Q5 4K3D. 18-JUN-2015. FIRMWARE HMD-1.0.9.1 FUTEKO-EN

[hdmkv]

Likely related to 23.976 with audio not 'timed' to sync (just a guess), but it's there. You're lucky not to have it with M3 as it's the same H/W as Q5 and Q10.

As much as I like my Q5, I'm on the fence about switching to Raspberry Pi2. Only things holding me back are: (1) converting all my 3D ISO's to MVC MKV's, and (2) the occasional sync issues I have with my BenQ W1070 projector (when trying to go back to Kodi UI after playing 3D). Losing ATMOS or the upcoming DTS:X is no biggie as I only have a 7.1 set-up (and Pi2 decodes HD audio and passes as LPCM to get full quality audio anyway).

On RPi2, no audio dropouts, no ghosting, great PQ (w/o any processing), perfect 23.976 and internal Kodi player.

[skank]

Losing atmos is a point for me, however having to convert all iso to mvc mkv is a pain in the ass.
I wont do that

So for me, its a no go
i thought pi would get iso support...

[futeko.com]

No product at the moment is perfect. And probably nothing ever will be.

I'm no expert in things Pi (although we do have one in the office for comparisons sake) but the DIY aspect of it puts me off. No remote, no casing, everything needing some technical knowledge.

The Himedia boxes are more straightforward and complete products for playing media in the home.

[skank]

i do hope we get a message soon of new firmware coming that fixes audio stuttering problem and 3d ghosting

[hdmkv]

No product at the moment is perfect. And probably nothing ever will be.

I'm no expert in things Pi (although we do have one in the office for comparisons sake) but the DIY aspect of it puts me off. No remote, no casing, everything needing some technical knowledge.

The Himedia boxes are more straightforward and complete products for playing media in the home.

You're right to a degree, but given how easy it is to assemble a Pi box, it's barely DIY. Buy board, case, 8GB mSD card and a power adapter, and you stick board into box, write the OpenELEC image to mSD and stick into Pi, connect power and you're done.

HiMedia remains an excellent choice, but RPi2 has edge in a seamless Kodi experience with 3D, lack of ghosting and no audio drop-outs. On the other hand, HiMedia is a little easier to set-up out of the box (although you need to manually update firmware, install Kodi, and apply wrapper) and does 3D ISO and ATMOS (while Pi is only MVC MKV and decoded 5.1/7.1 LPCM).

[plasmapalle]

@FUTEKO
Is this Product dead? No more updates?

[hdmkv]

Expected within the next week or two. I've moved on to Raspberry Pi2, but still keeping an eye on Q5.

[skank]

Expected within the next week or two. I've moved on to Raspberry Pi2, but still keeping an eye on Q5.

How do you know that?

[plasmapalle]

So, additional problems have raised.
Kodi crashes....
Tried different versions of Kodi and different versions of Q5 firmware, but nothing helps....

Finally I tried the Custom Firmware, http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=172.0   and Kodi 15.1  also installed the wrapper to get Atmos in Kodi.....


ALL PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED.......

[hdmkv]

How do you know that?

Per one of their engineers' e-mail on Aug. 18: "...in 2 or 3 weeks". I'd give them the time they need as they've already indicated they're working on the issues. The audio sync is related to getting a new HiSilicon SDK, so testing the fix w/it and doing regression testing to make sure all previous improvements still work well isn't a quick & easy thing. The ghosting issue I'm not sure will be addressed in the next fix as HiMedia engineers couldn't see/replicate the issue at their end last communication we had giving them examples, etc. Also, some here have reported they see ghosting, others not, and in my case it was dependent on which glasses I used (DLP-link type with BenQ W1070).

[bvliviu]

So, additional problems have raised.
Kodi crashes....
Tried different versions of Kodi and different versions of Q5 firmware, but nothing helps....

Finally I tried the Custom Firmware, http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=172.0   and Kodi 15.1  also installed the wrapper to get Atmos in Kodi.....


ALL PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED.......

what about the 5.1 passtrough....

[bvliviu]

So, additional problems have raised.
Kodi crashes....
Tried different versions of Kodi and different versions of Q5 firmware, but nothing helps....

Finally I tried the Custom Firmware, http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=172.0   and Kodi 15.1  also installed the wrapper to get Atmos in Kodi.....


ALL PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED.......

what about the 5.1 passtrough....

and...the error message by starting a new video ...file not found

[hdmkv]

ALL PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED.......

Including random audio dropouts w/24fps setting enabled? And 3D ghosting? I don't see how the former could disappear as the custom FW is still based on the original firmware & present SDK.

[bvliviu]

ALL PROBLEMS DISAPPEARED.......

Including random audio dropouts w/24fps setting enabled? And 3D ghosting? I don't see how the former could disappear as the custom FW is still based on the original firmware & present SDK.

You're absolutely right so hdmkv...
should we buy another product type in order to fulfill our wishes?

[hdmkv]

I did... moved to Raspberry Pi 2 w/OpenELEC (Kodi). Needs MVC MKV instead of 3D ISO, but you get full 3D, and HD audio decoded & passed to your AVR. So, full HD audio quality, just not bitstreamed. You will lose ATMOS & DTS:X however. Otherwise, perfect 23.976, no audio sync/dropout issues & no ghosting.

Still holding on to my HiMedia Q5 for a while longer though. It remains a solid 3D player.