging
[Kodi 17 Krypton] Kodi Krypton 17 on Sony Bravia (Android) Issues

Really?

What a stupid idiotic comment!

The issue is NOT with Kodi, it is with this box.

No issues at all with my Nvidia Shield using Kodi...or minix u1.

This box has a lot of potential but it's not stable enough (currently) to warrant the premium price.

Everyone is never happy, I am just saying I have no issues with the shield.

Of course the shield doesn't play 3D iso like the q10 pro does, and it does this AMAZINGLY.

So as it stands I have no box which covers all my needs 

[HereIsTom]

And for those who are bitching here about their KODI experience:

My Kodi experience is great, i love it to bits.  Its why I bought (another) kodi box. The problem is this box' inability to properly run it, despite being advertised as "Great Kodi compatibility (including Kodi 17)"

+1


I always use subtitles with Kodi, does anyone know how this works with the wrapper and then eg. synchronizing?

[Pete_Repeat]

And for those who are bitching here about their KODI experience:

My Kodi experience is great, i love it to bits.  Its why I bought (another) kodi box. The problem is this box' inability to properly run it, despite being advertised as "Great Kodi compatibility (including Kodi 17)"

Wish I had read about this before placing my order. Might contact the online ebay store before they ship it as I would like to think I can return it if its not smooth for the primary reason I bought it. Both local media and streaming sources so appears the rapper does not fix all of th problems. I needed Android itself for my home automation and thought this was a good replacement for my minix u1.

I hope all is fine though, just a little worried now.

[Eriol]

And for those who are bitching here about their KODI experience:

My Kodi experience is great, i love it to bits.  Its why I bought (another) kodi box. The problem is this box' inability to properly run it, despite being advertised as "Great Kodi compatibility (including Kodi 17)"

Wish I had read about this before placing my order. Might contact the online ebay store before they ship it as I would like to think I can return it if its not smooth for the primary reason I bought it. Both local media and streaming sources so appears the rapper does not fix all of th problems. I needed Android itself for my home automation and thought this was a good replacement for my minix u1.

I hope all is fine though, just a little worried now.

You just need to downgrade the player to 1.0.9 apply some community made patches that are available in this forum and you are good to go, everything works. Android 7 doesn't give anything useful to the player anyways right now and Kodi 17 is just a mess as well. Android 5.1 and Kodi 16.1 is a safe and working solution.

[Mr Ed.]

My experience is the same as many others. Audio pass-through does not work with the internal Kodi player and i just don't like Wrapper. With 16.1 Jarvis everything worked fine but with 17 not. I also had some video stuttering issues but i think this has something to do with the audio problems. For now i went back to 16.1 and i'll wait for a proper solution from Fuketo or Kodi.

[raviprasanth]

[DancesWithChickens]

The only issue i had with Krypton where crashes when listening to music in party mode.
Installed latest nightly from here:
http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/android/arm/Krypton/kodi-20170204-7781e47-Krypton-armeabi-v7a.apk

Issues are gone for me.

[zanande]

" Improved audio support


This is what Kodi says about audio passthrough in their latest Kodi 17 RC 4. Does this help in anyway ?

Same thing with RC4
I think there is something to fix with android 7 build about IEC61937  ??

[vertigo]

 IEC 61937   seems to be SPDIF (optical or coaxial audio out). Has anyone tried this, instead of HDMI passthrough?

edit: doesnt seem limited to spdif, but the question remains. Does optical audio passtrhough work ?