H8. 11-AUG-2015. FIRMWARE HMD-1.0.4 FUTEKO-EN

[futeko.com]

I found a workaround for external subtitles. Must be encoded with UTF-8 to display in media center. But no diacritics.
Strange thing is that the player used by media center is showing any subtitle line only for 3 seconds. 
Its some kind of strange limitation. 
Any advice?

Not sure. Will ask Himedia and report back tomorrow.

[horstvdm]

Thank you for sharing this information.

There are many suppliers pushing boxes with RK3368 chip. One of them, Zidoo, seems to understand at least what I see at the Kodi forum, that they need to deliver a performance
before customers going to buy it. You have experience with the Q5/10 so use this in your advantage.. please focus on market demands. 

Good luck.

Marcel. 



 

[futeko.com]

Thank you for sharing this information.

There are many suppliers pushing boxes with RK3368 chip. One of them, Zidoo, seems to understand at least what I see at the Kodi forum, that they need to deliver a performance
before customers going to buy it. You have experience with the Q5/10 so use this in your advantage.. please focus on market demands. 

Good luck.

Marcel.

Zidoo are in fact the old Kaiboer. Some good products, some bad. Not much based on Android.

Himedia have more experience of Android boxes produced specifically for video than anyone else. I trust Himedia.

[dorol]

Playing m2ts in Kodi.
Same file stuttering in media center, big audio delay.

[pepe]

I've got my H8 last week and it has problems with Kodi 15.0/15.2/16.x
Videos are stuttering from local disk and network, independent of
audio passthrough or PCM-mixdown. As noticed passthrough gives audio-dropouts
every few seconds (with 23.975 fps videos). mixdown gives clean audio, but
stuttering of the video remains.

With MediaPlayer videos play perfect, but the GUI of MediaPlayer is much
too basic compared to Kodi.

So we need an MediaPlayer-wrapper for Kodi urgently!!!!
Please press Himedia to deliver one!

Or does the new firmware solve these problems?
When can we download the new firmware?

If the problems will not be solved, the H8 is useless for a living room
and a no-nerd person (=my wife... :-) )

[futeko.com]

The 1.0.4 firmware was the first for H8 and is not great, I know.

We are waiting for new firmware.We have a beta version but it's not final and Himedia are not allowing us to release it publically. The new firmware is much better in all respects.

[pepe]

thanks for the update.

the picture quality of the H8 with the internal MediaCenter is great
and I hope the new firmware will correct the problems with Kodi.
Or do you thing the Kodi-development has to change something
to get rid the problems?

What is your assumption when a new firmware will be released?

[horstvdm]

Hallo,

Strange that a manufacture doesn't allow you to share a certain software. I guess as manufacture you want to sell the much boxes as possilbe with a decent software. The sooner the software is at a certain level the more potential. The more people reporting bugs the better I would say.  Keep the doors closed will not generate sales...

Look at ZIDOO, hopefully not the same story as Xtreamer in the past, at lot of promises and potential buyers based on spread information.

So what bugs are HIMEDIA solving?

Marcel.

[futeko.com]

Hallo,

Strange that a manufacture doesn't allow you to share a certain software. I guess as manufacture you want to sell the much boxes as possilbe with a decent software. The sooner the software is at a certain level the more potential. The more people reporting bugs the better I would say.  Keep the doors closed will not generate sales...

Look at ZIDOO, hopefully not the same story as Xtreamer in the past, at lot of promises and potential buyers based on spread information.

So what bugs are HIMEDIA solving?

Marcel.

ZIDOO are Kaiboer. They've been selling media players and android boxes for years. They do not have a spectacular record with firmware updates. I appreciate that they're all over the internet right now with a massive promotional effort, but until they have a track record behind them I advise people to be sceptical.

Himedia have a record of good hardware and the best firmware. Going right back to the Realtek media players 5+ years ago.

I trust Himedia to come up with the best firmware for RK3368 and I have seen two betas already indicating good progress. These are not public betas, I am sorry about that.

If anyone wants to return an H8 then email us. You can return within 14 days no questions asked.

[Damon]

I like the box and the design of the unit but it's simply not very good at what it's made for, being a media player.

I really hope they update us with a new firmware soon as I've gone back to my SkyNow box that is working just fine.

The main reason I need to change from the Now box is so I can use local USB drives for the ISO support.

[dorol]

My list of problems:
1. Passtrough in Kodi - audio droputs every 4-5 sec DTS, DD 5.1, video ok
                                - DTS-HD audio dropouts, video crash
2. HiMedia Player -  DTS-HD good, video good, no external subtitles (via samba)
3. Mx Player Pro  -  Plays almost everything with DTS, DD 5.1, external subtitles (via samba)
                         -   Heavy stuttering DTS-HD both video-audio
4. DVD-ISO not working

[dorol]

Seems that Himedia is targeting Q5/Q10 for firmware developing.
No interes in H8 Octa .

[futeko.com]

Seems that Himedia is targeting Q5/Q10 for firmware developing.
No interes in H8 Octa .

That's simply not true.

Himedia will continue to release firmware for both. If anything expect more firmware development for H8 because it is newer and there are more things to fix.

[dorol]

What is your assumption when a new firmware will be released?

One vote from me.
I have a deja-vu Xtreamer saga.

Lost my 14 days return policy, because i read here about a firmware coming "later last week".
And yes, im dumb.

[danilonatale]

I'm Italian so I apologize for the errors, after upgrading to 1.0.6 do not work more iso 3d why ..?